As it pertains to the Belmont Hills Country Club Member-Guest Tournament, Steve Mercer and Ryan Tomolonis have been on the doorstep of the coveted green jacket many times. Actually, the duo, which has been playing together for 12 years in the event, had claimed its flight championship in ...

WHEELING - The year was 1979. Jimmy Carter was in the White House. The Pittsburgh Steelers were Super Bowl champions and the Pittsburgh Pirates were World Series kingpins. The price of gasoline was 88 cents a gallon. It also was the year that Wheeling Central won its first WVSSAC state ...

MOUNDSVILLE — Golfers from throughout the area will converge on Moundsville Country Club this Thursday for the 24th annual BMAC (Belmont-Mountaineer Athletic Club) Golf Classic. The event, which tees off with a 10 a.m. shotgun start, is one of the largest fundraisers for the ...

MARTINS FERRY — Three things come to mind when you think of Bob Bruney: Martins Ferry, football and toughness. You had to be tough to play football for Woody Hayes. The Purple Rider Hall of Famer died this past week at the age of 77. He leaves behind a legacy of success as a player, coach, ...

WHEELING — It is becoming a rite of summer. It being Wheeling Jesuit University hiring a head men’s basketball coach in July. Jesuit named Will Ryan as its new head coach Monday. He is the 10th to serve in that capacity in school history. Ryan replaces John Peckinpaugh who returned back ...

Tom Rataiczak’s title with the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference was executive secretary and treasurer. To say he did so much more than that wouldn’t be coming anywhere close to doing him justice. During the course of the last 20 years, Rataiczak — through his vision and dedication — ...