TAG: OVAC

Shadyside High School

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 High School

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 High School

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 ...

Brooke High School

WELLSBURG — The Brooke High School football team will take the field with a new head coach for the first time in a decade after Mac McLean stepped down in March following 10 solid seasons in Wellsburg. His replacement? Casey Goff, who has spent the past seven seasons as a Division III ...

Beallsville High School

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 High School

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 ...