Big Red tops Huskies; Edison is next
STEUBENVILLE — It didn’t come as swift or as clean as Big Red coach Fred Heatherington would have liked, but after six-and-a-half innings of action against the Harrison Central Huskies, Steubenville got what it came to Vaccaro Field looking for — another game.
The Red rolled on to the Division II sectional co-final with a 9-4 final over the Huskies, Tuesday night. Steubenville had Harrison on the ropes early, but couldn’t deliver the knockout punch needed to shorten the game.
“We won the right to play again and that’s the important thing,” Heatherington said. “That’s what it’s about, the chance to play another game.”
In the end, it was too much too soon from Big Red and too little too late from Harrison that led to the Huskies’ demise. By the end of the second inning, Big Red led, 7-0, and had peppered the field with nine hits. Harrison Central’s biggest offensive production of the game came with three runs in the seventh inning.
“We don’
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STEUBENVILLE — In their quest for a repeat as sectional champions, the Edison Wildcats took a step forward by defeating Buckeye Local, 10-6, Tuesday, in the Division II baseball tournament at Vaccaro Field.
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Central advances to play Frontier
BRIDGEPORT — Catholic Central’s offense exploded en route to a 22-0 win over Bellaire St. John Tuesday at Niekro Diamond in opening round action of the Ohio Division IV sectional tournament.
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Edison puts an end to Redskins’ year
RICHMOND — Alexis Kunkle got to jog around the bases, while Kayla Marcus had to sprint around them.
In the bottom of the third inning, Kunkle, Edison’s No. 9 hitter, belted a solo home run to center field for the first run of the game.
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RICHMOND — Autumn Bendle provided the pitching, and Alexis Kunkle and Kayla Marcus supplied the offense as the Edison softball team once again advanced to the sectional finals by defeating Indian Creek, 4-0, Tuesday at Jefferson Lake State Park.
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WHEELING — Bellaire St. John Central girls’ track and field coach Robert ‘’Bubba’’ Kapral knew he was up against some tough competition as one of the five finalists for the Wheeling News-Register/Bill Van Horne OVAC Coach of the Year Award during the
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