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EAST PALESTINE RELAYS

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Friday at East Palestine BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local 73; 2. Howland 71; 3. East Liverpool 58; 4. Ursuline 57; 5. Carrollton 54; 6. Camp. Memorial 52; 7. Rootstown 49; 8. East Palestine 43. BOYS RESULTS 4x100 RELAY: 1. Camp. Memorial (De’ondre Brown, Demetrius Lambert, Jalen McQueen Hall, Kenneth Addison) 44.09, 2. Beaver Local 44.90, 3. Howland 45.59, 4. East Palestine 45.64, 5. Ursuline 46.53, 6. East Liverpool 46.85, 7. Carrollton 47.72, 8. Rootstown 50.69 4x200 RELAY: 1. Camp. Memorial (De’ondre Brown, Demetrius Lambert, Jalen McQueen Hall, Kenneth Addison) ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

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Four teams move up a division COLUMBUS — Four area football teams have moved up a division for the 2026 season, which was announced by the Ohio High School Athletic Association on Thursday. Salem is the only area team in Division III, while Crestview is in Division V and East Palestine and Lisbon are in Division VI. They are among the 37 schools in Ohio that moved up a division from their 2025 assignment due to the 2026-27 school year being the start of a new two-year base enrollment cycle. South Range dropped from Division V to Division VI. A total of 708 Ohio schools will field ...

Holden lifts Bears to split

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Oak Glen at John Marshall GLEN DALE, W.Va. — Danica Holden went the distance and drove in three runs to give Oak Glen a 6-4 win over John Marshall and a split in Thursday’s doubleheader. John Marshall won the opener, 8-3. In the nightcap, Holden struck out eight and walked two. She helped herself by doubling and singled. Nevaeh Heath went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Brayley Lash, Matti Carney and Brystol Holden each had two hits. In the opener, K. White had three hits, including a double, and three RBIs to lead John Marshall. Danica Holden had two hits and two RBIs and ...

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 ...

SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

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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 ...