BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A week after swimmers from West Virginia’s new North Division — made up of the state’s larger schools — were sidelined by snow while the rest of the state competed, they finally took to the water Saturday at The Bridge Sports Complex in Bridgeport to determine ...
MARION, Ohio — Barnesville placed third at the Ohio High School Wrestling Association Division III State Duals Saturday at Marion Elgin High School. The No. 4 Shamrocks defeated fifth-seeded Delta, 35-34, in their quarterfinal match before dropping a 50-18 decision to top-seeded and eventual champion Waynedale in the semifinals. Barnesville bounced back to top Lake Catholic, 39-36, in the third-place match. Half-a-dozen Shamrocks went 2-1 on the day, led by junior Christien Hannahs (215) with a pair of pins. It was his fall in 3:40 against Delta that provided the winning ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights kept on rolling Saturday, preserving their unbeaten record on the big stage of the ECO Center in the OVAC 3A championship game, pulling away from Monroe Central in a 83-55 victory. With the win, Wheeling Central repeats as OVAC 3A ...
MOUNDSVILLE — Through one half of play inside the John Marshall Fieldhouse, Friday’s OVAC 5A third-fourth place game seemed to be well in-hand for the John Marshall Monarchs. Up by as many as 19 at one point in the second quarter, and leading 40-27 at the half, things got interesting ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Union Local and St. Clairsville had met twice prior to Friday night’s OVAC WVU Medicine Boys Basketball Class 4A third-fourth place game on John Jenkins Court, with the visiting team prevailing in each of the two contests. The third-seeded Red Devils (14-6) were not ...
MARTINS FERRY - Columbiana and Martins Ferry both suffered setbacks Tuesday night in their respective semifinals of the OVAC 3A Basketball Tournament. Consequently, the two squads squared off in a consolation tilt Friday in Tolbert Gymnasium. The fourth-seeded Purple Riders, ousted from the OVAC Tournament by unbeaten and top-seeded Wheeling Central, turned in a Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde performance en route to a thrilling 76-74 victory. Ferry went through the motions for nearly three quarters, trailing by as many as 16 points after intermission. Coach Derek Edwards’ charges, however, ...
