WHEELING – In recent years, the acronym GOAT (Greatest of All Time) is thrown around more and more frequently in sports. As it pertains to Ohio Valley high school swimming coaches, very few will debate the usage of that term to describe Bill Brubaker. A swimming institution at the Linsly ...
The Ohio Valley Mountaineers Baseball Club will be holding tryouts for its 19U and 16U teams on the field at John Marshall High School Sunday afternoon. Tryouts for the 19U team will be from noon to 2 p.m. and the 16U tryouts will run from 2-4 p.m. The OV Mountaineers are a low-cost, travel ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Coming off a season in which it set a program-record for wins (17) and advanced to the Division II ‘Sweet 16,’ St. Clairsville boys soccer head coach Jeff Roberts knew he had to replace eight talented seniors. The Red Devils had no problems in their debut during the ...
PARKERSBURG — John Marshall fell to Parkersburg South at the South Hill Golf Course Friday by a score of 307-320. JM’s Colton Sprowls was the match medalist with a 1-over 72 to lead the Monarchs. He was supported by Ethan Cook (77), Brandt Blake (84) and Ty Cox (88). Cam Fallon carded 2-over 73 to lead the Patriots. Parker Vannoy (74), Nate Fallon (79) and Austin Reeves (81) were South’s other scorers.
The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference will honor its own once again tonight when the 18th OVAC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place with the induction of the Class of 2022. Dowler Hall on the campus of Belmont College will be the site of this year’s banquet, which is sponsored by the Robinson Auto Group. A total of 20 individuals associated with the conference will take their place among the elite who have helped make the OVAC — embarking on its 80th year — one of the premier high school athletic leagues in the nation. This year’s inductees include: OVAC ‘Family’ ...
The Martins Ferry Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has selected another deserving team from the past as a “Team of Distinction” to be honored this year. The “Teams of Distinction” category was established to bring to light Purple Rider teams who may not have been state champions like the three teams inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015 (1930 baseball; 1941 basketball; 1941 football) but they set standards in their sport by reaching the regional finals and/or state level, and others deemed to have gone “above and beyond” in some manner. The only team selected this year is ...
