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High School Sports

Park’s Bordas Named First Team All-State

By TIM STEPHENS The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Wheeling Park freshman Alexis Bordas felt no pressure on the game’s biggest stage. Early in her freshman campaign, the sharp-shooter turned in a 50-point game. It was just the beginning to what culminated with a spot on the West ...

Mistakes Haunt Central in Loss

By CODY NESPORSports WriterWHEELING — Early mistakes put Wheeling Central behind the eight ball early and the Maroon Knights never quite recovered as they fell to Central Crossing 12-3 at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Sports Complex Wednesday evening.Crossing, visiting from Grove City, Ohio, took a ...

Kupsky Drives In Winner for Park

By CODY TOMERSports WriterWHEELING — Hustle, sacrifice and clutch hitting.That sums up Wheeling Park’s sixth inning on Wednesday in which it pushed across the game-winning run for a 3-2 triumph in its home opener at Patriot Field against Parkersburg.Gian Degenova kicked off the inning by ...

Ferry Tops Bellaire, 5-0

NEFFS — When Martins Ferry hands the ball to senior ace Colby Shriver, the Purple Riders don’t need a lot of help. When they’re the beneficiary of six errors and Shriver is dealing like he was on Wednesday at John Blacker Field against Bellaire, Ferry’s chance for success goes well ...

Patriots Plate Four in Ninth to Hold Off Morgantown

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown tied the game with three runs in the seventh and nearly did it again with another three-spot in the ninth, but the Wheeling Park softball team did just enough to hang on for a 7-6 extra-inning victory. The Patriots scored three runs in the top of the third as Lauren ...

Central’s Reasbeck Named All-State in Class AAA

Seven of the eight Class AAA first-team selections guided their respective teams to the big dance inside the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, including Wheeling Central senior Ryan Reasbeck. Reasbeck was a first-team selection for the second consecutive season, averaging 21.4 ...