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Oak Glen’s Bone wears shot put gold

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen senior Orien Bone did enough on his first throw to take home the gold on Friday at the first day of the West Virginia Class AA state track and field meet at Laidley Field. Bone's throw of 55-feet-11 was more than 5 feet better than second place Charles Swain of Sissonville (50-4). After his first throw, Bone fouled four straight times before getting a 53-11 1/4 throw on his last attempt. Bone came in seeded third in the discus, but fouled on three straight attempts there. In girls competition, Oak Glen's 3200-meter relay team of Lacey Cameron, Amelia ...

East Liverpool adds 10 greats

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame will induct eight former student-athletes and two special category contributors into its Classes of 2024 and 2025. This year's event will take place of Sept. 18-19. Here is a look at the honorees: CLASS OF ...

Golden Bears going for two in a row

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen's softball team will see a familiar foe first as it defends its 2025 state Class AA championship. The Golden Bears were slotted as the fifth seed in the 2026 state tournament and will face fourth-seeded Weir on Wednesday in the double-elimination event at ...

GOLF RESULTS

2026 SPRING SCRAMBLE AT VALLEY CO-CHAMPS: Todd Snyder-Shawn Louk-George Duko-Jason Starcher (-13); Pam Rothermund-Robert Rothermund-Dante Losurdo-Jake Witt (-13). TIED FOR SECOND: Jim Santini-Larry Stacey-Jason Santini-Ben Larson (-12); Terry Davidson-Dave Johnstone Jr.-Shane Heasley-Mike Vargo (-12); Bob Perry-Tony Perry-Mike Mancuso-Steve Morris (-12). THIRD: Jonathan Welsh-Sam Henderson-Donavan Hickman-Ansom Weigam (-10). TIED FOR FOURTH: Bob Hall-Rob Hall-Anthony Hall-Nate Nesselrote (-8); Jeff Noling Sr.-Fred Unger-Tim Harrison-Jeff Noling Jr. (-8); Brad Kibler-Todd ...

County jumpers leap ahead

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Area long jumpers leaped their way to the regional berths Thursday. Wellsville senior Clayten Kersey won the Springfield Division V district title with a jump of 20-feet-5 3/4 on his first attempt. He had the second-best jump on his next jump of 19-10. Kersey, a state ...

Heartland’s Farrell throws perfect game

UNITY — Heartland's Evan Farrell threw a perfect game as the Lions knocked off Southern Local 13-0 in a Div. VII sectional baseball tournament game on Thursday at Ace of Diamonds. Farrell threw 51 pitches with 40 for strikes. He struck out six and walked none. Jacob Goehring had a strong day at the plate with a double and triple with an RBI. Paul Bender had a single, double and an RBI. Farrell had two RBIs. Jack Morgan had two hits as well. Mason Pitts took the loss for Heartland as he walked four over two innings. Ninth-seeded Heartland (11-13) will host 13th seed Bristol at ...