MARTINS FERRY – When week 10 of the high school football season rolls around in Belmont County, eastern Ohio or the entire Buckeye State, it means SPARKY week. Although the first game was played in 1905 and has been annually contested since 1916, since 1964, Bellaire and Martins Ferry have ...
BARNESVILLE – There’s a lot more than just bragging rights in western Belmont County at stake Friday night when Barnesville hosts Union Local at Shamrock Stadium to close out the high school football regular season. The Shamrocks (9-0) will be looking to go 10-0 for the third time in the ...
SHADYSIDE — Every coach wants their team to get better throughout the football season, playing their best ball in the biggest games. Both Shadyside (8-1) and Monroe Central (6-3) believe that to be the case with their teams. Friday at Fleming Field, though, only one team will have a win to ...
WHEELING — As far as postseason openers, it doesn’t get much smoother than the Wheeling Central boys soccer squad’s Wednesday on 16th Street Field. Central cruised to a 10-0 mercy-rule win over St. Marys as the Maroon Knights embarked on another postseason expedition after making it ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – There certainly was no OVAC Championship hangover for the St. Clairsville volleyball team on Wednesday night. The third-seeded Red Devils (19-3) were fresh off a Class 4A victory over rival Martins Ferry on Saturday, but they made quick work of No. 14 Harrison Central in ...
Retired Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Huggins has a “progressive cognitive condition" that has started to impact his memory "and aspects of his daily life,” his family said. Huggins’ family released a statement on his health in coordination with the University of Cincinnati ...
