March Madness starts early in the Upper Ohio Valley ever since the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference opted to stop letting the standings select a champion and allowed its teams to earn conference titles on the court.

The time demands for the average college student are arduous, at best.

Like most  sports fans, I was abruptly greeted late Sunday morning with the news of the passing of NBA great Kobe Bryant. At first it...

The question of whether the Union Local girls could answer the bell against a similarly talented team in a big game was answered Saturday with an emphatic yes.

Hey Coach Clifford, are you enjoying your “retirement” away from basketball? I am. I really am. What did you do Sunday? Went by the school and watched...

Seemingly every team has a story of one of its players whose season was cut short. Each tale is different. Sometimes they make a full recovery, and sometimes they retake the court only to find out their bodies aren’t able to function at quite the same capacity as before the injury.

My daughter and I are pet people. We love our pets. We love other people's pets. We volunteer a few hours each week with the local...

Basketball is a way of life in the Markovich household in Barnesville.

Martins Ferry has built up a reputation over the years.

Parents always are looking to give their son or daughter an edge in athletics, and that used to mean buying quality equipment, attending all the right camps and logging countless miles going to and from travel team games.

The first day of April may be dedicated to fools, but this year it will mark the beginning of an important period of time for the final two municipalities in Belmont County.

John Davies has worn many hats in and for the city of Martins Ferry: graduate, business and property owner, councilman, street supervisor and, most recently, service director. He will...