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Who are the best pitchers?

Major League Baseball enthusiasts know we are among the final games of the season this upcoming week. There are a few division titles and wild cards left to be decided, but we have a good blueprint at most of the teams qualifying for the postseason. Wrapping up another year of baseball also means award season (and plenty of debate) quickly approaches as the 2017 World Series champion is roughly a month-and-a-half away from being crowned. Each award outside of the Rookie of the Year is fairly competitive, but I am focusing on who takes the cake as the best hurler in each league ...

Heading into fall

It’s hard to believe summer is almost over and October is right around the corner. Football Friday night this week marks the beginning of fall, which means golf season is quickly winding down. In fact, all of our Mid-Ohio Valley golf programs will be in action on Monday with hopes of advancing to the state tournament. Greenhills Country Club is the only area course playing host to a tournament — the Class A, Region IV meet. Ravenswood, which has been led all summer by Alex Easthom, Carson Fox and Ciah Kennedy, is hoping to be one of the top two teams in order to secure its ...

Week 4 prep grid takeaways

The emergence of a legitimate Class A Kennedy Award candidate, two AA schools on win streaks, and three down-to-the wire finishes highlight last week in high school football. St. Marys and Marietta (Ohio) kicked off the gridiron action last week on Thursday. The reigning Class AA champions made for a tough act to follow after a 63-19 win over an offensively gifted Tigers’ squad. Perhaps the most impressive part of the evening was the Blue Devils’ Jaiden Smith absolutely going off on offense and special teams. Jodi Mote’s tailback picked up 266 yards rushing on just 17 carries ...

West Virginia shakes off Delaware State

West Virginia and Delaware State were two teams woefully mismatched last Saturday in Morgantown. But the Mountaineers did their best to be in the role of gracious hosts in an early effort to play down to their level of competition. Dropped passes, fumbled snaps, and a blown coverage on an 81 yard pass play highlighted a less than stellar first quarter. But the Mountaineers finally shook out of their doldrums and scored six first half touchdowns and a field goal utilizing only 10 minutes of clock time. The average scoring drive lasted only 1:18 in duration, highlighted by three ...

Week 3 prep grid takeaways

There can never be enough football talk this time of year. One of the most watched sports in the Mountain State is in full-swing and with it comes me catching up on all the action around the state from the previous night, which kicks off an always busy Saturday for me afterwards. Here are a few of my thoughts from Week 3: One easy observation right away in Class AAA is this is Martinsburg’s house with everyone else paying rent to live there at the moment. Dave Walker’s Bulldogs are 3-0 with victories over a trio of out-of-state teams. No one has been close to the orange and ...

Delaware State is up next

After a disappointing close loss to Virginia Tech the previous weekend, the West Virginia Mountaineers took out their frustrations on an overmatched East Carolina squad Saturday in Morgantown. WVU fans were all smiles in the first half as the Mountaineers were nearly flawless on their way to an overwhelming 49-3 lead. I haven’t checked the record book, but I would venture to say that was an all-time high for West Virginia points in a half of football. East Carolina clearly had a strategy of trying to slow down the tempo of the game in order to limit possessions for the WVU ...