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Sports Columns

Many bowl games feature local names

There are still bowl games with importance that aren’t the College Football Playoff. Many don’t buy that, but ask the people involved their thoughts and see what the response is and really that’s what matters. As for involvement in bowl games, 11 bowl games feature some sort of ...

Meyer leaves lasting legacy

COLUMBUS — It really doesn’t matter which tangible piece of evidence you consider when it comes to measuring the success of Urban Meyer’s coaching career. The results are off the chart. Whether it’s the 2014 national championship, conference titles, utter dominance of Michigan, his ...

Buckeye’s Light on the road back

In less than two years, Travis Light has gone from being partially paralyzed and wearing a halo vest to standing on the podium. The Buckeye Local junior was severely injured while competing in the 2017 Panther Classic at Buckeye Local High school in Connorville on Feb. 4. He was LifeFlighted ...

Was 2018 a good year for WVU football?

WHEELING — Is 8-3 a successful season? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If that adage rings true then WVU football fans are, for the most part, disappointed in the Mountaineers’ recently concluded regular campaign. This was expected to be the dream season for Blue & Gold ...

Skip Prosser honored by Wake Forest

Mark Prosser had been down this road before. But, this time was a lot different. In a good way, too. The Wheeling Central graduate, who is the head men’s basketball coach at Western Carolina University, led his team into a game last Wednesday at Wake Forest University. That’s a place ...

Rick Link Invite opens 2018-19 campaign

Ready, wrestle. Those two words will resonate around the high school wrestling circles this weekend as the 20th annual Rick Link Union Local Invitational kicks things off inside ‘The Hangar’ Saturday morning. The pool-style tournament starts at 9:30. Sixteen teams are entered, including ...