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High School Roundup: Ferry Volleyball Hits Milestones, St. C. And Cadets Advance

BARNESVILLE – The state-ranked Martins Ferry Purple Riders (13-0) volleyball team defeated the host Barnesville Shamrocks on Monday night by scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-15 and 25-15. It was a milestone night for a pair of Martins Ferry players as senior SJ Koller had 29 digs to surpass the 2,000-mark and junior Olivia Harkness recorded an eye-popping 50 assists to move past the 2,000 mark. Harkness also logged 10 digs and a trio of service aces. Giana Chirpas added 23 kills, six digs and three aces, while Maddie Lucas charted 18 digs and five kills. Nicole Hammerquist added 15 kills ...

Cardinals Complete Comeback For MEC Opening Win Over Fairmont State

WHEELING – The Mountain East Conference football schedule kicked off on Saturday on Bishop Schmitt Field at Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration and WesBanco Stadium as Wheeling University (2-2, 1-0) welcomed in Fairmont State for the conference opener, and it took the full 60 minutes to decide the winner. In the end, the Cardinals came out on top 28-24, getting off to a 1-0 start to MEC play for the third year in a row. After going back and forth throughout the afternoon, it would come down to the final drive for both teams, with the Cardinals trailing 24-21. Fairmont would have a ...

Hilltoppers Rally Past Frostburg in Overtime, 30-24

WEST LIBERTY — The West Liberty University football team opened Mountain East Conference play with a victory that will go down as one of the program's most memorable in years. The Hilltoppers rallied from a three-point deficit in the fourth quarter, forced overtime and then defeated defending MEC champion Frostburg State, 30-24, Saturday afternoon at West Family Stadium. The victory moved West Liberty to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in MEC play and snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Bobcats. It was West Liberty's first win over Frostburg since a 27-17 victory in 1983. "This was ...