STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville Big Red football team has been in the state final four in each of the last two seasons. As they begin a quest for a third straight regional title and another journey toward December football, a lot has changed. Steubenville moved back to Division III ...
SHADYSIDE — Coming off a pair of 3-8 seasons, in which coach Mike Kernik’s Tigers did manage to keep their 19-year playoff run alive, Shadyside must replace its entire offensive backfield and a pair of big-play wide receivers entering the 2024 campaign. “We finished 3-8 both of the ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It was a “terrific year” for the St. Clairsville Red Devils in 2023, said longtime head coach Brett McLean, and one that St. C. did not take for granted. “I was really excited for our seniors last year. They had a terrific year– went 9-3 overall, won a Buckeye 8 ...
MARTINS FERRY – While the numbers might be slightly down from a season ago, the talent level certainly isn’t at Martins Ferry. The Purple Riders return 20 letterwinners from a team that went 5-5 in the regular season before dropping a Division VI, Region 23 playoff encounter to East ...
When one of the OHSAA’s smallest football-playing schools graduates 11 off a squad which earned a Division-VII playoff berth, is waving a white flag in order the following season? Not at Beallsville High, where head coach and West Liberty U. product Rusty Bondy begins his fourth season ...
TORONTO — A new era of Toronto football is here as Jaret Aubiel makes his way into the big chair. Aubiel, who served as an assistant coach for the Red Knights last season, has taken over the reins of the program from Josh Franke, who left to become the head coach at Westerville ...