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Steubenville, Wheeling Park to tip off for OVAC 5A title

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The ‘Big Boys’ will kick off the OVAC WVU Medicine Boys Basketball Championships Saturday inside the ECO Center when Steubenville and Wheeling Park do battle in the Class 5A finals. Top-seeded Big Red (17-1) is enjoying a superb season and riding a 12-game winning ...

Barnesville earns No. 4 seed, paired with Delta in first match

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MARION — The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association is celebrating its sixth year of sponsoring the State Dual Meet Tournament, and Barnesville has appeared in all six. The Shamrocks drew the No. 4 seed in Saturday’s 8-team event at Marion Elgin High School and will face ...

A late comeback lifts Nailers over Indy

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FISHERS, In. — It took the Wheeling Nailers over 52 minutes to get on the scoreboard in Wednesday night’s game against the Indy Fuel at Fishers Event Center. However, when the final buzzer sounded, they had smiles on their faces. Connor Lockhart tied the score with 7:10 remaining, then ...

Thornton’s 21 points lead Ohio State over USC 89-82

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 21 points and hit two late throws to help Ohio State secure an 89-82 win over USC on Wednesday. Ohio State (16-6, 8-6 Big Ten) trailed 43-40 at halftime after opening 2 of 13 at the free-throw line, but Thornton steadied the Buckeyes in the second ...