CADIZ — Three players reached double figures, and Harrison Central rode a big third quarter to a 53-40 victory over Catholic Central on Saturday. Junior dandy McKayla Dunkle paced the now 9-4 Huskies with 22 points. Aubrey Corder contributed 14, while Britton Positano added 11, nine coming ...
MAYSVILLE - The Steubenville wrestling team remained perfect in duals, and two of its wrestlers remained perfect on the season, as Big Red dominated a five-team meet Saturday at Maysville. Steubenville flexed its muscles in lopsided victories, scoring 277 points, while its opponents combined ...
MATAMORAS — The Toronto boys basketball team bounced back from a team defeat a night earlier at Catholic Central to down Frontier, 54-43, on Saturday. Brant Reeves led the Red Knights (3-11) with a game-high 22 points, including a 10 for 13 mark from the free-throw line (all in the second ...
STEUBENVILLE — Charles Miller is Catholic Central’s best scorer, and he normally pours in at least 20 points each game in different varieties. He can hit outside drives or drive in the paint. What made his 23-point performance Friday against Toronto special was his work at the free-throw ...
RICHMOND — After a grueling week of playing hard but not getting the results, Indian Creek ended the week in style Friday night. The Redskins, who were playing their fourth game in five nights, got off to a fast start and did not look back, pulling away for a 63-36 win on the road over ...
CONNORVILLE — Jim Hoover spent the 2020 football season working as the defensive coordinator for Buckeye Local. He saw, first hand, the progress that the Panthers made when they won three of their final four games. When the head coaching job came open in December after Roger Herbert ...
CADIZ — The Harrison Central boys basketball team bested Martins Verry, 61-53, on Friday. Kobe Mitchell paced the Huskies (6-3) with 26 points, seven rebounds, seven blocks, four steals and two assists. Jon Vermillion had a dozen points and 10 boards to complete the double-double. Cabot ...
STEUBENVILLE — One of, if not the, best parts of Steubenville’s game is crashing the boards. It is a big reason why Big Red extended its winning streak to six Thursday night over Indian Creek. Its offense struggled, but it won the game in the paint, 57-38. Steubenville head coach Mike ...
From staff reports STEUBENVILLE — The Steubenville girls basketball team came back from a seven-point deficit at the half to dump East Liverpool, 38-36, on Thursday. Lexi Martin led Big Red (6-8) with 14 points, including eight in the final frame. Makayla Abram returned after missing ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff flameout cost offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner and two assistants their jobs. The team announced Thursday it would not renew the contracts of Fichtner, offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett, and secondary coach Tom Bradley following a 48-37 ...
CLEVELAND — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski doesn’t plan a trip downstairs to his basement any time soon. “Those walls were closing in on me,” he said. Stefanski returned to the team’s facility Thursday, 10 days after the first-year coach tested positive for COVID-19 and he was ...
STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville seniors Ethan Pappas and Aaron Ferguson, each ranked fourth in Division II in their respective weight classes, had to claw their way back to defeat the Williams brothers of East Liverpool on Wednesday. In the first of the two marquee matchups, Ferguson trailed ...
BARNESVILLE — The Catholic Central boys basketball team, playing for the first time since Dec. 26, fell in two overtimes to Barnesville, 84-76, on Wednesday. Charles Miller led the Crusaders with a game-high 32 points. Ryan Gorman tallied 19 points, and Vince Carapellotti added 15. Central ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Nolan Patrick missed last season with debilitating migraines and Oskar Lindblom had his shortened in his fight with a rare bone cancer. The only cheers they heard in their comeback games came in the locker room before faceoff in the form of ...
Ryan Day looked tired after Ohio State’s 52-24 loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night. What coach doesn’t look a little tired after a loss is probably a valid question. This seemed like something different, though. Not many coaches actually ...
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield answered every question with thoughtful responses, carefully choosing each word while knowing a wrong one could spark controversy. Cleveland’s quarterback has matured: buttoned-down Baker. Days before the biggest game of his NFL career and another matchup ...
WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek girls basketball team can beat anybody on offense by draining 3-pointers, nailing close-range shots or attacking the rim. Against Steubenville Tuesday night, the Redskins were in attack mode from the opening tip and never let up during their 60-37 ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — There are times in athletics when two teams play their tails off, only for one of them to come up a little short on the final scoreboard. That was the case Tuesday night. Steubenville, which trailed by 10 points early in the third quarter, took its first lead of the night ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — For the second time in as many nights, the East Liverpool boys basketball team beat Indian Creek handily, winning 69-43 on Tuesday night after winning 65-34 Monday night at Indian Creek. “I thought it was pretty cool,” East Liverpool coach Nate Conley said about the ...
CONNORVILLE — Buckeye Local celebrated senior night in grand fashion Tuesday by rolling past Edison, 75-54. The night proved extra special for one Panther senior. Athletic forward Mason Brown singed the nets for a career-high 40 points. The 6-foot-3 dandy tallied 24 markers prior to ...