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High School Sports

Thompson Signs With West Liberty

Wheeling Park’s Haley Thompson will officially play softball at the next level after signing to continue her academic and athletic careers at nearby West Liberty University. Thompson was a three-year letterwinner for the Patriots on the diamond and was a four-year member of the archery club, ...

West Virginia Tops Ohio 5-2

ELM GROVE — Good pitching will beat good hitting any day. It did once again on Monday night. A trio of West Virginia pitchers combined to strike out 18 Ohio batters and the Mountaineers scored five times in the fourth and fifth innings in defeating the Buckeyes, 5-2, in the annual OVAC Tom ...

Central’s Frizzell Named All-State as a Freshman

CHARLESTON — A stellar freshman season netted high honors for one local softball standout as Wheeling Central’s Josie Frizzell was named a first team All-State pitcher by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Frizzell led the Maroon Knights into the regional while pitching 99 ...

Ohio Offense Too Explosive For W.Va.

TORONTO — If you’re a fan of offensive baseball then the Knight Baseball Complex was the place to be Sunday afternoon. The annual George Kovalick OVAC All-Star Baseball Game brought out the offensive fireworks as Ohio and West Virginia combined for 26 runs, 30 hits and each team had one ...

VanNest Finishes As State Runner-Up

COLUMBUS — Very few athletes begin the track and field season with realistic expectations of being an All-Ohioan when the dust settles at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium during the first weekend in June. Mason VanNest can certainly attest. After all, the Shadyside senior hadn’t even ran ...

Brothers Jr. Wins Gold in Virginia

WHEELING – Wheeling Park senior-to-be Erick Brothers Jr. is gaining considerable experience that hopefully leads him to being the Patriots first four-time West Virginia Class AAA getstate wrestling champion next winter. Competing for Team Shutt Matty S, a wrestling all star dual team ...