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Area girls bowling teams clinch four of six district berths

CCM STAFF REPORT All four area girls bowling teams are headed to district competition after qualifying during sectional action yesterday at Boulevard Lanes in Dover. Conotton Valley dominated the competition to earn the top spot of the six qualifying slots. Minerva placed second followed by Sandy Valley, Carrollton, East Liverpool

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Hornets impressive in wins
over IVC South co-champions

The Malvern Hornets, the Inter-Valley Conference North Champions, knocked off both the co-champions of the IVC last week.The Hornets found themselves in a situation they are not familiar with Feb. 7 when the team traveled to Sugarcreek to take on the co-champion of the South Division, the Garaway Pirates: battling

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Wrestlers clinch EBC title with rivalry win

By Carol McIntireEditorOxford dictionary defines rivalry as a competition for superiority in the same field.Whether it’s gutting it out on the football field, basketball court or wrestling mat, rivalries are what sports are built on. Winning against your rival and riding the high until the next season or losing to

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Hornets snare IVC crown

By Carol McIntireEditorMalvern’s 72-47 win over East Canton Jan. 31 earned Coach Dennis Tucci’s team the Inter-Valley Conference North Division boys basketball title for the fourth consecutive year.It was the 17th win this season for the once-beaten young Hornet team, which improved to 11-0 in league play.If that statistic is

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Warriors earn share of EBC title

By Carol McIntireEditorFor the first time in over a decade, the Carrollton Warriors wear the Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) boys basketball crown.Coach Mike Aukerman’s squad clinched the title with a 57-35 win at Minerva Friday and share the title with Alliance, who slipped past Marlington 52-49 Friday. The Warriors are

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Hornets hold off pesky River Bears;
improve to 16-1

The league-leading Malvern Hornets dominated Strasburg 64-34 in an Inter Valley Conference (IVC) North clash Friday to claim the league title and hung on for a 52-49 non-league win over the River Local Bears the following night.With the win, both clinched in the Malvern gym, Coach Dennis Tucci’s team improved

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Warriors extend win streak to 14 games

By Carol McIntireEditorWhen the 3-point shot isn’t falling for your outside shooters and you’re riding a 13-game winning streak, what do you do?If you’re Carrollton Basketball Coach Mike Aukerman, you find the hot-handed man and feed him the ball. The Warriors found that success from their big man – 6

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Hornets put sting on TCC

The once-beaten Malvern Hornets jumped out to a 19-0 lead and cruised to a 78-50 win over Tuscarawas Central Catholic (TCC) Jan. 20 in the Malvern gym.The hosts led 23-5 after the opening period, 40-18 at intermission and 60-35 after the third period.Five players scored in double figures for the

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Experienced Warrior team dominates young Lions in cross-county rivalry

By Carol McIntireEditorCarrollton Coach Mike Aukerman’s boys basketball team won its ninth straight game in dominating fashion last week, downing rival Minerva 68-41 in the CHS gym.With the win, Carrollton improved to 11-2 and 4-1 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC).“We knew they had some close games recently and were

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