You really have to hand it to Parkersburg Catholic guard Leslie Huffman. Just when you think she’s shown you everything with yet-again improved scoring and defense, she whips out some new things. She really is taking her title as reigning Little Kanawha Conference Player of the Year ...
It’s been a crazy time in the sports department to say the least. The calendar has reached March already, but the Mountain State is just now starting basketball season, and the crazy part is spring sports will be upon us quite soon. Wrestling finally got going, and it was definitely weird covering the Parkersburg High and Parkersburg South annual city dual Wednesday night to begin the schedule. I was talking with Parkersburg Catholic head girls basketball coach Marty Vierheller about the upcoming Mary ‘O’ Crusaderette Classic, which will be held this Friday and Saturday. Robert ...
It was a tough one for the golfing world on Tuesday when news broke about Tiger Woods’ car accident. Forget the fact he already was debating about skipping the Masters because of recent back surgery. Following his plethora of leg injuries from the Tuesday morning crash, it’s safe to say Woods is going to be out of action on the PGA Tour for a good length of time. Although far from the PGA Tour, the Mid-Ohio Valley Junior Golf Tour received some interesting good news. The MOVJGT, which is designed to allow junior golfers from ages 7-18 to compete locally in a series of golf ...
Concord’s Riley Fitzwater is an All-Mountain East Conference women’s basketball first-team player. Well, not officially. At least not yet. While we won’t know for a few more weeks whether that designation has been realized, it is mostly beside the point. Being selected by the coaches as one of the top players in the league isn’t necessary. No matter where she falls in the overall postseason accolade list, her reputation has never been more clear. She’s the player capable of utilizing her six-foot-four frame to cause havoc all over the court, as well as leading a team. ...
Every basketball player dreams of being in the scenario Jessica Smith found herself in Saturday. It’s all up to you — tournament game, score tied, almost no time on the clock, and you’re at the free throw line with a chance win it. Facing Uniontown Lake in a Division I sectional opener at Sutton Gymnasium, Marietta trailed by as many as 11 points but had it tied at 48-all with six seconds left. Smith took the ball all the way to the basket, put up a shot off the glass that hung on the rim for a second before falling to the ground. It was no good. However, there was a ...
This was part of head coach David Smalley’s plan. Aleea Crites was supposed to be in these situations, right away. On a team stuffed with returning seasoned players like Lexi Woods, Haley Jordan, and Chyna Chambers along with other big time freshmen like Braxton County grad Jocelyn Abraham ...
