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Basketball Preview 2017

Creek’s Rossi: Get Better Every Day

By ANDREW GRIMM WINTERSVILLE — With a year under her belt at the helm of the Redskins and seven returning letterman, Indian Creek girls coach Jackie Rossi is hoping to see improvement from her squad after a nine-win season in her first campaign leading the team a year ago. “I would say ...

Stone Moves Up to Big Chair

By AARON PETCHAL RICHMOND — Jeff Stone gets his chance to sit in the big chair. After spending the last five seasons as an assistant coach for the Edison girls’ team, Stone is in his first season as head coach of the Wildcats. Stone replaces Ryan Powell, who spent two seasons as head ...

Dragons Want to Take Next Step: Charleston

By KYLE LUTZ CAMERON — Although the Cameron girls’ basketball team fell one game short of its goal from the start of the season, there are a few silver linings that can be drawn. The goal is to make it to Charleston. The Dragons fell to Ritchie County, 47-42, in a regional final game. ...

Cameron Returns Seven Letterwinners

By KYLE LUTZ CAMERON — At the beginning of the 2016-17 season, the Cameron boys’ basketball team had to go through some small adjustments. With a brand new coaching staff including Coach Tom Hart at the helm for his first year, the Dragons went out and put together a solid 14-10 record. ...

Jarrett Thinking Breakout Year

By RICK THORP BEALLSVILLE — After a few seasons of growing pains, Tori Jarrett believes this could be a breakout season for the Beallsville’s girls’ basketball team. From three victories when she joined the program as an assistant, to seven and 13 victories, respectively, during her ...

Granato, Weir Looking to Get Back to Winning Ways

By RALPH COX WEIRTON — It has been a while since the Weir boys’ team has had a winning record and things at the end of last season didn’t look like the future was very bright with four seniors, three of whom did the bulk of the scoring, departing. But between last February and now a ...