HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets are brimming with confidence after avoiding elimination twice with consecutive wins to force Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night in the first round of the playoffs. "We put ourselves in a bad position, but we can still make history and ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football has made its first major splash for the class of 2027, prying a regional talent away from some neighboring schools. Four-star athlete Carter Bonner announced on 247Sports that he's committed to the Mountaineers to play college football. He picked WVU over Maryland, Oregon State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech, and is the first consensus 4-star for WVU's 2027 class. The Mountaineers landed Bonner because they kept in touch throughout the whole process. "Coach Rich Rod, he's a legend. The conversations we had, he talked about my versatility," Bonner ...
STEUBENVILLE — Sometimes the hit column on the scoreboard does not tell the whole story in a baseball game. Wednesday evening’s rainy match up between teams set to play for OVAC titles later this week between Indian Creek and Big Red was one of those such games. Despite Steubenville ...
RICHMOND — The Edison baseball team took back in a back-and-forth battle against Wheeling Park. The Patriots took the lead tree times, but each time the Wildcats answered back. In the end, Edison scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally for a hard-fought 4-3 victory on a rainy Wednesday evening out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. "That was an outstanding baseball game," Edison (12-5) head coach Mike Collopy said. "Coach (Chad) Stout does an outstanding job. It was one of those games where you hate to see someone lose. It was so evenly played from the pitching ...
WHEELING — It was the boys’ turn to compete on the courts Wednesday as this year’s OVAC Tennis Tournament flipped to boys competition, with champions crowned in No. 1 Doubles, No. 2 Doubles and No. 3 Doubles brackets during play on the courts at Wheeling Park’s Indoor Tennis Center. After girls doubles and singles earlier in the week, Wednesday covered boys doubles competition, with boys singles finishing off OVAC Tennis action on Thursday. Heading into the final day of the conference tournament, Morgantown stands alone in first place, while Linsly and University are close ...
Edison senior Bryce Rogers recently signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and baseball careers at West Liberty University. Rogers is a four-year starter for the Wildcats and a multi-time All-East District and All-OVAC selection. Joining Bryce, seated, center, for the occasion, ...
