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PREP/COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Shamrocks, Jets and Purple Riders Excel at Sectional Wrestling Tournament

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BARNESVILLE — Barnesville, Union Local and Martins Ferry dominated the Ohio Division III sectional wrestling tournament Saturday inside the Greenhouse at Barnesville High School. The three combined to advance three dozen individuals to district action next weekend in the Wigwam at Coshocton High School. The Shamrocks had all 14 wrestlers punch their tickets as they claimed the team title with 295 points, which was 54.5 ahead of the Jets, who have 13 individuals still alive. The Purple Riders finished third with 219 points and had 10 qualifiers. Barnesville crowned half-a-dozen ...

Steubenville Girls’ Season Ends in District Championship Game

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ZANESVILLE — Big Red’s record-setting girls basketball team fought to the very end, but their dream season came to a close Saturday. After trailing by as many as 12 points, Steubenville rallied all the way back to tie the Division III East/Southeast District Championship in the final minute. Chilicothe Unioto, though, scored the final four points to survive for a 55-51 victory inside Zanesville High School’s Winland Gymnasium. “The girls played hard, we knew it was going to be a battle coming in,” Big Red head coach Angie Forte said. “They got an early jump on us, but ...

Martins Ferry Purple Riders Gallop Past Garaway Into Next Round

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MARTINS FERRY — The Purple Riders advanced to the OHSAA D-V regional tournament last winter. Martins Ferry took the first step to returning to the Sweet Sixteen this year by disposing of stubborn Garaway, 53-43, in overtime Saturday night at Tolbert Gymnasium. The sectional title triumph improves Martins Ferry to 15-8 on the campaign. The third-seeded Purple Riders will now take on sixth-seeded Coshocton on Wednesday at a site to be determined by the OHSAA Eastern District Board. The Pirates ended their campaign with a 4-19 mark. “We knew it was going to be this type of game. ...

Big Red Boys Advance Past Dover to District Title Game

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — When everything is on the line in the tournament, records, seeds and regular season meetings do not always mean that much. Saturday night’s East/Southeast District semifinal showdown inside the ECO Center was a perfect example. Despite rolling to a 15-point victory in a regular season meeting, having eight more wins and being the top seed, Steubenville got everything it could handle from upset-minded Dover. However, Big Red had a couple of key runs, made just enough shots down the stretch and fended off the Tornadoes 63-59 to advance to the district title ...

Union Local Girls Drop a Heartbreaker to West Muskingum

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CAMBRIDGE — Just when it appeared as though Union Local was going to make back-to-back appearances in the Ohio Division V Regional girls’ basketball tournament, a Tornado hit. West Muskingum’s Teriauna Brandford connected on a three-point basket from the left wing with one second ...

River Survives And Advances In Overtime

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HANNIBAL - River High’s memorable tournament history has produced some wild finishes over the years, but the Pilots latest at the R.L. Potts gymnasium, might be one for the books. Or at least a closer look at the book. Coach Mark Romick’s third-seeded crew escaped over Conotton Valley, 49-47 in overtime, as a last gasp ‘3’ from the corner by the visitors bounced off the rim at the final horn to send the large home crowd to storm the floor. How the Pilots reached OT can only be described as something never seen in a game as River swished a ‘trey’ at :04 to tie it at ...