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Steubenville routs Potters

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STEUBENVILLE — Noah Kokiko took care of matters on the mound, while the Big Red baseball team’s bats erupted for 12 hits plating 14 runs against East Liverpool. Kokiko pitched a one-hitter striking out eight, and Big Red tallied 11 runs in the bottom of the second inning en route to a 14-0 victory in five innings Thursday. “We hit the ball well,” first-year Big Red coach Justin Banks said. “We had some solid barrels which was nice to see.” Kokiko recorded the win for Steubenville (10-4). He retired the first 10 batters he faced, and he did not issue a walk on his way to ...

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Warriors take out Potters BELOIT — The freshman doubles team of Everett Zippay and Eli Tice earned their first varsity victory in highlighting West Branch’s 4-1 win over East Liverpool in tennis action Wednesday. West Branch improves to 6-3 heading into today’s home match against Louisville. FIRST SINGLES: Cameron McCartney (WB) def. Rowan Stokes, 6-3, 6-0. SECOND SINGLES: Jeremy Augustein (WB) def. Andrew Dalton, 6-0, 6-0. THIRD SINGLES: Connor Loper (WB) def. Logan Cornell, 6-0, 6-0. FIRST DOUBLES: Brady Dawson-Garrett Cooper (EL) def. Austin Hawk-Damon Edwards, 6-4, ...

Beavers claim Buckeye 8

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CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s softball team took care of business in the Buckeye 8 Athletic League championship game on Wednesday as Brylee Curtis once again provided the spark in a 7-4 victory. Curtis, who tied a state record with four home runs in one game on Tuesday, once again homered for the Beavers in the win. She also added a single and two RBIs. Brenna Jones also homered for Beavers Local, while Addie Thurik and Macie Bourne had doubles. Thurik was the winning pitcher with five strikeouts and no walks. Beaver Local is 15-3, while Martins Ferry fell to 18-2. The Beavers ...

41st COLUMBIANA COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK MEET

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at Crestview High School Wednesday BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local (108), 2. Columbiana (103), 3. East Liverpool (79), 4. CCrestview (69), 5. East Palestine (65), 6. Salem (42), 7. Southern Local (38), 8. United (35), 9. Heartland Christian (15), 10. Lisbon (13), 10. ...

East Liverpool falls on senior night

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EAST LIVERPOOL — Quentin Taylor had two singles, a double and an RBI in United’s 5-2 win over East Liverpool on Wednesday. Ethan Newburn added two hits. Lutes was the winning pitcher with five strikeouts and four walks over five innings. Carstin Suznevich and Elliott Fitch had two ...

Blue Devils can’t keep up vs. Clips

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LISBON — Ella Eisenbraun and Reagan Bell combined on a one-hitter and Columbiana pounded out six extra-base hits in a 13-0 win over Lisbon in five innings Tuesday. Eisenbraun pitched the first four innings, giving up a hit with four strikeouts and one walk. Reagan Bell pitched the final inning and struck out two. Columbiana improves to 9-3 and 7-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, tied with United for the league lead. Lisbon drops to 4-9 and 3-5 in league play. Alexis Sperling led the Clippers by going 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs. Callahan Ward and ...