High School Sports

Monroe Central Slips Past Martins Ferry

MARTINS FERRY - The heart of a champion. Monroe Central, the reigning OHSAA D-VI state kingpins, exhibited once again what it takes to be champions Tuesday night at Tolbert Gymnasium. The Seminoles found themselves trailing Martins Ferry by 14 points (45-31) with just over four minutes left in the third quarter. Coach Mason Lang’s charges, however, displayed a large dose of resolve over the final 12 minutes to overcome a quality effort by the Purple Riders. As a result, Monroe Central improved to 17-4. Three of the losses have been delivered by unbeaten Wheeling Central, the ...

High School Roundup: Bellaire Wins Third Straight Game, Tops Visiting Shadyside By 10

BELLAIRE – Bellaire is catching fire at the right time as the postseason looms over the horizon as it won for the third straight time with an 81-71 victory over visiting Shadyside Tuesday night inside the ‘House of Champions’ in boys’ high school basketball action The Big Reds (4-17) received 19-point efforts from Alex Padgett, Trevor Dowery and Jace Violet, while Michael Dippel rounded out the well-balanced scoring attack with 14. The Tigers were led by Michael Hendershot’s game-best 27 points. Bryce Sloan added 15 and Anthony Hill 11. Bellaire led 35-28 at the half and ...

John Marshall Sends Seniors Off With Decisive Win vs. Weir

MOUNDSVILLE — The John Marshall Monarchs sent their five seniors off in style Monday inside the John Marshall Fieldhouse during their Senior Night outing against the visiting Weir Red Riders. After a slow start, the Monarchs started picking up speed in the second quarter and sprinted to a ...

Huskies Battle Back In Second Half To Top Steubenville Catholic

CADIZ — It was a tale of two halves for the Harrison Central boys basketball team Monday. The Huskies started Monday’s game struggling offensively, getting out-rebounded and trailing on the scoreboard at halftime. In the second half, however, Harrison Central got its two big guys — ...

High School Roundup: Patriots, Lumberjills Earn Lopsided Wins

WHEELING — The Wheeling Park Patriots girls basketball squad took down the visiting Fairmont Senior Polar Bears in decisive fashion on Monday inside The Palace on the Hill, 55-35. The Patriots’ Leah Young scored 14 points, hitting four 3-pointers on the game. Layla Pettit flirted with a double-double, finishing with nine points and 11 rebounds. Italy Schroeder and Karringtyn Miller each had eight. Valley 57, Notre Dame 25 PINE GROVE — The Lumberjills cruised to a Senior Night win on Monday, their two seniors powering them past the Irish. Senior Laken Dawson scored 23 ...

Steubenville Claims First OVAC Boys Basketball Title Since 2014

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It’s been so long since Steubenville has won an OVAC boys’ basketball championship, the seniors were just starting elementary school. The year was 2014. Saturday morning in the OVAC WVU Medicine Class 5A championship game, top-seeded Big Red (18-1) used a strong ...