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High School Sports

Cardinals Focus on Local Talent for ’22 Class

WHEELING — Freshman orientation for the Wheeling University men’s basketball team should be pretty easy next fall, given that most of the players already know each other. That was by design, as head coach Chris Richardson placed a focus on the team’s local recruiting effort for the class ...

Drive, Chip & Putt Held In Belmont

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — No matter their age, every golfer’s dream is to play or even attend the Masters in April. Several area junior golfers took the first step toward making their dream a reality Friday morning at Belmont Hills Country Club. The annual Drive, Chip & Putt, which crowns ...

Ferry’s Francis Toohey to Run at West Liberty

MARTINS FERRY — Francis Toohey quietly put together a very impressive prep running career. The recent Martins Ferry High School graduate will have the chance to extend his athletic career. Toohey recently signed a National Letter of Intent to join the West Liberty University track and ...

Robert C. Byrd’s Junkins is State’s Top Hitter

By Michael Minnich The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG — The impact that Nathaniel Junkins and the rest of the senior class on the Robert C. Byrd baseball team can’t be understated. Called upon to play right away for a young RCB team as freshmen by first-year coach Tanner Hill, Junkins ...

Logan Shields to Hit the Field at Mount Union

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — From one winning program to another. Such is the path for recent St. Clairsville graduate Logan Shields. Shields, a four-year mainstay for the Red Devils football program, will continue both his academic and grid careers at Division III powerhouse Mount Union. “It ...