The Parkersburg Catholic girls basketball team faces a few hurdles going into next season. Not any problems with in-fighting or squabbles over playing time. By all accounts, those issues have never been concerns. Picture, instead, a pie chart with 11 pieces. Now, take out the chunks ...
Lakyn Joy was pretty quiet. Nearly silent, in fact. She was one-for-something from the field with just three points. “I didn’t really know how the night was going to go,” she said. But that wasn’t the worst part. St. Marys, predictably, continued fighting in the third ...
It’s not very often in life one gets to see history. I fully admit watching Aubrey Huff hit for the cycle back in 2007 at Camden Yards was quite the spectacle to take in. At that time, Huff was just the third Baltimore Oriole to pull off the feat, then joining Cal Ripken Jr., and Brooks ...
Give it up for Ravenswood point guard Annie Hunt. Commend her in any way you choose, it really doesn’t matter. Perhaps, deliver her a round of applause. Or throw your hands in the air and wave them around like you just don’t care. Maybe, whip your head back and forth, whip your head back ...
I had a more than interesting catch-up conversation earlier this week with Wisconsin’s Braxton Amos, who last weekend finished runner-up in Greco-Roman at 97 kg to G’Angelo Hancock at the United State Olympic Team Trials. Many subjects were broached, but suffice it to say Mr. Amos ...
West Virginia, welcome back postseason Aaliyah Brunny. Three years after her first appearance, she’s taking a final curtain call. In her senior year draped in powder blue and white, Brunny’s showing everyone exactly what all the fuss was about. When the games mean more, she ...
Here we go again. Instead of putting any blame on anyone, perhaps there is still time to make a wrong a right. Last Thursday, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, which included a majority vote by the swimming coaches’ committee of seven members, agreed to change the ...
Many things are interesting. For instance, off the top of my head I could pick a plethora. The simplicity of basketball is honestly my favorite. There is just one ball and 10 players. The sole goal of said game is to have one more point than your opponent when time expires. Anyone who ...
You really have to hand it to Parkersburg Catholic guard Leslie Huffman. Just when you think she’s shown you everything with yet-again improved scoring and defense, she whips out some new things. She really is taking her title as reigning Little Kanawha Conference Player of the Year ...
It’s been a crazy time in the sports department to say the least. The calendar has reached March already, but the Mountain State is just now starting basketball season, and the crazy part is spring sports will be upon us quite soon. Wrestling finally got going, and it was definitely weird ...
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 ...