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Brilliant High HOF announces initial honorees

BRILLIANT — The Blue Devil Nation will return to life this summer. Brilliant High consolidated with Smithfield High in 1972 to form Buckeye North High School. Eighteen years later, Buckeye North merged with Buckeye South and Buckeye West high schools to create the current Buckeye Local High ...

Times Leader Super Bowl Poll leans heavily toward Patriots

The wait is almost over. The players are ready. The fans are ready. Even the commercials are ready. The NFL season comes to a close tonight with Super Bowl LII taking center stage. Helping to get you ready for what may transpire tonight in Minneapolis between New England and Philadelphia is ...

Super Bowl Special for Glen Dale Couple

GLEN DALE -- Super Bowl 52 will be extra super for a Glen Dale couple. Joe and Trudy Blake are in Minnesota today for the NFL championship game, pitting the Philadelphia Eagles against the New England Patriots. They have a vested interest in the game -- their son, Craig, is the assistant ...

Eastern board sets Ohio sectional tournament sites

Teams have been placed in their respective sectional tournaments by the Eastern District Athletic Board. The tournaments, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24 are one-day events now, instead of two as in the past. Barnesville and Sandy Valley have once again been selected as host ...

Bruney getting excited about upcoming year

WHEELING — It is no easy task building a college football program from scratch. But Zac Bruney was charged with that momentous undertaking on July 17 when he was named the first head football coach at Wheeling Jesuit University. The former Martins Ferry High and Mount Union ...

Mat officials make donation in memory of Kish’s grandson

The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference wrestling officials have held a golf outing for the past two summers, along with several major sponsors, at the Cadiz Country Club. Proceeds from the event go to OVAC wrestling scholarships. Because of the sponsors and several other donations, the group has ...