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High School Sports Roundup from Sept. 6

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GIRLS SOCCER Crestview 5, Pymatuning Valley 0 — Shelby Wellman scored three goals to lead Crestview. Maddie Long and Sydni Kiehl also had a goal each for the Rebels. Clarice Harroff made three saves in the shutout win. VOLLEYBALL Canfield 3, Lakeview 0 — Cecelia DeToro led Lakeview with 10 assists. Rylie Gillespie added 14 digs and Cady Esker led the Bulldogs with four kills. Leah Toth added five service points. North Allegheny (Pa.) 3, Ursuline 0 — Individual stats were not provided. FOOTBALL Austintown Fitch 42, Painesville Riverside 10 BY QUARTERS Fitch 14 7 ...

OSU routs Ball State; Tressel joins Ring of Honor

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COLUMBUS -- Jeremiah Smith had two highlight reel-worthy touchdown catches, Julian Sayin passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns, and top-ranked Ohio State tuned up for next week’s matchup against No. 5 Texas with a 56-3 rout of Ball State on Saturday. The Buckeyes (1-0) went ...

Adjustments lead Mathews over Tigers

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NEWTON FALLS — After last week’s defeat at the hands of Columbiana, the Mathews Mustangs had to take inventory. Their Week 3 opponent, Newton Falls, scored at least 35 points in each of its first two games and dominated in each. The Mustangs had their work cut out for them. But a ...

Garfield gets best of Springfield

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NEW MIDDLETOWN — Despite committing a pair of early turnovers, Garrettsville Garfield’s single-wing attack could not be stopped by Springfield on Friday. The Tigers forced and recovered two fumbles in the opening seven minutes, but they remained otherwise helpless to slow down the G-Men ...

Every angler fights the urge to stay on the water

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The angling bug packs a potent sting, infecting us victims with an overwhelming urge to fish, fish again and fish some more. Whether we angle for walleye, bass, crappies, muskies, crappies or bluegills, whatever time we invest simply isn’t enough. I learned this long ago. It is one of the unique aspects of fishing. I love baseball and football, but after a few hours of watching, I’m ready to do something else. Likewise, I am an avid golfer, but after four hours, I put the clubs in the car, and go home to get on with other things. But after time on the lake, I reluctantly ...