STEUBENVILLE — Controlling the momentum swings in a volleyball match can be key. The Big Red volleyball team was able to do just that Thursday night to finish a city rivalry sweep. After getting down big in the first set against Catholic Central, Big Red battled back. Though they were ...
STEUBENVILLE - The Big Red boys soccer team created a plethora of scoring chances against John Marshall. Ultimately, a pair of hat tricks led the way offensively for the hosts as Big Red defeated the Monarchs, 8-2, in the OVAC Class 5A Consolation Final Thursday evening on Reno Saccoccia Field inside historic Harding Stadium. The visitors took an early lead on a penalty kick, however, the hosts responded and answered with four goals in the first half to build a three-goal advantage heading into halftime. "We came out flat," Big Red (8-3-1) head coach Greg Bowers. "When you lose a ...
FOOTBALL MADONNA FALLS AT MATHEWS VIENNA — The Madonna football team dropped a 41-7 loss on the road at Mathews on Thursday night. The game was changed to a road game after previously being set to be played at Oak Glen as a Blue Dons home game. The Mustangs opened a 21-0 lead after the first quarter before Madonna got on the board in the second quarter. The hosts led 34-7 at halftime. Mathews, in the thick of the the Division VI playoff race in Ohio, improves to 4-2. The loss is the third-straight for the Blue Dons and drops them to 1-4 at the midpoint of the season. ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ronny Simon raced home on Spencer Horwitz's eighth inning sacrifice fly and the Pittsburgh Pirates assured themselves of the club's first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Simon reached on a walk by Ryne Stanek ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. "definitely" sees himself playing at some point this season. When that is, even Porter doesn't know, though he didn't rule out making his 2026 debut on Sunday against Cincinnati. The fourth-year pro sat out each of Pittsburgh's first two games. Coach Mike McCarthy held him out of the opener against Atlanta that McCarthy said was his decision. Porter than watched a loss in New England last weekend from the sideline because of back pain. All of it has been set against a backdrop of stalled contract negotiations ...
BOSTON (AP) — Angel Martínez homered and Joey Cantillo threw five one-hit innings in a bulk relief role as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Cleveland is guaranteed at least an American ...
