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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Steubenville’s Big Inning Leads To Victory Over Park

WHEELING — The Steubenville Big Red turned things around in one inning. Down 4-3 heading into the top of the fifth, Steubenville concocted a six-run inning to set themselves up for a 10-5 victory Monday over the Wheeling Park Patriots. With the victory, the road warrior Big Red moves to ...