High School Sports

High School Roundup: Wheeling Central Bags Road Win; Seminoles Show Up In Fourth vs. Ferry

CLARKSBURG — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights girls basketball squad was anything but homesick on Thursday, picking up a dominant 75-24 victory on the road over Robert C. Byrd. The Maroon were led by Seneca Heller, who launched six 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 28 points. Erin Maxwell scored 15 for Central, Bella Fitzsimmons scored 13 and Addie Payton scored 12. Central led 43-11 at halftime. Monroe Central 67, Martins Ferry 52 WOODSFIELD – Mayzie Emery scored 24 points – 10 in the fourth quarter – as the Seminoles 17-4) bounced back from their loss in the OVAC ...

Barnesville Shamrocks Earns No. 4 Seed, Paired With Delta In First Match

MARION – The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association is celebrating its sixth year of sponsoring the State Dual Meet Tournament, and Barnesville has appeared in all six. The Shamrocks drew the No. 4 seed in Saturday’s 8-team event at Marion Elgin High School and will face ...

Maroon Knights Return To OVAC Finals With Win vs. Purple Riders

WHEELING — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights are moving on to defend their OVAC 3A championship. Top-seeded Central (14-0) defeated No. 4 Martins Ferry (12-7) on Tuesday inside the Central Catholic Athletic Center, 81-58, in one leg of the OVAC 3A semifinals, led by a 36-point ...

Free Throw Shooting Lifts Wheeling Park Over Brooke, Into 5A Finals

WELLSBURG – Wheeling Park did the little things that lead to victories and Brooke didn’t Tuesday night in an OVAC WVU Medicine Boys Basketball Class 5A semifinal inside the gymnasium at the Brooke County Wellness Center. The third-seeded Patriots (7-7) made 17 of 18 free throws and only ...

Barnesville Claims First Buckeye 8 Mat Crown

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The 2025-26 high school wrestling season has been very, very good to Barnesville. That trend continued Tuesday. The Shamrocks, with four individual champions, amassed 270.5 points to outdistance Beaver Local (220) to win their first-ever Buckeye 8 Tournament inside the ECO ...