CRESCENT — Mike Muklewicz and Joe Myers went toe-to-toe like a pair of heavyweight boxers Monday night. However, the sport wasn’t boxing, it was the third-and-deciding game of the Ohio Valley Baseball League quarterfinal playoff series between Barton and Marshall County. The pair of ...
WINTERSVILLE — A pair of veteran powerlifters were recognized recently for their longevity and dedication to the sport. Loretta Scott and Leon Stinson were presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards by Chuck Spencer, owner of the Rocky Road Gym. “This is something I’ve been wanting to ...
MOUNDSVILLE — Eric Bledsoe hadn’t fought competitively for nearly one year. He needed to be tested in his first time back inside the ring since July 29 of 2016. The Wheeling fighter found that test Saturday night inside the former W.Va. State Penitentiary and passed with flying colors as ...
Maynard advanced to the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Baseball League playoffs Sunday, while Barton and Marshall County split a doubleheader to force a third game tonight in Crescent. Maynard, the No. 3 seed, tallied four runs in the first inning and that was all righthander Greyson ...
MARTINS FERRY —The Martins Ferry Aquatic Club Invitation has been growing, as more and more teams are included each year. However, the Martins Ferry Aquatic Club swim team has also been growing and improving at a steady pace. Martins Ferry collected its third consecutive title in the 7th ...
MARTINS FERRY — Although the prep football season doesn’t kick off in the Ohio Valley for two more months, the Dave Bruney Football Complex will be a beehive of gridiron activity this Friday. The Ohio Dominican University Football’s Ohio Valley Friday Night Lights Camp is set for that ...
BARTON — In any type of race, you only have to lead once — at the end when it counts. Kyle Timko knew he had a target on his back Saturday morning as the defending overall champion of the Barton 5K Run/Walk, but he let Cedric Robinson and Jamie Tarr set the pace for much of the ...
WHEELING — The fourth annual Wheeling Jesuit University wrestling camp will be held Sunday through Thursday inside the Alma Grace McDonough Center. As in the past, the camp has brought in some of the best clinicians from around the country and this year isn’t any different as a pair of NCAA ...
Four athletes from the 1970s-80s window and two highly-successful coaches are the latest additions to the Martins Ferry Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017. The second of three groups of six announced today include Purple Rider athletes Sam Twardoski (Class of 1970), Mark Hayes (Class ...
WHEELING — For just the second time in five years, Wheeling Jesuit University has hired a new head wrestling coach. With the architect of the program — Sean Doyle — taking a position as the WJU Director of Undergraduate Admissions, the Cardinals have hired Indiana native Danny Irwin as ...
CAMBRIDGE -- The Eastern District Track and Cross Country Coaches Association inducted its inaugural Hall of Fame Class Wednesday evening at Mr. Lee’s Banquet Hall. The class included five athletes, three coaches, and two contributors. Charlie Fondale -- the long-time girls' track coach ...
MARTINS FERRY — The venue is set. And now the rosters are set. It’s full steam ahead, at this point, for the 72nd annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Charity Football Classic, which will kick off at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 22 at Martins Ferry’s Dave Bruney Football ...
POWHATAN — No matter the level of sports, facilities are a major part of the equation for success. Because of a matching grant from Pirates Charities, the Powhatan River Bandits have the opportunity to enhance their home field, which is located in Powhatan next to the city ...
MARTINS FERRY — The track season is nothing but a memory. But, it’s a very positive memory for many area male thinclads. No fewer than 12 area athletes brought back at least one medal from the OHSAA State Track and Field Championship earlier this month in Columbus. Prior to that, ...
BARTON — “Tougher Than Leukemia.” That’s the motto 6-year-old Leo Zambori has embraced since he was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. He is undergoing low-dose chemotherapy treatments, a regimen that will continue at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. People across the ...
BRIDGEPORT — For the first time in 19 years, the annual Niekro Classic golf tournament has been postponed due to inclement weather. The event was scheduled for today at Belmont Hills Country Club. It will now be held in September. “About seven years ago we had a bad rain, but in May ...
BRIDGEPORT — During his two decades in Major League Baseball, Phil Niekro never forgot his roots. No matter what stadium he was pitching in or for what uniform he was wearing. Thursday night inside The Skyliner, more than 125 individuals — some from near and some from far away — came ...
CADIZ — Mason Ramsay tossed a no-hitter Wednesday night, facing just two batters over the limit, as St. Clairsville routed homestanding Cadiz, 10-0, in American Legion baseball action at Robert Mazeroski Field inside Sally Buffalo Park. The Bellaire senior-to-be struck out five and walked ...
PITTSBURGH — Undefeated Junior Middleweight Justin “The Hawk” Steave (6-0, 4KO) returns to the ring Saturday at the Rivers Casino. The event, Rivers Rumble VI, is presented by Rivers Casino in association with Made Men Promotions and includes the renowned Casino’s first-ever title ...
WHEELING — There had been rumors for many years circling that Wheeling Jesuit University had been giving serious consideration to adding a football program. The rumors became reality Tuesday afternoon. Wheeling Jesuit President Dr. Debra Townsley made the formal announcement that the ...