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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 ...

First-Inning Woes For Shamrocks As Barnesville Falls To Coshocton

BARNESVILLE — One inning can make all the difference, and in Monday’s OHSAA Division V East 1 Sectional between No. 8 Barnesville and No. 10 Coshocton, it was the very first inning that loomed over the remainder of an 8-4 postseason victory for Coshocton. As Coshocton stepped up to the ...

Nelson Dazzles As Bridgeport Nips Bellaire

BROOKSIDE - Bellaire and Bridgeport met on the diamond last week in a regular-season contest. The Big Reds prevailed, 9-3. The two teams met again Monday with much more at stake. And unlike their last matchup, the Bulldogs came out victorious, 6-5, in an OHSAA D-VI sectional affair at Niekro ...