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Huskies have another tall task hosting Martins Ferry

CADIZ – Harrison Central (1-3) will celebrate Hall of Fame Night on Friday when Martins Ferry visits in high school football action. However, it will also be a homecoming of sorts. The last time Purple Riders’ head coach Justin Kropka coached a game on Wagner Field, he was the head coach of the Huskies, and defeated River View, 34-14, in week nine of the 2017 season. “Colby was my original ballboy. He grew up on that field and probably threw his first-ever pass there,” Kropka said of his son who is now the senior quarterback at Martins Ferry. “It’s probably more special ...

Wheeling Central battles back to top Big Red in five

STEUBENVILLE — Coming into Tuesday's volleyball match up between Wheeling Central and Big Red, both coaches expected a battle. A battle it was indeed. After falling behind in the match with a tough 26-24 loss in a third set battle that was tied 15 times, the visiting Maroon Knights ...

Park comes back to edge Big Red, 2-1

STEUBENVILLE - Scoring first is something soccer teams strive to do when they step out onto the pitch. The Big Red boys' soccer team were able to do just that against unbeaten Wheeling Park, however, the Patriots netted the final two goals to come away with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night on ...

Beaver Local earns hard-fought win over Big Red

CALCUTTA — Coming off an appearance in the Div. IV state semifinals last season, the bar remains high for the Beaver Local girls soccer team. With its two biggest threats back on offense, the Beavers have picked up where they left off last season. On Tuesday against Steubenville Big Red, ...

Prep Roundups

GIRLS SOCCER CREEK WINS FOURTH-STRAIGHT WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek girls soccer team continued its winning streak and got to the .500 mark, blanking visiting Union Local 8-0 on Tuesday night for their fourth-straight win. The Redskins (5-5) got five goals from Kaydence Walker, while Carsyn Brown, Maryn Barcalow and Chloe Flesher each tallied a goal. Creek looks to keep its winning streak going on Thursday when they host Cambridge. VOLLEYBALL OAK GLEN SWEEPS WEIR NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen volleyball team earned a sweep of visiting county rival Weir High on ...

WVU has one less worry with Cassidy at placekicker

MORGANTOWN — There’s not a lot of automatics in college football anymore. There’s uncertainty about whether players will transfer or not, if a Power Four school could actually beat a Group of Six school, or if NFL players can play in college again. Through the first two games of West Virginia’s football season, there are still uncertainties as well. Will the defense be fixed? How will the run game look against a high-caliber defense? But there’s one certainty, and that comes from special teams. It’s still early, but at this point, you can pencil in that for every ...