NEW CONCORD – John Glenn’s high school soccer field has been good to the St. Clairsville girls over the years. For the second time in six seasons, the Red Devils have captured an Ohio Eastern District championship at the Muskingum County facility. Top-seeded St. Clairsville scored a goal ...
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia concluded its preseason Wednesday night with a convincing 98-55 victory against Wheeling University inside the Hope Coliseum. With it came some positives, some concerns, too, but also one major question: Are these Mountaineers with 12 newcomers ready to embark on a new college hoops season? “We still have a lot of learning,” said Ross Hodge, who is in his second season as WVU’s head coach. “I think our ceiling to improve is high, but they’re willing listeners. Up to this point, they’ve really tried to do what we asked of them, whether it was ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 ...
CAMERON – A pair of West Virginia Class A schools ranked in the top 10 will collide Friday night when No. 3 East Hardy visits Cameron, which is tied for No. 7, at Dragon Field. The Cougars (8-0) have outscored their opposition 320-119 thus far, with a season-low 21 points coming in a one-point win over Pendleton County. They have scored at least 41 points in five games, while the defense has limited the opponents to a season-high 27 by Moorefield. They have one shutout. The Dragons (5-3) have lost two straight and are 3-0 against West Virginia teams and 2-3 against Ohio squads. ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Park mounted a comeback victory on Wednesday, the Patriots— seeded No. 8 in the WVSSAC Volleyball Class AAAA North Region tournament— winning the final three sets against No. 9 Jefferson for a 17-25, 20-25, 25-11, 25-20, 15-11 triumph. Morgan Zoladz led the way for Park with 21 kills. Andrea Lowe collected 30 digs as well as two service aces. Olivia Hengler finished with 16 assists and three service aces. Kat Schnacke and Leah Young also each had eight kills. Wheeling Park moves on to face No. 1 Musselman next week. VOLLEYBALL Indian Valley 3, St. ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football has a lot to do during the bye week. The Mountaineers have to fix the on-the-field issues, correcting the defense and eliminating mental errors. There are also contract negotiations ongoing with WVU and some of the top players on the team, like quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. Rich Rodriguez is pretty focused on this year's team, and at 5-3, he’s one win in the final four games from his first bowl game back in Morgantown. But, part of the open date is setting up future teams. The bye week is a big recruiting opportunity for coaches to get a jump ...
