EAST LIVERPOOL — It was a celebration 43 years in the making. The unbeaten Beaver Local boys’ basketball team played its best game of the season and won its first contest at East Liverpool’s Potter Fieldhouse since 1982 in a 68-48 win over the Potters before a jam-packed crowd here ...
Phillips brother won’t be back at YSU NEWARK — Youngstown State football head coach Doug Phillips will be without his brother, Tom, on the staff next season. Tom Phillips, who served as Youngstown State’s Chief of Staff, was hired to be the head coach of Newark Catholic on Thursday. Tom Phillips has head coaching experience at Pickerington North and Stow-Munroe Falls. Southern rolls KENSINGTON — The Southern Local bowling teams split a match with Maplewood on Thursday at Forest Lanes. The Southern Local boys earned a 1,548-1,488 victory over Maplewood. Mason Sosack ...
WELLSVILLE — Wellsville got 18 points from Austin Adkins in a 65-37 rout of Leetonia on Friday. Andrew Mackey added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Clayten Kersey had 15 points, while Haydin Oliver had seven rebounds. Jeron Jackson chipped in seven points and seven assists. Wellsville is 2-5 and 2-2 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Leetonia (2-5, 1-3) was paced by Dylan Johns’ 15 points. Wellsville won the jayvee game, 40-21. Cooper Frank had 11 points for the Tigers. Aiden Hunter scored 15 for the Bears. LE: 6-13-7-11—37 WE: 15-20-22-8—65 LEETONIA SCORING: ...
COLUMBIANA — Southern Local’s girls basketball team has put up some noticeable offensive numbers this season but the defense seems up to the task so far in the early part of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference schedule. The Indians took a big step toward in pushing for an EOAC title ...
Sites set for hoops tourney COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule and host sites for the girls and boys basketball state tournaments in March, with the University of Dayton Arena again serving as the primary venue. Wright State University’s Nutter Center will host select girls and boys state semifinal games, while Vandalia Butler High School will host additional girls semifinal contests. The girls state tournament will be contested over three days, while the boys tournament will span four days. Last season, the OHSAA expanded ...
CALCUTTA — Three Beaver Local returning state tournament state placers will be among the competitors on Saturday at the 48th annual Everett Hoppel Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Beaver Local High School. Beaver Local junior Evan Ours, sophomore Jake Hughes and senior Robert Buchheit all are back as returning state placers. Buchheit (150 pounds) will be seeking his fourth Hoppel tournament individual title and is ranked third in the state at 150 pounds in Div. II according to DubStat. Hughes is ranked second in the state at 157, while Ours is fourth at 165. The Beavers opened ...
