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Red Knights pull away from Edison to stay undefeated

TORONTO - The Toronto and Edison football teams slugged out for 48 minutes as the two teams traded big play after big play. It was a one-point game after three quarters, however, the Red Knights tallied two touchdowns in the fourth to pull away for a 40-25 victory against the Wildcats Friday night inside Clarke Hinkle Field. "It is a big rivalry," Toronto (6-0) head coach Jaret Aubiel said. "Momentum is a big thing. The kids battled for four quarters. We were able to win it in the late rounds." The Wildcats put up a fight from the opening whistle to the last one. "Our kids played ...

Bruins get big win, fending off Beavers

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local had a chance to wipe the bad taste out of its mouth after a narrow loss to unbeaten Salem last week, but the Brooke Bruins had something else to say. Using a bruising rushing attack led by Cole Bolen's 18 carries for 177 yards with three touchdowns coupled with ...

Football Roundups

WEIR HIGH’S COMEBACK FALLS SHORT WEIRTON — The Weir High football team battled back from a big deficit and had its best offensive output of the season on Friday night, but ultimately came up a little short in dropping a 49-35 loss to visiting Tyler Consolidated Friday night at Jimmy Carey Stadium. The Red Riders (0-5) trailed 28-6 at one point before mounting a rally in the second half. Weir High hits the road next week with a trip to Keyser. OAK GLEN WINS BIG OVER BUCKEYE NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen football team got back in the win column on Friday night, rolling to ...

Skenes undaunted after not meeting his own expectations

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes is only too aware of the impossibly high bar he set for himself during his first two years in the major leagues. And while his third didn't come particularly close to meeting it, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace doesn't view 2026 as a failure. "I'm not going to ...

Oak Glen alum Patterson making his mark at West Liberty

WEST LIBERTY — Last season, West Liberty’s Hunter Patterson earned the MEC Offensive Player of the Year award, finishing with 1,637 yards from scrimmage and 20 total touchdowns. It was a spectacular year for the Chester, W.Va. native, who tied program single-game records with five rushing ...

Guardians heading back to the postseason, but the job isn’t done just yet

BOSTON (AP) — Jo Adell isn't much of a sparkling wine guy. "I am tonight," said the outfielder with a smile from inside a joyous visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park on Thursday night as the Cleveland Guardians celebrated after earning their third straight trip to the playoffs with a 1-0 win ...