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OVAC SOCCER TOURNAMENT GIRLS BEAVERS COME BACK TO EDGE BIG RED CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's girls soccer team came back from a two goal deficit to defeat Steubenville 4-3 in an OVAC Class 5A semifinal on Monday. Jaylin Crites scored with 22:11 left in the first half and Lucy Saccoccia added another with 11:07 left in the first half to push Big Red up 2-0. Riley Springer assisted Peyton Dunn at the 8:26 mark of the first half then Dunn converted a penalty two minutes later to tie the game. A Kenzy Petrelle penalty kick with 40 seconds left in the half put Big Red up at the break ...

Red Knights stay on a roll with win over Wellsville

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TORONTO - The Toronto volleyball team has gotten back on track. After back-to-back losses, the Red Knights have now won three-straight matches as Toronto defeated rival Wellsville, 25-18, 25-14, 22-25, 25-12, in a varsity only match Monday night inside the George J. Kunzler Memorial Gymnasium. "Once we settled down, got our passing going and were consistent with our offense, we did well," Toronto (10-2) head coach Shannon Bahen said. "We got off to a slow start tonight. We had Homecoming this past weekend, so we did not practice Saturday or Sunday. We started off slow, but then we ...

Big 12 is on the rise, landing 3 teams in top 15 of AP Top 25

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The early storylines in college football already seem unforgettable: Michigan's double Hail Mary win. Oregon's shocking loss at Oklahoma State. North Carolina State's loss when it had the ball and the lead with 10 seconds left. Texas supplanting Ohio State at No. 1 after an extraordinary rally. An AI-doctored video about the Longhorns coach. The Big Ten vs. the SEC, again. Lane Kiffin. Pause for a moment to consider the thrill ride ahead in the Big 12. The conference on Sunday put three teams into the top 15 of The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time this season and has four ...

Patriots pummel Rodgers, Steelers

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have yet to find much of the offensive rhythm that propelled their Super Bowl run last season. The defense was there to pick up the pieces against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Elijah Ponder had a 19-yard fumble recovery for a score, TreVeyon ...

CCHS inducting seven into athletic HOF

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STEUBENVILLE - Catholic Central High School will be holding their annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony on Thursday at the Mickey Barber Gymnasium at Catholic Central High School to honor the incredible athletes being inducted. Honorees will include Ed Kliner-Class of ’67, Thomas “Hawk” Rice-Class of ’72, Christopher Pashke-Class of ’84, Brittany Stillwagon Robinault-Class of ’06, Zachary Joseph Cernansky-Class of ’10, Madeline Gulan-Class of ’14, and Tony Barber-Class of ’16. Jim “Mac” McCormack, Class of 1954, will receive the Lifetime Service Award ...

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VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL SWEEPS ROSECRANS STEUBENVILLE - The Catholic Central volleyball team earned a sweep of Bishop Roseceans on Saturday for a season sweep of the Bishops. Regan Meek had 12 kills, 12 digs and three aces, Avi Bressler had 20 assists, Corina Brem had 16 digs and three aces and Gianna Lemal had two blocks, two aces and two kills. The Crusaders improve to 6-5 ahead of hosting Weir High on Tuesday evening. BIG RED TOPS INDIAN CREEK WINTERSVILLE - The Big Red volleyball team made it back-to-back wins and a season sweep of Indian Creek on Saturday with four-set ...