When did it become clear Parkersburg High School would be among the favorites to win the Class AAA boys’ track and field state championship? When the Big Reds qualified three different athletes in the shot put and discus. Seriously. That blessing gave PHS head coach Rod O’Donnell and ...
It began with a marathon and continued with a bang. Hurricane’s Lexi Smolder and Cabell Midland’s Hanley Riner renewed their postseason rivalry Wednesday with a 9-8 (4) tiebreaking barnburner filled with all the excitement one could possibly want. Riner, who anxiously awaited this ...
Great lead-off hitters are not a dime-a-dozen in baseball. Try as they might, managers from high school all the way up through the majors sometimes struggle finding someone capable of setting the table for their offense. Therein lies the beauty at Tyler Consolidated High School. Robbie ...
As I was sitting in the media room following Williamstown’s 50-47 Class AA state championship game victory versus Poca on Saturday afternoon and looking up at the podium, it was 100% all smiles for ‘Jacket boss Scott Sauro along with players Sam Cremeans, Xavier Caruthers and Baylor ...
One year ago, the 2020 Calhoun County girl’s basketball team constructed a convincing argument to be the best in the history of the program. It didn’t take long for another group to come along and eclipse them. Take a bow, 2021 Red Devils. By running all the way to the state ...
Sydney Baird’s follow-up to her explosive freshman debut reads as a huge success. That is not an opinion. Or a take. It is a fact. The Webster County baller put together a sophomore resume dwarfing her first-year stats. Her scoring rocketed up from 23 points per game to 29.8 ...