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WJU women shine in MEC cross country

WHEELING — Wheeling Jesuit University has continually been among the best in the Mountain East Conference in both cross country and track. The Cardinal women proved that once again last week when they captured the conference championsip, fighting off Wesleyan for the title by 11 points. A trio of former OVAC runners helped to lead the WJU women to the top place. Oak Glen graduate Kelsey Chambers won another conference title and was named the league’s runner of the year thanks to a time of 23:26. Sophomore Fallon Doyle, who ran for St. John Central, finished fifth ...

Softball and Pelegreen simply fit

WHEELING — When she takes a step back and actually thinks about her rise in the softball coaching profession, Sara Pelegreen can hardly believe it herself. To be a NCAA Division II coach at the ripe old age of 25 is fairly hard to fathom. But, such is reality for the Harrison Central graduate. Pelegreen was formally announced as the new head coach at Wheeling Jesuit University late last week. “I wasn’t expecting this (opportunity) so soon,” Pelegreen said. “The opportunity came up for a team I love and I couldn’t imagine passing up the chance.” The most ...

Adjustment process going well for Harler

WHEELING — Chase Harler doesn’t shy away from hardwork or a challenge Never has and never will. It’s that mentality that helped land the Wheeling Central graduate a cherished scholarship offer from West Virginia University head coach Bob Huggins in August of 2014. His approach ...

Hoop classic to pay tribute to Prosser

WHEELING — George “Skip” Prosser was a winner. He won at a high rate at every stop in a well-traveled journey. He did so with endless class all along the way. Be it at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling Central or 15 years as a D-1 collegiate head coach, Prosser’s teams won quite frequently. And at every school he guided, he did so with unbridled class and professionalism. Unfortunately, the Carnegie, Pa. native died all too soon — July 26, 2007 at age 56, while head coach at Wake Forest, a position he held since 2001. He collapsed in his office from a massive heart ...

College hoops will have strong local flavor

While we’re still in October and the heart of football season, the thoughts of basketball are starting to creep into our minds. Whether it was West Virginia’s visit to Wheeling on Thursday or if you were a couch potato and watched Big Ten Media Day coverage, basketball season is coming quickly. This could actually be one of the most entertaining and interesting seasons for college basketball because of the number of area players who are littering rosters throughout the country at a variety of levels. River grad Jensen Caretti headlines the area cast. The reigning Ohio ...

WVU exhibit pays tribute to Negro League Baseball

MORGANTOWN -- Negro League Baseball has a rich tradition. Its proud history was spotlighted recently at two local venues. Baseball historian Phil Dixon spoke at Buckeye Local High School and the Ohio County Public Library on Oct. 22. His local stops were a part of a 108-city tour, spotlighting the prominence of African-American baseball players. The Negro Baseball League spawned many a great player such as Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell and Josh Gibson. The Ohio Valley made its presence felt in the black baseball annals. One of the most prominent black players was ...