By SETH STASKEY Times Leader Sports Editor ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Whether it’s a practice, an opponent or even as it pertains to evaluating itself, St. Clairsville doesn’t plan to leave a stone unturned. Quite simply, for Brett McLean, the entire season boils down to the word ...

By SETH STASKEY Times Leader Sports Editor MORRISTOWN — Someone may have to pinch Bernie Thompson. The personable, 25-year old has actually been pinching himself basically every day since March when he hired as the football coach at his alma mater, Union Local. “It’s still a little ...

By SETH STASKEY Times Leader Sports Editor BARNESVILLE — In many ways, the 2017 Barnesville football season was a learning experience. Head coach Blake Allen — who experienced his fair share of learning last season — is now looking for his team to take what it learned and apply it to ...

By SETH STASKEY Times Leader Sports Editor BELLAIRE — Mark Spigarelli is certainly aware of the expectations that surround the Bellaire football program. After all, other than a handful of seasons that he spent coaching at West Liberty, Spigarelli has been a part of the Big Reds program ...

By KIM NORTH Times Leader Sports Writer BRIDGEPORT — The head coaching carousel at Bridgeport continues in 2018 as Martins Ferry native Fred Ray takes over the Bulldogs’ helm. The 37-year-old follows in the footsteps of another Martins Ferry alum, Gary Krol, who led Bridgeport to a 3-7 ...

By RICK DELUCA Times Leader Sports Writer CONNORVILLE — Roger Herbert came to Buckeye Local last fall set on re-building the Panther football program. He endured a winless season as the school’s third coach in three years. Talking to Coach Herbert, it takes just a minute of the ...