BRIDGEPORT — It may have taken Beallsville a little while to get going Wednesday night, but once the Blue Devils did there was no stopping them. It took the visitors 33 minutes to capture a 27-25 first-set marathon over homestanding Bridgeport that propelled them to their second prep ...

CONNORVILLE — Barnesville has proven time and time again that it’s one of the area’s top cross country programs. Though the sample size is small, the Shamrocks look like they’re going to be quite solid once again in 2022. Veteran head coach Mark Brown watched his team sweep the titles ...

MORRISTOWN — A pair of western Belmont County prep volleyball teams with high expectations and 1-0 records met Tuesday night inside ‘The Hangar’ on the campus of Union Local. The host Jets moved to 2-0 with a clean sweep of the Shamrocks by scores of 25-17, 25-17 and 25-10 in the first ...

MARTINS FERRY — The Purple Riders have already matched their win total from a season ago and it’s only week one. After finishing 1-9 in 2021, Martins Ferry gutted out a thrilling 27-23 win over visiting Shadyside Friday night for the 720th win in program history. It was also win No. 1 in ...

BELLAIRE — Erica Miller had never beaten Shadyside in her five-year tenure as head volleyball coach at Bellaire. It didn’t look like that was going to happen again as the two Ohio 7 rivals opened the 2022 season Monday night. However, how fast things can change. After losing the first two ...

MARTINS FERRY — Martins Ferry has 720 victories in its storied football history. First-year head coach and Purple Rider alum Justin Kropka picked up his first as head coach Friday night. Kropka, a 1994 graduate of MFHS, watched his squad rally from a 10-point halftime deficit by outscoring ...