As it pertains to local golf, the second Sunday in September means only one thing. The annual Sands Electric Company Golf Classic was held for the 33rd consecutive year last Sunday with a field of 24 players taking part in the two-man, best ball scramble. A playoff was needed to determine ...

BEALLSVILLE — Football wins have been a scarce commodity in recent years at Beallsville. The Blue Devils’ grid program was on the verge of extinction two years ago, with no coach, no schedule and only a handful of grid hopefuls. Enter Larry Deem. When no one else had the courage to ...

COLUMBUS – Frustration. Disbelief. To a man, every Ohio State coach and player who entered the interview room following the Buckeyes’ 31-16 loss against Oklahoma on Saturday night admitted things need to change. Exactly what that change involves remains to be seen. One thing’s for ...

WHEELING — Rudy Yovich has been on the job for less than a week but feels right at home in The Friendly City. Yovich is the new athletic director at Wheeling Jesuit University. The 53-year-old comes well-groomed for his new challenge, serving most recently in the same capacity at ...

The Wheeling Small Fry Wrestling League turns 40 years old this fall. Rick Welker has been around for nearly all of those. His father, Dr. Bill Welker, founded the organization back in 1977 and his mother, Peggy, even served as the commissioner for about five years. “We’ve probably had ...

West Virginia University’s season didn’t begin the way the Mountaineers or their loyal fanbase had envisioned when they fell to Virginia Tech, 31-24. Area Mountaineer fans, however, could probably find a little bit of solace in the fact that three former OVAC standouts — Colton ...