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Crusaders topple top seed to reach district final

ZANESVILLE — The Catholic Central girls soccer team is headed to the district championship game. The Crusaders went on the road and pulled an upset of top seed Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans on Monday evening with a 2-1 victory in the Division V, East District semifinals. The Crusaders, ...

WVU’s defense being torched by big plays, has a lot to fix

On UCF’s opening drive of the game Saturday, Knights quarterback Tayven Jackson stepped up and hit a wide-open Chris Domercant for a 40-yard touchdown. West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez was shaking his head. The next drive, Jackson found Domercant wide-open once again for a 34-yard ...

Buckeyes have running game questions

Ohio State’s defense was the dominant force it has been all season in a 34-0 win at Wisconsin on Saturday. OSU’s passing game, with Julian Sayin completing 36 of 42 passes for 393 yards and four touchdowns, was the sparkling centerpiece of the offense for the No.1 Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0 Big ...

Locals advance from district XC meet

CAMBRIDGE — Although there was a crispness to the air Saturday morning, it didn’t stop several cross country teams from heating up the 5,000-meter course at the Ohio Division III and IV District Meets at Cambridge High School. DIVISION IV Bellaire continued to dominate in this division ...

Roberts takes over Buckeye Local’s boys program

CONNORVILLE — Official high school basketball practice in Ohio is nearing. With that as a backdrop, Buckeye Local has a new head boys’ hoop coach. Stevie Roberts has been named head coach for the Panthers. He is well groomed for the post as he is a former player and assistant coach with ...