WEIRTON, W.Va. — When Shawn McKinnon got his first head coaching job at Weirton Madonna in March, the Oct. 16 football game at Lisbon caught his eye. "It's something I noticed, obviously," he said. "It's my alma mater." McKinnon, a 2014 graduate of Lisbon High School where he was a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a season where Cleveland rookies helped propel to the Guardians to their third straight AL Central title, it was the team's emotional spark plug that powered the Guardians to a pivotal victory in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run ...
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Oak Glen football team suffered a setback last week in the annual "Battle of the Bridge," however, the Golden Bears are looking to get back on track this week against a former rival. Oak Glen (3-4) had a difficult time getting anything going last week against rival East Liverpool as the Potters shut out the Golden Bears, 41-0, in their annual rivalry game last Friday at Patterson Field. "East Liverpool has a lot of athletes, and they made a lot of good plays," Oak Glen coach Derrick Stickles said. "Defensively, they did a good job of taking away what we ...
TRIO AT BETHANY BETHANY, W.Va. — A trio of Columbiana County standout volleyball players are making an impact on the Bethany College volleyball team. Wellsville graduate Bella Poppelriter has played in 18 matches and 63 sets so far this season. She leads the team with 37 aces and 147 digs. Wellsville graduate Presley Stokes, who transferred in from Youngstown State, has played in five matches and 20 sets. She has 80 kills on the season and has the highest kill per set ratio on the team (4.0). She also has nine aces, five blocks and 57 digs. East Liverpool graduate Kenzie Headley ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool girls soccer team notched its fifth straight win by downing John Marshall, 2-1, in the regular-season finale Wednesday. The Potters improve to 6-9-1. BEAVER LOCAL 7, ALLIANCE 1 ALLIANCE — Peyton Dunn scored five goals as the Beaver Local girls soccer team topped Alliance, 7-1, Wednesday to snap a three-match losing streak. Leah Stewart contributed two goals and two assists. Addie Green also had an assist. Tatum Duncan made 10 saves in goal. Beaver Local improves to 11-5, while Alliance drops to 7-10. The Beavers will play at Brooke on ...
The page will turn on the ninth week of the season on Friday and as some teams scramble for playoff position, there are those who are duking it out for league titles. As it stands now, four area teams are in contention for league titles with two weeks to go. The pathways to those titles ...
