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JUNIOR HIGH TRACK

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Six-Way Classic At Oak Glen Wednesday BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: East Liverpool 162, Oak Glen 134, Rich. Edison 86, Wheeling Central Catholic 38, Madonna 14, Toronto 8. WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Oak Glen (Carter Devore, Cash McMahan, Jack Cashdollar, Kaden Allison) 10:26.71; 110 HURDLES: Kaiden Goatley (East Liverpool) 18.67; 100 DASH: Nolan Ludwig (East Liverpool) 12.86; 800 RELAY: Oak Glen (Braxton Brown, Kane Cashdollar, Griffin Smith, Dodge Gamble) 1:51.54; 1600 RUN: Kaden Allison (Oak Glen) 5:39.32; 400 RELAY: Oak Glen (Brady Six, Kane Cashdollar, Griffin Smith, Dodge Gamble) 52.81; ...

Beaver's Morris sets course for Bethany

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Beaver Local senior Delaney Morris will continue her academic and softball careers at Bethany College in the fall. Morris played her first two years of high school for the Beaver Local softball team before switching her focus to private training and travel ball for the Lighting and currently ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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Beaver Local prepares for OVAC final WHEELING, W.Va. — Top-seeded Beaver Local will take on No. 3 seed Weir at 6:30 p.m. today in the OVAC class 4A softball final at the I-470 Complex. The Beavers (19-3) arrived at the final by way of a 4-2 win over Oak Glen on Tuesday. Weir High (15-6) earned its spot with a 9-1 win over No. 2 seed Edison. The Beavers are led by a core of underclassmen. Sophomore pitcher Addie Thurik is 11-2 on the season with a 1.96 ERA. On the offensive end, Thurik leads the team with a .487 batting average. Sophomore Brylee Curtis, who tied the Ohio state ...

Gambling addictions creep way into college sports

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In the eight years since the Supreme Court cleared the way for legal sports gambling across the country, the bad headlines for college sports have picked up. Coaches being tainted by scandals at their programs. The social media pressure on athletes to perform for gamblers. The arrests and indictments of players, former players and associates betting on the outcome of games few remember. The back-and-forth over whether to allow college athletes, who can now earn millions, to bet on pro or college sports. This week, the problems were underscored in a dramatic way: Brendan Sorsby, set ...

PREPTRACK

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At Harrison Central Tuesday BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: Harrison Central 114, East Liverpool 78, Indian Creek 40, St. Clairsville 20. WINNERS 3200 RELAY: East Liverpool (Isaac Christian, Loyd Hendershot, Christopher Miller, Brody Vulgamore) 9:004.48; 110 HURDLES: Beau Rinkes (Harrison) 15.20; 100 DASH: Jacob Quito (Harrison) 10.98; 800 RELAY: Harrison Central 1:32.81; 1600 RUN: Maddox Roach (East Liverpool) 4:36.39; 400 RELAY: Harrison Central 46.22; 400 DASH: Brady Hyre (Harrison) 53.61; 300 HURDLES: Meshach Harris (East Liverpool) 43.07; 800 RUN: Christopher Miller (East ...

Lisbon clocks Chaney

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LISBON — Lisbon took care of business with a 14-0 win over Chaney on Tuesday. Bryce Esarey led the charge with a single, triple and three RBIs. Ashton Hinchliffe had two hits and an RBI. Aiden Myers chipped in a hit and two RBIs. Mason Jones was the winning pitcher with eight strikeouts and a walk in four innings. Lisbon (9-7) hosts Southern today. CH: 0-0-0-0-0 — 0-4-11 LI: 3-9-1-1-x — 14-9-0 Weir 10, East Liverpool 2 WEIRTON, W.Va. — Weir High produced 10 hits in a 10-2 win over East Liverpool on Tuesday. Elliott Fitch led the Potters with a double. ...