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JM, Shadyside team winners at Brooke’s Bryan Fritz Memorial Invitational

WELLSBURG - The gold medals are heading south. The John Marshall boys' cross country team and the Shadyside girls' team captured the team titles at the 2026 Bryan Fritz Memorial Invitational Wednesday evening at Brooke. The boys from Marshall County brought home the team title with 28 points. Following John Marshall in the team standings were Wheeling Park with 55, Big Red with 64 and Weir with 74. Those four teams were the only ones with team scores as Brooke, Harrison Central, Shadyside, Linsly, Magnolia, Toronto, Catholic Central and Cameron did not record a team point. While ...

Prep Roundups

GOLF EDISON BOYS TOP BIG RED BERGHOLZ — The Edison boys golf team got a big win over Steubenville Big Red on Wednesday in a nine-hole duel at Spring Hills, 174-180. While the Wildcats topped the team scores, Big Red had the match medalist as Jaggar Rawson fired a low score of 39. Edison was led by Xander Haught with a 42, Jordan Everhart and Beckett Dopp each with a 43, Dylan Long and Liam Bissett each with a 46 and Ayden Stacey with a 48. Also for Big Red, Patrick Jenkins fired a 40, Noah Kokiko a 47, Max Henderson and Brody Becker each a 54 and Lucas Sutton a 63. Big ...

Heyward calls franchise tag ‘stupid’ as Steelers near a deadline with Porter

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward is over the franchise tag. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle said Wednesday that the mechanism which lets teams retain control over their players beyond the length of their current contract is "stupid." "It hampers players," the seven-time Pro Bowler said. "Why should any team be able to take advantage of a player for one year?" The questions came as the Steelers and cornerback Joey Porter Jr. close in on a deadline for getting a new deal done before the season starts. Porter is in the final year of his rookie contract. The club has a ...

8-run inning lifts Orioles past Guardians 9-5

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Beavers had two hits and three RBIs in an eight-run third inning that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 Wednesday night. Coby Mayo tacked on a sixth-inning homer for the Orioles, who had lost seven of eight before cranking up their ...

Day talks preparation for Texas

Five things Ryan Day talked about Tuesday in his weekly press conference when he previewed No. 1 Ohio State’s game at No. 4 Texas on Saturday: • Ohio State’s offensive line will be evaluated this week in practice to see if there might need to be any changes in personnel or positions. Looking back at last Saturday’s 56-3 win over Ball State, Day said, “There was some good but some other things we’ve got to improve on. I think early on we didn’t run the ball the way we wanted to and then it opened up better in the second half. “So we will continue to evaluate that ...

Players stepping up after early WVU defensive line injuries

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia defensive lineman Darius Wiley was rushing Deuce Bailey in the fourth quarter of the season-opener against Coastal Carolina. He had a strong camp and was making an impact in just the first game of the season. Wiley was rushing like he always had, but tweaked his leg, which turned into a gruesome injury. Trainers immediately came to his aid, threw towels over to hide the injury, and eventually, Wiley was carted off. Rich Rodriguez announced Monday night on his radio show that Wiley was done for the year. Defensive tackle Corey McIntyre Jr. watched as his ...