Basketball Preview: Mingo Central Miners
BOYS KEY LOSSES: Jake ClineKEY RETURNERS: Ethan Thomason, Chris Ross, Kendan Trent The Mingo Central Miners had some success at times last season but struggled with consistency. After finishing 9-14 last season, the Miners are hoping to keep up the defensive intensity and improve their offensive output. Gone is leading scorer Jake Cline, but the […]
Chapmanville Football: Belcher Excited for Future
As championship games are getting ready to be played across West Virginia and Kentucky, 1st year Chapmanville Football Head Coach Zach Belcher envisions his Tigers playing deep into the postseason sooner rather than later, “With a whole new staff with a lot of young players on the team, I believe going 5-5 and playing 10 […]
16th Region Boys Basketball Preview
Written By: JMF All across the Bluegrass state, basketballs started bouncing once again in high school gyms on October 15th. Teams could finally start their first official practice of the 2023-2024 basketball season. Regular season games begin on November 27th, with dreams of winning a district championship, regional championship, and making it to the state […]
UPike Women Knock Off Langston
Allie Stone dropped in 26 points as the UPike Women defeated Langston, 78-62, on Saturday in Kingsport, TN. After each team scored 17 points in the opening frame, UPike (4-2) outscored Langston (4-1), 28-14, in the second period to take a 45-31 lead into the half. The Bears were able to hold off Langston for […]
Huntington Expression Prep’s Peterson Inks First High School NIL Deal With adidas
Five-Star shooting guard Darryn Peterson of Huntington Expression Prep made a bit of history on Friday. Peterson, one of the top juniors in the country, became the first high school athlete to sign a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with adidas. Peterson, a native of Canton, OH, joins a growing list of athletes to […]
Morehead State Pulls Away In Second Half To Defeat Bellarmine
Written By: JMF The Eagles would go into historic Freedom Hall looking to get back to .500 on the season. After falling 74-51 at Penn State, coach Spradlin and the Eagles would bounce back and get a 64-51 win on the road. The Eagles jumped out to a 7-0 lead early after Kalil Thomas hit […]
BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Tug Valley Panthers
BOYS KEY LOSSES: Parker Davis, Johnathan Wagoner, Joey Gollihue (Transfer)KEY RETURNERS: Buddy Marcum, Ashton Davis, Braydun Ferris The Tug Valley Panthers finished last season with a 23-4 record while reaching the second Class A state semifinals. Even after a few key departures, Tug Valley head coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson still has quite a bit left […]
UPike Extends Win Streak To Four in 96-84 Victory Against Reinhardt
Written By: Logan Barker The UPike Bears traveled all the way to Waleska, Georgia to take on the Reinhardt Eagles in their 5th game of the season. The Bears held off the Eagles 96-84 and extended their win streak to four. This gave them a record of 4-1 on the season with their only loss […]
University Of Charleston Wins First Football Playoff Game Ever
Chavon Wright scored 6 touchdowns as the University of Charleston Golden Eagles jumped out early and then held off a furious rally to beat the New Haven Chargers, 52-44, on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA Division II playoffs at University of Charleston Stadium. The Golden Eagles (10-1) jumped on top early, scoring […]
Tug Valley’s Season Ends At Tucker County
The 7th seed (Class A) Tug Valley Panthers saw their season come to an end in a 42-0 loss at the 2nd seed Tucker County Mountain Lions on Saturday in Parsons. The Panthers (9-3) held close for a bit, but Tucker County (12-0) pulled away in the second half. Bryson Elia completed 3-of-10 passes for […]
