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John Marshall Softball Opens Season With Win Over Brooke

WELLSBURG – Although it was a dreary Friday afternoon with overcast skies and intermittent rain drops, it didn’t tarnish John Marshall’s softball season-opener. The visiting Monarchs snapped a 1-all deadlock with six runs in the top of the fourth inning and coasted from there in a 9-2 ...

Ironmen Finding Lots Of ‘New’ In Upcoming Season

MARTINS FERRY – Now that the Ohio Valley Ironmen have a new league (Continental Football League), new home (Martins Ferry Purple Rider Stadium) and new opponents (Michigan, Indianapolis and Cincinnati), General Manager/Head Coach Manny Matsakis can get to work on his roster. The long-time ...

High School Roundup: Tyler Baseball And Softball Both Pick Up Wins

ELLENBORO – The visiting Tyler Silver Knights (1-1) picked up their first win of the campaign, 8-2, over Ritchie County on Friday as Brayden Neff struck out 10 and walked one in a route-going performance on the mound. He also collected a single, double and drove in a run. Freshman Grady ...

Cooke Felt Pain Before Pleasure At WVU

The only thing longer than Gia Cooke’s list of basketball accomplishments just may be her medical chart. “I’ve been to the hospital a lot,” the WVU guard said Friday, just before the 11th-ranked Mountaineers went out to practice for Saturday’s 5 p.m. game against Miami (Ohio) in the ...