Ashland’s LaLonde Picks Up Offer From Shaw
The Ashland Tomcats’ Tyson LaLonde snagged his first offer from Shaw University in Raleigh, NC recently. “They (Shaw) started recruiting me in AAU last leason,” said LaLonde. “And then they came and watched me play a bit this year and offered me.” For LaLonde, heading into his junior season at 6’3″, he’s currently busy preparing […]
Legends Of The Sidelines: Jim Hopkins
During the mid-80s until the school’s closure in 2002, you could count on the Oceana Indians being a force on the basketball court. The man directing those teams that demanded respect and often fear across the coalfields was none other than Jim Hopkins. Oceana won West Virginia’s Class AA titles in 1963 and 1965. The […]
