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High School Roundup: John Marshall Boys Nip Brooke In Soccer

WELLSBURG – John Marshall nipped Brooke, 3-2 in boys’ high school soccer action Wednesday night. Chase Fromhart, Kaden Saldivar and Braydn Ruckman all had goals for the Monarchs. Goalkeeper Tripp Bonds had 12 saves. The Bruins received two goals from Giacomp Dallomo. Brennen Krzywdik and Alex Dotters logged assists. Bronson Pack had eight saves. BOYS GOLF Shadyside Defeats Buckeye Local RAYLAND – The Panthers’ Dugan Dobrovich shot 38 to earn medalist honors but the Tigers won the dual match 177-187. Wyatt Parr and Jay Lahna both fired 43 for Shadyside. (Late Tuesday) BOYS ...

Nailers Sign Chris Dodero

WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers are excited to announce their 12th player signing of the 2026 offseason. Wheeling has signed forward Chris Dodero to an ECHL contract. Dodero, 30, is set to begin his fifth professional season and third in the ECHL. He began his professional career in 2022-23 in the ICE Hockey League with HK Olimpija Ljubljana. There, he racked up 30 points in 39 games and won a Slovenian Championship. The forward spent one more season in Europe, as he played for the ICE Hockey League's Graz 99ers and DEL2's Starsbulls Rosenheim during the 2023-24 campaign. Dodero ...

West Liberty Names Chris Brunson New Head Softball Coach

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — West Liberty University has announced the hiring of Chris Brunson as the new head coach of the Hilltopper softball program. Brunson brings more than two decades of coaching experience at the collegiate and prep levels to the Hilltop, along with a championship pedigree, ...

WVU Hall Of Famer Willie Akers Dies At 89

MORGANTOWN – Willie Akers, a starting forward on WVU’s 1959 national runner-up men’s basketball team and an award-winning high school coach in West Virginia, died Tuesday in Logan at the age of 89. The Mullens native was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame in 2002. He was a two-year starter for the Mountaineers, including the 1958-59 season in which WVU fell to California in the national championship game. He averaged 7.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game that season. Along with Jerry West, the two in-state products forged a longtime friendship during their high school days that ...