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Girls Basketball Preview 2023

Park Ready For New Year, Title Once Again On Their Minds

WHEELING – It’s a cliche that is often-used in athletics – unfinished business. However, that is exactly what the Wheeling Park girls’ basketball team plans on taking care of during the 2023-24 season. The Patriots, who sat atop the W.Va. Class 4A standings for most of the 2022-23 ...

Cameron Eager For Challenges As Defending Champs Once More

CAMERON – Holly Pettit has built a small school powerhouse at Cameron as the head coach, but being a former player, she knows a team can’t rest on its previous accomplishments. So, Pettit has loaded up the schedule this season as the Dragons (22-6) prepare for a possible three-peat when ...

Wheeling Central Anticipates Deep Run Despite Losses

WHEELING – Despite losing four starters from last year’s W.Va. Class AA state tournament qualifier, Wheeling Central is poised for another deep run this winter, according to fourth-year head coach Roberta Olejasz. Picking up diplomas last year were Keiera Wilkinson, Lily Vogrin, Valerie ...

Monarchs Heading Into New Season Ahead Of Schedule

MOUNDSVILLE – Going into last season, John Marshall girls basketball coach Brock Melko knew there were going to be some growing pains. However, a young Monarchs squad was able to finish the 2022-23 season with a solid 15-8 record. “We had our good moments and our bad moments,” Melko ...

Linsly Facing New Challenges As Cadets Build Around Guard Duo

WHEELING - In a highly competitive field, the Linsly Cadets are staying cognizant of the different challenges they will face in the 2023-24 season. “We are not as deep as we have been in the past, that’s definitely going to be our challenge for the year, our depth of roster,” Linsly ...

Big Red Growing Up After Surprising Senior-less Season

STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red girls basketball team is coming off a 15-win season from a group that did not have a senior. While a couple injuries have subtracted from the group, the hopes for coach Angie Forte and company are high coming into the season with a lot of experience ...