WHEELING — The No. 4 Weir Red Riders and No. 2 Indian Creek Redskins both started out slow Friday in their OVAC Tom Bechtel Class 4A softball championship, but the Riders were able to unhitch the wagon first, scoring four runs through six innings before Creek could muster any offense, and ...
MORRISTOWN — A pair of struggling high school baseball teams met Friday on sun-splashed Jets Field, with one team trying to gain some momentum for the upcoming postseason, while the other continued to hurt itself with mistakes. Union Local (4-13) batted around in the second and third ...
WHEELING — After losing Game 1 of the ECHL Kelly Cup Central Division playoff semifinals in Indianapolis, Wheeling has reeled off three straight victories — the last two on home ice inside WesBanco Arena — and can clinch the best-of-7 series tonight at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — Wheeling Park’s Nate Simon spun a no-hitter Friday night in a 11-1 high school baseball win over East Liverpool. The contest was halted after five innings due to the OHSAA’s 10-run mercy rule. The Patriots everyday shortstop, Simon struck out five, walked one and hit a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers selected offensive tackle Troy Fautanu with the 20th overall pick in the first round of Thursday’s NFL draft, giving them a potential bookend to last year’s top pick Broderick Jones. The 6-foot-4, 317-pound Fautanu started 15 games at left ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals, seeking an offensive tackle who can play in front of franchise quarterback Joe Burrow for years to come, chose huge Georgia tackle Amarius Mims in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night. The 6-foot-8, 340-pound Mims played seven games and ...