High School Sports

High School Roundup: Steubenville Big Red Prevails On Senior Night

STEUBENVILLE — Down a couple of starters, Big Red got off to a bit of a sloppy start Friday night. Once they settled in, though, the shots started falling — and in a hurry. Big Red rattled off a 26-3 run to take control and never looked back on the way to rolling to a 73-39 victory. Big Red, which earlier this week locked up the top seed in next week’s OVAC Class 5A tournament, leads the Division III East District RPI standings and is ranked No. 6 in the state in Division III by MaxPreps, improved to 16-1 with the win. Despite missing two regular starters — senior Tre ...

Monarchs Mount Comeback Over Hawks, Advance To 5A Championship

GLEN DALE — From the opening tip, the University Hawks had John Marshall on the ropes — but the Monarchs bounced back. After falling behind 16-0 out of the gates against the visiting Hawks, John Marshall had enough time to right the ship and advance over University 45-35 in their OVAC ...

No. 4 Oak Glen Upsets No. 1 Union Local in 4A

MORRISTOWN – For the second year in a row, top-seeded Union Local has been knocked off at home in the OVAC Girls Basketball Class 4A semifinals, and for the second consecutive year, Oak Glen will play for the championship on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Golden Bears (10-5) never trailed in ...

Big Red Returns To OVAC Finals With Win Over Patriots

STEUBENVILLE — The mission was clear for the Big Red girls basketball team Monday night — get back to the ECO Center. Hosting a youthful Wheeling Park in the OVAC Class 5A semifinals, top-seeded Steubenville accomplished that goal. Big Red, last year’s OVAC runner up, raced out to a ...

High School Roundup: Jebbia Captures Win No. 300; Seminoles Advance Over Fort Frye

WELLSBURG — Wheeling Park head boys basketball coach Michael Jebbia notched win No. 300 this weekend, taking down the Brooke Bruins on the road Saturday. The Patriots scored seconds into the contest while the Bruins were held scoreless in the first quarter. Park recorded the first 12 points of the game en route to a 48-33 victory inside the Brooke Wellness Center. Wheeling Park led 12-0 at the end of the first, and the visitors led by as many as 13 three times in the second. After being held scoreless in the first, the Bruins finally got on the scoreboard with 7:26 left to play in the ...

Wheeling Central Captures W.Va. AA Sectional Title

WHEELING - Stifling defense and perfect free-throw shooting at crunch time. Those two ingredients proved a recipe of success for Wheeling Central Friday night. As a result, the second-seeded Maroon Knights laid claim to the Class AA Region I Section I championship, via a 43-33 win over ...