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VOLLEYBALL CREEK TOPS BUCKEYE LOCAL WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek volleyball team avenged an early season loss to Buckeye Local by sweeping the Panthers Thursday evening at home, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20. for their first win of the season. Nina Householder tallied nine digs, six kills and two aces, Danica Stellfox had 10 digs and an ace, Kylie Dray recorded five kills, four blocks and a dig, Phoenyx Vines recorded 16 digs, six aces and a kill, Maddie Moran had 12 assists, four aces, three kills and nine digs and Meghan Pailoemilio had seven assists, five kills, eight digs and an ...

Hawkins showed confidence, should only improve

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football was well on its way to its third touchdown of the game in the early second quarter. Newly announced starting quarterback Oklahoma transfer Michael Hawkins Jr., along with transfer running back Cam Cook, had the offense rolling. On second-and-8, Hawkins kept the ball himself up the middle and bounced to the outside. With the end zone in sight, Hawkins reached for the pylon, but he came up short and had the ball knocked out of his hands and into the back of the end zone. A possible touchdown turned into a touchback for Coastal Carolina. “We ...

Jones, Cruz power the Pirates to a 2-0 win

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CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Jones pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Oneil Cruz added a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game series sweep. The White Sox had just two hits in losing for the eighth time in 11 games. ...

Brooke holds of Weir High, 2-1

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WELLSBURG - The Brooke boys' soccer team controlled the first half as the Bruins netted two goals against rival Weir. The Red Riders turned things around in the second half, however, the Red-and-Black were only able to collect one goal enabling Brooke to hold for a 2-1 victory Thursday night on Paul "Bud" Billiard Field inside Brooke Memorial Stadium. "It was a good win for us tonight," Brooke (2-5-2) head coach Joe Pepe said. "The kids played well. It is always tough when Weir and Brooke play. It is a rivalry. Both teams played hard. We needed this win. We needed this win to keep our ...

Big Red finishes big win over Toronto

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TORONTO — The Big Red volleyball team is learning how to close the show.  After winning the first two sets, Steubenville saw Toronto rally back to win the third and then take a late lead in the fourth.  However, Big Red re-gained the momentum and put together one last, match-clinching ...

Seahawks pick off Drake Maye 3 times to beat Patriots 13-10 in Super Bowl rematch

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SEATTLE (AP) — Backup quarterback Drew Lock led two late scoring drives and the Seattle Seahawks intercepted Drake Maye three times in the fourth quarter to overcome an early injury to starter Sam Darnold and beat the New England Patriots 13-10 on Wednesday night in a Super Bowl rematch. The Seahawks were held to just a field goal through three quarters as Lock and the offense struggled to move the ball after Darnold injured his hip on the opening drive. But the costly interceptions by last season's MVP runner-up turned the tide and made sure that the banner-raising night would end ...