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Crusaders blank Indian Creek for home victory

STEUBENVILLE - The Catholic Central boys' soccer team was able to create plenty of chances against Jefferson County rival Indian Creek in the first half, but the Crusaders were unable to find the back of the net. That changed in the second half. The Blue-and-Gold netted an early goal in the second half, and the boys in blue ended up pulling away for a 4-0 victory Wednesday night down at the Tony Recinella Soccer Field. "I thought we controlled a lot of the possession in the first half," Catholic Central (5-5-4) head coach Steve Kopcha said. "We just were not able to score. At ...

Prep Roundups

VOLLEYBALL OAK GLEN FALLS TO UNBEATEN FERRY NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen volleyball team was not able to knock Martins Ferry from the ranks of the unbeaten on Wednesday night as the defending W.Va. Class AA state champs dropped a match to the Ohio state-ranked Purple Riders in three sets, 14-25, 18-25, 17-25. The Golden Bears are now 21-9 while the Purple Riders stayed perfect at 19-0. For Oak Glen, Mikalyn Balch had nine kills and seven, Naomi Ayers had seven kills, Caetlyn Six and Audrina May had two kills each. Bryson Adams had 10 assists and four digs. Kendall Six had 11 ...

Guardians beat the White Sox 9-3 to avoid elimination

CHICAGO (AP) — Jo Adell and José Ramírez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday. Adell's three-run triple gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead in the third ...

Day explains how freshmen get playing time

COLUMBUS – One of Ohio State's freshmen was already sort of a legend before he got to Columbus. Another one arrived with Legend as a part of his name. The freshmen on OSU's roster have had varying degrees of success so far this season. Nickel corner Jay Timmons, who became a starter by the second game of the season, is the success story of the group. Players like 5-star wide receiver Chris Henry Jr., probably the most well-known name nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, and receiver Brock Boyd have gotten significant playing time. Others, like running back Legend Bey and ...

Ramírez’s all-around performance helps the Guardians avoid elimination

CHICAGO (AP) — Pretty typical game for José Ramírez, and that was a big deal for the Cleveland Guardians. Ramírez broke out of his batting slump Wednesday, helping Cleveland avoid a sweep in its AL Division Series against the Chicago White Sox. The seven-time All-Star had two hits, ...

WVU DC Zac Alley making changes to put defense back on track 

West Virginia football has its weekly press conferences on Tuesday around noon. Rich Rodriguez goes first for around 20 minutes, followed by defensive coordinator Zac Alley, and then select players. Usually, everyone looks forward to hearing what Rodriguez has to say, but for the second straight week, all eyes and ears were on Alley. Alley walked to the stage with his hat on, shading his eyes. He usually keeps his facial hair well-groomed, but you could tell it wasn’t tended to. It’s been a rough two weeks. “It’s hard to sleep currently,” Alley said. “I’m not doing a lot ...