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Red Knights riding momentum from big rivalry win into home opener

TORONTO — Rivalry wins are always special. The Toronto football team opened the season with a 34-8 victory against rival Wellsville last Thursday night up at Nicholson Stadium. The win enabled the Red Knights to bring the traveling trophy back to the Gem City. “It was huge,” Toronto (1-0) head coach Josh Franke said about the win. “The last few years we have not had the opportunity to play them. We had the opportunity this season, and we took advantage of it. “It was huge. It was really heartwarming. As soon as the kids were handed the trophy, they immediately handed it ...

Huskies excited for home opener vs. Trail

CADIZ — There really is no place like home. Just ask Harrison Central head coach Anthony Hayes as his team prepares to for its home opener, hosting Buckeye Trail Friday night after a 36-18 win on the road at Claymont last week. “It’s very exciting,” Harrison Central head coach Anthony Hayes said of the week of the home opener. “We love to play at home. I don’t think there is a better venue in the Valley. That’s no disrespect to anyone else, but I don’t think there’s another place in the Valley quite like Wagner Field. “No. 1 we have the best fans. No. 2, we have ...

Panthers looking to bounce back, ground the Jets

BELMONT — Neither Buckeye Local’s Jim Hoover nor Union Local’s Bernie Thompson is going to get caught up dwelling on what occurred last week. After all, there simply isn’t time for that. However, both are expecting their teams to take a step forward when they clash in Morristown Friday night at 7. “We came out a little sloppy last week,” Thompson said of his Jets’ 38-9 victory against Columbus Crusaders. “We didn’t have a second scrimmage, so the sloppiness was to be expected and now we’ll correct the mistakes we made and get ready for Buckeye ...

NCAA sanctions three Ohio State women’s programs

(AP) - Ohio State’s athletics department has been given four years probation and hit with other sanctions as a result of self-reported recruiting and policy violations in three women’s sports, including basketball. The other violations, as outlined in a report issued Tuesday by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions, were in the women’s fencing and golf programs between 2015 and 2019. The university had self-reported the violations and in December 2020 imposed a postseason ban for all three sports in 2020-21. The violations in women’s basketball were related to ...

Big Red getting ready for big test

STEUBENVILLE — Reno Saccoccia and his 2021 Steubenville High School football team are preparing for what the Hall of Fame coach calls “the toughest opener we’ve had since I’ve been here.” First-time opponent Olentangy Liberty, a Division I member of the Ohio Capital Central ...

Central facing former Big Red coach in opener

VIENNA — Catholic Central’s football Crusaders will help Bill Bohren launch his 50th season of coaching Friday when they travel to Vienna Mathews. The kick for the 2021 opener and the first meeting between the schools is set for 7 p.m. At 87, Bohren, who guided Big Red from 1975-1977 and ...