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Bowers’ milestone night leads Big Red

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STEUBENVILLE — Senior night is always special for high school athletes. Big Red boys soccer’s senior night Thursday was extra special for Cole Bowers. The standout senior scored three times in a 6-0 victory over visiting Harrison Central at Harding Stadium, and all three were ...

Weir edges CCHS to get above the .500 mark

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WEIRTON — Not all rivalries are heated. The Weir girls’ soccer team continued its friendly rivalry with Catholic Central Thursday night looking to get above .500 on the season, while the Crusaders were looking to prepare themselves for the upcoming sectional tournament. The match was ...

PREP ROUNDUPS

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Golden Bears bounce back to top St. C NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen volleyball team did not take long to put a disappointing OVAC semifinal loss behind it. The Golden Bears bounced back on Thursday evening, topping St. Clairsville in the Class 4A third-place consolation match on their ...

Brazeau’s late goal propels Pens to win over Islanders

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PITTSBURGH — Justin Brazeau beat Ilya Sorokin on a breakaway with 5:39 left to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. Brazeau collected a lead pass from Evgeni Malkin, then deked his way by a sprawled Sorokin as the Penguins won for the second time ...

Steelers rested, healthy, in first place after bye

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t play a down last weekend. Their early hold on the AFC North strengthened anyway. While the Steelers rested up following the first regular-season game in Dublin, Ireland — a milestone win over the Minnesota Vikings that boosted them to 3-1 — ...

Big Red looks to keep rolling

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STEUBENVILLE — Big Red had a big challenge from the north last week in Pennsylvania’s Farrell Steelers. This week’s challenge comes from even further to the north. Steubenville and head coach Reno Saccoccia will welcome Canisius out of the Buffalo, New York area to Harding Stadium on ...