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BOYS BASKETBALL OVAC CONSOLATIONS Red Riders fall to Potters WEIRTON — Playing one day later than origianlly scheduled, Weir High dropped a 64-51 decision to visiting East Liverpool on Wednesday evening in OVAC consolation pool action. The Red Riders had three players reach double ...

Big Red pulls away from JM in 5A semis

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STEUBENVILLE — Some lights out shooting kept John Marshall in Tuesday’s OVAC Class 5A semifinal at top-seeded Big Red for a half. Once Steubenville turned up the defense, though, Big Red showed why it has that No. 1 beside its spot in the bracket. Big Red, which led by 10 at the ...

Park does enough to hold off Brooke, reach OVAC 5A final

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WELLSBURG — Wheeling Park did the little things that lead to victories and Brooke didn’t Tuesday night in an OVAC WVU Medicine Boys Basketball Class 5A semifinal inside the gymnasium at the Brooke County Wellness Center. The third-seeded Patriots (7-7) made 17 of 18 free throws and only ...

Knights outlast Lisbon in OT to reach 2A title game

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TORONTO — The Toronto boys’ basketball let a double-digit advantage slip away as Lisbon was ultimately able to force overtime. Toronto responded in the extra period as No. 1 seeded Red Knights were able to right the ship and hold on and defeat the fourth-seeded Blue Devils, 88-80, in an ...

OHSAA girls tournament pairings set

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The OHSAA girls basketball MaxPreps RPI standings have been finalized, the seeds have been determined and the pairings are set for the upcoming district tournaments. Steubenville Big Red earned the top seed in its division, while four other local teams — Indian Creek, Edison, Catholic ...