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Shaeffer to coach Warren girls hoops

VINCENT — Darius Shaeffer has more than 20 years of high school basketball coaching experience. Shaeffer, who recently completed his first year as an assistant principal at Warren High School, is taking over head coaching duties for the Warriors girls basketball team. “I had full ...

Sabins strikes gold with impact Division II players

West Virginia pitcher Chansen Cole struck out 11 batters in the super regional Game 1 to get the Mountaineers off to a hot start. Dawson Montesa pitched a gem in the regional game against Wake Forest when WVU needed a big performance to extend the season. Ian Korn came in in the first game ...

Gilmer knocks off top-seeded St. Joe, advances to state final

HUNTINGTON — It's been a quarter century since the Gilmer County baseball program won its lone Class A state championship. Thanks to Thursday morning's 8-4 victory versus top-seeded Huntington St. Joe in the state semifinals contested at Marshall University's Jack Cook Field, the ...

COLUMN: How about Coach Deegan?

In the world of college baseball, West Virginia earning its first ever College World Series berth has been a huge story of interest in the area. The Mountaineers are set to take on Troy at 2 p.m. today in Omaha, Neb. to begin the double elimination tournament. The final two teams standing will play a best-of-three championship series to determine the national champion. But there’s another college baseball story relevant to the Mid-Ohio Valley that recently occurred in the Division III ranks. Denison University defeated Endicott twice in three games to capture the D3 national ...

Luck’s decision helped WVU reach new heights

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oliver Luck had a decision to make in the fall of 2011, a few weeks after the Big 12 announced the addition of West Virginia effective the following year. Should he recommend dropping what had been a mediocre Big East baseball program or commit to giving the Mountaineers ...