Since his wife Peggy’s passing, Bill Welker, longtime Wheeling wrestling enthusiast and educator, has been taking trips to their hometown of Shamokin, PA. On a recent visit home, he received a proclamation from Mike McLaughlin, the Mayor of Shamokin, for his contributions to education and ...
TRENTON, N.J.-- The Trenton Ironhawks had their struggles on the power play to start the season, but on Friday night, it turned out to be one of the big keys to their victory. Trenton was successful on three of five trips to the man advantage, and that led to a 5-2 win over the Wheeling Nailers at CURE Insurance Arena. Ryan Pitoscia and Remy Parker were the two goal scorers for the Nailers, who saw their three-game point streak come to an end. The Ironhawks came into the contest with just one power play goal in their first six games, but they cashed in twice on the man advantage during ...
The end of LIV Golf is to be sorted out in a New Jersey bankruptcy court with the next hearing in just over two weeks. The future of LIV players could be even more complex, with so much to be determined 900 miles away at PGA Tour headquarters in Florida. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp previously ...
REEDSVILLE – Trailing 26-7 entering the fourth quarter, things looked slim for Shadyside. However, displaying a never-say-die attitude, the Tigers scored 20 unanswered points to pull out a thrilling, 27-27, upset of fourth-seeded Reedsville Eastern at East Shade River Stadium in Ohio Division VII, Region 27 quarterfinal action. Jayden Johnson completed 26 of 36 passes for 309 yards and four touchdowns, three coming in the final 12 minutes. He hooked up with Jaxon Gentile in the first quarter and then found Colt Cook, Bryce Sloan and Michael Hendershot all in the fourth. Sloan ...
Talks between ESPN and College Football Playoff are in the final stages of review in their bid to expand the postseason to 24 teams next year, the CFP announced in a two-sentence statement on Friday. Though no timeline was provided, a formal decision on the agreement will come following the ...
WILLIAMSTOWN - Wyatt Stephens had a pair of 43-yard touchdown runs and broke up a potential game-tying two-point conversion pass with 1:01 remaining here Friday night as defending Class A state champion Wheeling Central denied Williamstown’s bid for a perfect regular season after escaping with a 35-33 victory. Williamstown, which entered the fray rated No. 2 in double-A, trailed 14-13 at halftime and found itself behind 21-13 early in the third following a 29-yard touchdown burst by Dustin Sanner. However, Breck Allen answered with a 2-yard TD run and it was 27-21 ‘Jackets with ...
