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High School Roundup: Park, Central Earn Wins On Diamond

Local Sports May 19, 2026

INWOOD — The Wheeling Park Patriots are moving on in the WVSSAC Class AAAA Northern Region baseball playoffs after nabbing a five-inning road victory over Musselman, 14-1 on Monday. Kolten Whitmire tossed the full five for Park, striking out seven. He allowed two hits and a lone Applemen run. Whitmire also reached twice and scored twice Monday. Nolan Yanchak collected two hits and a game-high three RBI for the Patriots. Ossie Hudson had two hits and two RBI. Myles Gorby and Brayden Bartsch also had two RBI. Jaxson Updegraff had two hits and scored three times. All 10 of Wheeling ...

Nelson Dazzles As Bridgeport Nips Bellaire

Local Sports May 19, 2026

BROOKSIDE - Bellaire and Bridgeport met on the diamond last week in a regular-season contest. The Big Reds prevailed, 9-3. The two teams met again Monday with much more at stake. And unlike their last matchup, the Bulldogs came out victorious, 6-5, in an OHSAA D-VI sectional affair at Niekro Diamond. The tournament win propels coach Billy Timko’s squad into a meeting against top-seeded and reigning-state champion Hiland on Wednesday. The 10th-seeded Bulldogs improved to 10-12 on the campaign. “It's nice to get a tournament win. We have been through a lot this season,” Timko ...

First-Inning Woes For Shamrocks As Barnesville Falls To Coshocton

Local Sports May 19, 2026

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 ...

Mistake-Prone Bellaire Falls To Crooksville, Season Ends

Local Sports May 19, 2026

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 ...

Nailers Advancing To Eastern Conference Finals After Game 7 Victory

Local Sports May 19, 2026

WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers are headed to Florida. No, the team is not re-locating to the Sunshine State, nor are the players headed to the beach for vacation. By virtue of their white-knuckle, 4-3, decision over Maine before a raucous crowd of 3,210 Monday night in Game 7 inside ...

Third Time Definitely A Charm For Martins Ferry Softball Team

Local Sports May 19, 2026

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 ...