High School Sports

Starr, Defense Shine As Shamrocks Stay Unbeaten

BARNESVILLE — Unbeaten Barnesville delivered a lesson in Astronomy on a successful Homecoming Night at Shamrock Stadium, resulting in a hard-fought 28-14 victory over Shenandoah. Offensively, it was junior back Taison Starr who shined brighter than Sirius, rushing for 124 yards on 16 carries and accounting for four Shamrock touchdowns – two rushing, one receiving and one passing. Defensively, the ‘Rocks played more like a galaxy of stars, teaming up to force four turnovers, record seven quarterback sacks and post a couple of key fourth-down stops against the Zeps. “That was ...

Red Devils Have No Trouble With Ft. LeBoeuf

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville welcomed a fairly unknown opponent Friday evening, as the Fort LeBoeuf Bison made the three-plus hour trek to Red Devil Stadium. The Red Devils were able to send the Erie Countians back home on the wrong side of a 41-12 decision while celebrating Senior Night in St. Clairsville’s final regular season home game of the campaign. “The three-and-out to start the game by the defense was huge. We need that stop there early because they (Fort LeBoeuf) are a ball possession team, and then to go down and score really spring-boarded the night for us,” ...

Patriots Welcome No. 1 Musselman

WHEELING — Coming off of arguably its best outing of the season two weeks ago, Wheeling Park will get right back into the thick of things Friday night at 7 p.m. when Musselman (6-1), the top-ranked team in the latest West Virginia Class AAA playoff chase, pays a visit to Wheeling Island ...

JM Travels To Play Rival Bruins

WELLSBURG — The Brooke football team is riding high after back-to-back wins, and the Bruins look to win their third straight game this week against rival John Marshall. The Bruins and Monarchs are set to renew their longstanding rivalry at 7:30 p.m. on Homecoming on Paul “Bud” Billiard ...

Wheeling Central Hosts Pittsburgh City School Carrick

WHEELING — Veteran Wheeling Central head football coach Mike Young is an old coach that, like many others, will tell you it is all about going 1-0 every week. However, the Maroon Knights have built a mighty program over the decades and the 2022 campaign has been much more of the same as ...

St. Clairsville’s Baker Off to State Tourney

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It doesn’t matter what it is. The first person to accomplish or do something in history is always remembered. Such is the case for St. Clairsville freshman Olivia Baker. The talented Red Devil — just one week ago — etched her name into the illustrious history of St. Clairsville High School Athletics when she became the first female to qualify for the OHSAA State Golf Championship. “When you think about being the first from (St. Clairsville) to reach the state tournament, it’s really pretty amazing,” Baker said earlier this week before she set out for ...