SOUTH CHARLESTON — Second-seed Petersburg plated a run in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Logan, 6-5, to capture the Class AA state title Friday evening at Little Creek Park. It was the first-ever state softball title for the Lady Vikings, who went undefeated over the course of the ...
GRANVILLE — We flash back a few years ago to begin this story, back when Randy Mazey was still the head coach of the WVU baseball program and Parkersburg native Grant Hussey was just about to set the school record for career home runs. An in-state kid was about to set a record in one of ...
GRANVILLE — West Virginia pitcher Chansen Cole was overlooked coming out of the transfer portal. He was a Division II pitcher from Newberry College, was only a sophomore, didn’t have high velocity and was unproven at the Division I level, and more importantly, in a power conference. Head coach Steve Sabins took a chance on him and expected him to be in the mix for a weekend starter out of four to six pitchers he was working out in the fall. During Sabin’s after-practice press conference, he announced that Cole will start the first game of WVU’s NCAA postseason on Friday ...
SOUTH CHARLESTON — Pendleton County and Petersburg are still alive in state tournament action being held at Little Creek Park. Defending Class A state champion Pendleton County eliminated PVC rival East Hardy, 12-4, in its first contest on Thursday and then knocked Sherman out of the ...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches unanimously agreed Thursday on their preference for a 24-team College Football Playoff, a scenario in which the conference would have had five playoff teams last season instead of only league champion Texas Tech like it did in the current 12-team playoff format. When the 16 coaches were informally polled about doubling the size of the playoff field during one of their sessions at the Big 12 spring meetings, all of them raised their hands. “They should ask coaches for more opinions on what’s best for college football,” West Virginia coach ...
SOUTH CHARLESTON — Potomac Valley Conference members Pendleton County and East Hardy dropped decisions on the first day of the Class A state tournament Wednesday at Little Creek Park, Fifth-seed and defending state champion Pendleton County lost a 4-3 verdict to fourth-seed Wheeling ...
