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Blaney ends Reddick’s streak to give Team Penske a Phoenix weekend sweep

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Blaney completed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race Sunday — a victory that denied Tyler Reddick a fourth consecutive win to start the NASCAR season. Blaney was the race favorite after winning last November in the ...

Barnesville has 8 in semifinals, leads D-III District with 97 points

COSHOCTON — Thirty-one OVAC wrestlers have advanced to the semifinals of the Ohio Division III Eastern District Tournament inside The Wigwam at Coshocton High School. Barnesville leads the local contingent with eight, while Union Local has five and Martins Ferry three. Bridgeport and ...

West Liberty advances to MEC semis

WHEELING — The West Liberty Hilltoppers have been a mainstay in the MEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, having never failed to advance to the conference semifinals in the 12-year history of the tournament. The top-seeded Hilltoppers preserved their pattern of success on Friday inside ...

Wheeling University men bow out in MEC quarterfinals

WHEELING — After earning the No. 3 seed in the Mountain East Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament with its play down the final stretch of the regular season, Wheeling University laid an egg Friday afternoon. The Cardinals (19-9) were eliminated by sixth-seeded Concord by a 96-71 count ...

OVAC Hall of Fame honoring Williams and Dunlevy

WHEELING — The OVAC Hall of Fame continues to build its 2026 class of honorees by selecting a pair of athletic standouts from the decade of the 1960s. Steubenville’s Sandy Williams and Warwood’s Bob Dunlevy are the most recent Hall of Fame selections. They join previously announced ...