OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Game 3 Weeks Away

The calendar has flipped to July, which means the Ohio Valley’s summer sporting event of the year is just a few weeks away. Actually, to be exact, the annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game is just three weeks away. Ohio and West Virginia will clash once again at Wheeling Island Stadium on July 23 with kickoff scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Both head coaches – Mike McKenzie (Ohio) and John Kelley (West Virginia) – know who will be joining them at training camp, which opens at Wheeling University on July 17th. “Choosing the rosters is always the toughest part because ...

Wildthings Unfazed By Turnaround

WHEELING — The Wheeling Wildthings had just enough time to go home, take a shower and get some sleep before they were back in action in the 34th Edgar Martin Beast of the East Classic at Patterson Field Friday morning. The Wildthings wrapped up their game at I-470 against Wheeling Post 1 ...

Madonna Gaining Experience

RICHMOND — Sometimes a team’s goals go beyond just the wins and losses. Such is the case for a youthful group of mostly underclassmen from Madonna competing in the 34th Beast of the East this week. The Dons dropped two more games in the annual event on Friday, a 9-1 setback to the Ohio ...

Post 33 Splits Friday Games

From staff reports RICHMOND — For the second consecutive day in the 34th Beast of the East, Post 33 split a pair of games Friday for a 2-2 record through the first two days of the annual tournament. Jefferson County, 13-9 overall, opened Friday morning with a 4-2 loss to the Hiland Hawks, which consisted of members of the Berlin Hiland High School team that finished as Div. IV state runners up this past spring. In the second game, Post 33 quickly bounced back and took a 9-1 mercy rule win over the Ohio Prospects out of the Cleveland area. Both games took place at the Edison ...

Vargo Tosses A Gem for Post 1

ELM GROVE — There were bragging rights on the line Thursday night as Wheeling Post 1 and the Wheeling Wildthings met at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Sports Complex for a game on the opening day of the 34th Edgar Martin Beast of the East Classic. Drawing players from the same high schools, Post 1 ...

Sudbury Makes The Voyage Worthwhile

GLEN DALE — The Sudbury Voyageurs 18U team is accurately named. It made a 10-hour voyage from Sudbury, Canada to compete in the 34th Edgar Martin Beast of the East Classic in the Ohio Valley. The Voyageurs made the trip worthwhile on Thursday with a pair of victories over the Ontario ...