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Nailers Announce 2026 Preseason Schedule

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WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers have announced their 2026 exhibition schedule. Before they renew their division rivalry with six regular-season games, the Nailers and Fort Wayne Komets will lock horns twice in the preseason. The two teams will play at WesBanco Arena on Friday, Oct. 9th at 7:10 p.m., then meet up again two days later at Fort Wayne's Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Oct. 11th at 5 p.m. This will be the third preseason series played between the Nailers and Komets. Fort Wayne swept a two-game set in 2019, then Wheeling swept a two-game set in 2022. This will ...

Experience, Competition Highlight Hilltopper Offensive Line

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WEST LIBERTY — If West Liberty head coach Chad Salisbury is looking for a place to lean on as the Hilltoppers prepare for the 2026 football season, the offensive line may be the logical starting point. The group returns a veteran core led by center Mason Fraley, who has played in all 11 games during each of the past two seasons and has appeared in 31 games over the past three years. Riley Plotner also played in all 11 games a year ago while Kemper Longwell saw action in 10 games last season. "We're probably the most experienced group that we have," Salisbury said during preseason ...

Soccer Pay Dispute Between OVAC, Referees Is Resolved

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Let the games begin in West Virginia and continue in Ohio as far as OVAC boys’ and girls’ high school soccer goes. The Mountain State debuts Wednesday while the Buckeye State has been playing for nearly a week. Following an ongoing pay increase dispute between the OVAC and the Ohio Valley Soccer Referee Association, both sides reached an agreement late Tuesday morning. According to an email from Wheeling attorney David Delk, representing the soccer officials, “The individual schools are paying the requested rate. … The soccer referee association is not dealing with the ...