Sancomb, Olejasz On Class AA All-State First Team

WHEELING — Last year seemed like it would be hard to top for Wheeling Central’s Eli Sancomb, who averaged 25.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.6 steals per game in his junior season, helping Wheeling Central to a Class AA state championship. That proved only to be the warmup for ...

Bellaire Wins Marathon vs. Rival Tigers

SHADYSIDE - Neighboring rivals Bellaire and Shadyside were both looking to return to winning ways Tuesday afternoon in Tiger Town. As fate would have it, the Lady Reds took advantage of 12 unearned runs en route to a wild 16-14 marathon win. The Lady Tigers were guilty of nine errors. The ...

After Time Off, WVU Set To Get Back To Basketball

For its final game preparation of the season, it was anything but a short turnaround for the WVU men’s basketball team. More than three weeks will have passed in between the Mountaineers’ loss against BYU in the second round of the Big 12 tournament and when WVU travels to Las Vegas to play Stanford (20-12) at 8 p.m. Thursday in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown tournament. In that time, 64 teams were eliminated from the NCAA tournament and spring break came and went. It was enough time, WVU guard Honor Huff admitted Monday, that he nearly forgot he had another ...

High School Roundup: Wheeling Park Captures First Win Under Stout In His Second Stint

WHEELING – Chad Stout will remember his first victory in his second go-round as head coach of the Wheeling Park baseball program. Tuesday afternoon high atop the Friendly City, the Patriots (1-3) struck for eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruised from there for a 16-1 triumph over Brooke in four-and-a-half innings on Patriot Field, avenging a 1-0 loss on opening day in Wellsburg. Miles Gorby drove in four runs with a single, double and pair of triples as Wheeling Park banged out 14 hits against a trio of Bruin hurlers. Kolten Whitmire singled twice and doubled to ...