BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District is in the market for a new head football coach. Fred Ray said Tuesday that he is stepping down after six seasons as the Bulldogs sideline boss. The former Martins Ferry and Ohio University standout quarterback was 18-41 during his ...

SARDIS — River’s Ava Wohnhas fired a perfect game as the Pilots navigated past visiting Bellaire, 10-0, in five innings in high school softball action. The freshman struck out five and slugged a solo home run. Kelsey Harlan singled and doubled for River (10-9), while Reese Hobbs, Presley ...

WHEELING — A first-inning surged set the tone for the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights’ OVAC 3A Semifinals victory over the Martins Ferry Purple Riders, the No. 2-seeded Knights blazing past the No. 3-seeded Riders 11-1. Central scored five runs in the first inning to grab hold of a lead ...

BARNESVILLE — As the days were winding down the cut-off mark for the OVAC Class 3A baseball tournament, all veteran Linsly head coach Jay Cartwright wanted to do was get into the 4 four-team playoffs. His fourth-seeded Cadets (13-7) accomplished that, finishing fourth and pairing up with ...

MORRISTOWN — Martins Ferry’s Giana Chirpas had a game to remember on Monday. The Purple Riders freshman singled twice, doubled, tripled twice and homered to drive in an eye-popping nine RBI to lead the visitors (12-4) to a 19-4 high school softball win over Union Local. After recording ...

ELM GROVE — Wheeling Central won its 16th OVAC championship in softball Saturday with a convincing, 9-1, triumph over top-seeded Martins Ferry in the Class 3A title tilt on sun-splashed Lisa’s Field at the I-470 J.B. Chambers Ballparks. However, it was the second-seeded Maroon Knights’ ...