Amaismeier, Nemeth, Shriver Captain 54th Annual All-Valley Baseball Team
Matt Amaismeier, Madonna Infielder, Captain Amaismeier amazed this year for the Blue Dons and was a big reason why they were one win away from reaching the state tournament. Amaismeier garnered a batting average of .505 with 51 hits, 40 RBI, 13 doubles and four home runs. He could run and ...
Beast of the East Tournament Returns This Week
WHEELING — The Beast of the East baseball tournament has become a staple of the Ohio Valley sports calendar. The 34th edition of the event, which was the brainchild of long-time West Liberty baseball coach Bo McConnaughy and BA Crawford, opens Thursday at a field near you and runs daily through July 3. “The Beast of the East has been a great event for the Ohio Valley,” McConnaughy said. Once again, the Beast of the East will feature action in three different age groups (19U, 16U, 14U). However, the number of squads converging on the Ohio Valley has been drastically ...
Schneid Inducted Into W.Va. Coaches Hall of Fame
I remember it like it was yesterday. I am a junior high student at the Shadyside Relays and a shirt that a Magnolia athlete was wearing caught my attention. It read, “pain is temporary … Schneid is forever.” At that point, I knew only that Craig Schneid was the head coach of the Blue Eagles boys track and field program. As I became more and more involved with track and field, following the sport extremely closely did I fully grasp the meaning of the shirt. Now, more than 25 years later, Schneid’s impact on Blue Eagle track and field as well as the entire state of West ...
Balgo Powers St. Clairsville Post 159 to 10-0 Victory
By KIM NORTH For The Intelligencer ST. CLAIRSVILLE — When a batter is seeing the baseball like Will Balgo is, it looks like a beach ball coming off the pitcher’s hand. The former St. Clairsville High standout collected three hits — a single and two doubles — while driving in six ...
Post 34 takes 10-inning thriller over Post 45
WELLSBURG — Some 326 minutes went by between the opening pitch and Wellsburg Post 34's Raymond DeFranco crossing home plate in the bottom of the 10th inning Thursday night at Brooke High School. In that span, there were a combined 19 runs, 21 hits, 13 errors and 10 pitchers take the ...