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Brodegard Dominant As Central Starts Postseason With Shutout Win

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After winning their final 19 regular season games, Wheeling Central upped their win streak to 20 in their initial playoff outing Tuesday vs. Weir, the Maroon Knights defeating the Red Riders 3-0 behind a dominant pitching outing from senior Steven Brodegard. Brodegard ...

Mistake-Prone Bellaire Falls To Crooksville, Season Ends

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ST. JOE – Crooksville completed its two-game tour of Belmont County by advancing to the Ohio Division VI Eastern District finals. The seventh-seeded Ceramics (12-14) defeated mistake-prone Bellaire, the No. 5 seed, 8-3 Tuesday in a semifinal contest on the sun-soaked Bellaire Middle School ...

Third Time Definitely A Charm For Martins Ferry Softball Team

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MARTINS FERRY – After being upset in the Ohio Division V, Eastern District softball tournament by West Muskingum in 2021 and 2025, Martins Ferry wasn’t about to let that happen again this season. The No. 2 Purple Riders (25-3) avenged both of those tough-to-swallow setbacks with a ...

First-Inning Woes For Shamrocks As Barnesville Falls To Coshocton

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BARNESVILLE — One inning can make all the difference, and in Monday’s OHSAA Division V East 1 Sectional between No. 8 Barnesville and No. 10 Coshocton, it was the very first inning that loomed over the remainder of an 8-4 postseason victory for Coshocton. As Coshocton stepped up to the ...