High School Sports

Cadets Win Tournament of Champions

WHEELING — The tournament of OVAC champions was dominated by 3A champion, Linsly, Wednesday at Oglebay Park’s Jones Course. The Cadets fired an impressive 311, which was better than Wheeling Park (319), Wheeling Central (324) and St. Clairsville (354). Linsly’s Matteo Pontecorvo shot an even-par round of 71, which was a stroke better than Wheeling Park’s Gavin Goodrich and Wheeling Central’s Justin Doerr, for the medalist honor. The Patriots and Maroon Knights will now set their sights on next week’s West Virginia State Golf Tournament on this same Jones Course, ...

University Upsets Steubenville in OVAC Semifinal After Epic 10-Round Shootout

STEUBENVILLE — Big Red were mere fingertips away from advancing to Saturday’s OVAC Championship more than once, however it was not meant to be. No. 6 seed University, which upset No. 3 Brooke in the quarterfinals, survived a flurry of chances in both overtime periods from No. 1 seed Big ...

Cadets Headed To OVAC Championship

WHEELING — It’s nice when a game plan comes together. It’s even better when that strategy works early and often. Top-seeded Linsly went into Tuesday night’s OVAC Class 1A/3A tournament boys soccer tournament semifinal match wanting to take control early. Mission accomplished … and ...

Knights Top Blue Eagles in Semifinal

WHEELING — The Wheeling Central girls soccer team seemed to heat up as the night grew colder Tuesday in a 9-0 victory over Magnolia in an OVAC 1A/3A semifinal game at 16th Street Field. “I think we played a really, really tough game,” Central coach Mackenzie Smith said. “Our second ...

Tigers’ Brown Tops 1,000 Kills, Linsly Wins in 4 Sets

WHEELING — Linsly head coach Ashlee Jividen knew Shadyside’s volleyball record was deceiving. After watching her Cadets survive in four sets by scores of 23-25, 25-19, 26-24 and 26-24, the coach’s beliefs were confirmed. “Shadyside is always a good program, so we expected this type ...

Ward Scores 100th Goal, Bears Advance

NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen girls soccer program has seen a lot of talented players come through in recent years. The latest group reached another impressive milestone in Tuesday night’s OVAC Class 4A semifinal win over Harrison Central. That player would be junior standout Kami Ward, ...