OVAC Soccer Semifinals Are Set

September 21, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The OVAC Soccer Championships will begin Monday with semifinals on the girls side. The boys semifinals are set for Tuesday. The championships will be contested on Saturday at three different sites. GIRLS Beaver Local (Class 5A), St. Clairsville (Class 4A) and Wheeling Central (Class 1A/3A) secured top seeds and will host matches Monday against fourth-seeded teams. The Beavers (8-1) welcome Steubenville (5-4-2) to East Liverpool, while the Red Devils (10-2) host Oak Glen (7-4) at Red Devil Stadium and the Maroon Knights entertain Shenandoah (5-3) at the J.B. ...

Michael Hawkins Jr.’s 5 total touchdowns lead WVU football to upset win over No. 25 Virginia

September 20, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On third and 5, No. 25 Virginia sent the house on West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. Hawkins had two defenders in his face, but before he was hit, he chucked the ball deep down the sideline. "I knew it had to get out quick," Hawkins said. Wide receiver Jaden ...

Justin Jackson: WVU defense comes up big against Virginia

September 20, 2026

MORGANTOWN – The headlines will be about WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. today, deservedly so. He danced, dashed and befuddled No. 25 Virginia on Saturday night inside Bank of America Stadium to the tune of 190 yards passing and 123 yards on the ground. He accounted for five ...

Brandon Lowe’s go-ahead homer in the 8th lifts the Pirates past the Royals, 6-5

September 20, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. Lowe jumped on a pitch from Steven Cruz (2-4) and sent it into the seats in right field for his 33rd homer of the season, ...

Smith sets Ohio State career receiving mark as 6th-ranked Buckeyes roll past Kent State 59-3

September 20, 2026

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jeremiah Smith became Ohio State's career receiving yardage leader, Ja'Kobi Jackson scored twice and the sixth-ranked Buckeyes rolled to a 59-3 victory over Kent State on Saturday. Ohio State (2-1) took immediate control, scoring on its first four drives as it ...

No. 1 University Earns 4-0 Start With 66-0 Win Over Wheeling Park

September 19, 2026

MORGANTOWN - University High School head football coach Eric Snyder surely loved what he saw from his offense during Friday night’s dominant victory over Wheeling Park, but he may love what he saw from his defense even more. The No. 1 Hawks continued their red-hot start to 2026 with a 66-0 ...