WEST LIBERTY – A new era of West Liberty University football will take the field Friday as the Hilltoppers host their annual spring game at 5 p.m. at West Family Stadium. The event marks the first opportunity for fans, alumni, and the campus community to see head coach Chad Salisbury’s ...
WHEELING – The Wheeling Miners have released their 2026 roster ahead of the American Arena League professional indoor football season opener Saturday against the Columbus Lions in Columbus, Ga. The 25-player roster includes several players from Ohio Valley Mountain East Conference rivals Wheeling University and West Liberty University. A total of seven players have ties to those schools, with Wheeling having four. Former Cardinals are linebackers Jake Parry (6-0, 235) and Jayvon Johnson (5-11, 195), along with offensive linemen Justin Nelson (6-4, 290) and Isaiah Lewis (6-1, 315). ...
WHEELING – After six seasons of serving as the head girls’ basketball coach at her alma mater, Wheeling Central, Roberta Olejasz has stepped down to spend more time with family. Olejasz, a 1990 graduate of Wheeling Central and member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame, has spent ...
GLEN DALE – John Marshall won for the third straight day this week with a 6-3 doubling up of visiting Brooke Wednesday on Monarch Field. The win completed a regular-season sweep for the Monarchs (19-3) over the Bruins. John Marshall, No. 1 in the latest W.Va. Coaches Association Class AAA poll, broke a 2-all game wide open with four runs in the bottom of the third. Kaylee White had two of the Monarchs six singles and she was one of three JM players with an RBI, the other being Masyn Inclan and Aubrey Lilley. Riley Polsinelli keyed the third-inning outburst with a two-run ...
WHEELING – Pittsburgh Penguins’ future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby once said about the Philadelphia Flyers, “I don't like them, because I don't like them. I don't like any guy on their team.” First-year Wheeling Nailers head coach Ryan Papaioannou had some similar thoughts about the Reading Royals, the Nailers first-round ECHL playoff opponent. The top-seeded Nailers will host the No. 4 Royals for Game 1 of the best-of-7 ECHL North Division semifinal series on Friday night at WesBanco Arena. The puck drops at 7:10. Game 2 is Saturday night at WesBanco, also at 7:10. The teams ...
Quarterback competitions traditionally have been the focal point of spring football when a team has lost its starter from the previous season. Look no further than the Big Ten to see how those battles are becoming a thing of the past. There will be eight new starters in the conference this ...
