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Black Bears boys soccer is building back as they struggle to gain ground

River View's Jax Lowe tries to power past West Muskingum's Brooks McCune on the way to the goal.

Vs. West Muskingum (8/18) On the road on Tuesday, the Black Bears were hoping to recover from the Hiland loss by beating out fellow MVL competitors, the West Muskingum Tornadoes. West got out ahead of the Bears in the first half of the game, gaining a goal while keeping the River View offense from scoring.  […]

Lady Bishops soccer had near miss against Zanesville

West Muskingum's Mikala Willet collides with the Lady Bishops goalie Izzy DeMattio as she makes a save.

The Lady Bishops took on the Blue Devils on Friday at John D. Sulsberger Stadium. It was a close start for Rosecrans, as Zanesville just edged them out by a score of 3 – 2.  Scoring one of the goals for the Bishops was Ryleigh Maxwell.  The Bishops will host the St. Clairsville Red Devils […]

Lady Blue Devils soccer team looking to beat Morgan on Saturday

Lady Blue Devils cordially send off their opponents at the end of the game.

Vs. Northridge (8/19) On the road in Johnstown on a rainy Wednesday, the Lady Blue Devils met up with the Northridge Lady Vikings.  From the start, the teams were evenly paired, with the Vikings stepping up first to grab two goals in the first half of play. Zanesville answered back with two of their own […]

Bishops boys soccer fought hard but fell to Zanesville

Bishop Rosecran's goalkeeper Dawson Larson fights an army of Blue Devils to defend a corner kick.

On Friday, August 14th, the Bishops boys soccer team faced nearby Zanesville Blue Devils in Sulsberger Stadium. For Rosecrans, it was an uphill climb from the start with Zanesville grabbing the first goal of the game, followed by five more before the half was over, sending the Bishops to halftime down 6 – 0.  In […]

Lil Muskies girls soccer team weathers the storm to draw against the Panthers

Layken Cochran, Anna Wolfe, and Maggie Martin defend for the Lil' Muskies against a Maysville foul kick.

Amid record rainfalls in Ohio, the John Glenn girls soccer team waited and watched the weather reports to see if they were even going to get to play their home opener on Monday night, August 17th, but the weather let up long enough to make it work.  The Maysville Panthers bus rolled into New Concord, […]