Wheeling Central Celebrates At Ohio Valley Mall

Photo by Nick Henthorn The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights boys basketball team and coaches, pictured at the Ohio Valley Mall on Thursday, celebrated their recent WVSSAC Class AA State Championship victory, going back-to-back in state title games. The team was presented with a $10,000 check ...

Nelson Pitches A Masterpiece As Bridgeport Stuns Cameron

BROOKSIDE – Bridgeport baseball coach Billy Timko has been waiting on a statement win that his Bulldogs can hang their hats on. The wait is over. Connor Nelson delivered a masterpiece Wednesday night as Bridgeport (7-7) halted Cameron’s 10-game winning streak with a 5-1 victory on the ...

Nailers’ Papaioannou Voices Thoughts On Playoff Opponent

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 ...

Roberta Olejasz Stepping Down As Wheeling Central Girls Coach

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 ...