Steubenville Pulls Away From Weir

STEUBENVILLE — Big Red’s boys soccer team learned the hard way on Saturday what the consequences of taking the proverbial foot off the gas too early can be. Lesson learned. Using what they learned, Steubenville (5-1-1) kept the intensity up from start to finish Monday night to pull away ...

Weir Girls Shut Out Red Devils

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A pair of young girls soccer teams having trouble putting the ball in the net met Monday night on the artificial pitch inside Red Devil Stadium. When the final buzzer sounded at the end of 80 minutes, it was visiting Weir High recording a 3-0 shutout of host St. ...

Old Teammates Lead Wheeling Central and Indian Creek in Matchup

WINTERSVILLE — Teammates form a special bond, and it is a bond that can last for the rest of their lives. Cate Calissie and Mackenzie Smith developed a bond when they were teammates at Wheeling Central, however, Monday the two former Maroon Knights were on opposite sides of the pitch. Calissie led the Indian Creek girls’ soccer team into battle against Smith and Wheeling Central. The Redskins struck first less than nine minutes into the match, however, the Maroon Knights tallied the final two goals and they withstood a late charge by the Redskins en route to a 2-1 victory at ...

Central Hangs On To Beat Bellaire

WHEELING — Riley Watkins ran for 182 yards and two touchdowns, Braden McWreath caught a 35-yard go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights hung on to beat Bellaire 26-20 in front of a capacity crowd at Bishop Schmitt Field. Central moves to a perfect ...

Monarchs Fall To Indians 49-21

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — It all pivoted on one yard, on the goalline, on fourth down. If John Marshall protected those three feet, then the Monarchs would have the ball back down just a touchdown, 21-14, and with all the momentum on the road at Bridgeport. If Bridgeport gained it, the lead ...

Blue Dons Blowout Undefeated Bulldogs

WEIRTON — First-year Madonna head football coach Mauro Monz didn’t know how to gauge his team after its opening win at Hancock, Md., last week. He has a better idea after Friday night. The Blue Dons debuted at home with a resounding, 40-6, victory over visiting and previously undefeated ...