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Darryl Hoppel gets OVAC HOF nod

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WHEELING, W.Va. — The OVAC has named its Hall of Fame selection for the Class of 2026. That special group of honorees will be joined by a trio individuals in the Legends category. Legends are athletes or former coaches whose schools are currently in the OVAC but were not conference ...

SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

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Potters bounce Central EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool boys tennis team took out Steubenville Central 4-1 on Thursday at Thompson Park. The 4-2 Potters will host Salem Saturday. East Liverpool 4, Steubenville Central Catholic 1 FIRST SINGLES: Brady Dawson (EL) def. JP Gessler, ...

Beaver Local moves to over .500 after win over Buckeye

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RAYLAND — Beaver Local got a single, double and three RBIs each from Jett Johnson and Braxton Hickman in a 9-1 win over Buckeye Local on Friday. Reid Schwerha added a double and single, while Peyton Martin had two hits. AJ Bowser had a double and RBI. Martin was the winning pitcher with ...

TRACK RESULTS

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HARRISON CENTRAL INVITATIONAL Friday BOYS STANDINGS: Union Local (132), Harrison Central (125), Shenandoah (72), East Liverpool (72), Buckeye Trail (71), Brooke (64), Sal. Southern (4). WINNERS 3200 RELAY: East Liverpool (Brody Vulgamore, Mason Fullerton, Nicholas Brooks, Christopher ...

Potters blanked by Brooke

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WELLSBURG, W.Va. — A strong outing on the mound and a big inning at the plate powered the Brooke baseball team to a big win. Kaleb Nielsen struck out six without walking a batter in his varsity debut, and the Bruins plated six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning as Brooke pulled away ...

George Foreman’s resting place revealed as Iowa

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa — a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago. Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in ...