Toronto gets revenge with sweep at Big Red

September 23, 2026

STEUBENVILLE - The Toronto volleyball team got its revenge against Jefferson County rival Steubenville. Big Red won the first matchup in four sets on the road, however, the Red Knights were able to turn the tables in the second meeting between the two teams this season. Toronto converted down the stretch to win the first two sets before pulling away in the third en route to sweeping Big Red, 25-22, 25-20, 25-11, Tuesday night inside the Crimson Center. "The girls came out ready to go," Toronto (11-2) head coach Shannon Bahen said. "This was a game our girls wanted. This was a game ...

Bears stun top-seed UL to reach OVAC final

September 23, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Five years ago Oak Glen didn’t have a boys’ soccer team due to the lack of numbers. Fast forward to Saturday and the Golden Bears will be playing for an OVAC Class 4A championship. Tuesday night on the artificial pitch at soggy Red Devil Stadium, fourth-seeded Oak ...

Prep Roundups

September 23, 2026

OVAC SOCCER TOURNAMENT BOYS CLIPPERS CLIP CENTRAL COLUMBIANA — Geoffrey Malcolmson scored with a minute left in the game to lift Columbiana to a 1-0 win over Catholic Central in an OVAC Class 1-3A semifinal at the Ward Athletic Complex on Tuesday night. The Clippers and Crusaders also played to a 0-0 draw on Sept. 17. Columbiana (7-3-1) will play defending champion Wheeling Central at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at Wheeling Island Stadium for the conference title. OVAC CONSOLATION BRUINS TOP TRINITY WELLSBURG – Five different Bruins – Giacomo Dall’omo, Mason Dewitt, ...

Steelers find themselves at an early season crossroads

September 23, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hasn't lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of ...

Jones takes perfect game into the 6th, Pirates top Cardinals 2-0 for 5th straight win

September 23, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise's first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced ...

Guardians top Red Sox, 3-2, helping them stay atop AL Central

September 23, 2026

BOSTON (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off reliever Erik Miller in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Angel Martínez had three hits for ...