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First hole-in-one for Samuel Stone Samuel Stone recorded his first hole-in-one on Friday at Parkersburg Country Club. Stone used a 9-iron from 149 yards on the 15th hole. His witness was Carter “Bubby” Stone. *** North Bend 2-Man Best Ball Tourney North Bend Golf Course will host a ...

Hurricane’s Weston Smith named Lowery Award winner

Hurricane’s Weston Smith accomplished just about everything he could his senior season. Smith helped the Redskins to the first-ever Class AAAA baseball title, earned Class AAAA first-team all-state honors and was captain of that team. He can now add being named the Lowery Award as the state ...

WVSWA ‘icon’ Doug Huff retires after 70 years

R. Douglas “Doug” Huff, whose name is synonymous with the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, announced his retirement as the organization’s secretary-treasurer, effective at the conclusion of the 2024-25 prep athletic season. The 82-year-old Huff, whose career as a sportswriter ...

Class AAAA all-state baseball announced

Weston Smith placed himself on the list of all-time greats at Hurricane High School, not verbally but with his effort. The senior righthanded pitcher/centerfielder starred for the Redskins and led them to a 28-7 record and the Class AAAA state championship this season. His dominance led to ...

COLUMN: Bucket list baseball

Recently enjoyed a retirement dinner for someone in the family. If someone can convince me otherwise, sports writers don’t retire. They just fade away. Got me thinking about my baseball bucket list. Some boxes have been checked. Others still unaccounted for. Visited Cooperstown, N.Y. for ...