MORRISTOWN — The Union Local boys basketball squad’s season came to a close on Saturday with a defeat to the visiting Ridgewood Generals in the first round of the OHSAA Division V East 1 sectional playoffs. Ridgewood survived and advanced in a 54-45 victory Saturday inside The Hangar, ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — When everything is on the line in the tournament, records, seeds and regular season meetings do not always mean that much. Saturday night’s East/Southeast District semifinal showdown inside the ECO Center was a perfect example. Despite rolling to a 15-point victory in a regular season meeting, having eight more wins and being the top seed, Steubenville got everything it could handle from upset-minded Dover. However, Big Red had a couple of key runs, made just enough shots down the stretch and fended off the Tornadoes 63-59 to advance to the district title ...
ZANESVILLE — Big Red’s record-setting girls basketball team fought to the very end, but their dream season came to a close Saturday. After trailing by as many as 12 points, Steubenville rallied all the way back to tie the Division III East/Southeast District Championship in the final minute. Chilicothe Unioto, though, scored the final four points to survive for a 55-51 victory inside Zanesville High School’s Winland Gymnasium. “The girls played hard, we knew it was going to be a battle coming in,” Big Red head coach Angie Forte said. “They got an early jump on us, but ...
BARNESVILLE — Barnesville, Union Local and Martins Ferry dominated the Ohio Division III sectional wrestling tournament Saturday inside the Greenhouse at Barnesville High School. The three combined to advance three dozen individuals to district action next weekend in the Wigwam at Coshocton High School. The Shamrocks had all 14 wrestlers punch their tickets as they claimed the team title with 295 points, which was 54.5 ahead of the Jets, who have 13 individuals still alive. The Purple Riders finished third with 219 points and had 10 qualifiers. Barnesville crowned half-a-dozen ...
WHEELING — To achieve a perfect regular season, the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights had to face one of the biggest challenges on their schedule. Against the Washington Patriots, ranked No. 4 in the most recent Class AAAA coaches poll, the Maroon passed their big test with flying colors ...
WHEELING – Despite its struggles this season, the Wheeling Park girls basketball team is just one victory away from punching its ticket to the W.Va. Class AAAA state tournament. Head coach Ryan Young knew his team would take its lumps after losing nearly 5,000 career points (4,986) to ...
