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Kefalos leads local youth tennis clinic

PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley Tennis Association (MOVTA) had an amazing tennis event at the City Park tennis courts. Jeff Kefalos, a tennis pro from Columbia, S.C., was inducted into the MOV Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 25. That morning, he led a tennis clinic for area junior ...

NCAA denies waiver for WVU’s Buchanan

MORGANTOWN — Javan Buchanan’s attempt to receive a waiver from the NCAA in order to be eligible at West Virginia for the 2026-27 season has been denied, WVU head coach Ross Hodge confirmed Thursday. “At this point, it’s out of the waiver process completely,” Hodge said. “The next ...

Bilby's 66 puts him atop WV Open leaderboard

DANIELS — Brooke High School and Marshall University graduate Ryan Bilby has sole possession of first place at the 93rd West Virginia Open following his 6-under par round of 66 here Thursday on the Cobb Course. Bilby followed up a 1-under par 71 effort in the first round on the Stonehaven Course with the lowest score of the tournament, which put him at 7-under and one stroke ahead of fellow pro Mason Williams. Williams, a Bridgeport native who played collegiately at Georgia Southern and competes on the PGA Tour Americas, has a two-day total of 138 after shooting 4-under Thursday on ...

Christian Hoosier repeats as Williamstown's Iron Man champion

WILLIAMSTOWN — Christian Hoosier has become a football specimen with the most impact that Williamstown’s Chris Beck has ever coached in his 19 years as an assistant and head coach with the program. Thursday night during the annual Ted Watson Memorial Iron Man Championship held for the ...

Carrying weight: South football holds annual Iron Man event

PARKERSBURG – When Parkersburg South assistant football coach John Price saw Kooper Jackson’s name still on the draft board for his No. 3 overall pick for Wednesday’s Iron Man, it was a no-brainer which team would land the Patriot senior. In addition to claiming the Parkersburg ...

Carter, Williams lead 93rd WV Open

DANIELS — A pair of former Division I golfers from the Mountain State shared the lead at 4-under par following the completion of Wednesday's first round of the 93rd West Virginia Open contested at Glade Springs Resort. Ex-West Virginia University golfer Chris Williams and Marshall University graduate Pat Carter, who is a 13-time W.Va. Amateur champion, paced the field by two strokes. In all, only nine golfers finished in the red as the competitors played on either the Cobb Course or Stonehaven with the top 60 players and ties making the cut on Thursday to Friday's final round. A ...