MORGANTOWN – Willie Akers, a starting forward on WVU’s 1959 national runner-up men’s basketball team and an award-winning high school coach in West Virginia, died Tuesday in Logan at the age of 89. The Mullens native was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame in 2002. He was a two-year ...
PARKERSBURG - As the new school year approaches, several local schools welcome new principals: Cindy Oxender (Emerson Elementary), Jeff Hardman (Lubeck Elementary), Brandon Lack (assistant principal at Marietta High School), Jordan Moore (Belpre Elementary) and Tim Fleming (Waterford High ...
ST. MARYS – The piece of paper he keeps in his possession 24/7 is a reminder of where it all started. Goals – both team and personal – which he stands by even 25 years later. The 2026 high school football season marks an anniversary of sorts for St.Marys coach Jodi Mote. He enters his ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia true freshman Vincent Smith isn’t a normal cornerback. He's much bigger than the average corner at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, but he's still as fast and athletic as a corner. “I talk to my teammates about it all the time,” defensive back Geimere Latimer Jr. said. “I can't believe it. He's an athletic freak. I think he's gonna be able to contribute at some point this season, and I think he's taking great strides through fall camp as well. So a guy like that, you can't teach that. That's just God-given ability.” His not-normal look on the field ...
Last man standing. The 38th running of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two-Mile Road Race came to a close Saturday in downtown Parkersburg. Of the countless number of entries, one familiar name kept his streak intact as Steve Browning crossed the finish line for the half marathon portion of the event – making the Mineral Wells resident the only individual to compete in every race since its inception. “I never thought of this that way,” said Browning, who has also volunteered on the race committee since 1993. “It’s something that is helping me stay ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football was one of the only teams in the country to add a fullback this offseason. The fullback is all but extinct in college football, with a lot of teams going to the air raid offense. But Rich Rodriguez wanted to add some more size in the backfield and another blocker, so WVU picked up Arizona transfer Kayden Luke. He hopes to fix the Arizona State game issue, where the Mountaineers failed to pick up a yard, losing the game. Luke isn't called Luke at practice. “We got Cowboy, too,” Rodriguez said. “Cowboy Kayden. We call him Cowboy. He's ...
