The Purple Riders will once again be led by their BIG 3 seniors Ayden Ludolph at quarterback and free safety, Tevin Williams at running back and defensive back and Alex Reese at tight end and ...

The Purple Riders took down the Shamrocks, 10-3, for their thirteenth win of the season. Martins Ferry improves to 13-1 on the season and will now travel to Monroe Central to take on the Seminoles ...

The Martins Ferry Purple Riders defeated the Shadyside Tigers 39-36 in an Ohio high school football game on Friday. Martins Ferry drew first blood by forging a 13-0 margin over Shadyside after the ...

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio — The Martins Ferry Purple Riders saw their season come to an end Friday night with a playoff loss to Portsmouth West. That also meant the last game of the season for band ...

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio — The former Purple Riders Boosters Club in Martins Ferry began crumbling to the ground on Tuesday. “We got the call approximately 9 o'clock,” Martins Ferry Mayor Robert ...

Martins Ferry, the oldest settlement in the state ... in those seats for 40 years,” Appolloni said. And if the Purple Riders are hosting Bellaire or St. Clairsville, plan on wearing ...

EAST FAIRFIELD — The sixth-seeded Crestview Rebels knew they were facing a big challenge in hosting the eleventh-seeded Martins Ferry Purple Riders in the first round of the OHSAA tournament.

The tournament wins that put Martins Ferry in Friday's district finals were by scores of 59-55, 62-61 and 60-58. Malvern ended the suspense by subduing the Purple Riders 61-50 to advance to the ...

Photo by Mike Morrison Fort Frye's Brady Schilling (2) attacks the basket as Martins Ferry's Logan Smith (15) goes for the block during a high school boys basketball sectional final Friday in Beverly.

VINCENT – For 24 minutes, the Warren Warriors played Martins Ferry to a 0-0 game, and actually kept the potent Purple Riders – currently sit at No. 7 in the playoff picture – to under 100 ...

The St. Clairsville Red Devils will host the Martins Ferry Purple Riders on Friday night in a conference game in high school basketball. Christine Brown | Jan 6, 2023 ...