High School Sports

Weir Boys Upset Indian Creek

WINTERSVILLE — Set pieces are always dangerous. The Indian Creek boys’ soccer team found that out the hard way as Weir took full advantage of a pair of opportunities in the second half. Trailing 1-0 in the second half, Cole Caranda collected a pair of goals off set pieces nearly 16 minutes apart enabling the No. 4 seed Red Riders to rally past the top-seeded Redskins, 2-1, in an OVAC Class 4A Tournament Semifinal Tuesday night inside Kettlewell Stadium. “Making the OVAC is always one of the biggest goals for the boys and girls every year,” first-year Weir (5-4-4) head ...

Patriots Prevail in OVAC Quarterfinal

WHEELING — Like most teams that take on Wheeling Park in girls soccer, Steubenville had a plan to take away dynamic junior Merritt Delk. Some of the best laid plans, however, still aren’t always enough to get the job done. That proved to be the case again Monday evening in an OVAC ...

Linsly Picks Up Rare Road Win at Fort Frye

Winning at Fort Frye as the road team is very, very difficult. How difficult? Before Friday night it hadn’t happened since 2017. Streaks are meant to be broken, however, and Fort Frye’s home winning streak came to an end when a highly-talented Linsly squad came to town on ...

University Upsets Brooke in OVAC Quarterfinal

WELLSBURG — Matches are won on the field and not on the stat sheet. The Brooke boys’ soccer team controlled the ball against University, however, the third-seeded Bruins were not able to find the back of the net. Unfortunately for the Green-and-Gold, the sixth-seeded Hawks scored on a breakaway late in the first half to upset the Bruins, 1-0, in a Class 5A OVAC Tournament quarterfinal Monday evening on Paul “Bud” Billiard Field inside Brooke Memorial Stadium. “We controlled every aspect of the game besides the score,” Brooke (8-5-1) head coach Joe Pepe said. “We ...

Park Wins Regional

ROANOKE — Campbell Koegler and the Wheeling Park golf team claimed a regional championship at the Palmer Course at Stonewall Resort Monday. The Patriots shot 231 at the WVSSAC Class AAA Region 1 championship, 12 shots better than second-place Morgantown to finish in first. Koegler shot ...

Panthers, Jets and Red Devils Advance To District Tournament

CADIZ — Three area teams and an individual are officially a part of the Division II Eastern District Golf Tournament. Buckeye Local, St. Clairsville and Union Local each garnered a spot inside the top four overall during Monday’s sectional tournament at sun-splashed, but windy Cadiz Country Club to advance to next week’s tournament at EagleSticks Golf Course in South Zanesville. Individually, Indian Creek’s Noah Tweedy survived to grab the final individual qualifying spot. BUCKEYE LOCAL, which has been second in both the MOVL and OVAC Tournaments earlier this season, settled ...