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High School Sports

Hoover Runs for 319, 7 TDs for Buckeye Local

YORKVILLE - Records are not always an accurate barometer of a football team’s quality. Case-in-point: Buckeye Local. Jim Hoover’s physical Panthers entered Friday night’s game at World War II Memorial Stadium against Monroe Central with a deceptive 1-3 mark. Those three blemishes all ...

Inagural Switzerland of Ohio Coaching School Coming to River

HANNIBAL — The expression that ‘knowledge is power’ applies to all facets of life. Run through the list of careers and there isn’t one where a person can know too much or ever quit learning in his or her craft. As it pertains to sports and specifically high school coaches, the ...

Harrison Central Beats Skidding East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool losing skid continues as the Potters fell to Harrison Central, 31-7, Friday night. East Liverpool (1-4) has lost its last four games. There’s really only one word that fits with the East Liverpool football program right now. “Right now, those kids ...

Prep Roundup: Paden City Grabs 1st Win

PARKERSBURG — Joey Baker took the opening kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown and the Paden City Wildcats grabbed their first win of the season, 61-8, over rebuilding Parkersburg Catholic. “The guys came strong out of the gate and executed the gameplan,” Paden City coach Robert Price said ...

Goodrich Leads Wheeling Park to Three-Peat in 5A

WHEELING — The finish did not have the same level of drama as last year, but the satisfaction was just as sweet as Gavin Goodrich and the Wheeling Park Patriots defended their OVAC 5A golf title Thursday afternoon on the Jones Course at Speidel Golf Club. Goodrich won the 5A individual ...

Linsly Fires 10-Under 274 For 3A Crown

WHEELING — Combining perfect conditions, a course that’s gettable and extremely high stakes usually results in entertaining golf. Those ingredients resulted in the perfect recipe for just that during Thursday’s OVAC Class 3A Golf Championship at a sun-splashed Crispin Course inside ...