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St. C.’s goalie Talan Rice to play at West Liberty

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Talan Rice’s journey to becoming a college soccer goaltender was fast and quite the learning experience. The St. Clairsville senior signed his National Letter of Intent Friday morning to attend West Liberty University and join the Hilltoppers men’s soccer team. He only ...

Kim North honored as Snyder-Miller Media Person of the Year

WHEELING — With a 40-plus year sports reporting career dotted with Hall of Fame inductions and honors, Kim North received another feather in his cap this past week, honored as the 2026 West Virginia Wrestling Coaches Association Snyder-Miller Media Person of the Year Award, the third such ...

Local wrestlers fare so-so after first day of state

COLUMBUS — It was a so-so day for the Eastern District during Friday’s opening day of the 89th annual Ohio High School Athletic Association’s boys state wrestling tournament inside Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University. Of the 35 ...

District 12 Basketball HOF’s Class of 2026 announced

Two coaches who achieved success guiding their school’s boys’ and girls’ teams along with a quartet of talented players have been selected to the District 12 Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. Named to this year’s class as coaches are Dan Lietke of Fort Frye and Doug Fisher ...

Meek no longer coaching or teaching at Steubenville Catholic Central

STEUBENVILLE — News broke Friday that long time area football head coach Eric Meek is no longer employed by Steubenville Catholic Central. A memo to parents and staff at the school dated Friday stated that Meek was no longer a teacher or coach at Catholic Central and the information ...

Gauthier ties shutout record in 4-0 blanking of Thunder

WHEELING — Taylor Gauthier has edited the record book for the Wheeling Nailers once again. On Friday night at WesBanco Arena, the club’s all-time record holder in career wins tied the record for most career shutouts. Gauthier denied all 29 shots by the Adirondack Thunder to earn his ninth ...