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Maroon Knights step up in second half to reach championship game

BECKLEY — Something had to give during Thursday afternoon’s W.Va. Class AA-A boys’ soccer state semifinal. Neither Wheeling Central nor Frankfort had ever played in the state championship match. It will be the second-seeded Maroon Knights (19-3-1) who will meet No. 1 Huntington St. ...

Wheeling Central girls mercy rules James Monroe in semifinals

BECKLEY — It was an auspicious start for the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights on Wednesday in their WVSSAC Class A-AA semifinal game, the top-seeded Knights blowing out No. 4 James Monroe via a 10-0 mercy rule win which sent Central to Friday’s state championship game with time to ...

Notre Dame looking for solutions in Navy matchup

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman has watched missed extra points and errant field goals for two seasons. He knows it’s time to give that problem the boot. The 10th-ranked Irish saw it happen again in last weekend’s 25-10 victory over Boston College as three ...

Ohio State gets top billing in opening College Football Playoff rankings

(AP) — Ohio State received top billing in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season Tuesday, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama. The top three head into the final four weeks of the regular season undefeated. Another team with no losses, BYU of the Big 12, was ...