WHEELING — A first-inning surged set the tone for the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights’ OVAC 3A Semifinals victory over the Martins Ferry Purple Riders, the No. 2-seeded Knights blazing past the No. 3-seeded Riders 11-1. Central scored five runs in the first inning to grab hold of a lead ...
BARNESVILLE — As the days were winding down the cut-off mark for the OVAC Class 3A baseball tournament, all veteran Linsly head coach Jay Cartwright wanted to do was get into the 4 four-team playoffs. His fourth-seeded Cadets (13-7) accomplished that, finishing fourth and pairing up with ...
MORRISTOWN — Martins Ferry’s Giana Chirpas had a game to remember on Monday. The Purple Riders freshman singled twice, doubled, tripled twice and homered to drive in an eye-popping nine RBI to lead the visitors (12-4) to a 19-4 high school softball win over Union Local. After recording ...
ELM GROVE — Wheeling Central won its 16th OVAC championship in softball Saturday with a convincing, 9-1, triumph over top-seeded Martins Ferry in the Class 3A title tilt on sun-splashed Lisa’s Field at the I-470 J.B. Chambers Ballparks. However, it was the second-seeded Maroon Knights’ ...
CRANBERRY, Pa. — A three-goal second period Saturday night was enough to lift the Wheeling Nailers into the next round of the ECHL Kelly Cup Playoffs. Trailing the second-seeded Indy Fuel 1-0 after 20 minutes, a short-handed goal evened the score and swung the momentum in Wheeling’s favor ...
CADIZ — St. Clairsville collected 14 hits in its 11-7 victory over South Range Saturday in the Maz Classic at Mazeroski Field inside Sally Buffalo Park. The Red Devils received a single and home run from Hunter Hoffman that accounted for four RBI. Marcus Bush slapped a three-run double and ...