WHEELING — In the first half, the Fort Frye Cadets set the tone. In the second half, they survived the storm. The visiting Cadets held off a determined second-half comeback by the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights to bag a 52-44 victory on Monday on Coach Skip Prosser Court, helped by a ...
VINCENT — Arissa Burt and Maggie Frye are known more for what they can do in the paint for Williamstown, but in Saturday’s 46-36 win over Warren, the Yellowjackets duo had to step up at the free-throw line to help secure the victory. Burt went 7 for 8 at the charity stripe while Frye ...
Marietta has been playing good basketball of late, but was unable to finish off Saturday’s game against Amanda-Clearkcreek as the Tigers fell 50-47 in overtime. Marietta (10-10) erased an 11-point deficit in the second half and led by five with 17 seconds left. The Aces (8-12) got a ...
BELMONT — Shenandoah held off a furious comeback bid by the Monroe Central Seminoles to capture the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 3A championship with a 60-52 win Saturday afternoon at the Eco Center on the Campus of Ohio University Eastern. The Zeps led by as many as 12 points in the ...
WATERFORD — Waterford’s lone 12th-grader made sure to put on a show for senior night. Weston Fairchild put up a 23-point, 18-rebound double-double to lead the Wildcats past Athens 68-54 Saturday at the Harry Cooper Annex. Fairchild finished 9 for 14 from the floor and 5 for 7 from the free-throw line as Waterford has won four straight games and eight of its last nine to improve to 10-9 on the year. The Wildcats, who visit Nelsonville-York on Tuesday, set the tone early by outscoring the Bulldogs 21-6 in the opening quarter. Athens (5-13) cut it to 34-30 by halftime but ...
WILMINGTON — The Marietta College women's basketball team took to the road and led throughout much of their contest with Wilmington on Saturday. The Fightin' Quakers made a fourth quarter comeback and actually took a brief lead late in the game, but Marietta was able to force an overtime period with a huge late score. The Pioneers then dominated in overtime and went on to defeat Wilmington College, 74-64. The win improves the Pioneers record to 11-11 overall and 6-7 in the Ohio Athletic Conference and the loss drops the Quakers to 6-15 overall and 3-9 in OAC action. "Proud of ...
