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Golden Bears advance six at state

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Six out of seven Oak Glen boys wrestlers scored opening round wins on Thursday at the first day of the West Virginia state wrestling tournament at Mountain Health Arena. Jordan Tomsic (106 pounds), Kaleb Eckleberry (126), Kayden Spencer (138), Wyatt Wolanski (144) and Noah Schmidt (215) all tallied wins to advance to today’s quarterfinals. Tomsic, ranked third in the weight class by the West Virginia Wrestling Coaches Association, will take on No. 2 Enoch Quesenberry of Ripley in today’s quarterfinal. Eckleberry took down No. 5 ranked Tyler Varney of ...

ALL-EASTERN OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

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2026 ALL-EASTERN OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM Katie Kellogg Southern Local (Fr.) Allyssa Shroades Southern Local (Sr.) Evy Rapp Columbiana (Sr.) Jayden Smyth Lisbon (Sr.) Maelee Smith United (So.) Jacklyn Ogle East Palestine (So.) Annah Clemmer Columbiana (Jr.) SECOND TEAM Megan Moser Columbiana (Sr.) McKenna Jones Southern Local (Sr.) Lylah Brown Lisbon (Sr.) Kalayah Crute Southern Local (Fr.) Na’ ariyah Graham Valley Christian (Jr.) Reagan Good United (So.) Bella Thompson United (Fr.) HONORABLE MENTION Columbiana: Sydney ...

Oak Glen girls exit tourney

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WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — One thing is for certain for next week’s Class AA field at the West Virginia High School Girls State Tournament in Charleston: At the minimum, one team approaches the game with the mentality that defense comes first. Thursday night in a Class AA, Region I semifinal, Williamstown advanced to the state tournament after a one-year hiatus by defeating Oak Glen 71-39. The Yellowjackets (19-3) earned the No. 2 seed and will meet No. 7 Philip Barbour (16-8) in a Wednesday quarterfinal matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. at the Charleston Coliseum and ...

SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

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YSU to meet Vikings YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State had six players score at least eight points, and the Penguins pulled away from Wright State in the second half for a 76-60 win in the first round of the 2026 Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship on Wednesday at the Beeghly Center. YSU advances to the semifinals of the tournament and will play Cleveland State at 2:30 p.m. on Monday at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis. YSU is 23-8 overall and is in the semifinals for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Leetonia seeks noms for HOF LEETONIA — The Leetonia Athletic ...

2025-26 ALL-EAST DISTRICT BASKETBALL

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CAMBRIDGE — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-East District basketball teams as selected by a media panel from the district: BOYS DIVISION III First Team Santino Haney, Steubenville, 5-11 junior, 22.8; Cole Bowers, Steubenville, 6-1, senior, 14.6; Rob Copple, Dover, 6-0, sr.,15.0; Ryan Lamonica, Tri-Valley, 6-4 sr., 21.0; Lucca Wood, Zanesville, 6-0 jr. 17.0; Reid Wells, New Philadelphia, 5-8, sr., 11.0. Player of the Year: Santino Haney, Steubenville. Coaches of the Year: Mike Haney, Steubenville; Todd McLoughlin, Tri-Valley. Second Team Tre’Von ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

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Hill returns to East District Beaver Local senior Owen Hill was named to the All-East District boys basketball team for the second year in a row. Hill was named to the Division IV first team after averaging 23.5 points and 9.8 rebounds, both team highs. Beaver Local senior Luke Rettos and East Liverpool junior Dre’Keim Abercrombie were named to the third team. East Liverpool senior LaNease Andrews was named to the Division IV girls second team. Beaver Local junior Matt Anderson and Beaver Local senior Ally Wright received special mention. See page B6 for the complete ...