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Brodegard Dominant As Central Starts Postseason With Shutout Win

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After winning their final 19 regular season games, Wheeling Central upped their win streak to 20 in their initial playoff outing Tuesday vs. Weir, the Maroon Knights defeating the Red Riders 3-0 behind a dominant pitching outing from senior Steven Brodegard. Brodegard ...

Nailers Advancing To Eastern Conference Finals After Game 7 Victory

WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers are headed to Florida. No, the team is not re-locating to the Sunshine State, nor are the players headed to the beach for vacation. By virtue of their white-knuckle, 4-3, decision over Maine before a raucous crowd of 3,210 Monday night in Game 7 inside ...

Mistake-Prone Bellaire Falls To Crooksville, Season Ends

ST. JOE – Crooksville completed its two-game tour of Belmont County by advancing to the Ohio Division VI Eastern District finals. The seventh-seeded Ceramics (12-14) defeated mistake-prone Bellaire, the No. 5 seed, 8-3 Tuesday in a semifinal contest on the sun-soaked Bellaire Middle School ...

Third Time Definitely A Charm For Martins Ferry Softball Team

MARTINS FERRY – After being upset in the Ohio Division V, Eastern District softball tournament by West Muskingum in 2021 and 2025, Martins Ferry wasn’t about to let that happen again this season. The No. 2 Purple Riders (25-3) avenged both of those tough-to-swallow setbacks with a ...