WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — One thing is for certain for next week’s Class AA field at the West Virginia High School Girls State Tournament in Charleston: At the minimum, one team approaches the game with the mentality that defense comes first. Thursday night in a Class AA, Region I ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Six out of seven Oak Glen boys wrestlers scored opening round wins on Thursday at the first day of the West Virginia state wrestling tournament at Mountain Health Arena. Jordan Tomsic (106 pounds), Kaleb Eckleberry (126), Kayden Spencer (138), Wyatt Wolanski (144) ...
2026 ALL-EASTERN OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM Katie Kellogg Southern Local (Fr.) Allyssa Shroades Southern Local (Sr.) Evy Rapp Columbiana (Sr.) Jayden Smyth Lisbon (Sr.) Maelee Smith United (So.) Jacklyn Ogle East Palestine (So.) Annah ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — Even as a youngster growing up in East Liverpool, Lou Holtz had a love for the game. “He’d call and say we got a team, we’ll play you Saturday morning,” Bob Duffy said. “He just loved football.” Holtz, a College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame ...
When Lou Holtz got ready to speak, it was always a guarantee there were plenty of people ready to listen. The larger-than-life personality of the Follansbee-born, East Liverpool-raised College Football Hall of Fame coach helped him in so many venues – from the gridiron where he won 249 ...
(AP) — Reaction to the death of College Football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz, who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988. ——— “Lou and I shared a very special relationship. He welcomed me to the Notre Dame family immediately, offering me great support throughout our ...
CANTON — West Branch’s girls basketball team combined a smothering defensive performance with a consistent offensive attack to punch its ticket to the Elite 8 following a 45-32 Division IV regional semifinal triumph over Gilmour Academy at the Canton Memorial Fieldhouse Wednesday ...
County Hall of Famers LISBON — The fourth class of the Columbiana County Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame includes six standouts. Ken Cunningham (East Liverpool, Class of 1961); Don Davidson (Salem, 1961); Cheryl Nannah (United, 1979); Lori Montgomery (East Palestine, 1992); Jessica Deville ...
CAMBRIDGE — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-East District basketball teams as selected by a media panel from the district: BOYS DIVISION III First Team Santino Haney, Steubenville, 5-11 junior, 22.8; Cole Bowers, Steubenville, 6-1, senior, 14.6; Rob Copple, Dover, ...
ELYRIA — Having just won its first district title since 2007, Crestview wasn’t about to rest on its laurels on Tuesday in a Division V regional semifinal against Doylestown Chippewa at the Elyria Catholic Coliseum. Having come back from a five-point halftime deficit to tie the game ...