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Third Time Definitely A Charm For Martins Ferry Softball Team

MARTINS FERRY – After being upset in the Ohio Division V, Eastern District softball tournament by West Muskingum in 2021 and 2025, Martins Ferry wasn’t about to let that happen again this season. The No. 2 Purple Riders (25-3) avenged both of those tough-to-swallow setbacks with a ...

First-Inning Woes For Shamrocks As Barnesville Falls To Coshocton

BARNESVILLE — One inning can make all the difference, and in Monday’s OHSAA Division V East 1 Sectional between No. 8 Barnesville and No. 10 Coshocton, it was the very first inning that loomed over the remainder of an 8-4 postseason victory for Coshocton. As Coshocton stepped up to the ...

Nelson Dazzles As Bridgeport Nips Bellaire

BROOKSIDE - Bellaire and Bridgeport met on the diamond last week in a regular-season contest. The Big Reds prevailed, 9-3. The two teams met again Monday with much more at stake. And unlike their last matchup, the Bulldogs came out victorious, 6-5, in an OHSAA D-VI sectional affair at Niekro ...

High School Roundup: Park, Central Earn Wins On Diamond

INWOOD — The Wheeling Park Patriots are moving on in the WVSSAC Class AAAA Northern Region baseball playoffs after nabbing a five-inning road victory over Musselman, 14-1 on Monday. Kolten Whitmire tossed the full five for Park, striking out seven. He allowed two hits and a lone Applemen ...

Former Jaguars Coach Urban Meyer Loses Arbitration Case Against NFL Team

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer lost his multimillion-dollar arbitration case against the NFL team that fired him with cause in 2021, a person familiar with the legal outcome said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...