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Lucas fends off the Crusaders

STEUBENVILLE — After getting into an early hole, Catholic Central showed a lot of fight during Saturday night's season opener against Lucas. Unfortunately for the youthful Crusaders, however, they made a few too many mistakes to complete the comeback against the more experienced Cubs, who ...

Wheeling Central rallies past Big Red

EAST WHEELING – With a West Virginia Class A/AA state championship on its resume from last fall, the Wheeling Central girls’ soccer team knows it is going to get every opponent’s best shot. Saturday on the artificial pitch at the sun-soaked J.B. Chambers Memorial Field on 16th Street, ...

Martins Ferry spoils Big Red’s home opener

STEUBENVILLE - Momentum plays a vital role in a volleyball match, and it is common for there to be big swings in momentum throughout a match, however, that was not the case for the Big Red volleyball team against Martins Ferry. The senior-laden Purple Riders got off to a fast start in the match, and the visitors from Belmont County kept the momentum on their side for the majority of the match as Martins Ferry swept Big Red, 25-8, 25-9, 25-16, in Big Red's home-opening match Saturday afternoon inside the Crimson Center. With the win, the Purple Riders are 1-0 on the season, while Big ...

Prep Roundups

SOCCER BROOKE BLANKS EDISON WELLSBURG - The Brooke boys soccer team topped visiting Edison on Saturday to get in the win column. The Bruins had a pair of multi-goal performances on the way to a 6-0 win over the Wildcats, improving their early season mark to 1-1-0. For Brooke, Jacob High and Jaxon Johnson each contributed two goals, while Johnson also had an assists. Giacomo Dall'omo and Cooper Wiley also had a goal each. Dall'omo, Jacob Johnson and Kai Bowers had an assist each. Bronson Pack made six saves in net for the shutout for the Bruins. Edison keeper Ronin Hartman ...

Dodgers extend winning streak with sweep of Pirates

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their sixth straight game by easing past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday. Snell (2-1) has won consecutive starts and the Dodgers have been victorious in each of his three appearances in August ...