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Ferry girls record first sweep of Bellaire in six seasons

MARTINS FERRY — For the first time in Dave Reasbeck’s second go-round as head coach of the Martins Ferry girls’ basketball team has recorded a regular-season sweep of Bellaire. The Purple Riders (7-3) collected some huge bonus points with a 61-40 victory over the visiting Big Reds (8-3) ...

Wheeling Central stymies Steubenville in battle of unbeaten girls’ squads

EAST WHEELING — Something had to give Monday afternoon when a pair of unbeaten girls’ basketball teams collided. Wheeling Central (5-0) remained perfect with a superb defensive performance in the second half for a 56-39 victory over Steubenville on Coach Skip Prosser Court. Trailing ...

Saunders, Vinskovich Power 8-0 UL

MORRISTOWN — Union Local (8-0) remained unbeaten Monday night in girls’ basketball action with a 47-14 drubbing of visiting Cambridge inside ‘The Hangar.’ The Jets ‘twin towers’ of Ameera Saunders and Laken Vinskovich went for 16 and 13 points, respectively. John Marshall 57, ...

Steelers blew a chance to clinch the AFC North, week 18 could go either way

PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was always going to end up like this for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wasn’t it? Week 18. At home. Their biggest rival on the other sideline. A playoff spot on the line. It’s a proposition the perpetually erratic Steelers happily would have taken four months ago when ...