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Seminoles turn up heat on defense

WOODSFIELD — Monroe Central got off to a slow start in its Ohio Division VI postseason debut Friday night, but once the Seminoles turned up the heat it was too much for No. 9 Crooksville to handle in a 73-33 Eastern District co-sectional final rout before a standing-room-only crowd around ...

River going to district behind Blue

HANNIBAL — A near-unstoppable first half effort from River High’s Peyton Blue steered the Pilots to a strong start Friday night at the R.L. Potts gym against Shadyside in a Division VII sectional co-final. The 6-2 senior forward scored 19 prior to intermission while coach Mark Romick’s ...

Osborne, Hayes to represent ’80s in OVAC Hall of Fame

WHEELING — The OVAC Hall of Fame Class of 2025 continues to grow with the addition of a pair of athletic standouts from the decade of the 1980s. St. Clairsville High School product Ann Osborne and Linsly’s Heath Haynes are the latest additions to the conference shrine. They will be ...

NHL ready for second half of the season

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL season resumes with 14 games on Saturday and 10 more Sunday with every team in action at least once this weekend coming out of the break for the massively successful 4 Nations Face-Off. The puck drops for the playoffs on April 19. The league’s 32 teams are set to ...

ESPN and MLB to end TV deal after ’25 season

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season. ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro informed baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Thursday morning that the network was opting out of the final three ...