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The Press Box: National Championship

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 ...

The Press Box: Rule Changes

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 ...

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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 ...

The Press Box: Learning to Swim

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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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How many players does it take to field a high school football team? That seems to be a question we are running into year in and year out among small Class A high schools. Actually the question should be how many players does it take to safely field a high school football team? From my ...

The Press Box: NIL Strikes Again

If pre-game hype had anything to do with winning or losing, the Mountaineers would have won their opener against Number 8th ranked Penn State. Unfortunately, hype is 1-0 and the Mounties started the season 0-1. The build up to the game was unbelievable with the Pat McAfee Show in Morgantown on ...

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For the first time since LIV separated from the PGA tour and pulled many high profile golfers away, I watched a LIV event which was televised from the Greenbrier on Sunday. My interest was not necessarily the tournament but trying to spot my co-worker, Vance Ash, and his son, Jordan, who were ...

The Press Box: Pittsnogle Perseveres

“Where Are They Now” was a popular series of sports stories we ran a few years ago during the pandemic featuring area athletes that made headlines in their heyday. I was reminded of the series when I came across an article on former WVU standout basketball player Kevin Pittsnogle. Kevin was ...