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Walker, Smith Named OVAC Wrestlers Of The Year

The 39th Annual Bill Welker OVAC Wrestlers of the Year are University's Jason Walker and Steubenville's Cooper Smith. The OVAC named the award after Bill Welker, past Mat Talk Columnist for the Wheeling News-Register from 1978 until 2010, He was selected as the Synder-Miller West Virginia Wrestling Sportswriter of the year an unprecedented seven times and the National Wrestling Sportswriter of the Year two times by Wrestling USA Magazine. The award is sponsored by the OVAC Wrestling Coaches Association. Dr. Dan Doyle, OVAC Wrestling Commissioner, chairs the selection committee of ...

High School Roundup: Wheeling Park Falls To Mohigans; Magnolia Defeats Valley

WHEELING — The Wheeling Park Patriots took a close 4-3 defeat to visiting Morgantown on Thursday. Morgantown started off the game with three runs in the top of the first, and while Wheeling Park had tied the game 3-3 through four innings, the Mohigans tacked on one more in the top of the fifth on a RBI triple by Grace Robinson to take a permanent lead. Leadoff hitter Abby ODonnell hit a double and Mikaylah Alderman hit a triple for Park. Alderman’s fourth-inning three-bagger tied the game 3-3 for the Patriots. Kylah Cunningham knocked in two for Park. Harmony Bittner pitched the ...

After Huge Week, Wheeling Nailers Take Division Lead North Of Border

WHEELING – Last week, the Wheeling Nailers took a gigantic step in solidifying their position at the top of the North Division, as they won two home games over the Adirondack Thunder. Wheeling has a four-point lead over the Maine Mariners and a six-point advantage over Adirondack with five weeks remaining in the regular season. This week, the Nailers will head north of the border to play a three-game road series against the Trois-Rivières Lions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. KEEP THOSE BROOMS HANDY For the second week in a row, the Nailers successfully completed a sweep against ...

NFL Will Consider A Rule Change Allowing Draft Pick Trades Up To 5 Years In The Future

The Cleveland Browns are proposing a rule change that would allow NFL teams to trade draft picks five years into the future instead of three. The league announced on Wednesday that only two teams submitted proposals that will be considered by owners at the league meetings later this month with the other coming from the Pittsburgh Steelers about contacting players during the free agent negotiating period. NFL executive Troy Vincent said last month at the scouting combine that no team had submitted a proposal to ban the tush push after Green Bay's proposed rule change was narrowly ...