High School Sports

No Local Golfers Advance In Ohio Postseason

The prep golf season came to an end for Ohio-area boys players Monday afternoon. The Division II and III Eastern District Tournaments were held at EagleSticks Golf Course in Zanesville, while the smaller division was at River Greens. IN DIVISION II, St. Clairsville brought home the district runner-up trophy, but only one team (Carrollton) earned a bid to next week’s state tournament. The Red Devils were led by sophomore Andrew Abel, who shot an impressive round of 73, which was good for a tie for third. However, only one individual — not on a qualifying team — advances to ...

Monroe Central Tops Shadyside in 4 Sets

SHADYSIDE — The cut-off day for next week’s OVAC Volleyball Tournament is Thursday. Monroe Central solidified its bid for a spot in the Class 2A portion of the week-long event. The No. 4 ranked Seminoles had a comfortable lead over fifth-place Salineville Southern, but had the possibility of catching No. 3 Wheeling Central in the next couple of days. Monday night, visiting Monroe Central (12-4) won the first two sets before allowing Shadyside to gain some momentum with a victory in the third set, but took control midway through the fourth set to prevail by scores of 25-19, 25-23, ...

Blue Dons Score Twice Late to Down Edison

RICHMOND — Madonna finished. Edison didn’t. That was the difference in the match. The Blue Dons netted two goals in the second half to gain separation from the Wildcats en route to a 3-0 victory Monday night at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. “The girls did really well,” first-year Madonna (2-3) head coach Adam Welsh said. “We have been working on possession. We want to maintain possession in the offensive zone. “The girls did a really good job. They do a good job of what we do at practice, and they brought it to the field. They did really well.” Madonna outshot ...

St. Clairsville Girls Play to a Tie With IC

WINTERSVILLE — St. Clairsville junior Delaney Florence weaved her way through the heart of the Indian Creek defense and booted a well-placed shot past a diving Elizabeth Hope. That knotted the score at 1-1 with 33:50 showing in the first half. The Red Devils next best scoring opportunity wouldn’t come until 10 seconds left in regulation. The Redskins and Red Devils battled to a 1-1 tie Monday at Kettlewell Stadium and Creek coach Cate Calissie couldn’t be happier with her club’s defensive performance. Following Florence’s score, Creek did a better job of challenging loose ...

A Stunner In Steubenville

STEUBENVILLE—For the second consecutive week, Linsly used a fantastic finish to earn a huge victory on the road. Atley Cowan connected with Malte Feil for an 18-yard touchdown with 1:12 left to play and Santiago Graneros nailed his conversion kick as the Cadets stunned previously unbeaten ...

Park’s Defense Dominates Morgantown in 34-14 Win

WHEELING — Wheeling Park’s defense had some demons to exorcise after giving up nearly 700 yards to Steubenville in a 69-28 defeat last week. Mission accomplished Friday as the Patriots (4-2) turned in a dominant performance against visiting Morgantown (3-2) in a game that was not as close ...