WVSWA Class AAA All-State Boys Basketball Teams

April 2, 2026

WVSWA Class AAA All-State Boys Basketball First team Keaton Terry, Chapmanville (captain), 6-7, Soph. Eli Ramsey, North Marion, 5-11, Jr. Connor Balwanz, North Marion, 6-2, Jr. Coby Dillon, Shady Spring, 6-0, Sr. Cayden Cooper, East Fairmont, 6-3, Jr. Anderson McDougal, Bridgeport, 6-0, Jr. Harrison Riggs, Spring Valley, 6-4, Sr Brody Ilderton, Winfield,6-5, Jr. De’Shad Williams, Capital, 6-1, Sr. Brogan Samms, St. Albans, 6-1, Jr. Second team Darrell Claybrook, Fairmont Senior (captain), 6-2, Sr. Malcolm Brown, South Charleston, 5-11, Sr. Benji Adkins, Chapmanville,6-5, ...

Local Sports Schedule

April 1, 2026

(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Wednesday, April 1 BASEBALL Cameron vs. Hillsdale, Ohio, 8:30 a.m., Myrtle Beach Cambridge at Union Local Trinity Christian at Bridgeport Buckeye Local at East Liverpool Shenandoah at River Shadyside at Caldwell Brooke at Indian Creek SOFTBALL Barnesville at St. Clairsville Bellaire at Martins Ferry Wheeling Central at Toronto Shenandoah at River Cambridge at Union Local TENNIS St. Clairsville at Wheeling Park, 4 p.m.

Average U.S. Gas Prices Top $4 A Gallon For First Time Since 2022

April 1, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to push fuel prices higher worldwide. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more ...

Time For Region To Get Innovative

April 1, 2026

Residents of this region pride themselves on a pioneering spirit that has spread across generations of those who helped fuel and build this country. But these days, we’re falling behind as others have picked up the torch. In fact, according to WalletHub’s “Most and Least Innovative States (2026),” Ohio ranks 40th in the country, and West Virginia ranks a predictable 49th. According to the study, the most innovative places are Washington, D.C., Massachusetts and California. Those measures are based on data points such as the share of STEM professionals, research and ...

Could A Democrat Really Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? This Retired Army General Is Trying

March 31, 2026

ROME, Ga. (AP) — During almost three decades of living in Georgia's conservative northwest corner, Kimberly Seals got used to keeping her liberal opinions to herself. She suspected there were others who felt the same way, but she had no way to know for sure. So on a recent Saturday ...

Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Athletes In Girls Sports

March 31, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration sued Minnesota and its school athletics governing body on Monday, carrying out a threat to punish the state for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. The lawsuit is part of a broader fight over the rights of transgender youth. More than two dozen states have laws prohibiting transgender women and girls from participating in certain sports and some have barred gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Courts have blocked some of those policies. In the lawsuit filed Monday, the Justice Department alleges the state ...