Local Sports

Mossor among honorees at 79th Victory Awards

CHARLESTON — Exactly 147 days after walking off the turf at Laidley Field clutching a Class AAA state championship and a championship game Most Valuable Player trophy, Brad Mossor of Princeton Senior High School will return to Charleston to pick up more hardware. Mossor will accept the Kennedy Award and Randy Moss Award, representing the state’s top football player and top receiver respectively, as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association at the 79th Victory Awards, Sunday May 3 at Charleston Town Center. “I’m looking forward to it,” Mossor said. ...

TV’s Defibaugh signs with Potomac State

Randolph County Athletic HOF in need of financial support

ELKINS — The Randolph County Athletic Hall of Fame is in need of financial support to keep the tradition alive of honoring former greats. The HOF is presently seeking sponsors for the organization. The HOF is a 501c3 organization and sponsorship would be tax deductible. Sponsorship ...

Neider prepared to level up his play again to help WVU this fall

MORGANTOWN — During West Virginia football’s spring game, wide receiver John Neider seemed to be a favorite target for the quarterbacks. He was targeted over the middle of the field, on a go ball to the end zone and then caught a touchdown from Max Brown at the end of the game. ...

Hawks hold off late rally by Colts

PHILIPPI — South Harrison plated single runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings to get past regional foe Philip Barbour, 9-7, on Tuesday evening. The Colts trailed 7-0 before drawing even with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Anthony Mosesso had a two-run homer and Landyn Carpenter a two-run triple in the frame, while Keagan Wolfe a two-run single and Kale Wolfe a run-producing single. The Hawks answered with an RBI single from Jaxon Anderson in the fifth and a run-producing double by Noah Myers in the sixth. Philip Barbour loaded the bases in the seventh ...

Lady Mountain Lions best PB; Lady Tigers cruise

PHILIPPI — Tucker County erupted for 15 runs over the second and third innings to hand Philip Barbour an 18-6 setback on Tuesday evening. Bella Loucks, who had six RBIs on the night, had a bases-clearing triple and Rylee White an RBI single during an eight-run outburst in the second inning as the Lady Mountain Lions took advantage of eight free passes. Tucker County plated seven more runs in the third, with Peyton Hicks and Loucks supplying two-run doubles and Kadence Rosier, Becca Pase and Kesiha Arnold RBIs. Hicks was 4 for 5 on the night and also earned the win on the mound in ...