Quakers ice Tigers
SALEM — Salem Quakers head coach Will Klucinec believes in four fairly simple tenets for success in basketball. Take care of the ball, rebound, make free throws and communicate. On Tuesday night against Newton Falls his Quakers excelled at them all, dismantling the Tigers 61-41. “We always talk about the constants,” Klucinec explained following his team’s first victory after a two-game skid against Howland and LaBrae. “We had good ball handling (six turnovers) which is a tribute to our guards, we got the edge in rebounds (24-22), we hit free throws (11-of-15) and we communicated.” Those simple constants were in stark contrast to the Tigers who suffered their first loss of the season. Newton Falls was able to jump out to a 11-9 lead after just one quarter behind a seven- point performance from center Marcus Fowler. The 6-foot-11 center led the Tigers with 20 points on the night. Fowler’s performance in the paint was about as bright as it got for the Tigers, however, as their sl
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LISBON — Lisbon Lady Blue Devils head coach Jamie Entrikin needed someone to step up in the fourth quarter of Monday’s Inter-Tri County League Tier-1 battle with United Local.
Luckily for Lisbon, Mindy Jackson answered the call, scoring
Blue Devils ground Jackson-Milton Jays
BERLIN CENTER — Western Reserve may have looked upon a winless conference opponent in Jackson-Milton Tuesday night as an easy notch in the win column, but the Blue Jays proved to be anything but as the Blue Devils were kept on their toes for four qua
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COLUMBIANA — In a potential postseason preview, Columbiana and Lake Center Christian squared off in Friday night showdown with the Tigers coming up with a 68-64 win, leaving head coach Eric Whitmer with his first home loss in the last two years.
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Blue Devils best Bulldogs
EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine boys basketball team was able to find something good in their second loss in four days.
“The good thing was that it wasn’t a league game,” East Palestine coach Bingham said. “Hats off, Western Reserve p
Athletic Hall of Fame accepting nominations
The Salem Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the Class of 2009 until January 31. Up to five new members will be selected.
Any athlete, coach, team, or contributor can be nominated for the Hall of Fame as long as certain c




