On one hand, opportunities to set school records in isolated events don’t come around often under the format of the Fenton Relays. Secondly, sometimes school records occur when you least expect it. For example, take the Williamstown foursome of Chase Pickering, Jimmy Erlandson, Gavin ...
I have to admit it's hard to believe Great American Ball Park has been around since 2003. When I was a lot younger I remember taking bus trips to old Riverfront Stadium or we'd make a family day trip and catch a game on a Sunday. Of course, with my sister having lived in Baltimore for decades I usually spent summers watching Orioles games, or finding my way to Pittsburgh or Cleveland. One year in Cincinnati we had just parked and were walking around the city and bumped into my then barber Larry Shears. Perhaps my favorite memory from back then took place in early August of 1987. ...
What a day Thursday turned out to be for Konnor Griffin. Just a few hours after the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor leaguer found out he was being promoted to the big leagues, Griffin inked a nine-year, $140 million deal — the largest deal ever signed by a player prior to making their MLB debut. The No. 1 overall prospect in all of baseball according to most experts, Griffin got his first MLB start in the Pirates’ home opener Friday against the Orioles. The 19-year-old shortstop is viewed as a can’t-miss, five-tool prospect who has the potential to be a franchise-altering player in ...
That Fred Persinger guy is quite the cat. I was listening to the WVMetroNews radio broadcast Wednesday evening with Fred on the call and Dave Wilson supplying the color. Everything has been a complete whirlwind the last couple weeks with the state wrestling tournament and now getting ready for our spring tab special section, let alone the fact it’s March Madness time. Anyway, toward the end of one of the games Wilson mentioned it was the 50th girls state hoops tournament and that he knew of someone who had been to them all. Persinger responded by reminding listeners, or perhaps ...
It’s official: Parkersburg’s CrossTown Showdown is headed to Charleston. Parkersburg and Parkersburg South will square off in the Class AAAA state championship at 7:30 p.m. today inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. Thinking back to early January, a conversation was had within the Parkersburg News and Sentinel sports department between reporters. The Patriots had just upset the rival Big Reds 48-47 at Rod Oldham Athletic Center. The atmosphere inside the gym that night was electric. “Imagine if South and PHS met in the state championship game,” a veteran ...
One of the perks of being a scribe is having the opportunity to watch and cover a lot of great student-athletes and see their exploits. Of course, one can’t be in multiple places at the same time, but the sports staff attempts to do the best we can getting out to events. It was a treat to take in last Saturday’s Little Kanawha Conference Night of Champions at Glenville State University’s Waco Center, but at the same time the Pioneer men’s basketball team was on the road and had a 112-66 blowout win versus West Virginia Wesleyan as the G-men drained 18 triples, including an 11 ...
