BRIDGEPORT — The basketball success of John Havlicek has been well documented. One of the NBA’s Greatest 50, the Boston Celtics all-time leading scorer, owner of six NBA Championship rings, a national champion at Ohio State University and a member of basically every hall of fame ...
WHEELING — The start of football’s regular season is on our doorstep. The Ohio Valley prep campaign kicks off in less than two weeks. With that said, let’s talk WVU basketball. Mountaineer hoops are always in vogue with Bob Huggins at the helm. It’s safe to say, last winter was not ...
CADIZ — Kaye Sechrest loved the start of Saturday’s high school volleyball opener pitting her Union Local squad against homestanding Harrison Central. The conclusion? Not so much. Don’t misunderstand the third-year Jets head coach, though. She was very pleased with her unit’s ...
BELLAIRE — “Bee Bee” Marinacci is an early riser. Always has been. This time of year, that penchant for “getting up with the chickens” serves him well. It’s high school football season, and it’s a safe bet Marinacci can be found at one of his favorite haunts — the Bellaire ...
The 2019 high school soccer season is under way as four area teams took to the pitch during the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s annual “Friday Night Futbol.” This season will see a new head coach directing the St. Clairsville boys program, while another program dropped to ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville needed just 40 minutes Friday night to make a winner of Mehdi Ayari in his Red Devils coaching debut. The 31-year-old Tunisia native was all smiles as he watched his boys’ soccer squad explode for six first-half goals en route to blanking Carrollton, ...
CADIZ — Junior Brady Positano recorded a hat trick and an assist and sophomore Mack Marshall stopped three shots as Harrison Central debuted with a 7-0 whitewashing of visiting Edison on Friday night in boys’ high school soccer at muggy Wagner Field. When asked what impressed him most, his ...
MARTINS FERRY — The high school volleyball season begins today across the area and all squads hope to serve up a competitive campaign. Harrison Central and Union Local get the season under way this afternoon with a match in Cadiz — the first inside the new Harrison Hills school. The ...
MORRISTOWN — After fielding a soccer program for the past four years, officials in the Union Local School District announced late Thursday afternoon that the program would be downgraded. During an athletic board meeting, it was unanimously voted on that the program, which was co-ed but ...
BRIDGEPORT — On April 25th of this year the Ohio Valley lost one of its icons when John Havlicek died at the age of 79. Friday evening at Bridgeport High School, the Ohio Valley will have the ability to formally pay its respects. A memorial service — expected to last upwards of an ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Josh Bell homered and had three RBIs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates rally for a 10-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Jose Osuna drove in two runs, and Bryan Reynolds added a solo homer for the Pirates, who have won consecutive games for the first ...
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Gray, rainy skies and a subdued, sparse fan turnout made for a fitting setting Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Steelers returned to practice for the first time since the sudden death of wide receivers coach Darryl Drake. Drake, a longtime NFL and college assistant, was found ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. homered with one out in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox edged the Cleveland Indians 7-6 on Tuesday night after blowing a late lead and potential win for ace Chris Sale. Rafael Devers became the first player in major league history with six hits and ...
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Going small paid off big for Venus Williams. Tuesday didn’t go as well for sister Serena. On a day when back problems forced the younger Williams to withdraw before her second-round match, Venus Williams reached the third round of the Western & Southern Open with ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Coco Gauff will get a chance to try for an encore: The 15-year-old from Florida received a wild-card entry Tuesday for the U.S. Open’s main draw. It will be Gauff’s second Grand Slam tournament. She made a magical run to the fourth round at ...
The power structure in the Big Ten could be in for a shakeup. Jim Harbaugh enters his fifth year at Michigan overdue for a breakthrough, and two-time defending conference champion Ohio State is transitioning from Urban Meyer to Ryan Day and replacing a first-round NFL draft pick at ...
CADIZ — Justin Clifford hardly ever wears a suit when he coaches the Harrison Central High School boys’ basketball team. But as he stood on the hardwood Saturday, the veteran hoops boss looked more like a model for a men’s catalog than a man charting Xs and Os. “They made me wear ...
BRIDGEPORT — While the last couple of seasons haven’t been the best for the Bridgeport football team, the Bulldogs recently received a gift that will help them put a good foot forward towards restoring the roar. Robert Valentin, student pastor at The Experience Church in Lansing, ...
NOTE: All OVAC member schools were asked to submit the names of any student/athletes who fit the following criteria: *Be in grades 9-12 *Earned a 3.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the 2018-2019 school year *Participated in at least one varsity sport. They did not have to letter, but ...