WHEELING – Home sweet home. Wheeling is halfway to the Kelly Cup North Division championship series following another dominating performance Saturday night against Reading. The top-seeded Nailers posted a convincing, 5-1, triumph over the No. 4 Royals before a crowd of 2,684 inside ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The OVAC Championships heat up this week as champions in baseball, softball and tennis will be crowned. BASEBALL All semifinals will be played on Monday at the higher seeded team’s home field. All games are set to start at 5 p.m. Morgantown (Class 5A), Indian Creek (Class 4A), Barnesville (Class 3A), Toronto (Class 2A) and Cameron (Class 1A) all earned the top seed in their respective division. In Class 5A, No. 4 Wheeling Park travels to Mylan Park in Morgantown to face the Mohigans and No. 3 Steubenville visits Monarch Field in Glen Dale to meet No. 2 John ...
CHARLESTON — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights baseball team picked up two wins on Saturday, going down to Charleston to face Charleston Catholic and Logan. The Knights defeated Charleston Catholic 16-5, with eight Central players tallying an RBI. Brady Ernest hit two triples and a single to finish with three RBI, while Zayne Rosnick tallied three base hits to drive in three. Koy Lipinski doubled, homered and drove in two. Clay Petry also doubled, homered and drove in two— adding a single as well for three total hits. Jake Drown tripled and homered as part of a four-hit, ...
MORGANTOWN — Honor Huff made both free throws to put West Virginia men’s basketball up 89-82 with 37 seconds left in overtime. The Mountaineers were eyeing down the Crown Tournament Championship, with Oklahoma on its heels. The Sooners shot a 3-pointer, but missed, allowing for WVU to close it out and take the tournament. Athletic Director Wren Baker was in Las Vegas to witness Ross Hodge and his team win the postseason tournament. Baker was obviously excited, but he was proud of the team before even heading to Las Vegas. “I was pleased even before the Crown event,” Baker ...
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Even though most of the frustration with the Cleveland Browns’ offense has focused on the lack of a franchise quarterback, the unit has also been among the worst because of struggles at wide receiver and injuries along the offensive line. General manager Andrew Berry ...
At one point, Sidney Crosby could have seen more of himself on an interstate billboard than on a playoff highlight reel for the Penguins. Ask anyone who has followed his career, the two-time NHL MVP doesn’t stay down for long. Crosby responded like a captain should with his Pittsburgh ...
