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Football Xtra

Bruins playing spoiler role for homecoming

WELLSBURG — The Brooke Bruins are looking to end their 2017 season on a high note in the final three weeks, starting this Friday with a matchup against Buckhannon-Upshur at Brooke Memorial Stadium on homecoming night. “It will be a bigger than normal atmosphere with people coming back ...

Hungry Bears look to raid Bees’ nest

NEW MANCHESTER — The Oak Glen football team is looking to salvage what’s left of its 2017 campaign, while East Fairmont is looking for its first win. The Golden Bears will take on the Bees at 7 p.m. Friday night at home on senior night. Oak Glen (2-5) enters the game coming off of a ...

Huskies continue to open eyes

CADIZ — The Harrison Central Huskies have won two in a row coming into Friday night’s contest with the River View Black Bears and are looking to finish strong after a disappointing start to the 2017 season. “If we are able to finish out with a couple more wins, it would be nothing but a ...

Star Sports Cast 2017 Episode 7

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Star Sports Cast for 2017. It’s Plastic Helmet Day! Joe Catullo, sports editor with the Steubenville Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times, and sports writer Andrew Grimm take a look at the 2017 prep football season. Teams within our coverage area include: ...

Blue Dons load up the Van

VAN — Unbeaten at 6-0 and ranked fourth in West Virginia, the high-flying Madonna Blue Dons head into what appears to be the most rugged part of the 2017 schedule with a long road trip to Van to face the 3-4 Bulldogs at 7 p.m. All of the players on the Blue Don team are in a new territory. ...

Big Philly style

STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville head coach Reno Saccoccia is looking forward to Friday and a “game that should be played all the time.” Saccoccia’s Big Red, Ohio’s top-ranked Division IV squad, will match 7-0 records with New Philadelphia Friday inside Harding Stadium. The kick for the ...