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Oak Glen comes up short of state

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 semifinal, Williamstown advanced to the state tournament after a one-year hiatus by defeating Oak Glen 71-39. The Yellowjackets (19-3) earned the No. 2 seed and will meet No. 7 Philip Barbour (16-8) in a Wednesday quarterfinal matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. at the Charleston Coliseum and ...

Bears up to the task at state

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) and Noah Schmidt (215) all tallied wins to advance to today’s quarterfinals. Tomsic, ranked third in the weight class by the West Virginia Wrestling Coaches Association, will take on No. 2 Enoch Quesenberry of Ripley in today’s quarterfinal. Eckleberry took down No. 5 ranked Tyler Varney of ...

ALL-EASTERN OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

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 Clemmer Columbiana (Jr.) SECOND TEAM Megan Moser Columbiana (Sr.) McKenna Jones Southern Local (Sr.) Lylah Brown Lisbon (Sr.) Kalayah Crute Southern Local (Fr.) Na’ ariyah Graham Valley Christian (Jr.) Reagan Good United (So.) Bella Thompson United (Fr.) HONORABLE MENTION Columbiana: Sydney ...

East Liverpool shaped Holtz

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 spoke, people listened

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 college football games with six teams, including a national championship at Notre Dame in 1988, to the television studio where he became an ESPN staple, and back to the Ohio Valley, where his words of wisdom always were welcome and greatly anticipated. Holtz died Wednesday at age 89 in Orlando, ...

Football lost a legend

(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 time together. Our relationship meant a lot to me as I admired the values he used to build the foundation of his coaching career: love, trust and commitment. ... Lou’s impact at Notre Dame has gone well beyond the football team. He and his wife, Beth, are respected across campus for their generous ...