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Steubenville CC grad Mannie ends 45-year football coaching career

STEUBENVILLE — He lived a Spartan lifestyle for a quarter of a century, and loved every minute of it. Ken Mannie was Michigan State’s head strength and conditioning coach for the past 25 years. The 1970 Steubenville Catholic Central grad announced his retirement earlier this month, ...

Spring in air as D-I baseball teams hit the diamonds

Spring was definitely in the air last weekend as Division I baseball teams began their seasons. Several former Ohio Valley Athletic Conference players enjoyed strong openings to their respective seasons. A pair of ex-Toronto Red Knights were in the starting lineup for all three games ...

Three OVAC ‘matwomen’ to compete in OHSWCA state championships

While most Ohio high school wrestlers are prepping for their respective sectional tournaments, three Ohio Valley Athletic Conference matwomen are entered in this weekend’s inaugural Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association girls state tournament. The event will be held at Hilliard ...

Snively, Circosta are enshrined into OVFCA hall

STEUBENVILLE — Jay Circosta and Terry Snively are no strangers to halls of fame. The two football coaching icons added yet another shrine to their impressive resumes last Sunday. The Ohio Valley Football Coaches Association held its 41st Annual All-Conference Awards Dinner at Steubenville ...

Cards’ Ritz turns heads with rebounding mark

WHEELING — Sometimes you hear a stat from a sporting event that makes you shake your head. Sometimes one can make you say, ‘wow’ and other times they’re so impressive you question who may have been keeping the stats. All of the above applied to Wheeling University’s Lilly Ritz’s ...

Douglas lauded for dedicated service to wrestling; Pecora now stands alone

A pair of wrestling icons with Ohio Valley ties were in the limelight last week. Bridgeport’s Bobby Douglas never attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, nor did he ever wrestle for the Badgers. However, when Wisconsin hosted Penn State Friday in Big Ten action, Douglas was honored ...