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OVAC Bill Van Horne Coach Of The Year Finalists Revealed

WHEELING – The prestigious OVAC Bill Van Horne Coach of the Year Award has been narrowed down to some very worthwhile candidates. The selection process started with seven nominations and was voted down to the final five by a committee of OVAC media and other representatives. The award, named after the long-time sports editor of the Wheeling News-Register, Bill Van Horne, will be presented to the top vote-getter during the 41st annual OVAC Banquet of Champions dinner on Sunday, May 17 inside WesBanco Arena. Doors open at 1 p.m., with dinner at 2 and the banquet to follow. Nominations ...

High School Roundup: Tyler’s Miller Sets School Record With 19 Strikeouts

SISTERSVILLE — Tyler’s Brennon Miller punched out a school-record 19 batters Friday during the Knights’ 7-6 win in 11 innings of baseball action vs. Ravenswood. Miller pitched seven innings for Tyler, allowing four hits and two runs. He walked three in addition to his 19 K’s. Brayden Neff finished with a home run and two singles with two RBI. Sawyer Kunkle also had two hits, both singles. The two teams were tied 6-6 after seven innings, with 3 ½ scoreless frames before Tyler walked it off in the bottom of the 11th. East Fairmont 8, Wheeling Park 7 FAIRMONT — Despite ...

Weir Back On Track After 14-7 Win vs. Indian Creek

WINTERSVILLE — A day after getting shut down in the OVAC championship, the Weir High softball team’s heated back up. The Red Riders bounced back with a 14-7 victory on the road at Indian Creek for a season sweep of the Redskins, and pounded out 14 hits in the process a day after being ...

Perry West To Be Inducted Into OVAC Hall Of Fame

Perry West, a name long synonymous with baseball at Brooke High School and the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference, will be inducted into the OVAC Hall of Fame this summer as a contributor. West, who passed away in 2021, was selected for his dedication to the OVAC along with his storied head coaching career, which saw him rack up 460 wins at Brooke High. The Hall of Fame banquet is scheduled for Aug. 15 at Wheeling's WesBanco Arena. Other inductees for the 2026 class include Weirton Madonna's Ross Comis and Cambridge's Eric Fox, each representing athletes from the 2010's; Bellaire's ...

Yehl Shines As No. 15 WVU Downs No. 7 Kansas In Series Opener

MORGANTOWN — Maxx Yehl needed another X in his first name Friday night. He was simply that filthy. In what will likely go down as one of the top WVU pitching performances of the season, Yehl held down a potent Kansas lineup to the tune of just one run over a complete nine innings, as the 15th-ranked Mountaineers took Game 1 of the three-game showdown, 4-1, against the seventh-ranked Jayhawks. Yehl threw 124 pitches inside Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. His final one was a fastball that registered at 93 that blew past Augusto Mungarrieta for Yehl’s ninth strikeout of the ...