ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Coming off a tough-to-swallow loss at Wheeling Post 1 on Tuesday night, St. Clairsville bounced back with a gut-check effort 24 hours later. Post 159 scored seven times in the bottom of the fourth inning and a pair of Martins Ferry right-handers –Ford Hughes and Eli ...
WEST LIBERTY – Entering his tenth season as head coach of the West Liberty University women's basketball program, Kyle Cooper will lead the Hilltoppers through a challenging 28-game schedule in 2026-27 that includes participation in the MEC/PSAC Challenge, 14 home games and a 22-game Mountain East Conference slate. West Liberty opens the season Nov. 13-14 in the annual MEC/PSAC Challenge, taking on Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference opponents California (Pa.) and Edinboro. The Hilltoppers face Cal (Pa.) on the opening day of the event before taking on Edinboro for the second game ...
Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams won a combined 21 titles on the storied grass of the All England Club in their singles and doubles careers and now they're going for one more. A doubles wild ...
Talk about a strong left side of the infield. Class AA state champion Petersburg certainly had it. Now that side - third baseman Miley Tingler and shortstop Shyane Tawney - leads the Class AA All-State team, released Wednesday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Tingler was named captain of the All-State squad after leading the Class AA state champion Vikings with a .574 (54 for 94) average with 17 doubles, six triples and 12 home runs. She scored a state-leading 69 runs and drove in 48 more. Tawney hit .439 (47 for 107) with six doubles, two triples, 48 runs and 22 ...
WHEELING – Wheeling Post 1 remained unbeaten Tuesday night but had to work extra in doing so. Brady Ernest raced home from third base on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning as Post 1 (7-0) rallied past visiting St. Clairsville Post 159 by a 5-4 count at Patriot ...
OMAHA, Neb. – The ball drifted into the afternoon air inside Charles Schwab Field, carrying with it about 134 years' worth of hopes, dreams, near misses and never-even-closes. When it landed 395 feet later, Gavin Kelly had himself a home run to remember. West Virginia had itself a trip to ...
