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Fast start propels Big Red to win

EAST LIVERPOOL — Steubenville, which returned the bulk of its team which reached the D3 regional semifinals last season, jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first 53 seconds of the game and never looked back in rolling to a 99-68 running clock win over a youthful East Liverpool squad in Potter ...

WVU women roll to 97-51 victory over Mercyhurst

No. 25 West Virginia didn’t play with its food Friday night and rolled Mercyhurst, scoring its most points this season.  The Mountaineers beat the Lakers 97-51, bouncing back nicely after two straight losses to Ohio State and Villanova over the past two weeks. WVU advances to 7-2 on the ...

Union Local storms back to top Indian Creek, 58-47

WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek boys’ basketball appeared to be in control against Union Local as the Redskins led by eight points in the third quarter. Trailing by eight, the Jets decided to ratchet up the pressure, and it paid big dividends as Union Local built a 13-point advantage in ...

Big Red’s Cole Bowers will continue kicking at Army

STEUBENVILLE — Friday morning was a special day for Steubenville’s Cole Bowers. The Big Red senior, surrounded by family, friends, coaches, teammates, classmates and friends, made it official when he signed his NCAA National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic careers ...

Prep roundups

Edison wins big over Southern Local SALINEVILLE — The Edison boys basketball team rolled to a 71-34 win over Southern Local on Friday night.  The Wildcats were led by 20 points from Bryce Rogers, while Kyle Long netted 13 and Isaiah Filburn 12.  Buckeye Local falls to Beaver ...

Nailers glide past Gargoyles, 3-1

WHEELING — The line of Craig Armstrong, Randy Hernández, and Zach Urdahl was tremendous for the Wheeling Nailers on Friday night, as they opened a three-game home series against the Greensboro Gargoyles at WesBanco Arena. Armstrong lit the lamp twice, Hernandez dished out a pair of assists, ...