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Oak Glen takes care of business against Madonna

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NEW MANCHESTER — Knowing his team had a big edge in experience, veteran Oak Glen head coach Jerry Everly wanted to see his group take care of business against Madonna in its last game before the new year. His Golden Bears did just that, pulling away for an 80-34 victory over the youthful Blue Dons inside the Bears Den Tuesday night. The victory sends Oak Glen into the new year above the .500 mark at 3-2. “We played well against a team that we should beat,” Everly said. “They’re very young, their time will come, so we wanted to take care of business and get them ...

WRESTLING

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Wheeling Park Duals WHEELING, W.Va. — Oak Glen went 4-3 on Saturday at the Wheeling Park Duals. Noah Schmidt, Wyatt Wolanski and Parker Boyce had three pins each for the Golden Bears. East Liverpool went 2-5. Kyle Ingram led the Potters with five pins in 3:32. East Liverpool Results Wheeling Park 58, East Liverpool 22 Peters Twp. 49, East Liverpool 27 Carrollton 62, East Liverpool 15 East Liverpool 48, Claymont B 30 East Liverpool 30, Washington 23 Northwest 48, East Liverpool 30 Massillon 40, East Liverpool 23 Oak Glen Results Waynedale 71, Oak Glen ...

Potter girls build a winning streak

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EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool’s girls basketball team won its second straight game with a 29-24 defensive win over Buckeye Local on Monday. The Potters are 4-7 and are at Brooke on Jan. 5. LaNease Andrews led the way for the winners with 11 points. Meadow O’Rourke added seven ...

JUNIORHIGH

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GIRLS BASKETBALL Buckeye at East Liverpool 7th Grade: East Liverpool won 48-9 on Monday. East Liverpool: Zarie Foster 18, Taylor Ingram 12. 8th Grade: East Liverpool won 50-21. East Liverpool: Addisyn Boyle 21, Laney Edwards 15. Beaver Local vs. Harrison 7th Grade: Beaver Local won 12-9 on Monday. Beaver: Kendall Walgate 8. 8th Grade: Beaver Local won 28-9. Beaver: Marisa Houshour 11, Marley Pagani 6.

Cowan, McGonigal lead Potters to title

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EAST LIVERPOOL — Juniors Paige Cowan and Alanna McGonigal won individual titles in leading host East Liverpool to the team title at the Queen of the Hill Tournament on Sunday. Cowan captured the 130-pound title after winning at 120 pounds last year, while McGonigal claimed the 170-pount title. The Potters topped the 25-team tournament with 163 points. New Philadelphia was third with 150 and defending champion West Branch was third with 140 points. TEAM STANDINGS 1. East Liverpool 163; 2. New Philadelphia 150; 3. West Branch 130; 4. Edison 127; 5. Claymont 109 1/2; 6. Salem 102; ...

Martins Ferry rides past East Liverpool

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Martins Ferry 71, East Liverpool 54 EAST LIVERPOOL — Martins Ferry downed East Liverpool, 71-54, Saturday. Anthony Booth led Martins Ferry with a game-high 30 points, including at least six points in every quarter. Dre’Keim Abercrombie topped the Potters with 25 points. Ben Myers added eight points. The Purple Riders improve to 3-3 overall, while the Potters drop to 4-3. East Liverpool will host Youngstown Mooney on Tuesday. MF: 22-14-18-17—71 EL: 12-13-14-15—54 MARTINS FERRY SCORING: Gavin Little 4-5-14, Matt Cost 0-1-1, Anthony Booth 12-4-30, Smith 4-3-11, ...