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Stephanie Evans elected president of OHSAA Board of Directors

COLUMBUS — Stephanie Evans, director of athletics and assistant principal at Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, has been elected president of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors for the 2026-27 school year. Evans is entering her third year of a three-year term ...

St. Marys coach begins 25th year at the helm

ST. MARYS – The piece of paper he keeps in his possession 24/7 is a reminder of where it all started. Goals – both team and personal – which he stands by even 25 years later. The 2026 high school football season marks an anniversary of sorts for St.Marys coach Jodi Mote. He enters his ...

Scoreboard (8/19)

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF At Golf Club of West Virginia Par 70 TEAM SCORES: Williamstown 299, John Marshall 302, Fairfield Christian 309, Parkersburg 324, Fort Frye 366 Williamstown: Madilyn Buttrey- 72, Castyn Burton-68, Wyatt Siley-77, Ben Raines-82, Harley Phillips-97, Layne Stewart-96, Ben Hescht- 139 John Marshall: Drew Marling-67 (Medalist), Brayden Kempkins-78, Hayden Harvey-76, Kianna Garrison-90, Kamden Knapp-81, Rex Mallery-86, Graeme Stevey-94, Colin Inclan-91, Caiden Barker-83, Brody Dimmick-91 Parkersburg: Dominic Way - 79, Andrew Matheny - 79, Gavin Fling - 82, Katie Ann ...

Pioneer men’s soccer picked 7th in OAC

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Marietta College men's soccer team was picked to finish seventh in the Ohio Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, released Wednesday (August 19) morning by the league office. The Pioneers posted a 5-12-2 record last fall and finished with a 2-6 record in the OAC. Ohio Northern is the slight preseason favorite to lead the OAC in 2026. The Polar Bears earned five first place votes and 59 total points. 2025 OAC champs Otterbein grabbed three first place votes and 56 total points for second place, edging out Mount Union. The Purple Raiders received the final ...

Cooper to coach cross country, track at MC

Marietta College Director of Athletics Joe Bergin announced the hiring of Bill Cooper as the Pioneer's head men's and women's cross country and track & field coach last week. Cooper comes to Marietta after a stint at Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg University. During his time with ...

West Virginia Hall-of-Famer Willie Akers dies at 89

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Willie Akers, a starting forward on WVU’s 1959 national runner-up men’s basketball team and an award-winning high school coach in West Virginia, died Tuesday in Logan at the age of 89. The Mullens native was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame in 2002. He was a ...