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Edison ready for homer opener tonight

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RICHMOND — The Edison football team is looking to get on track this week against undefeated Monroe Central. Edison and Monroe Central will meet at 7 p.m. tomight night out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. Edison enters this week’s game fresh off a 23-6 loss to Carrollton last week on the road out at Warrior Stadium. It has been said football teams show the most improvement from Week 1 to Week 2, and the Wildcats improved in some ways against the Warriors. “Absolutely,” Edison (0-2) head coach Mike Collopy said. “We emphasized things in practice, and we corrected ...

Columbiana tops Creek in debut of new turf

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COLUMBIANA — It was a new beginning for the Columbiana soccer program on Tuesday at the Ward Athletic Complex. The Clipper girls soccer team played the first game on the new turf at the renovated stadium as the community gathered before the game to cut the ribbon on what the school ...

Browns rookie Green lands as No. 3 QB after Gabriel goes on IR

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BEREA (AP) — Taylen Green was waiting for a phone call from the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon on if he made the initial 53-man roster. The fact that the rookie quarterback didn't receive a phone call ended up being the best news he could hope for. Green will be the Browns third ...

Red Riders, Big Red battle to draw

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WEIRTON — depending on the circumstances, a tie can feel very different. For Weir High on Tuesday, battling Big Red to 3-3 draw after losing its first three games almost felt like a win, despite allowing a tying goal with just over a minute to play. "We're young, this is our first game ...

Prep Roundups

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VOLLEYBALL RED RIDERS TOP CENTRAL WEIRTON — The Weir High volleyball team swept visiting Catholic Central on Tuesday night at home, 25-23, 25-20, 28-26. Liliana Ascencio tallied 30 assists, four digs and two aces, Ella Kaufman had 13 kills, 16 digsm four assists and two aces, Zoey Spencer recorded nine kills and nine digs, Gabby Sprouse had five kills, seven digs and a block and Alivia Macek finished with 14 digs. The Red Riders (2-3) visit Edison on Thursday. Central (2-3) hosts Big Red on Thursday. OAK GLEN SWEEPS UL BELMONT — The Oak Glen volleyball team swept to a ...

Pirates survive wild finish for win over Giants

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe scored from third when San Francisco third baseman Oseilvis Basabe short-hopped a throw to first with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Giants 13-12 on Tuesday night. Lowe led off the ninth against Carson Seymour ...