Hole-In-One
Scott Hallock recorded his third hole-in-one Wednesday at Worthington Golf Club. Hallock aced hole No. 8 using a 7 iron. The feat was witnessed by Don Jobes, Dave McConaha and Henry Starkey.
Metheney excited to lead Ohio in BACF
A decade ago, Damon Metheney suited up for the Ohio squad in the annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis All-Star Football Classic. At 7 p.m. Friday at Bill Hanlin Stadium, the Frontier graduate will be back on the BACF sidelines, this time as head coach for the Buckeye State. “It’s a ...
Mountaineers chasing more history in Omaha
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Before West Virginia even steps onto Charles Schwab Field on Friday, the Mountaineers have already made World Series history. The NCAA baseball tournament was expanded to 16 seeds in 2018. Since then, WVU is the first 16 seed to survive long enough to play in Omaha, ...
No-doubter sparks Logan past Doddridge, 10-3
HUNTINGTON – A member of the Logan baseball team who is making football his career path created the loudest impact in a Class AA state quarterfinal game with Doddridge County. Monday afternoon for the WVSSAC State Baseball Tournament at Jack Cook Field on the campus of Marshall University, Rob Ball’s second-inning, two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning erased a 2-0 deficit and the fifth-seeded Bulldogs never recovered while losing 10-3. “We played well – we came out a little tight, Doddridge is a heck of a ballclub,” Logan coach Kevin Gertz said after his ...
Lumsden provides spark for WVU in postseason
In the summer of 2023, Ben Lumsden entered the transfer portal, leaving U.T. Arlington after a season. Lumsden started in 51 games at third base for the Mavericks, and he led the team in home runs with 11. Head coach Steve Sabins saw the tape and knew the player and person he was, and just had ...
More local thinclads grab All-Ohio honors
COLUMBUS — Over the weekend, three local track athletes from three different schools found themselves on the podium at the OHSAA state track championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Marietta junior Ian Putnam competed in the 3200 on Saturday, crossing in 9 minutes, 2.33 seconds to place third and make All-Ohio. Putnam’s time broke his own school record. Putnam was back at it on Sunday in the 1600. He clocked in a 4:31.38 to finish 16th. For the Warren Warriors, junior Mason Werry placed fourth in the 300 hurdles with a time of 38.74. Werry finished less than a second ...