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East Liverpool girls win third straight

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CADIZ — The East Liverpool girls soccer team won its third straight match by downing Harrison Central, 3-0, Thursday. East Liverpool improves to 4-9-1, while Harrison Central drops to 4-11. WHEELING CENTRAL 10, OAK GLEN 0 WHEELING — The Wheeling Central girls soccer team recorded its 11th shutout of the season, 10-0, over Oak Glen on Thursday. Wheeling Central improves to 17-2, including a win over United. Oak Glen moves to 11-8. BEAVER 9, CARROLLTON 1 CARROLLTON — Beaver Local took a 4-0 halftime lead and beat Carrollton, 9-1, in boys soccer action Thursday. Beaver ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL STEUBENVILLE CENTRAL AT OAK GLEN 7th Grade: Oak Glen won 17-25, 25-12, 25-6 Thursday. Oak Glen, Olivia Herron 15 points, Alexis Rodman 13 points. 8th Grade: Oak Glen won 25-12, 25-5. Oak Glen, Kinley Moore 9 points, Reed Adams 8 points, Presley Chaffin 7 points, Maxine Conkle 9 kills, Alayna Wagoner 7 kills. Next: Oak Glen in the BMC tournament next week. REBELS REPEAT COLUMBIANA — Crestview's volleyball program has enjoyed its time in the current Rebel gymnasium. Its opponents certainly have not. The Rebels clinched a share of their 11th straight ...

Potters, Beavers in playoff hunt

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It's getting close to the time in the season where you have to start talking about playoffs. With three weeks left to play, there are nine area teams that have a good shot at extending their seasons. Salem (7-0, 3-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference), of course, is the lone area unbeaten and appears to have already clinched a spot in Div. III, Region 9 according to Drew Pasteur's Fantastic 50. A win on Friday at Howland (5-2. 2-2 in the EBC) would likely lock up a home game and bye for the Quakers, who are ranked fourth in Div. III by the Associated Press. Salem had to sweat out a ...

Potters out to tame Golden Bears

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EAST LIVERPOOL -— The Oak Glen football team is hoping its second rivalry game of the season goes as well as its first one. Oak Glen opened the season by shutting out Hancock County rival Weir, 35-0, in the season opener at the Bears Den. This week, the Golden Bears will be looking for the ...

Unbeaten Martins Ferry handles Oak Glen

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NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — State-ranked Martins Ferry rolled over Oak Glen, 25-14, 25-18, 25-17, Wednesday. Martins Ferry has lost only five games all season and improves to 19-0. The Purple Riders are ranked second in the Ohio Division V state poll behind Coldwater. Oak Glen moves to 21-9 overall. For the Golden Bears, Mikalyn Balch had nine kills and seven assists, Naomi Ayers seven kills, Caetlyn Six two kills, Audrina May two kills, Bryson Adams 10 assists and four digs, Kendall Six 11 digs and Keira Vick five digs. Martins Ferry also won the junior varsity match, 25-17, 23-25, ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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PENGUINS TRADE PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Spencer Stastney from Edmonton in exchange for forward Filip Hallander. The deal, announced Wednesday, gives the Penguins depth on the blue line. Hallander, 26, was off to a promising start this season for Pittsburgh, scoring a goal to go with two assists in two games for the Penguins. The former second-round draft pick has struggled to gain a foothold in the NHL during his time in Pittsburgh, appearing in just 18 games across four seasons. The Penguins will be Stastney's third team in less than a ...