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Brooke holds of Weir High, 2-1

WELLSBURG - The Brooke boys' soccer team controlled the first half as the Bruins netted two goals against rival Weir. The Red Riders turned things around in the second half, however, the Red-and-Black were only able to collect one goal enabling Brooke to hold for a 2-1 victory Thursday night on Paul "Bud" Billiard Field inside Brooke Memorial Stadium. "It was a good win for us tonight," Brooke (2-5-2) head coach Joe Pepe said. "The kids played well. It is always tough when Weir and Brooke play. It is a rivalry. Both teams played hard. We needed this win. We needed this win to keep our ...

Prep Roundups

VOLLEYBALL CREEK TOPS BUCKEYE LOCAL WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek volleyball team avenged an early season loss to Buckeye Local by sweeping the Panthers Thursday evening at home, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20. for their first win of the season. Nina Householder tallied nine digs, six kills and two aces, Danica Stellfox had 10 digs and an ace, Kylie Dray recorded five kills, four blocks and a dig, Phoenyx Vines recorded 16 digs, six aces and a kill, Maddie Moran had 12 assists, four aces, three kills and nine digs and Meghan Pailoemilio had seven assists, five kills, eight digs and an ...

Jones, Cruz power the Pirates to a 2-0 win

CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Jones pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, Oneil Cruz added a solo home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game series sweep. The White Sox had just two hits in losing for the eighth time in 11 games. ...

Hawkins showed confidence, should only improve

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football was well on its way to its third touchdown of the game in the early second quarter. Newly announced starting quarterback Oklahoma transfer Michael Hawkins Jr., along with transfer running back Cam Cook, had the offense rolling. On second-and-8, Hawkins kept the ball himself up the middle and bounced to the outside. With the end zone in sight, Hawkins reached for the pylon, but he came up short and had the ball knocked out of his hands and into the back of the end zone. A possible touchdown turned into a touchback for Coastal Carolina. “We ...

Valdez homers, Pirates use 8 pitchers in win over White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hit a solo shot, rookie Konnor Griffin singled in two runs in Pittsburgh's three-run seventh inning and the Pirates held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to ...

JM, Shadyside team winners at Brooke’s Bryan Fritz Memorial Invitational

WELLSBURG - The gold medals are heading south. The John Marshall boys' cross country team and the Shadyside girls' team captured the team titles at the 2026 Bryan Fritz Memorial Invitational Wednesday evening at Brooke. The boys from Marshall County brought home the team title with 28 points. Following John Marshall in the team standings were Wheeling Park with 55, Big Red with 64 and Weir with 74. Those four teams were the only ones with team scores as Brooke, Harrison Central, Shadyside, Linsly, Magnolia, Toronto, Catholic Central and Cameron did not record a team point. While ...