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Late run sends Western Reserve past Rockets in sectional final

BERLIN CENTER — Western Reserve finished Thursday’s playoff game vs. league rival Lowellville much like it began, which was exactly what the Blue Devils needed. Entering the fourth quarter, the teams were separated by just two points. But fourth-seeded Reserve, which got off to a quick ...

High School Sports Roundup from Feb. 26

BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL FINALS DIVISION VI Northeast 1 Grand Valley 72, Open Door Christian 43 — Grand Valley (19-4) lit up the scoreboard, led by Carter Turk with 22 points. Solomon Schultz added 18 points, including three 3-pointers and Payton Plizga scored 11 for the Mustangs. ...

Pens get past Hughes and the Devils

PITTSBURGH — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins surged past Jack Hughes and the reeling New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night. Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a ...

Arvidsson scores twice in Bruins’ win over Jackets

BOSTON — Viktor Arvidsson scored twice, Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Thursday night in the first game for both teams after the three-week break for the Olympics. Morgan Geekie and Sean Kuraly and also scored for the Bruins. ...

Downs, Sadiq may provide draft value at undervalued spots

INDIANAPOLIS — Caleb Downs and Kenyon Sadiq played it cool Thursday at the NFL’s annual scouting combine. Rather than brag about sitting atop their respective positional rankings — safety and tight end — for April’s NFL draft, the two All-Americans spoke confidently about simply ...

Capsules

Curbstone HOF tickets available Plans are underway for the 57th annual Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Induction ceremony which is set for May 3 at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. The keynote speaker will be former Pittsburgh Steelers standout wide receiver Louis Lipps. Tickets are now available ...