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Wheeling Central pulls away from Linsly late

EAST WHEELING — Friday night was deja vu from three nights earlier for the Wheeling Central boys’ basketball team. The Maroon Knights (13-0) held a 47-45 margin over visiting Linsly after three back-and-forth quarters, but, once again, Eli Sancomb bailed them out. The Liberty University ...

OVAC WVU Medicine boys pairings are set

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Semifinal pairings for the OVAC WVU Medicine Boys Basketball Championships were announced Friday morning by the OVAC Basketball Committee. Steubenville (Class 5A), Cambridge (Class 4A), Wheeling Central (Class 3A), Toronto (Class 2A) and Heartland Christian (Class 1A) all ...

Steubenville boys prevails on senior night

STEUBENVILLE — Down a couple of starters, Big Red got off to a bit of a sloppy start Friday night. Once they settled in, though, the shots started falling — and in a hurry. Big Red rattled off a 26-3 run to take control and never looked back on the way to rolling to a 73-39 victory. ...

Made Men Promotions returns to Mountaineer Casino

CHESTER – Made Men Promotions is set to make its highly anticipated return to Mountaineer Casino on Saturday, Feb. 14, delivering an electrifying night of championship Mixed Martial Arts that fight fans will not want to miss. This stacked 14-bout pay-per-view (PPV) card will feature elite ...

Fuel eke out 3-2 shootout win over Nailers

WHEELING — Friday night’s game between the Wheeling Nailers and Indy Fuel at WesBanco Arena took two hours and 54 minutes to play, as the two sides needed every second of regulation, plus overtime and a shootout to determine a winner. Indy’s Jadon Joseph avenged an unsuccessful penalty ...

Hutnick signs on with Oberlin track, cross country

Photo Provided Wheeling Central senior Michael Hutnick (front row, center) recently announced his intentions to continue his cross country and track careers at Oberlin College. Front row, from left, are Ila Hutnick (sister), Johnna Hutnick (mother), Michael Hutnick, Matthew (father) and Will ...