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Last champions crowned at Deerfield

DEERFIELD — There is one more weekend of racing in Deerfield. Deerfield Speedway — known as Good's Raceway the past six years — has been sold to a Hudson fireworks company and reportedly will be used as storage. Sorgi Investments LLC — which is associated with American Fireworks Company — purchased the nearly 31-acre site recently for $536,000 from Jim and Jen Good, according to the Portage County Auditor's website. The quarter-mile clay oval track opened in 1969 for motorcycle racing. It closed in 1974 and reopened in 1986 for smaller race cars. This will be the third time ...

Bulldog star deserves a break today

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine senior RJ May was grabbing national attention a long time before he was touchdown passes. The Bulldogs record-setting receiver’s story of taking his dad’s van as an 8-year-old and driving his 4-year-old sister to the East Palestine McDonald’s to get a ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

EOAC FOOTBALL EAST PALESTINE — Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference football leaders United and East Palestine will meet tonight. The game will most likely decide the league champion as East Palestine is 3-0 and United 2-0 in league play. Both teams are 3-0 in the EOAC with the game most likely deciding the league champion. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. today at Reid Stadium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. EOAC CROSS COUNTRY EAST PALESTINE — The 10th annual Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Cross Country Meet will be held Tuesday at East ...

East Liverpool girls soccer seniors

Indians fall to Blue Devils

SALINEVILLE — Lisbon downed Southern, 25-22, 25-11, 26-24, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Thursday. Both teams are 5-12 overall with Lisbon 3-7 in the EOAC and Southern 3-8. The Blue Devils — who rallied from a six-point deficit in the third game — was led by Alayna ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

Southern vs. Lisbon 7th grade: Southern won 29-31, 25-20, 25-18 on Wednesday. Southern: Sadie Plunkett 16 points, 4 aces, 3 kills, Lydia Tsemillies 14 points, 5 aces. Lisbon: Kyra Esarey 15 points, Kenzie Wellington 7 points. 8th grade: Southern won 25-9, 25-14. Southern: Brooklyn Glosser 30 points, 20 Aces, 2 kills, Maci Ketchum 4 points. Lisbon: Chloe Haines 5 points, Kate Lobdell 3 points. Next: Southern vs. Valley Christian on Monday.