Sports

Tickets on sale for MOV Sports hall

Local Sports July 1, 2026

Tickets are on sale for the The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet for the class of 2026. The banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna. Tickets are $50 apiece and the deadline for ordering is July 4. No tickets will be sold at the door. Mail ticket orders to: Mid Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Box 11 Belle Valley Oh. 43717 Make checks out to MOVSHofF. List at which of the inductees’ tables you wish to be seated. The 10-member class includes outstanding, athletes, coaches, and contributors to ...

Darius Schaeffer introduced as Warren's new girls basketball coach

Local Sports July 1, 2026

VINCENT — Allison Cade’s question from the audience brought a smile to Darius Schaeffer during Tuesday’s press conference introducing him as the 13th head coach in the history of Warren High School girls basketball. As it turns out, Schaeffer was full of smiles as he was welcomed into ...

U.S. Supreme Court upholds W.Va. transgender student-athlete prohibition

In the Courts June 30, 2026

CHARLESTON - A majority of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court said a West Virginia law prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in sports designated for biological girls and women did not violate the rights of a Harrison County transgender girl. In a 6-3 decision ...

Jigsaw Puzzle: WVU women’s basketball filling holes on roster

Local Sports June 30, 2026

Mark Kellogg thought he had a plan. Or maybe it was a plan the WVU women’s basketball coach simply had to alter more than a few times. Or maybe it was an assembly of good ideas with several subheads and options attached to them. He knew he had something, though, Kellogg knew that for ...

Reflecting Pool: More top stories from writer’s experience

Local Sports June 30, 2026

PARKERSBURG – As the final awards are now handed out for high school baseball and softball, the moment is only appropriate to release the sequel to the top stories I experienced as part of my coverage in the spring. As an added bonus, the most riveting story of the 2025-26 school year ...

WVU women already 'gelling' this summer

Local Sports June 27, 2026

MORGANTOWN — UCF senior transfer forward Khyala Ngodu had the reality dating show "Love Island" on her television the other night, but she wasn't watching alone. The rest of the West Virginia women's basketball team was there, too, laughing, smiling and talking about the show as most women ...