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Bears up to the task at state

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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 ...

2025-26 ALL-EAST DISTRICT BASKETBALL

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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, 6-0, sr.,15.0; Ryan Lamonica, Tri-Valley, 6-4 sr., 21.0; Lucca Wood, Zanesville, 6-0 jr. 17.0; Reid Wells, New Philadelphia, 5-8, sr., 11.0. Player of the Year: Santino Haney, Steubenville. Coaches of the Year: Mike Haney, Steubenville; Todd McLoughlin, Tri-Valley. Second Team Tre’Von ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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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 (Leetonia, 2004); and Amy Scullion (Salem, 2010) will be recognized at approximately 6:45 p.m. Sunday during the 39th Columbiana County Classic at Lisbon High School. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and are only available at the door. Hill returns to East District Beaver Local ...

West Branch breaks Gilmour

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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 ...

Football lost a legend

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(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 ...

When Lou spoke, people listened

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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, ...