WEIRTON — New Oak Glen head coach TJ Miller has said all summer he felt like his Golden Bears had the potential to surprise people this season. They certainly looked capable of doing so as they started out their season Thursday night in the battle for the Carl Hamill Trophy. Logan ...

STEUBENVILLE — The Weir and Catholic Central volleyball teams entered their match Thursday without a victory. The Red Riders won the first two games before letting the third one slip out of their grasp allowing the Crusaders to get back into the match. Weir, however, was unfazed as the Red ...

WHEELING — Wheeling Central didn’t need any extra motivation entering Thursday’s home match with visiting Weir. The Red Riders always sport a solid team so the Maroon Knights were prepared. The fact Weir eliminated Central from the postseason last fall, however, didn’t hurt in the ...

Bowers scores five, Big Red boys roll at East Liverpool EAST LIVERPOOL — Cole Bowers scored five goals to lead the Big Red boys soccer team to a 7-1 victory at East Liverpool on Thursday evening. Steubenville, which improved to 3-0 on the season with the win, also got a goal each from ...

PITTSBURGH — Will Howard’s NFL career will start by watching from the sideline in sweatpants. The Pittsburgh Steelers placed the rookie quarterback on injured reserve Thursday while he recovers from a hand injury suffered early on in training camp. Howard, a sixth-round pick who helped ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Saggese hit a go-ahead RBI double and Jordan Walker homered in a three-run seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Thursday. Miles Mikolas allowed one run on four hits and a walk and struck out five in five innings. Kyle ...