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Panthers, Daley learned a lot this season

CONNORVILLE — The Buckeye Local football learned a lot this season as the youthful Panthers gained valuable experience. The Panthers played a brutal schedule this season, and Buckeye Local concluded its season Friday night in the annual V.A.L. E.S Game against Harrison Central. The Huskies jumped out to a big lead and did not look back en route to defeating the Panthers, 68-14, via mercy rule out at Wagner Field. “We tried to shake up our defense,” first-year Buckeye Local (0-10) head coach Hayden Daley said. “We tried to give them a different look, but we executed it poorly. ...

Huskies head into the offseason coming off big win

CADIZ - The Harrison Central football team faced the gauntlet this season, however, the youthful Huskies ended the season on a positive note. Harrison Central took on rival Buckeye Local in the annual V.A.L.E.S. Game last Friday night at home out at Wagner Field, and the Huskies jumped out to a big lead and did not look back en route to defeating the Huskies, 68-14, via mercy rule. The victory enabled the boys from Harrison County to snap their seven-game losing streak. “I would like to say the kids kept working,” Harrison Central (2-8) head coach Anthony Hayes said asked what ...

Big Red’s season ends with close loss to Quakers

STEUBENVILLE — Sometimes it’s just not meant to be. Tuesday night was one of those such nights for the Big Red boys soccer team. Steubenville, the No. 2 seed, battled hard to the end, but saw their season come to an end with a tough, 2-1 loss to No. 3 seed New Philadelphia on the ...

Wheeling Central blanks Oak Glen in regional semi

WHEELING — There’s a simple arithmetic in the heads of the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights boys soccer team. One game at a time, five to the end goal. “It's one of the things we strive for,” Wheeling Central head coach Brian Komorowski said. “It's one of the things that was one ...

AP Player of the Week: Toney’s record-setting outing for Miami earns him honor 2nd time this season

The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 8 of the season: Malachi Toney, Miami The second-year star is player of the week for the second time this season after totaling 194 yards and three touchdowns on a program-record 16 catches in a 52-23 rout of Pittsburgh. He broke the record of 13 that he set against Pitt last year. Toney has had more than 100 yards receiving in five of seven games. His season-high 234 against Stanford in the opener earned him the Week 1 player-of-the-week honor. His performance Saturday made him the 10th Miami player to go over ...

Kindel returns to practice with Pens a week after fainting on team flight

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel returned to practice on Tuesday, a week after the 19-year-old fainted on the team's flight back from Utah. Kindel called what general manager Kyle Dubas described as a vasovagal episode "an interesting experience." The team's plane had just left Salt Lake City on Oct. 20 when Kindel lost consciousness. He was tended to on the flight by the club's medical personnel and spent the night in a Salt Lake City hospital for observation before being cleared to return to Pittsburgh the following day. The club placed ...