BENNETT: Catching up with Braxton Amos

April 10, 2021

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 definitely is a born and bred Mountaineer. He loves the simplicity of life, family, friends and the sport nearest and dearest to his heart, wrestling. His accomplishments from the time of dominating the mat as a youth with Trinity Awards, to becoming the first two-time winner of the Robert Dutton Award ...

ALBRIGHT: Postseason Aaliyah Brunny is back and better than ever for Parkersburg Catholic

April 6, 2021

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 ...

BENNETT: State swim format change not for best

April 1, 2021

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 state meet guidelines. In essence, the planned two-day meet set for April 20-21 in Morgantown was nixed to just one day. That means no preliminary races and just a one-day timed finals. Many coaches throughout the Mountain State are not in agreement whatsoever with the decision. In fact, ...

BENNETT: Beauty of basketball

March 25, 2021

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 attempted to fill out an NCAA bracket correctly and had the likes of Ohio State, West Virginia and the ilk moving on are most definitely not in the 99%-tile of their competition. Speaking of competition, although I covered a lot of games this past winter in Ohio it’s exciting to be back ...

ALBRIGHT: PC’s Leslie Huffman may be one of the best players in the state and on a special path

March 17, 2021

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 ...

BENNETT: Sports and Hoops

March 4, 2021

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 covering the Parkersburg High and Parkersburg South annual city dual Wednesday night to begin the schedule. I was talking with Parkersburg Catholic head girls basketball coach Marty Vierheller about the upcoming Mary ‘O’ Crusaderette Classic, which will be held this Friday and Saturday. Robert ...