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U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Championships bring large crowds to West Virginia
KANAWHA/CABELL COUNTY, WV (WOWK)- Nearly 10,000 people from all across the East Coast have made their way to the Shawnee Sports Complex and the Barboursville Soccer Complex for the U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Championships. The tournament kicked off Thursday, featuring 232 youth soccer clubs from 12 different states with players ranging from the ages […]
Marshall Miles Away: Families of Victims Push for Monument Re-Location
The choice of location of an Alabama monument that would honor four players who died in the 1970 plane crash is being criticized by those closest to the tragedy. Tuscaloosa natives Joe Hood, Larry Sanders, Robert VanHorn and Fred Wilson were a part of the 75 killed in the Marshall University crash. On Tuesday, June 11, their hometown’s city council proposed to build a monument at the newest YMCA facility.
Youth Soccer turns to family vacation
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -The Eastern Regional Youth Soccer Tourney has returned to the Tri-State area this weekend. Two-hundred and twelve clubs representing 13 states with several thousand players are in town to compete on the Barboursville and Shawnee pitches. Tony Cavalier roamed the Barboursville fields on Friday to get the pulse beat of visiting fans. Turns out soccer doubles as a vacation for many families.
Marshall football to play Missouri State beginning in 2025
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Marshall football will welcome a first-time opponent to Huntington in 2025. The Thundering Herd announced a two-game series with Missouri State beginning Sept. 6, 2025, according to a news release from the athletic department. Marshall will travel to Springfield, Missouri, for a Sept. 19, 2026, contest.
2024 Marshall Cross Country Schedule Announced
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Cross Country team revealed its 2024 schedule Friday with six total meets scheduled for Head Coach Caleb Bowen's Herd. The season opens with the second-annual Thundering Herd XC Invitational at the Kennedy Center YMCA Complex in Barboursville on Friday, Aug. 30. More details are to come for the entire planned home-opening weekend.
Track and Field Announces 2024 Signing Class
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Director of Track and Field Keith Roberts and the Marshall T&F coaching staff announced its largest signing class in program history. The Herd has to date signed 39 total athletes (26 male, 13 female) to its 2024 class, spanning from National Signing Day on Nov. 8, 2023 through June 2024.
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Abby Beeman to begin professional hoops journey in Iceland
After spending essentially her entire life in the state of West Virginia, Abby Beeman is due for a change. The former Marshall and Shepherd basketball standout will get just that in a few months when she takes her talents to Iceland and joins professional club Hamar to begin her career at the next level.
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