WILLIAMSTOWN — Chris Schmitt’s tenure as Waterford’s varsity baseball coach may be over, but the veteran skipper isn’t going far. Schmitt has been named the new head baseball coach at Williamstown, where he’s been an assistant coach in the football program for six years. He replaces ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football changed the date of the home matchup against Ohio, which moved up the start of the 2027 season. The Mountaineers' game against the Bobcats will be played on Aug. 28, 2027, instead of the originally slated Sept. 18, 2027, game, per release. It'll now be the home and season-opener for the 2027 season. The season was supposed to start the following week against Southern Mississippi on Sept. 4. This is the second game of a three-game contract WVU signed with Ohio in 2021. The first game of the series was in 2025, when the Mountaineers lost to the ...
BECKLEY – Defensive miscues came back to haunt Parkersburg Post 15 and possibly extend the West Virginia American Legion State Tournament to a winner-take-all matchup between Parkersburg and Wheeling Post 1. Monday afternoon at Linda K. Erling Stadium, Wheeling took advantage of four Parkersburg errors, including three in one inning, and captured its third straight state tournament title with an 11-8 win. Wheeling, which went through the double-elimination bracket unscathed, advances to the Mid-Atlantic Region in Cherryville, N.C. and meets the state champion from North Carolina ...
LANCASTER, Ohio – Runs were hard to come by in the latter stages of Sunday afternoon’s elimination game for Beverly/Lowell Post 389/750 at the American Legion State Baseball Tournament. Seeking to advance to Monday’s championship round, Bev/Lowell lost to Napoleon 8-7 in eight innings. Post 389/750, which ended the campaign at 30-11 and hoping to defend last year’s state title, was limited to one run over the final five innings. Bev/Lowell’s offense was in typical form from the start, scoring two runs in the first inning and another three in the second inning. Trailing ...
VIENNA — The 28th annual Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet held Saturday evening inside the Grand Pointe Conference and Reception Center wasn't lacking for star power. There were 10 area selections this year for the HOF that represented a wide range of characters from ...
