MOUNDSVILLE — Mark Cisar’s first game as head coach of the John Marshall football team resulted in a narrow 16-14 setback to a talented University squad under the Friday night lights of Monarch Stadium. However, the battle also gave the Monarchs a reason to believe in what lies ahead for ...

SHADYSIDE — Just as it had in an opening game loss at Martins Ferry, Shadyside spent much of Friday night’s opening half shooting themselves in the foot against visiting Shenandoah. Penalties, a lack of a running game and overall mistakes were enough to put interim head coach Mike ...

MARTINS FERRY — The Justin Kropka Era is off to a rousing start in Purple Land. After registering a come-from-behind win over Shadyside in its season opener, Martins Ferry rolled to a 43-13 OHSAA mercy-rule triumph over Leetonia Friday night at the Dave Bruney Football Complex, in ...

MORRISTOWN — It certainly wasn’t the start that Union Local had envisioned. The ending was a little more like it, however. Before the Jets had even taken the field Friday night to take on Buckeye Local, they had been assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when the band director was ...

NEW PHILADELPHIA—Big Red squared its all-time series with New Philadelphia thanks to a hard-fought 20-0 victory Friday inside Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium. After a slow start, Steubenville’s offense found its rhythm in the second quarter and turned three straight possessions into the ...

A wild fourth quarter featuring six TDs, back-to-back kickoff returns for touchdowns and the biggest comeback in the Fred Ray coaching era at Bridgeport High left the homestanding Monroe Central Seminoles stunned Friday night. The inspirational 50-44 win for the 2-0 record Bulldogs came ...