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Linsly School graduate Blount receives HOF Fellowship in Canton

WHEELING - He is the son of an NFL Hall-of-Famer. Now, Akil Blount has his own piece of the pro football Hall of Fame. The former Linsly School three-sport standout has been chosen as the initial recipient of the James Harris-Doug Williams Fellowship. The fellowship is named after NFL quarterbacks and came to fruition through a joint effort by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Harris and Williams are co-founders of the Black College Football Hall of Fame, establishing it in 2009. It is located in Atlanta. The fellowship is awarded to ...

Off the Tee: Wheeling Elks Junior Tourney champs crowned

The annual Wheeling Elks Junior Golf Tournament drew a solid collection of male and female players at the annual event held last Wednesday. Champions were crowned in four boys and girls divisions. Winning the 16-18 year old boys division was Martins Ferry’s Luke Krol, who shot a round of 73. Lucas Hutson (76) and Matt Mazur (78) finished third. In the 13-15 year old boys division, Gavin Goodrich prevailed with a 75. Saul Crist (82) and Justin Doerr (84) finished second and third, resectively. In the 10-12 year old boys division, Gavin Gress posted a 73 to ...

Off The Tee: Scramble slated to honor Ducker and benefit cancer research

On Friday, more than 160 golfers arrived at Belmont Hills Country Club to support Bridgeport Local Schools with the annual Niekro Scramble. On Saturday, Oct. 12, area golfers have the chance to pay homage to a Bridgeport High graduate, Ron Ducker, who passed away in December of 2017 from cancer. The annual Ron Ducker Memorial Golf Outing will be held at Cumberland Trail Golf Course in Pataskala. Ducker is a 1978 Bridgeport High School graduate. The proceeds from the event will be donated to the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research at the Ohio State Medical Center. ...

Bellaire’s Dunfee leads Georgia team to repeat state baseball title

BELLAIRE — Mike Dunfee is doubly happy these days. The 1993 Bellaire High grad is head baseball coach at Gordon Lee High School in Chickamauga, Ga. His Trojans recently captured the Class A state championship, capping a brilliant 32-5 campaign. The state title is extra sweet as it marks a repeat championship performance for Dunfee’s program. A year prior, his Trojans were state runnersrup. That is a most impressive three-year run. Dunfee has been the Gordon Lee head coach for eight years. “I was worried about the team being complacent going into this season coming off a ...

Hannahs: ISU got bad break

WHEELING — It was not the outcome he had hoped for; as a result, Mitch Hannahs left Nashville with a sense of disappointment. He felt his team was dealt a bad hand. The Skyvue High athletic legend is the head coach of the Indiana State baseball team. The Sycamores qualified for the NCAA Tournament, being placed in the Nashville Regional along with powerhouse Vanderbilt, Ohio State and McNeese State. Indiana State opened the double-elimination event with a win over McNeese State before losing to Vandy, the nation’s No. 2-ranked team. The Sycamores bounced back and eliminated ...

Myers claims Hardman Memorial Tournament at Oglebay Park

The Oglebay Park Golf Club hosted its sixth event of the 2019 season last Sunday when 100 players took part in the Randy Hardman Memorial Tournament, which was sponsored by Miklas Meat Market. Bryan Myers, by virtue of a scorecard playoff, claimed the title of the medal division with a round of 68. Bob Clark was second with 68, while Bob Potts (69), Rich Humphrey (69) and Mike Wetzel (69) rounded out the top five. Brooke Garrison, Bob Lemons and Mike Wilson all posted a round of 70. In the handicap division, Rod Lydick was the winner with a 60. He won via a scorecard playoff ...