×

Sports

Beavers produce three Buckeye 8 tournament champions

Local Sports

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local’s wrestling team took second on Tuesday at the Buckeye 8 wrestling tournament. Winning for the Beavers was Jordan Bates at 106 pounds, Bobby Buchheit at 144 and Nick Marra at 190. Barnesville won four weight classes to take first with 270.5 points. ...

Southern shoots for perfect season

Local Sports

SALINEVILLE — Southern Local’s girls basketball team is set to go for an outright Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title and the school record for wins in a season on Wednesday as the Indians host Columbiana. The Indians are 21-0 after a 49-40 win over Caldwell on Saturday in the OVAC ...

Creek has Oak Glen’s number

Local Sports

WINTERSVILLE — About 48 hours after meeting with a trophy on the line, Oak Glen and Indian Creek were back on the court facing off again. After fending off the Golden Bears for the OVAC championship on Saturday night, the Redskins came out Monday night at home with a lot of energy and ...

SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Local Sports

State champs in Columbiana COLUMBIANA — Defending Division VI state champion Woodsfield Monroe Central will play at Columbiana tonight in an OVAC Class 3A boys basketball semfinal. Monroe Central is 14-3 with losses in two of their last three games (66-60 to Wheeling Central and 63-54 to ...

Three Oak Glen relays to state

Local Sports

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — In the first year of the new format for the swimming postseason in West Virginia, locals took to the pool inside the Brooke Wellness Center Saturday to vie for spots in the state meet. After 22 events — and a swim off to end the day — three Oak Glen relay teams ...

Southern wins first OVAC

Local Sports

Southern 49, Caldwell 40 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Southern Local girls basketball team is making history. The top-seeded Indians won their first Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championship by topping second-seeded Caldwell, 49-40, in a Class A final Saturday at the ECO Center. Southern ...