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GRIM ADVANCES TO DISTRICT BOARDMAN — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim cruised into the Div. II district tournament by winning two matches on Wednesday at the Boardman sectional tennis tournament In the second round Grim beat Struthers' Zachariah Halverstadt 6-0, 6-0 and Mooney's Michael Frangos 6-0, 6-0 in the sectional semifinal. Grim, a two-time state qualifier, will meet Mooney's Maximus Marino, the fourth seed, in the semifinal on Friday. The district tournament is set for May 22-23 at Springside Athletic Club in Akron. Four singles and four doubles players from that ...

Tigers nearly snag first win on senior night

WELLSVILLE — Leetonia snuck a run across on an error in the top of the seventh to secure a 7-6 win over Wellsville on Wednesday. For the Bears, King had two hits including a double, while Ethan Mathia had a triple. Lewis added a double. Falk was the winning pitcher with no walks ...

Potter duo reaches districts

SPORTS BRIEFING

GUARDIANS LOSE VOICE OF PROGRESSIVE FIELD CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians public address announcer Bob Tayek died on Tuesday. He served in that role for 26 years. At the start of the season, the Guardians said that Tayek would not be on the microphone due to health issues. “Bob was the voice of Progressive Field, welcoming generations of fans to Cleveland baseball with warmth, professionalism and a presence that became part of the ballpark experience," the Guardians said in a statement. “Please keep Bob’s family, friends and all who worked alongside him in your thoughts ...

Potters get the best of EOAC co-leader

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool had just two hits but it was enough to subdue Lisbon, 3-1 on Tuesday in baseball action. Donovan Shallcross had a double for the Potters, while Ricky Stanley added a single. Shallcross was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts and two walks over seven innings. Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference co-leader Lisbon was led by Paxton Henthorne's two hits. Brady Carpenter took the loss with two strikeouts and a walk in 1 2/3 innings. East Liverpool is 4-19 and hosts Bellaire today. Lisbon (12-8) is scheduled to host United today. LI: ...

Beaver Local charges into district

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's lone senior Ally Wright doesn't want her high school career to end anytime soon. Wright slugged a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run second inning that lifted the top-seeded Beavers past 15th-seeded Philo, 10-3, in a Division IV sectional final ...