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VOLLEYBALL BIG RED SWEEPS CENTRAL STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red volleyball team rolled to a sweep of Catholic Central on Thursday night, 25-18, 26-24, 25-22, in the first meeting between cross-town foes this season. The victory improved Big Red to 3-2 on the season, moving them back above the .500 mark. Central drops to 2-4. Big Red is scheduled to take on Beaver Local on Saturday, while Central hosts Lisbon on Saturday. TORONTO STAYS UNDEFEATED TORONTO — The Toronto volleyball team's undefeated start continued on Thursday as the Red Knights rolled to a sweep of visiting ...

Huskies look to keep momentum from big win

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CADIZ — A monumental offense turnaround helped Harrison Central even its record at 1-1 following an impressive 47-14 win against East Palestine. The Huskies did most of the dirty work on the ground. Harrison totaled 410 yards of total offense, with 331 coming on the ground. Junior Olin Wade rushed 13 times for 152 yards and two touchdowns, bolstered by a 60-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Sophomore QB Kingston Smith had an all-around solid outing after a tough opening week start. Smith ran for 71 yards and two TDs on six carries, while complete all five of his passes ...

New-look Ohio State offense readies for opener

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COLUMBUS – One of the big questions in the weeks leading up to Ohio State's football season opener against Ball State on Saturday is what the Buckeyes' offense might look like under the direction of new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. OSU coach Ryan Day shared a few thought about that subject at his weekly press conference on Tuesday, “It's an equal distribution of run and pass. In terms of putting together an offensive game plan the skill guys and the offensive line both speak very, very highly of him,” Day said about Smith. “I think it is pretty well documented ...

Creek looks to bounce back on trip to UL

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BELMONT — The Indian Creek football team has its work cut out for it this week against undefeated Union Local. The Redskins will take on the Jets at 7 p.m. Friday night on the road. Indian Creek enters this week’s game coming off a 48-14 loss to Buckeye 8 rival East Liverpool this past Friday night at Kettlewell Stadium. “Our kids played hard, but the game got away from us early,” Indian Creek (1-1) head coach Andrew Connor said. “Our kids tried to fight back. You do want to try and find positives, and one positive was our kids played hard.” Meanwhile, Union Local ...

Blue Dons set for first home game

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WEIRTON — The wait is almost over for Madonna fans to watch their team play in their home town.  After starting their comeback season on the road last week, the Blue Dons play their first home game since restarting the program Friday night when Van comes to Jimmy Carey Stadium.  “It’s exciting,” Madonna head coach Shawn McKinnon said. “The community is excited. They’re ready to go. The parents are excited. The kids are excited. We’re ready to go.” The matchup is a battle of teams looking for their first win of the season as both teams suffered losses in the ...

Crusaders continue road trip at Rosecrans

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ZANESVILLE — For the first time this week, things feel like they’re in a routine for Catholic Central.  Opening week is always chaotic, especially with a new head coach, then last week school started and the Crusaders were on a short week.  This week, they have a full week between games and have had time to get in a rhythm, something head coach Greg Bahen hopes will help the Crusaders put together their first win of the season.  “We’ll have more of a routine down this week,” Central head coach Greg Bahen said. “The bus is leaving at a similar time Friday; we’ll ...