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Brooke looks to get back in the win column as the playoff push is on

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Brooke football team has had a couple of tough weeks, dropping hard-fought battles with St. Clairsville and John Marshall by a combined three points Brooke had been off to a 4-1 start, and now looks to bounce back and get back in the win column to stay above the .500 mark. Doing so will not be an easy task as the Bruins head north to East Liverpool to take on a Potters team that is on the cusp of the playoffs in Ohio. The opening kick at Patterson Field Friday night is set for 7 p.m. The game has big implications for both sides. For East Liverpool, ...

Crusaders start tourney by stopping Edison

STEUBENVILLE - The Catholic Central girls' soccer team came out ready to play against Jefferson County rival Edison, and the Crusaders were able to bring the game against the Wildcats to an early conclusion. Catholic Central - the No. 2 seed - netted a pair of goals early in the second half bringing the game to an end via mercy rule as the Crusaders topped the seventh-seeded Wildcats, 8-0, in an Ohio Division V Eastern District Quarterfinal Wednesday evening at the Tony Recinella Soccer Field. "It was a very-good day," Catholic Central (11-5-1) head coach Jonathan Hoover said. "We ...

Big Red rolls in tourney opener

STEUBENVILLE — After battling to a draw with Harrison Central in the regular season finale last week, veteran Big Red boys soccer coach Greg Bowers told his team it was time to take care of business.  Take care of business his team did indeed.  Hosting Zanesville in the opening round ...

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin out indefinitely after injuring throwing arm

Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Tuesday night that quarterback Julian Sayin will be out indefinitely after injuring his throwing arm in the fourth quarter Saturday against Indiana. Day did not want to set a timeline for the junior's return, but he left open the possibility that it could be ...

Prep Roundups

TOURNAMENT BOYS SOCCER CRUSADERS SEASON ENDS MAGNOLIA — The Catholic Central boys soccer fell in the opening round of the East District tournament in Division V on Tuesday night, 6-0, at Sandy Valley. Central, the No. 6 seed, ends its season 5-7-5. Sandy Valley, the No. 5 seed, advances to take on No. 2 seed Navarre Fairless on Thursday. CREEK FALLS IN OPENING ROUND ZANESVILLE — Indian Creek's boys soccer team's season ended with an 8-0 loss at top-seeded West Muskingum on Tuesday night. Creek. the No. 15 seed, finished the season while West Muskingum advances to ...

Steelers bring back veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marquez Valdes-Scantling is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers signed the veteran wide receiver to their practice squad on Tuesday ahead of a trip to Paris to take on New Orleans. The 32-year-old Valdes-Scantling spent a portion of the 2025 season in Pittsburgh, catching 10 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown in five games before adding three receptions in a first-round playoff loss to Houston. Pittsburgh is in need of help at wide receiver after Michael Pittman Jr. and Roman Wilson were both placed on injured reserve in the past week, leaving ...