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Bruins go on the road showing signs of improvement

HAMLIN — Winless through four games is not where the Brooke Bruins hoped to be facing a lengthy trip to Hamlin, West Virginia. But through those four losses, the Bruins have made steady, if even just minor improvements from the opening loss to Beaver Local to last Friday’s shootout ...

Golden Bears look to get their first win

NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen football team is looking to get off the schneid this week against Berkeley Springs. The Golden Bears are looking to tally their first win of the season as they take on the Indians at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon up at the Bears’ Den. Oak Glen enters this ...

Huskies face tall task in Coal Bucket game

CADIZ — St. Clairsville and Harrison Central have been playing football since Lakeland, Cadiz and Jewett-Scio consolidated in 1999. In fact, the rivalry goes even further as St. Clairsville played Cadiz High School during various seasons from 1923 to 1970 with the Red Devils holding a ...

Improving Panthers look to get back in win column

YORKVILLE — Midway through the season, the Buckeye Local Panthers sit with a 1-4 record heading into a Week 6 home matchup with Shenandoah (2-3). The record is what it is, but a deeper dive reveals a team that’s fought and been competitive in all but one of those losses. Keep in mind, ...

Big Red set for a big game

STEUBENVILLE — Fans packing into Harding Stadium on Friday night will be doing so to watch a big game — not just big in terms of a rivalry or its place on Big Red’s schedule, but big for the Division III, Region 11 playoff picture and perhaps one of the biggest match ups in the state this ...

It’s homecoming for the 3-1 Crusaders

STEUBENVILLE — The Crusaders have developed a flair for the dramatic the last two weeks. After a one-point victory in the rain at Zanesville Rosecrans the week before, Catholic Central went to Ashtabula and scored with six seconds remaining for another one-score victory over St. John last ...