By JAY W. BENNETT For The Wetzel Chronicle HUNTINGTON — Sherman High School head coach Jeremiah Pettry and his staff knew they potentially had something special brewing four years ago. Earlier this month at Marshall University’s Jack Cook Field, the second-seeded Tide ousted No. 6 ...
SOUTH CHARLESTON - Last month’s Class A state softball tournament at Little Creek Park featured eight teams vying for the championship crown instead of the usual four. When all was said and done the Maroon Knights of Wheeling Central head coach Buck Davidson brought home the big prize ...
GRANVILLE, Ohio – Ryne Romick grew up watching his dad, Mark, coach baseball at River High School, even playing for him. That led to a lifetime of baseball memories. However, his last memory, and without a doubt the most memorable, came just last week when Denison University captured the ...
In the nearly six decades since I participated in high school sports, a lot has changed. There are more sports in which to compete and the competition has increased with each decade. Competitive sports for anyone other than boys was unheard of. Boys’ seasons began when coaches called a ...
No one ever said it better than Jim Nantz, the iconic sports announcer on the CBS sports show The NFL Today (1975-1993) and later on CBS Sports.The phrase has become synonymous with sports broadcasting. West Virginia sports fans can relate well to the phrase after their historic run in the ...
The Shortline team 9 and 10 years old and Riverfront competed in baseball action recently with Shortline coming out on top by the score of 19-8. Both teams played hard showing improvement in all phases of the game.
Photo by Kim North River’s Ava Wohnhas, left, was named the OVAC Class 2A Softball Player of the Year after leading the Pilots to a runner-up finish. She is pictured with assistant OVAC Softball Director Ed Cihy.
Class 1A First Team: Michaela Miller Valley High School; Brooklyn Kelley Conotton Valley; Maddi Kelley Conotton Valley; Delilah Williams Conotton Valley; Peyton Conley Madonna; Madi Owens Madonna; Kendall Ryan Madonna; Mikayla Bennett Frontier; Kate Congleton Frontier; Paige Hopkins Trinity; ...
St. Marys Golf Course will be the site for an 18 hole golf scramble in support of Logann Kehrer as she battles breast cancer on Saturday June 27, 2026 with a 10:00 AM shotgun start, Cost for event is $50 per player or $200 per team. The field will be limited to 18 teams. The event will ...
The Sistersville First United Methodist Church held their annual golf tournament on Saturday, June 13, at the Sistersville Country Club, bringing together golfers, sponsors and community supporters for a day of fellowship and fundraising. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the ...
