ASHVILLE — Led by its three seniors, the Big Red baseball team went on a memorable tournament run this spring after battling a lot of adversity throughout the season. That run, however, came to an end in Friday’s Division II, Region 7 Championship as Bishop Hartley prevailed, 5-0, at ...
GNADENHUTTEN — When Bubby Reese caught a fly ball to right for the final out Thursday evening, the first person rushing to the mound to congratulate J.T Thompson was Cooper Blackburn. Thompson, who was working in relief, had just recorded a 1 2/3 inning save after Blackburn, Big Red’s ...
Wheeling Central track and field standout Cooper Blair has signed to continue his academic and athletic careers at Mount Union University. Blair is coming off of winning two state titles at last month’s WVSSAC Track and Field Championships as a member of Central’s 4x100 and 4x200 relay ...
By KIM NORTHTimes Leader Sports WriterELM GROVE – Runs should be at a premium Monday night when the OVAC Tom Bechtel All-Star Softball game is held on Ben’s Field at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Complex. The 9-inning contest will begin at 6:30 and will consist of players who recently ...
Coaching is something that Karli (Bonar) Burkett comes by honestly. Burkett is the daughter of Mark Bonar, who is a long-time football and baseball coach and was hired in February as the next head football coach at Bellaire. She’s the sister of Marci Quirk, who is a former head basketball coach at both Union Local and Bellaire. She has uncles and cousins who are current and/or former coaches. It’s in her blood, if you will. That is what made the 2021-22 basketball season so long and arduous for Burkett. For the first time since she was basically old enough to pick up a ...
WHEELING — The West Virginia Sports Writers Association and the Bear Wood Company have announced a partnership to produce All-State High School Sports Award Plaques. They will be West Virginia-shaped, wood plaques with the WVSWA insignia logo and engraving of Name, High School, Sport, Year and All-State notation. Any all-state selection by the WVSWA from any sport and any year, including past years, can order the plaques in person or online at bearwoodcompany.com or wvswa.org. These first-of-a-kind plaques should be of interest to athletes, parents, coaches and schools who want ...
