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With 30 wins in 3 seasons, standards are being raised at Cameron
CAMERON, W.Va. — The Cameron Dragons have won at least nine games in each of the last three seasons and they have won playoff games in back-to-back years. Sixth-year head coach Tim Brown says the bar of expectations is being raised with the start of each season. “Our standards...
West Liberty And Wheeling Open The Football Season With A Loss
WHEELING,W.Va.(WTRF) – West Liberty and Wheeling each opened their football season Thursday with a home loss. The Toppers dropped their match-up with Walsh 41-21. The Toppers will stay at home next week and host Limestone Thursday. The Cards fell in a tight battle with division-one Mercyhurst 28-25. Wheeling will travel next weekend to North Canton […]
Park Offense Strong In Season Opening Win
PARKERSBURG,W.Va. (WTRF) – The Wheeling Park offense didn’t skip a beat with a brand new starting quarterback and running back Friday night at Parkersburg South. Park found the end zone five times on their way to a 35-14 win over South. Jay Bordas had three touchdown passes in his first varsity start at QB and […]
Steubenville slips past New Philadelphia
Steubenville posted a narrow 27-21 win over New Philadelphia in an Ohio high school football matchup on Aug. 30. The start wasn’t the problem for New Philadelphia, as it began with a 21-13 edge over Steubenville through the end of the first quarter. Both teams were shutout in the...
Alexis Bordas: ‘Recruiting Process Was a Great Experience’
Terrific student. Great player. A born leader. On her way to being named for the second time the Gatorade Player of the Year in West Virginia, Alexis Bordas netted 99 three-pointers, averaged 24 points and about six rebounds per game while leading he Lady Patriots of Wheeling Park to a Class AAAA state title. Bordas has scored more than 1,700 points through her junior year and she committed to Division I Duquesne University in Pittsburgh just a couple of weeks ago.
Paulina Hanover matches stakes record in Meadows PASS
Washington, PA — Paulina Hanover hadn’t been on top at any call in her last six starts, yet she led every step — and matched the 1:52 stakes record — in Thursday’s (Aug. 29) $142,798 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Sambuca Hanover captured the other division in the event, known as the Stenographer, for sophomore filly trotters.
Step up to the plate to help Bethany Baseball replace field after April flood
BETHANY, W.Va. (WTRF) — 7:30 a.m. That’s the time Bethany Head Baseball Coach Michael Finlan discovered through text that his team’s field with a 76-year history had turf ruined by rain. The excitement of the start of spring and a full schedule of games was dampened by a record downpour, with even the back fencing […]
Oswayo Valley Girls Top Coudy; Hickory Boys/Girls Win D10 Mega-Matches as does Union City Boys powered by Hunter’s Station Golf Club
BOLIVAR, N.Y. – Shayden Mesler and Rylee Thompson led Oswayo Valley past Coudersport in girls’ golf action at the Bolivar Golf Course in Bolivar, N.Y. Thursday. Using a modified scoring system where each finish is worth one to 10 points, Oswayo Valley won 39-16. Mesler scored 10 points...
Wheeling Men’s Basketball Drops 2024-2025 Schedule
Wheeling, W. Va. – With the season a little more than two months away, the Wheeling University Men's Basketball team is preparing to take the court in 2024-2025. The team released their regular season schedule on Friday, featuring 17 home games including a heavy home schedule in January and February. The Cardinals are looking to build off their experience last season as they battle through a challenging Mountain East Conference schedule.
WATCH: The Neal Brown Show, Ep. 2 (Penn State)
Gold and Blue Nation has you covered as WVU prepares for its 132nd season on the gridiron. After a 9-4 season, Neal Brown enters his sixth year in Morgantown with plenty of renewed enthusiasm and a ton of returning stars. On this episode of The Neal Brown Show. A break...
Lakers Make History with First Division I Win
Wheeling, WVa. - After a dozen years in Division III and another 31 in Division II, the Mercyhurst University football program entered a new era Thursday night when it played for the first time as a Division I member of the Northeast Conference. The Lakers traveled to Division II Wheeling University - Mountain East Conference (MEC) - and, when the dust settled, Mercyhurst came away with a nail-biting 28-25 victory at Bishop Schmitt Field.
Adios winner Captain Albano scores handily in Pennsylvania Sires Stakes
Washington, PA — Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids champion Captain Albano returned to the scene of the triumph Friday (August 30) and had little trouble scoring in a $153,971 Pennsylvania Sires Stake at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows. Timeisonmyside and Solid Character took the other divisions in the stake, known as the Tarport Effrat, for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers.
Walsh Spoils West Liberty Season Opener
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – An opportunistic Walsh University football team scored two special teams touchdowns and forced three turnovers to spoil West Liberty's season opener with a 42-21 road win under the Thursday night lights at West Family Stadium. The Cavaliers bolted out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and the hosts couldn't battle all the way back. West Liberty actually held a 275-266 edge in total offense but negated that advantage with 21 penalties for 139 yards.
‘Learn and get better’: South bested by Wheeling Park, 35-14
PARKERSBURG – Without mincing words, Parkersburg South’s opening act bombed as part of its season-opener. The rest of the performance had its moments, but the tone was established on the first few plays of the game in a 35-14 loss to Wheeling Park on Friday night at Erickson All-Sports Facility.
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