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Ohio rallies for OVAC All-Star victory

WHEELING, W.Va. - The 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All Star Football Game was a back-and-forth affair Saturday night as both Ohio and West Virginia ran off 21 unanswered points. However, it was the Buckeyes that scored the final three touchdowns to post an exciting 28-21 verdict over the Mountaineers before a nice-sized crowd inside Wheeling Island Stadium. Trailing 21-7 midway through the second quarter, Ohio, which was expected to use its size up front to pound the ball on the ground, used three touchdown passes from St. Clairsville's Sam McLean to rally for the victory. McLean, ...

East Liverpool star commits to James Madison

EAST LIVERPOOL — It didn’t take East Liverpool football standout Dre’Keim Abercrombie long to realize he belonged at James Madison University. Abercrombie left the campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on June 14 after his official visit and verbally committed to the nationally-ranked ...

Potters, Beavers to hold court on turf

GREENFORD — Area volleyball teams will launch the new season in the great outdoors. South Range High School will host "The Battle on Turf" slated for Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Rominger Athletic Complex. The series of 10 pre-season matches held by the Mahoning Valley Volleyball Officials ...

Guardians, Pirates smoked out

CLEVELAND (AP) — The game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Friday night has been postponed due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota. Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. from the ...

Hanlon, Kraft suit up for Ohio’s OVAC All-Stars

WHEELING, W.Va. – When people wonder where the beef is, they only need to look at the Offensive and Defensive Linemen on the Ohio roster for Saturday night’s 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All Star Football Game. The Buckeyes have 12 players totalling 3,200 pounds – an average of 266.67 ...

Columbiana team gets regional berth

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Softball Association is taking a step up the ladder. A team of 15-and-under all-stars won the Ohio Senior League state championship last week and is going to the Little League Central Regional in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. “This group of girls is special,” head ...