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Big Red Blanks Wheeling Central, 1-0

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 fence on the game’s opening pitch. That proved to be the lone run in the contest as the Big Red edged Wheeling Central in a tremendous pitching duel. Steubenville’s Isabella Cadile made that lone run stand up as she was simply brilliant from the circle. She struck out nine, walked none and ...

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

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 8 Challenge, which started at Ohio University Eastern before moving to Harrison Central High School in Cadiz and has now returned to the ECO Center, and the Todd Kalivoda Holiday Showcase, which enters its seventh year this winter, at Toronto High School were selected. Mark Cook, ECO Center ...

Martins Ferry Avenges Early Loss To Wheeling Park

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 – ...