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Beavers, Potters fall in Buckeye 8

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Cambridge 71, Beaver Local 40 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It was a banner day for Cambridge and senior guard Garrett Carpenter on Saturday. Carpenter scored 34 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as Cambridge topped Beaver Local, 71-40, in the Buckeye 8 championship game at the ECO Center. The Bobcats won their seventh in a row to improve to 16-2. The Beaver dropped to 13-3 after suffering their largest loss since falling 86-44 at East Liverpool on Dec. 8, 2023. Cambridge scored the first seven points of the game and opened up a 38-21 halftime lead. Carpenter — who came in ...

Indians, Clippers rescheduled for Tuesday

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SALINEVILLE — The Columbiana at Southern Local girls basketball game scheduled for Monday has been moved to Tuesday due to the snowstorm. The game will decide the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference champion. Tuesday will be a boys-girls varsity doubleheader with the boys game at 5:30 p.m., followed by the girls game at 7 p.m. The Southern girls are 12-0 and Columbiana is 11-1 in EOAC play. Their final league games are scheduled for Thursday with Southern hosting Wellsville and Columbiana visiting Lisbon.

Devils heating up at the right time

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LISBON — Lisbon’s boys basketball team successfully checked off the revenge box in impressive fashion Friday night. A 56-49 loss to United back on December 16 didn’t sit well with the co-league leading Blue Devils, who circled Friday’s rematch with the Golden Eagles on their ...

Oak Glen runs over Red Riders

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NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Oak Glen boys basketball team had about as good of a first half as a team could have Friday night against rival Weir High. The Golden Bears opened a 12-4 lead after one quarter thanks to a 10-0 run, then out-scored the Red Riders 21-1 in the second quarter on the way to a 64-32 victory inside the Bears Den. The huge second quarter pushed the lead to 33-5 at halftime and the Bears, now 8-3, were well on their way. As much as it seemed everything went right for Oak Glen, it was the opposite for Weir High (4-8), who went over five minutes of game ...

Beavers, Potters fall at home

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CALCUTTA — Oak Glen outscored Beaver Local by 19 in the first quarter and cruised to a 57-24 win on Thursday in girls basketball action. Oak Glen is 8-4, while Beaver Local is 6-12. The Golden Bears are supposed to host Edison on Saturday, while Beaver Local is slated to play at Minerva on Monday. OG: 22-5-20-10—57 BL: 3-10-8-3—24 Union Local 55, East Liverpool 22 EAST LIVERPOOL — Buckeye 8 champion Union Local had no trouble with East Liverpool in a 55-22 win on Thursday at Potter Fieldhouse. The Potters fell to 6-12, while The Jets are 17-1. East ...

Clippers have a shot at EOAC

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COLUMBIANA — It didn’t take long for Columbiana to set up the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title game. The Clippers went on an early 21-0 run on the way to a 47-11 win over East Palestine on Thursday. Columbiana improves to 15-2 overall and 11-1 in the EOAC. The Clippers will play ...