FLORENCE, ALA. - Missy Tiber just completed her sixth season as head basketball coach at the University of North Alabama. It is one she will not soon forget. The former Bellaire High hoop standout led the Lady Lions to a most memorable campaign. First, it marked North Alabama’s transition ...

WHEELING — Calling Sue Vail a pioneer of women’s golf in the Ohio Valley wouldn’t be doing her enough justice. Because, she’s more than that. The Wheeling resident is a hall of famer. Vail recently received word that she had been chosen for induction to the West Virginia State ...

SHADYSIDE - Matt Apicella is making a positive difference. The Shadyside High grad is cast in the role of athletic director at Lake City High School in South Carolina. It is a job he performs with great expertise. So much so, for the second successive year, Apicella has been selected as ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - It was no secret that Jim Crutchfield was one of the nation’s premier basketball coaches during his tenure at West Liberty University. What he did with the Hilltoppers was nothing short of amazing. Now his encore performance in the Sunshine State may be even more ...

WHEELING — Coaching state championship teams is often, at most, a once-in-a lifetime opportunity. No so for Nathan Alexander. The Martins Ferry High grad recently pocketed his second state title ring as coach of the Osceola High boys’ basketball team. The Kowboys defeated Wellington ...

COLUMBUS — If someone had told Shadyside’s girls basketball team that it would win 24 games, a district and regional championship and play on the biggest stage in Ohio at the Schottenstein Center, it’s a safe bet that any of the 12 players and two coaches would have signed up for that in ...