It was a tough one for the golfing world on Tuesday when news broke about Tiger Woods’ car accident. Forget the fact he already was debating about skipping the Masters because of recent back surgery. Following his plethora of leg injuries from the Tuesday morning crash, it’s safe to say ...
Concord’s Riley Fitzwater is an All-Mountain East Conference women’s basketball first-team player. Well, not officially. At least not yet. While we won’t know for a few more weeks whether that designation has been realized, it is mostly beside the point. Being selected by the ...
Every basketball player dreams of being in the scenario Jessica Smith found herself in Saturday. It’s all up to you — tournament game, score tied, almost no time on the clock, and you’re at the free throw line with a chance win it. Facing Uniontown Lake in a Division I sectional opener ...
This was part of head coach David Smalley’s plan. Aleea Crites was supposed to be in these situations, right away. On a team stuffed with returning seasoned players like Lexi Woods, Haley Jordan, and Chyna Chambers along with other big time freshmen like Braxton County grad Jocelyn Abraham ...
Honestly, I’m trying to keep a positive outlook on the big picture. With that being said, when one gets locked inside their own townhouse it’s sometimes hard to keep the faith. I could go into great lengths, but I’m not sure it matters. Anyway, I’ll continue with a personal ...
I always look forward to the Super Bowl, even though my favorite squad, the Washington Team Who Must Not Be Named, hasn’t darkened that gridiron in 29 years. I eventually started writing an annual piece to help people in my boat decide who to root for while watching the game. That was back ...
Sometimes, a player just gets in the zone. This was the case for Tyler Kytta Saturday. The Marietta High junior scored 32 points in a win over Federal Hocking at Sutton Gym. As Kytta said after the game, “I was just in the zone.” However, there’s a bit more to it than that. A player ...
By the time the home crowd finally sees the Parkersburg South girls basketball team, we all are going to know a lot about them. Are they the group that once again puts off the dreaded rebuild? Teams before them have skillfully avoided that since the graduation of Anna Hayton and Katelyn ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball’s greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86. The Atlanta Braves, Aaron's longtime team, said he died ...
When we last saw the St. Marys’ girls basketball team, it was an energetic and fulfilling experience. Take your pick of adjectives. Whichever you choose, the Blue Devils’ delightful run to the state tournament in Charleston highlighted an overall strength that helped the program all ...
As the old adage goes, nothing worth having comes easy. Former Robert Dutton and Dave Schultz Award winner Braxton Amos certainly could attest to that. Going back to his high school days at Parkersburg South, Amos missed his freshman year due to injury before absolutely dominating the Class ...
BEVERLY — Fort Frye senior Luke Huffman is capable of being game-changing player for the Cadets. The problem, according to head coach Eric Henniger, is that Huffman sometimes isn’t selfish enough. What Henniger is really saying is that Huffman is a team-first player, and often will look ...
HUNTINGTON — Marshall fans had a lot to be thankful for in regard to now-former head coach Doc Holliday. The man racked up 85 wins in his decade-long tenure in Huntington, but the team’s new hire was, to use an analogy from another sport, a home run. Charles Huff was exactly who Marshall ...
Everyone in the Mountain State continues to hold out hope a winter sports season indeed will happen. Staying on the positive side this actually will be the case means roundballs on the hardwood should start bouncing soon. I for one am more than ready to cover basketball in West Virginia, but ...
Sophie Nelson’s overjoyed to be a member of the Ritchie County girls’ basketball team. Good. Good, because she’s often going to be playing in front of her aunt Missy Spangler (aka the school’s all-time leading scorer). So, there’s no pressure or anything waiting for Nelson. Instead, ...
Trying to do anything “normal” in this day and age is anything but easy. However, at least it appears there is some hope to have a winter sports season in the Mountain State. Normally at this time of the month we’re in full swing with basketball every night and lots and lots of ...
The last few months for high school winter sports fans and athletes were excruciating. But, the next month doesn’t have to be so bad. One set of modifications appears able to bring back high school sports way before Feb. 14. One set of modifications can make things way easier on everyone. ...
George Washington’s reigning Mary Ostrowski Award winner Kalissa Lacy’s competitive juices are always flowing. At least start with the obvious. Lacy improved her game against highly talented teams with the AAU West Virginia Thunder. She pushed herself to the breaking point against ...
Browns fans vividly remember the last time Cleveland visited the Pittsburgh Steelers for a playoff game, at least the ones who are old enough. It was January of 2003, and the Browns were playing in their first postseason since returning to the NFL in 1999. The Kelly Holcomb-quarterbacked ...
The best gift of 2020 from Jim Justice, the governor of West Virginia, had to be his announcement a week ago Wednesday where he came out and pushed back winter sports. “We are targeting March 1, now, to be a startup,” he said. As tough as 2020 had been on everyone, whether financially, ...