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County’s Comets show off dominance

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LISBON — The Columbiana County Comets Special Olympics basketball team always plays its best at the end of the season. The Comets prevailed 47-29 in the annual game against the Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) staff on Wednesday night at Nace Gymnasium. The Comets were paced by Matthew Ferguson with 12 points, followed by Lucas Rhodes with 10 and Bryan Weingart with eight. Keegan Todd, William Davis, Jamie Gordon, Hannah Price, Bradley Donatella, Tommy Baun and Eric Crews also helped the Comets secure the victory. The Comets are coached by Ivan ...

ALL-OHIO DIV. I-III BOYS BASKETBALL

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COLUMBUS – The 2026 Divisions I, II and III boys basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Thursday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven districts of the OPSMA from regular-season accomplishments. Div. I All-Ohio Player of the Year: Trey Drexler, Brunswick Coach of the Year: John Feasel, Lewis Center Olentangy First Team Bryce Curry, West Chester Lakota West, 6-4, jr., 13.0; Amire Gill, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-3, jr., 17.9; Josh Tyson, West Chester Lakota West, 6-3. jr., 17.0; Landon Evans, Pickerington Central, ...

It’s Inniss’ time to shine

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COLUMBUS — When wide receiver Brandon Inniss arrived at Ohio State as a 5-star recruit in its 2023 recruiting class he was expected to excel as a pass catcher and a leader. He checked the leadership box last season when he was one of four Buckeyes who were named team captains. Playing at an elite level is still a search in progress for Inniss in what will be the second year as a starter for the 6-0, 200-pound senior from Hollywood, Fla. He caught 36 passes for 271 yards and 3 touchdowns last season and has 51 catches and 5 touchdowns in his career. He caught 14 passes as a ...

SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

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McKinnon to lead Madonna WEIRTON, W.Va. — Lisbon High School graduate Shawn McKinnon was named the Weirton Madonna head football coach on Tuesday. McKinnon is a former assistant coach with Wellsville and East Liverpool. Madonna is trying to rebuild its football program after not fielding a team last year. One perfect bracket left The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an ...

Beaver Local’s Hill played through the pain

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CALCUTTA — The Beaver Local boys basketball team had a chance to win every night 6-foot-7 senior Owen Hill was on the court. As a junior, he was the first Beaver Local boys basketball player to capture first-team All-Ohio honors and he backed it up by earning second-team Division IV ...

DIVISION IV ALL-OHIO BOYS

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COLUMBUS — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Division IV All-Ohio high school boys basketball team, as selected by a statewide media panel: Player of the Year: Gator Nichols, Zanesville Maysville. Coach of the Year: Evan Callihan, Circleville. FIRST TEAM Jace Riccardo, Canfield, 6-7, jr., 15.5; Gator Nichols, Zanesville Maysville, 6-0 sr., 23.6; Brody Denny, Germantown Valley View, 6-2, jr., 30.0; William Peagler Jr., Kettering Alter, 6-0, fr., 18.4; Keonte Smith, Dayton Northridge, 6-5, so., 18.7; Jordan Kaminsky, Heath, 6-3, sr., 25.0; Carter Myers, Caledonia ...