It seems as though everything and I mean everything hinges on money today. I remember a time when playing ball was just fun. Everyone wanted to be a part of a team. Today the fun part has just about left unless you join a pickup game somewhere. The NCAA just passed rules that now allow colleges ...
Some things never change! Early in December Magnolia coach Dave Tallman told me he thinks he’s going to have a pretty good basketball team, but it might take a little while to get it all together due to a few players getting a late start. The Blue Eagles dropped their first game of the ...
I love this time of year. March holds lots of action for sports fans. Traditionally, it opens with March Madness and by the end gives way to the Masters at Augusta National, the legendary golf course widely regarded as one of the most scenic in the world. I don't want to get too far ahead of ...
Paden City played their last home basketball game at Bob Burton gymnasium on Tuesday, February 25. The gym was packed as Wildcat fans came out to cheer their favorite team to victory. Head boys basketball coach Kelly Sine had the team well prepared as they welcomed the Beallsville, Ohio Blue ...
I know I have shared with readers before my dislike for all things Ohio State, but I am trying to balance my Buckeye aversion somewhat because of my grandson, Leo. He is growing up in the Worthington School system just outside of Columbus and naturally is a big Ohio State fan. His grandmother ...
Hopefully you will attend a local high school basketball game this winter season showing your support for our area athletes. When you do, there are a couple of new rule changes that you might not be aware of. In the past fouls on a team that totaled seven in a half resulted in a one and one ...
Most of the bowl games are over except the big ones. Who will be the next National Champion of Collegiate Football? Who will win the Super Bowl? Does anyone know how much money is spent betting on these games? From the small time bookies to all other legal and illegal betting sites it’s ...
I learned how to swim at an early age in Lake Erie. My parents lived on the West Side of Cleveland, near Brookfield, W130th. My grandfather used to take me to the lakefront while he would fish and he would let me play in the water. Never had swimming lessons, it just seemed to happen. When ...
Is it happening at your house yet? The excitement of the season is nearly here. Our house is decorated inside and out with pine, white lights and red ribbons all anticipating the birth of the King. The grand kids FaceTime us in matching Christmas pajamas sharing their news of Santa sightings ...
At the beginning of the Cross Country season I made a statement that I believed Wetzel and Tyler county schools had two of the top 10 runners in the state in Class A. As proven by the results at the State Championships I was right. Not only did we have two runners in the top 10 we had three. ...