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OVAC Soccer Semifinals Are Set

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The OVAC Soccer Championships will begin Monday with semifinals on the girls side. The boys semifinals are set for Tuesday. The championships will be contested on Saturday at three different sites. GIRLS Beaver Local (Class 5A), St. Clairsville (Class 4A) and Wheeling Central (Class 1A/3A) secured top seeds and will host matches Monday against fourth-seeded teams. The Beavers (8-1) welcome Steubenville (5-4-2) to East Liverpool, while the Red Devils (10-2) host Oak Glen (7-4) at Red Devil Stadium and the Maroon Knights entertain Shenandoah (5-3) at the J.B. ...

Three Former Wheeling Park Products Spark Bethany Win

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BETHANY -- The Bethany College football team defeated Thiel (Pa.) College 52-3 in the 2026 Homecoming game Saturday on Don Ault Field at Bison Stadium. The Green-and-White took it to the Tomcats from the opening kick, outscoring Thiel 31-0 in the first half as the team now averages 39.3 points per game. Bethany's victory is the first Homecoming victory since 2021 and the first victory on Don Ault Field since 2022. Junior all-PAC quarterback Brett Phillips, a Wheeling Park grad threw for 388 yards on 27 completions with one touchdown and also rushed for 46 yards. Sophomore wide ...

Gridiron Roundup: Martins Ferry, Monarchs Dominate

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CADIZ – Martins Ferry pulled away from host Harrison Central with a 28-point second quarter Friday night at Wagner Field in rolling to a 49-0 whitewashing of the Huskies. Walkquem Cox ran for three touchdowns and Colby Kropka hooked up with Javon Johnson and ran for another six points as ...