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John Marshall rolls by Weir in opener

WEIRTON — John Marshall made a successful debut in girls’ high school basketball action Wednesday night. The Monarchs outscored host Weir 52-11 in the middle two quarters en route to a 79-27 thrashing of the Red Riders inside the Carl Hamill Field House. West Virginia Wesleyan signee ...

Local officials selected to officiate state championship

WHEELING — A local OVAC football crew has been selected to officiate the W.Va. Class AAAA championship game between Morgantown and Martinsburg on Friday at noon at Laidley Field in Charleston. The crew consists of Referee Bob Mills (Belmont), Umpire Terry Huffman (Wheeling), Line Judge ...

Pavlenko perfect in Reading again, as Nailers win, 4-0

READING, Pa. — The Wheeling Nailers took a quick business trip over to Reading on Wednesday night, put in their work, and brought two points back home. Maxim Pavlenko returned to the Wheeling crease with a 32-save shutout, as the Nailers blanked the Reading Royals, 4-0 at Santander Arena. The ...

Ohio State’s and Indiana’s top defenses clash in Big Ten Championship

(AP) — The quarterback matchup between Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Ohio State’s Julian Sayin is commanding most of the attention going into the Big Ten Championship Game. However, Saturday night’s matchup also features the nation’s top two ranked scoring defenses. The Buckeyes ...

Serena Williams says she is not coming back to tennis

(AP) — Serena Williams threw cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis, writing on social media Tuesday that she is “NOT coming back,” after a spokesman for the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said the 23-time Grand Slam champion had registered ...