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A perfect start for Southern’s girls

SALINEVILLE — Technically Southern Local’s girls basketball team had been idle since Dec. 22, but the Indians never stopped working over the holiday. Using the aggressive defense and clutch threes it used to dominate the 2025 part of the season, the Indians were once again lethal in ...

Potters win third straight

East Liverpool 41, Brooke 34 WELLSBURG, W.Va. — East Liverpool’s girls basketball team posted a 41-34 win over Brooke on Monday. The Potters have won three straight and are 5-7. East Liverpool is at Indian Creek on Thursday. Beaver Local 51, Buckeye Local 26 CONNORVILLE — Beaver Local got 16 points from Bella McLevey in a 51-26 rout of Buckeye Local on Monday. Jansen Ours added 11 points. Beaver Local is 5-8 and is set to play at Oak Glen on Wednesday. BU: 6-8- 9- 3—26 BL: 12-9-13-17—51 BUCKEYE LOCAL SCORING: Brooke Driscoll 1-2-4, Emma Vitek 1-0-2, ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

Wellsville bowlers are 8-1 EAST LIVERPOOL — The Wellsville bowlers had a well-rounded team effort in downing Warren JFK, 2025-1671, Monday at Walnut Lanes. Madelyn Landess had a 189 game and 372 series and Makayla Landess a 185 game and 368 series to lead the Tigers. Cameron Taylor contributed a 181 game and 359 series and William Lockhart a 188 game and 333 series. The Tigers (8-1) host Lordstown today for the second match in a four-day stretch. Shroades set county record In Monday’s edition, Southern Local graduate Ashley Shroades’ Columbiana County basketball scoring ...

Bears feast on Tigers

WELLSVILLE — Gavin Geisse had 16 points and Will Weekley added 12 points in Oak Glen’s 56- 49 boys basketball win over Wellsville on Saturday. Jeron Jackson paced Wellsville with 13. Darnell Roe added 12 points. Oak Glen is 4-2 and hosts St. Marys on Friday. Wellsville is 3-7 and is at Columbiana on Tuesday. Oak Glen won the jayvee game, 38-31. Jacob Everett had 14 points for the Bears. OG: 11-17-11-17—56 WE: 8-20-13-8—49 OAK GLEN SCORING: Chase Hartung 0-0-0, Mason Kell 4-0-10, Elijah Knisley 5-2-12, Noah Willey 2-1-5, Gavin Geisse 7-2-16, Tyler Evans 3-2-9. ...

County record within reach for Rebel

GIRARD — Crestview Local senior Addison Rhodes has done it all for the Rebels in her career and now she’s the school’s all-time leading scorer after a 43-point day against Girard in a 72-65 win on Saturday night. Rhodes now has 2,013 career points which surpassed Chelsea Bowker’s mark of 2,012 set in 2009. Bowker went on to play college ball at NCAA Div. I St. Bonaventure. Rhodes will do the same at Fairfield University in Connecticut in the fall. The next target on Rhodes’ list will be the Columbiana County mark of 2,032 career points set by Southern’s Ashley Shroades ...

JUNIORHIGH

BOYS BASKETBALL Oak Glen vs. Toronto 7th Grade: Oak Glen won 52-33 on Saturday. Oak Glen: Cade Enochs 17, Braxton Brown 8. 8th Grade: Oak Glen won 41-38. Oak Glen: Carter Devore 14, Corban Devore 6.