ELM GROVE — Wheeling Post 1 began its preparations for next week’s American Legion Area 1 Tournament with an 18-2 win over Mounvsille Post 3 at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Sports Complex Wednesday evening. With the Area Tournament set to start next Tuesday, Post 1 will play all four of their ...
When putting together the roster for the OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game, Beaver Local head coach Mike McKenzie wanted not only skill players who fit the spread, but linemen, too. The Ohio head coach, who will lead his team against West Virginia on Saturday, July 23 at Wheeling Island Stadium, believes he’s found those types of players — on both sides of the ball. “We feel good about our linemen,” McKenzie said. “We have guys who are experienced in the spread offense and some tough kids. We feel like our linemen fit what we want to do.” McKenzie and his coaches ...
MARTINS FERRY — To say the past 72 hours have been a whirlwind for Greg Harkness is probably still selling it short. Saturday morning, Harkness played in a golf scramble. By that evening, he found himself researching the open position of Athletics Director at Martins Ferry High School, which had come to light as open earlier that afternoon, when news of Mark Cook’s resignation broke on Twitter. Tuesday evening — at the Martins Ferry City Schools Board of Education meeting — Harkness was approved as the new Director of Athletics and received a two-year contract. “It was ...
West Virginia really likes its skill-position players for the annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game. However, head coach John Kelley knows even with talented skill players, line play — on both sides of the ball — is usually key to determining the ultimate success of winning and losing. When Kelley, who is the head coach at University High School, surveys his line options, he’s comfortable with what he sees. “We don’t have the size that we thought we would, but we have the ability to form a nice rotation, so kids don’t get worn down in the heat,” Kelley said. ...
