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Kropka returns to alma mater

MARTINS FERRY — It’s homecoming week at the Dave Bruney Football Complex. No, not that homecoming. It will be celebrated next week. A literal homecoming that only occurs during odd years will unfold Friday night when Purple Rider product Justin Kropka returns with his Harrison Central Huskies to take on his alma mater and mentor in their annual Buckeye 8 encounter. Though the game will be played between the lines, starting at 7 p.m., Kropka finds the toughest part to be the 90 minutes preceding kickoff. “It’s always special to go home and see people I’ve not seen in ...

Edison excited for homecoming, unbeaten Union Local Friday

RICHMOND — The Edison football team faces another stiff test this week. The Wildcats are set to play undefeated Buckeye 8 rival Union Local at 7 p.m. at Cartwright Memorial Field on homecoming night. The Wildcats (0-4) and the Jets both played teams from the Buckeye 8 last week. Beaver ...

Bears done hibernating

NEW MANCHESTER — Coming off of a bye week and its first win of the season the last time it was on the field, Oak Glen takes on winless Warren Local Friday at home. The last time out, the Golden Bears (1-2) came from behind to defeat Buckeye Local 28-21 in double overtime, something head ...

Buckeye in same boat with Bellaire

YORKVILLE — A pair of teams seeking to rebound from Week 4 losses will meet at World War II Memorial Stadium on Friday night as Bellaire visits Buckeye Local for a Buckeye 8 tussle. The trip north represents the final leg of a three-game road trip for Bellaire. The Big Reds re-enter ...

Bruins simply must be better than Perry

WELLSBURG — The Brooke Bruins have not got off to the start they had hoped for, going 0-3 after a 35-6 loss at Morgantown last Friday, but head coach Mac McLean is hopeful his team can turn things around. “Looking at our schedule and the way it was stacked, we knew it was a ...

No. 1 Big Red needs everyone ready for unbeaten Boardman

STEUBENVILLE — A couple of state-ranked unbeatens are set to collide in a Week 4 showdown on Reno Field at Harding Stadium. Big Red, ranked first in the initial Ohio AP Division IV poll, will welcome Boardman, the No. 7 team in the Division II standings, for the annual Legends Night game. ...