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Martins Ferry Avenges Early Loss To Wheeling Park

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MARTINS FERRY – What a difference a month makes. On April 7, Wheeling Park handed an undefeated Martins Ferry (10-0) softball team its first loss, 10-4. Fast forward to Tuesday night high atop the Purple City, the Purple Riders (21-3) collected 16 hits – some of the wind-blown variety – ...

Central Celebrates Seniors In Romp Over Indian Creek

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Wheeling Central head coach Todd Cover has said multiple times that his senior class deserves plenty of credit for ascending the Maroon Knights baseball program to where it is now. Tuesday, on Central’s Senior Day game against visiting Indian Creek, the Maroon sent those ...

Big Red Blanks Wheeling Central, 1-0

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ELM GROVE - It is a very rare occasion when the game-winning run comes on the game’s first pitch. However, such was the case Tuesday afternoon on Ben’s Field at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Complex. Steubenville’s senior standout Sadie Edwards launched a laser over the dead centerfield ...

Two Area H.S. Basketball Events Are Approved For Shot Clock Use

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WHEELING – A pair of eastern Ohio high school basketball events were among the 11 approved statewide Monday by the Ohio Basketball Coaches Association and the Ohio High School Athletic Association to utilize a 35-second shot clock during their competition in the upcoming season. The Buckeye ...