In 1994, roughly 800 girls competed in high school wrestling throughout the United States. Nearly 30 years later, that number has grown to just under 30,000, according […]
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W.Va. Academy adding high school basketball teams
MORGANTOWN — By this time next year, there will be one more high school basketball program in Monongalia County. West Virginia Academy, the state’s first charter school, […]
Morgantown Ice Arena project bids rejected; Mylan Park takes the ice
MORGANTOWN — BOPARC’s Morgantown Ice Arena project as currently presented is off. Mylan Park is getting into the ice business. Those were the two major takeaways from […]
Lost season would have been ‘catastrophic’ for Morgantown hockey
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Blades 12-and-under hockey team took the ice at the Morgantown Ice Arena Saturday morning with a chance to move into first place in […]
Independence RB Judah Price wins Kennedy Award
BECKLEY — Judah Price’s first three years in high school were best summarized as “second best.” The Independence senior running back finished as the state runner-up as […]
Mondrell Dean wins Huff Award as state’s best defender
Ironton (Ohio) boys basketball coach Chris Barnes pointed to Mondrell Dean as the reason the Fighting Tigers lost 68-61 to Hurricane in high school basketball Wednesday night. […]
Bridgeport’s Kamar Summers returns from injuries to win Stydahar Award
BRIDGEPORT — This time a year ago, nobody knew for sure if Bridgeport’s Kamar Summers was going to play football again. He had suffered his second major […]
Huntington’s Gavin Lochow wins J.R. House Award
HUNTINGTON — J. R. House is the third base coach with the Cincinnati Reds. The player who won the honor — premier high school quarterback in West […]
Wolves infected with parasite become pack leaders
When I read that wolves that had a parasite had a much higher chance of becoming the leader of the wolf pack, I was astounded. A parasite […]
SAMUEL: How are deer able to find food?
I know hunting season is drawing to a close, but last week I wrote about deer vision, and one of my readers wrote and asked why I […]
