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Creek ready for a familiar opening trip

CAMBRIDGE — Sometimes, two teams opening up playing one another turns into a tradition of its own. Such a tradition has been built between Indian Creek and Cambridge, as the teams have now met on opening night for a decade. The latest in that series takes place Friday night in Cambridge as the Redskins and Bobcats are set to sqaure off once again. “I think it’s been a great rivalry between the two of us,” Indian Creek head coach Andrew Connor said. While the teams had two very different seasons a year ago — Indian Creek going 8-2 in the regular season and making the ...

Anthony Pierro era begins at Edison Friday

RICHMOND — The Edison football team has put an emphasis on finishing this season, and the Wildcts will look to do that when Edison welcomes Shenandoah to the Edison Unified Sports Complex for an opening week showdown. The game between the Wildcats and the Zeps is set to kick off at 7 p.m. The game will be the Antony Pierro’s first game as head coach of the Wildcats, while former Brooke head coach Mac McLean is in his second season as head coach of the Zeps. Pierro replaced Mike Collopy as head coach. Collopy, who stayed on as an assistant coach, guided Edison to a 7-4 record ...

Red Knights look to start strong at home

TORONTO — The Toronto football team is looking to win its fifth-straight opening game Friday night at former EOAC rival Southern Local comes to town for a 7 p.m. kickoff inside Clarke Hinkle Field. “Things are moving along well,” Toronto head coach Jaret Aubiel said. “We played better in our second scrimmage. We just have to keep getting better every day.” Toronto shut out East Canton, 41-0, in last season’s season opener on the road as the Red Knights ended up going 8-4 in Aubiel’s first season as head coach of the team. This season, the color scheme may be the same, ...

Huskies look to start strong in Battle of Tappan Lake

CADIZ — Harrison Central looks to get back to its winning ways as it hosts rival Claymont on Friday in Cadiz. The Huskies finished 2-8 last season after a rash of injuries took their toll on both sides of the ball. But Harrison closed out the season with a VALES Trophy victory against Buckeye Local and head coach Anthony Hayes and company are hoping to ride that, along with a renewed dedication in the offseason program, into the 2025 season. “The first game, emotions are high and everyone thinks they are going 10-0 and are excited,” Hayes said. “In our case, it’s a ...

No. 23 WVU men prepping for KSU’s doubles and traps

MORGANTOWN — Javon Small will walk off the team bus Saturday and head into Bramlage Coliseum. At that point, he is a young man who can move around freely. It will only be temporary. As the 23rd-ranked WVU men’s basketball team prepares to face struggling Kansas State at 6 p.m. today, the Mountaineers already know a heavy dose of double teams and traps are headed Small’s way. That’s the consistent strategy the Mountaineers (13-5, 4-3 Big 12) have seen thrown at them since the start of Big 12 play. Get the ball out of Small’s hands has been priority No. 1. Priority No. 2: ...

Big Red’s run starts at home

STEUBENVILLE — For the 37th time in the 44 years Ohio has used the playoff format and the 24th-straight season, Big Red is preparing for a playoff game. Steubenville, which finished second in Division III, Region 11, will open what is one of the longest playoff streaks in the state on ...