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Sports Columns

Men’s soccer, Olivier good fits at West Liberty

WEST LIBERTY — “If you are not getting better, you are getting worse.” Those words were spoken by West Liberty co-athletic director and highly successful women’s basketball coach Lynn Ullom. It is a statement I am in full agreement with. Ullom’s remark came on the heels of WLU ...

Wrestling philosophy: Ohio vs. Pennsylvania

Ohio and Pennsylvania are viewed by aficionados as two of the best scholastic wrestling states in America. However, Keystone State wrestlers have consistently out-performed Buckeye State grapplers on the mats of the annual NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships for years. Both states ...

Friends going to bat for former baseball standout at JM

GLEN DALE — John Marshall boasts one of the OVAC’s most successful baseball programs. Bob Montgomery has guided the Monarchs for nearly half a century, earning legendary status. He has coached countless great players during that time. Todd Hayes was one of his best. Hayes helped lead ...

TL Super Bowl Poll: Expect the Pats to hoist the Lombardi

The numbers are in! If the Ohio Valley knows football like we think it does, you can just focus on the commercials and the half-time show, featuring Lady Gaga because the game is going to go in favor of New England. The annual Times Leader Super Bowl Poll, which was orginally the ...

Honors keep coming for Suzie Dailer

WHEELING — Some two decades after completing her brilliant collegiate career, the accolades continue to roll in for Suzie Dailer. The Wheeling Central athletic legend enjoyed great hoop success at St. Bonaventure. So much so, she was inducted into the university’s hall of fame in 2006, ...

Switzerland of Ohio BOE deserves kudos for eliminating pay to participate fee

WOODSFIELD — Let’s be honest. The Switzlerland of Ohio Local Schools Board of Education has been heavily scrutinized over the years because of some of the decisions it’s made — or tried to make. However, in the effort of being fair, the BOE deserves major kudos at this point. Last ...