WHEELING — Nico Kusic started Friday night’s game against Union Local with a long touchdown pass-and-run to Kade Koroneos. After that the junior signal-caller found the going pretty tough. However, he finished in grand style. Kusic spotted senior Max Olejasz all along down the left ...
MARTINS FERRY — Purple power. Two games, two blowouts. Martins Ferry, coming off a 55-0 shellacking of Huntington Express seven days prior, did more of the same to Malvern Friday night at the Dave Bruney Football Complex. Coach Justin Kropka’s high-octane Purple Riders dominated the ...
BARNESVILLE — Barnesville won for the 38th straight time during the regular season with a 51-21 verdict over visiting Meadowbrook Friday night at Shamrock Stadium. The victory gave them the Bill Dowler Trophy. Barnesville hasn’t lost since week 4 of the 2021 season. No further details ...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Hank Beatty returned a punt 69 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and broke Red Grange’s 102-year-old Illinois record for yards on punt returns to help the No. 12 Illini rout Western Illinois 52-3 on Friday night to open the season. Beatty had four returns for 133 ...
(AP) —The NFL regular season opens on Thursday night when the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys. It’s the beginning of a 272-game slate — 17 contests for all 32 teams — including seven games that will be played in international venues. All of it ...
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings, and Tommy Pham and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back doubles after the Pirates chased Red Sox phenom Payton Tolle in his major league debut, rallying Pittsburgh to a 4-2 victory on Friday night. Skenes (9-9) allowed one earned run on ...