MORRISTOWN – After staging a stunning rally to upset defending Ohio Division VI state champion Monroe Central last Friday, Bridgeport ran out of miracles Tuesday night. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs (17-7) trailed No. 5 Buckeye Trail (20-3) by 17 points (39-22) midway through the third quarter ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Park and Brooke each had dual causes for celebration on Tuesday as the OVAC 5A Swimming awards were released. Wheeling Park head coach Mike Cook was named Boys 5A Coach of the Year, and Brooke head coach Derek Wayne was named Girls 5A Coach of the Year. The Patriots’ Molly George and Bruins’ Faith Farrell, meanwhile, were both awarded Girls 5A Swimmer of the Year. For Cook, the honor made for back-to-back OVAC coach of the year awards. “It’s nice to be acknowledged and recognized in this situation because it’s voted on by the other 5A coaches in ...
MARTINS FERRY - Backyard rivals River and Frontier navigated up Ohio 7 Tuesday night to square off in their OHSAA D-VII District semifinal contest in the Purple City. The two teams split their two regular-season games. The rubber game, however, was all Pilots as Coach Mark Romick’s charges dominated from start to finish in pocketing a 56-45 triumph at Tolbert Gymnasium. River rolled to a 14-1 lead midway through the opening quarter and was never seriously challenged the balance of the night. “I am extremely pleased on how we played tonight,” Romick beamed. “Both offensively ...
KINGWOOD — A go-ahead putback gave the homestanding Preston Knights a 59-57 victory over the Wheeling Park Patriots on Monday in a regular season make-up game, and with a postseason rematch on the horizon. Preston’s Easton Hayes scored the game-winning basket after an offensive rebound. Hayes scored a game-high 19 points. JD Williams led Wheeling Park with 18, while Jordan Beck-James scored 16 and Josh Huffman scored 14 for the Patriots. The Patriots trailed 26-23 at halftime and led 45-44 going into the fourth quarter. The Patriots and Knights will meet each other again ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A coach wants his team to be playing its best when tournament time rolls around. Although it lost by a wide margin to close the regular season, St. Clairsville’s schedule has prepared it for the postseason. The top-seeded Red Devils (16-7) led wire-to-wire Saturday ...
MORRISTOWN — The Union Local boys basketball squad’s season came to a close on Saturday with a defeat to the visiting Ridgewood Generals in the first round of the OHSAA Division V East 1 sectional playoffs. Ridgewood survived and advanced in a 54-45 victory Saturday inside The Hangar, ...
