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Sports Columns

St. C. cruises past Martins Ferry, 12-2

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — It all starts at the top for the St. Clairsville softball team and that was certainly the case Monday night. The first four batters in the Red Devils lineup combined for 10 runs, eights hits and half-a-dozen runs batted in as they rolled to a 12-2 mercy-rule victory over ...

Reese shines in classroom, swimming pool

INDIANAPOLIS - Samm Reese is an NCAA Division I All-American. Reese is a Purdue Boilermaker with Martins Ferry roots. The talented junior from Granger, Ind., earned All-America honors for the Purdue University women’s swimming & diving team at the NCAA Championships last week. ...

OFF THE TEE: Scramble to benefit Post 159 baseball planned

A new scramble is set for Saturday, May 6 at Belmont Hills Country Club. An event to benefit the St. Clairsville American Legion Post 159 baseball team, which is made up of players from all over Belmont County, will be held with the field capped at 36 teams. The scramble will begin with a ...

Hilltoppers pay tribute to coaching legend Grall

WHEELING — Tom Grall impacted the lives of countless West Liberty student-athletes. That point was hammered home when more than 40 of his former Hilltopper players came back to the Route 88 institution to pay homage in a memorial tribute for the coaching legend Saturday morning. Grall, ...

Lewicki named D-III hockey player of year

ADRIAN, Mich. — A brilliant four-year career ended in heartbreak fashion for Kristin Lewicki. The Moundsville native has skated her way to becoming the face of the Adrian College hockey team. Her final game last weekend, however, delivered a tough pill to swallow. Very tough. Lewicki's ...

Campbell honored as W.Va. Legion Player of the Year

man. The 2016 Wheeling Central graduate recently learned he is the recipient of a special award. Campbell starred in football, basketball and baseball for the Maroon Knights. He also excelled on the diamond in the summer for Wheeling Legion Post 1. His baseball prowess helped Post 1 ...