MARTINS FERRY - Derek Edwards begins his seventh season at the helm of the Martins Ferry boys’ hoop program. It is a campaign in which the former All-Ohio Purple point guard harbors greats hopes for. Edwards, a former Associated Press D-III Coach-of-the-Year, likes the physical and mental ...

BEALLSVILLE – Beallsville High School has been a school steeped in tradition for most of its existence, with the Blue Devil basketball programs commonly putting together impressive records and collecting various team and individual awards despite the small size of the school. This winter, ...

SHADYSIDE - Ed Andes has scripted countless successful seasons in his 25 years as head coach of the Shadyside boys’ basketball program. Last year’s campaign was one of the most enjoyable. Andes guided his Tigers to a 17-7 mark en route to another OVAC 2A championship, besting nemesis ...

WHEELING — The way Michael Jebbia sees it, there are upwards of seven or so teams that have a legitimate chance to win or make a good run at the West Virginia Class AAA state championship. Fortunately, Jebbia believes his Wheeling Park Patriots are among that group, but as he begins his ...

Tyler Consolidated boys’ coach Steven Nutter is hoping his team can build off of the success the football team had in reaching the Class A state playoffs this season. The Silver Knights will be led by a large group of seniors in Hayden Brown, Connor Bailey, Garon Broughman, Mason Nichols, ...

NEW MARTINSVILLE — Last year was a thrilling ride for the Magnolia boys’ basketball team. After reaching the state tournament in 2020 only to see it get canceled due to COVID, the Blue Eagles made a much-deserved return trip to Charleston last year. Although the Eagles fell to No. 1 ...