CONNORVILLE – When tournament time rolls around, it doesn't matter what the records are nor the sport, it’s all about surviving and advancing. Buckeye Local did just that in winning the Ohio Division V, East 1 sectional softball championship Monday over visiting Union Local. The No. 9 ...
PORTLAND, ME- For the third straight game in the North Division Final Series, the home team has prevailed. On Monday night, that was the Maine Mariners, who roared out of the gates with three goals in the first period, and built as much as a 5-0 lead before the match was half over. The Wheeling Nailers showed life with three late goals, but the lead was too large to overcome, as the Mariners collected a 6-3 win at Cross Insurance Arena. Maine leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1, with two more games in the next two days. The first period was far from ideal for the Nailers, as Maine came ...
MORGANTOWN — Peaks and valleys, yeah, Steve Sabins knows a bit about both. Three games shy of wrapping up just his second regular season as West Virginia’s head baseball coach, it’s likely Sabins has already either been fired on social media or hailed as a conquering hero dozens of ...
EDITORS NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series about local participation in the NCAA Division II National men’s golf tournament in Boulder City, Nev., from May 18-22. Today’s story is about the Wheeling University team making its-first-ever appearance. Thursday; West Liberty’s Adam ...
SARDIS – River used a grand slam from senior Ava Wohnhas to jump-start the third-seeded Pilots (20-7) to a 13-3 rout of visiting No. 7 Toronto in an Ohio Division VI, East 2 sectional tournament game that last four-and-a-half innings. Wohnhas, who struck out five, didn’t walk a batter and scattered six hits, highlighted a 9-run outburst in the second inning with one sewing of the bat. It was her single-season school record 16th of the year. Cyla Jeffers drove in three runs with two singles, while Jayda Kinny-Blair produced a pair of runs with a single and double. Bri Wiley had a ...
MORGANTOWN — It seems like every month, there's a new proposed College Football Playoff format. May 2026 is no different. The American Football Coaches Association supported the adoption of a 24-team playoff field, which would, in turn, eliminate conference championship games, according to ...
