By Ryan Pritt The Charleston Gazette-Mail Nitro coach Caiti Mathes knows a little bit about great prep softball players. Just three years removed from a state player of the year award at Hurricane, Mathes – the state’s career (57) and single-season (22) home run record holder – ...

By GRANT TRAYLORHD MediaHUNTINGTON – State runner-up John Marshall led three teams with multiple West Virginia Class AAA first team all-state nominations as pitcher Kadence Pettit (0.98 ERA, 187 Ks) and infielder Ava Blake (.469, 7 HR, 31 RBI) both represented the Monarchs, as voted on by the ...

By CODY NESPORSports WriterELM GROVE — Neither the weather nor the final score ended up being what Wheeling Post 1 wanted for their first game of the season.Taking on Morgantown Post 2 at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Sports Complex Wednesday afternoon, Post 1dropped their season-opener 12-4 in a ...

Dah-Nuh-Nuh Dah-Nuh-NuhDiLorenzo Lands on SC’s Top 10 PlaysBy CODY TOMERSports WriterWHEELING — As the late Sportscenter broadcaster Stuart Scott would have said, “Linsly’s Luca DiLorenzo is as cool as the other side of the pillow.”If he would have seen DiLorenzo’s latest play, he ...

Following another stellar season that ended on the final day of the state tournament, the Oak Glen softball team was well represented on the West Virginia Writers Association’s Class AA All-State Softball Team. Pitcher Maddie McKay and outfielder Kenna Calahan were named to the first team ...

Some of the best athletes in the state from several sports will gather in and around Kanawha County this week with several North-South All-Star games on the schedule for the coming days. Activities will begin Thursday with the North-South Softball Classic played at Buffalo High School. Friday ...