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WLU advances to Mid-Atlantic regional title tilt

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WEST LIBERTY — It wasn’t a classic masterpiece as West Liberty was used to playing, but it was good enough to get the Hilltoppers to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Championship Game. Sunday night, West Liberty (29-4) used a 10-0 run to start the second half to put some distance ...

West Liberty’s McGeary earns his third national wrestling title

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — West Liberty’s Ty McGeary cemented his legacy Saturday night at the NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships, claiming his third straight 184-pound national title with a dominant 20-4 tech fall victory over Keegan Gehlhausen of Chadron State. McGeary becomes ...

OVAC All-Star bowling match held in Morgantown

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MORGANTOWN — The OVAC All-Star bowling match was held Sunday at Suburban Lanes, with the West Virginia boys winning with a total score of 3,587 to a 3,411 for Ohio. Wheeling Park’s Kaden Miller rolled the high series with a 487 in the two games. On the girls side, Ohio earned a split ...

Monroe Central in state finals

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WESTERVILLE — For the first time in four decades a boys basketball team from Monroe County will play for a state championship. Skyvue fell in the 1985 Class A state finals. Monroe Central started quick, fell behind late in the third quarter but rallied for a 58-54 victory over Kirtland ...

Wojcik and DelRe Added to OVAC Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025

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Strong advocates of baseball and girls’ basketball are the latest additions to the OVAC Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. Selected in the “OVAC Family” category is Steve Wojcik, who was not only a well-decorated athlete and a coach but also served the conference for decades, while this ...