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Huntington’s Wilson Wins Doug Huff Award

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HUNTINGTON – Tayveon Wilson tracked a baseball in the air and went and got it. Not in centerfield, where he stars for Huntington High School's baseball team. Wilson did so from the press box at Marshall University's Jack Cook Field. The senior all-everything athlete signed to play football at Clemson University, retrieved foul balls alongside freshmen while other teams played in the Highlander Classic. Such efforts are why Wilson is the 2026 winner of the Doug Huff Award for Leadership, Hustle, and Determination. The award is named for longtime West Virginia Sports Writers ...

WVU Football Has Competition At Multiple Levels Throughout Special Teams Unit

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MORGANTOWN — It’s hard to work on special teams during the spring. It’s done here and there, but most of the spring has an emphasis on offense and defensive install, especially with all the new players for West Virginia. Rich Rodriguez had been asked a couple of times throughout the spring if they practiced with special teams, and he said they’d be working on it towards the end of spring. During the second-to-last practice, Rodriguez said the team practiced a bit more on special teams. Not a lot, but more than they usually do. “Obviously, we did the field goal, punt and we ...

Local Sports Schedule

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(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Friday, April 17 BASEBALL Martins Ferry at Barnesville Union Local at Bellaire Beaver Local at Buckeye Local Indian Creek at Harrison Central Cambridge at St. Clairsville Conotton Valley at Shadyside East Liverpool at Brooke, 5:15 p.m. Bridgeport at Frontier, 5:30 p.m. Boggs Wooden Bat Tournament Madonna vs. River SOFTBALL Wheeling Park at Robert C. Byrd, noon Wheeling Park vs. Lewis County at Robert C. Byrd, 4 p.m. Barnesville at Buckeye Local Monroe Central at Bellaire Bridgeport at Frontier Fort Frye at ...

Bengals Still Seeking Upgrades To Defense

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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Different year, same draft priorities for the Cincinnati Bengals. Director of player personnel Duke Tobin, coach Zac Taylor and their staffs will continue to look at ways to upgrade a defense that was 31st in the league last season, including last against the run and tied ...