WATERFORD — Early in the season, efficiency wasn’t one of Waterford’s greatest attributes. How things have changed for the better. Friday night in a high school girls basketball game against Belpre, the Wildcat offense was humming. In a 48-27 win, Waterford recorded an assist on ...
I am not the best football prognosticator, as you’ve seen in these very pages. I’m not sure if I even had a prediction for what the Super Bowl LX matchup would be at the start of the season. If I did, though, I’m sure it wouldn’t have been the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. So I’m not about to tell you who’s going to win when those two teams take the field Sunday night. But what I do know very well is what it feels like to not have a dog in this fight, a horse in this race, an Avenger in this Endgame. As a fan of the Washington – what’s their name right ...
WESTERVILLE — The Marietta College softball team was selected to finish second in the Ohio Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll released Friday by the league office. The Pioneers finished the 2025 season with an overall record of 20-15-1 and 6-10 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, narrowly missing out a spot in the postseason. “Landing fourth in the OAC preseason is a respectful place for our team, but not where we can be comfortable,” said Marietta head softball coach Jenn Castle. “Our OAC opponents are so strong, and every doubleheader is a fight to the last ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Arissa Burt and Anna Cosner celebrated senior night here Thursday in style as Williamstown picked up a key 55-43 Little Kanawha Conference victory versus Ritchie County. The now 11-4 Rebels of head coach Dave McCullough, who are ranked No. 5 in Class A, weren’t able to ...
PARKERSBURG – Gilmer County defense: Masterpiece theater in real time. Thursday night inside Parkersburg Catholic High School, the Titans’ girls basketball team put on an impressive display shutting down the Crusaderettes in a 47-18 win. Gilmer, which improved to 11-1, pitched a ...
The Marietta Tigers won their third straight game and sixth in their last seven Thursday when they defeated Zanesville 42-38 at Sutton Gym. Marietta (10-9) jumped out to a hot start and led 13-3 late in the first. Zanesville (12-7) cut it to 24-18 by halftime before opening the third on a 13-2 run to go up 31-26. Lauren Elliott’s first basket of the game was a 3-pointer at the 7:01 mark in the fourth to tie the game at 31-all. Blaire Reed then put the Tigers back in front on a basket with 6:15 remaining. From there, there were six lead changes, with Braxtyn Kroft’s pair of free ...
