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High School Roundup: Central, River, Toronto Punch Tickets To OVAC Volleyball Finals

Local Sports October 14, 2026

WHEELING – The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights volleyball team stormed to a first set win by a 25-7 score and never looked back en route to a sweep over invading Fort Frye on Tuesday evening in the semifinals of the Class 3A tournament. The top-seeded Knights (23-4) went on to post scores of 30-28 and 25-19 en route to claiming their spot in Saturday’s title match against Columbiana, which dispatched United in the other semifinal. The Knights, who have now won 18 straight, received another big game from junior Chloe Groome, who stuffed the stat sheet with eight kills, 27 assists, ...

Teuvo Teravainen Helps The Blackhawks Beat The Penguins 5-3 In Connor Bedard's Season Debut

Local Sports October 14, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen and Roman Kantserov scored two goals apiece, and the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Tuesday night in Connor Bedard's first game of the season. Spencer Knight made 24 saves as Chicago improved to 1-1 on a seven-game homestand. Patrick ...

Fixer In Lucrative NCAA Basketball Betting Scheme Sentenced To Six Years In Prison

Local Sports October 14, 2026

A man charged with rigging college basketball games as part of an elaborate point-fixing scheme that raked in millions was sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday. It was the first penalty handed down as part of an investigation that revealed ...

Martins Ferry Wins 20th Straight, Advances To OVAC Class 4A Finals

Local Sports October 14, 2026

MARTINS FERRY – What does a perfect 10 times two equal? 20-0. That’s what the top-seeded Martins Ferry volleyball team accomplished Tuesday night in the OVAC Class 4A semifinal against visiting Cambridge. The Purple Riders won in a sweep, 25-16, 25-19 and 25-13 over the No. 4 Bobcats ...

William Contreras Is Becoming A Postseason Star For The Brewers With His Slow Home Run Trots

Local Sports October 14, 2026

MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras’ trots around the bases after his homers are as much of a spectacle as the blasts themselves. The Brewers catcher hit his third homer of the postseason on Monday night, a majestic, 436-foot shot that tied the score in the fifth inning of Milwaukee's 7-4 ...

Bengals Embrace An Early Bye After A Win In Miami

Local Sports October 14, 2026

Zac Taylor wasn't happy when he first saw the Cincinnati Bengals' schedule and noticed an early bye week. However, the eighth-year coach is happier to have it coming up now after a tough three-game stretch that included Sunday's 31-24 victory at Miami where the temperature at the opening ...