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High School Sports

Red Knights Fall to Hiland, Finish as District Runners-Up

MINERVA — Considering it had only one senior and started a host of freshmen and sophomores throughout the season, the Toronto baseball team accomplished a lot this spring. However, it’s list of accomplishments came to close on Thursday as the Red Knights had to settle for the East ...

Morgan’s Birthday Wish Comes True

SOUTH CHARLESTON — John Marshall pitcher Ryleigh Morgan had a birthday wish on Wednesday and she made sure that it came true. After tossing six strong innings with three strikeouts and two walks in a WVSSAC Class AAA state softball elimination game, Morgan came up to bat in the eighth inning ...

Oak Glen Still Hopeful of Title

SOUTH CHARLESTON — The tension was high and so were the stakes. With a spot in the WVSSAC Class AA state championship on the line, Winfield’s Georgia Moulder delivered what proved to be a game-winning RBI double in the fifth inning of a 1-0 triumph over Oak Glen in the winner’s ...

Blue Dons Fall to Yellowjackets 12-9 in Game 3

WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown coach Levi Maxwell figured plenty of runs would come into play for Wednesday’s Class A, Region championship game with Madonna. The coach was spot on as the outcome developed into a war of attrition as both teams relied on the fate of freshman relief ...

Suwinski, VanMeter Hit 3-Run HRs, Bucs Beat Rockies 10-5

PITTSBURGH — Jack Suwinski doesn’t step into the batter’s box trying to hit home runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder is hitting them anyway. The 23-year-old flipped a full-count pitch just over the rail above the Clemente Wall at PNC Park in the sixth inning on Wednesday to erase a ...

Jones Named OVAC Football Commissioner

Sam “Chicken” Jones is one of the area’s most highly respected football officials. Actually, when you consider he’s worked — between Ohio and West Virginia — four state title games, 11 state semi-final games and more than 70 tournament games, the respect he’s earned comes from a ...