NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s wrestling team didn’t see the typical success it has been used to this season but it did manage eight state tournament qualifiers and the team believes everything is in place for some good results on Thursday through Saturday at Mountain Health Arena ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — They’ve earned their shot against the defending state champions. Ninth-seeded East Liverpool’s boys’ basketball team, which had as much as a 19-point lead, held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by 11th-seeded Edison to clip the Wildcats 55-54 and win a Div. IV sectional championship at Potter Fieldhouse Friday night. The win vaults the Potters (11-12) into a district semifinal matchup against No. 1 seed and defending Div. IV state champion Maysville (22-1) Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the ECO Center. Maysville easily advanced Friday night with a 73-32 ...
CANTON — Salem senior Ryan Folger will be on the podium today at the Div. II state swimming tournament at C.T. Branin Nataroium. Folger finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly preliminary (50.44) to qualify for today’s finals. He was behind Oak Harbour’s Austin Sorg (48.52), Beachwood’s Derek Fan (48.54), University’s Paul Moody (49.17) and Hamilton Ross’s Luke Mignery (49.57). In the 100 breaststroke Folger took 19th (1:00.44). Beaver Local junior Cole Long advanced to the consolation final of the 200 IM by placing 10th in the preliminary (1:59.12). Long also ...
LISBON — It wasn’t a good day for the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference boys basketball champions on Thursday. Both Lisbon and Columbiana saw their seasons come to an end in the Div. VI sectional opener. No. 7 seed Lisbon fell behind by 19 at the half, but climbed to within one point with 12 seconds to play against No. 16 Springfield, but the Tigers picked up a key offensive rebound off a free throw attempt in the final seconds and converted it for two to come away with a 71-67 win. Lisbon dropped its seventh straight tournament game and ended the season 16-7. Springfield, ...
Penguins stop Devils PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins surged past Jack Hughes and the reeling New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night. Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Milan Cortina Olympics, picked up his 12th goal of the season. Blake Lizotte added an empty-netter late for Pittsburgh, which has won eight of 10 to move into second place in the crowded Metropolitan Division. Arturs Silovs stopped 28 ...
West Virginia Boys Basketball Class AA, Region 1 Tournament Friday, March 6 No. 5 Tyler at No. 4 Oak Glen, 7 p.m. No. 7 Weir at No. 2 Doddridge County, 7 p.m. No. 6 Ravenswood at No. 3 Williamstown, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12 No. 4 Oak Glen-No. 5 Tyler winner at Wheeling Central, 7 p.m. (winner to state) No. 2 Doddridge-No. 7 Wier winner vs. No. 3 Williamstown-No. 6 Ravenswood winner, 7 p.m. (winner to state) ——— West Virginia Girls Basketball Class AA, Region 1 Tournament Friday, Feb. 27 No. 5 Ravenswood at No. 4 Oak Glen, 7 p.m. No. 7 Weir at No. 2 ...
