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River, Monroe Central Host Playoff Contests

A pair of Monroe County teams will host OHSAA high school Division VI, Region 23 football quarterfinal playoff games Friday night. Top-seeded River (10-0) welcomes No. 8 Fredericktown (9-2) to Martin Flannery Field in Hannibal, while No. 4 Monroe Central (7-3) entertains No. 5 Newcomerstown (9-2) to Monroe Park in Woodsfield. Fredericktown at River HANNIBAL – The Freddies defeated No. 9 Newark Catholic 20-16 last week while the Pilots enjoyed a week off. River comes into the contest averaging 35.9 points a contest while giving up 14.6. The Pilots have scored at least 40 points ...

Will Barnesville-Martins Ferry II Live Up To The Hype Once Again?

BARNESVILLE – Three weeks ago Barnesville and Martins Ferry hooked up in an instant classic, with the Shamrocks holding off the Purple Riders twice inside their own 5-yard line for a 25-21 victory. Will the sequel be anything like the first meeting? That will be determined Friday night ...

Tigers Head To Reedsville Eastern In Regional Quarterfinals

REEDSVILLE – After not qualifying for the OHSAA playoffs last year, Shadyside has re-stored the roar in Tigertown. The fifth-seeded Tigers (9-2) made their 27th postseason appearance last Friday with a 41-6 rout of No. 12 South Gallia in a Division VII, Region 27 first-round encounter. ...

St. Clairsville Girls Soccer A Win Away From State Berth

CAMBRIDGE – Elizabeth Morgan shows up when the stage is the biggest. The junior scored two goals and assisted on the third as red-hot St. Clairsville (19-2) continued its solid play with a 3-1 victory over West Holmes (9-7-4) in a OHSAA Division IV, Region 14 girls’ soccer semifinal ...