Local sports schedule

Saturday, May 2 BASEBALL OVAC Championships (at Unified Sports Complex, Richmond) Class 4A Linsly vs. Indian Creek, 11 a.m. Class 2A River vs. Toronto, 1:30 p.m. Class 1A Trinity vs. Cameron, 4 p.m. Regular Season John Marshall vs. Spring Mills at Huntington, 12:30 p.m. John Marshall vs. Point Pleasant at Huntington, 3 p.m. SOFTBALL OVAC Championships (at I-470 J.B. Chambers Complex, Elm Grove) Class 1A Trinity vs. Madonna, noon Class 3A Martins Ferry vs. Monroe Central, 2:15 p.m. Class 2A River vs. Caldwell, 5 p.m. Class 5A winners from ...

Foundation Fights Series II To Crown Champs on May 16

GLEN DALE – Professional boxing will make its return to Marshall County on Saturday, May 16 when Black Ledger presents Foundation Fight Series II – The Crowning of Champions – inside Reilly’s Reception and Event Center. Foundation Fight Series I was a sellout inside Linsly’s Stifel Fieldhouse, and Promoter Josh Baker is looking for more of the same. “There were an extra 300-400 people that I didn’t expect,” he noted. “Organization. Just getting things a little more in sync,” Baker said. “I’m really excited for this event.” There will be up to 10 ...

WVU Baseball Blanks Kansas State

GRANVILLE -- Chandler Murray couldn’t catch up to the high heat. Nick English completely froze as another fastball tucked just under the “K-State” on his jersey. Curveballs hugged the corners and off-speed pitches weren’t off all that much. “Just being able to go back out there again and have some fun,” was how WVU pitcher Maxx Yehl described his performance. The only news that came out of No. 18 WVU’s 7-0 victory against Kansas State inside Kendrick Family Ballpark on Friday night was the news that mattered most: Yehl is back on the mound for the ...

WVU gains commitment from 2027 wide receiver

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football earned a commitment for its second wide receiver for the 2027 class. Wide receiver Jacobi Pasley has reportedly committed to the Mountaineers, according to On3. Pasley is a Hinesville, Georgia, native and played his junior season at Bradwell Institute, playing receiver and defensive back. In his junior season, Pasley had 25 catches for 430 yards and six touchdowns, according to MaxPreps. He was also a threat out of the backfield and in the kick return game. Pasley racked up 688 all-purpose yards. Pasley is a speedster. He runs a 4.40 40-yard ...

After NASCAR's Greg Biffle and family died, police now think 'friends' stole from them

NEW YORK (AP) – Less than a month after former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family died in a plane crash last year, investigators say two of their “friends” conspired to break into the empty home and took cash, guns and financial information in an attempt to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. More than 40 search warrants have been issued, authorities in North Carolina say, focusing on a married couple who allegedly knew Biffle and his wife Cristina. The suspects did “a lot of planning in an attempt to make a financial gain” off their deaths, Iredell County Sheriff ...