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Masoner’s Grand Slam Lifts University To First OVAC Softball Championship

ELM GROVE – One mighty swing of the bat Thursday propelled University High to its first-ever OVAC Tom Bechtel Class 5A softball championship. With the second-seeded Hawks (20-5) trailing No. 1 John Marshall 1-0 in the top of the third, the Monarchs (23-5) elected to intentionally walk ...

Beaver Local Captures First Conference Crown In 25 Years

NEW MANCHESTER — Based on what they saw her do in last week’s semifinal win over Oak Glen, Weir High knew Beaver Local ace Addie Thurik has potential to be a handful when they met Thursday night in the OVAC Class 4A championship game. A handful indeed. The sophomore who entered the ...

Wheeling Central Wins 14th Straight With Victory Over Ferry

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Wheeling Central has been rolling through their regular season, winning their last 13 games heading into Thursday’s game against Martins Ferry in the St. Clairsville Jr. Sports Complex. The Maroon Knights made it 14 in a row with a 10-0 victory over the Purple Riders in ...

March Madness Tournaments Will Expand To 76 Teams Each Starting Next Season

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new, 76-team ...

High School Roundup: Union Local Blasts Dragons; Bellaire Shuts Out Pilots

MORRISTOWN – Brody Gregor scattered three singles, struck out three and walked three in pitching the Jets past the visiting Dragons, 15-4. He threw 68 pitches, of which 40 were strikes. Evan Poziviak drove in three runs with a trio of singles, while Kam Gordon doubled in two more. Eli ...