FAIRMONT — While he made his name as the quarterback for his team’s offense, North Marion High’s Casey Minor made an even more important impact on defense as a linebacker. It was because of his play in the front seven that the West Virginia Sports Writers Association named him the ...
HUNTINGTON — Public address announcers often mispronounce Jonny Aya-ay's name, but for certain they won't forget it. Pronounced "Eye-uh eye," the Huntington High School kicker's name is etched in WVSSAC record books and West Virginia Sports Writers Association annals as the 2023 winner ...
HUNTINGTON — Billy Seals bristled at an official who threw a flag for pass interference on Zah Jackson early last season. "A kid with offers from SEC programs doesn't need to interfere with any receiver in West Virginia," said Seals, Huntington High's football coach, of his star ...
Offensive linemen usually don’t get credit for what they do. But not this year: Winfield senior Caleb Kuhl is the captain of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association’s Class AA all-state football team, released on Friday. Kuhl earned an 85% blocking grade on the offensive side ...
PHILIPPI — Philip Barbour’s two-time state champion and three-time all-state member MacKenna Halfin was once cut from a volleyball team, if you can believe it. By her mom, Philip Barbour coach Heather Halfin, in fact. “Mom cut me when I was in fifth grade trying out for a ...
MORGANTOWN — Troy Lint became the inaugural PBA50 Suburban Lanes Open champion Thursday night, defeating Tom Hess in the championship match at Suburban Lanes in Morgantown. “It’s phenomenal,” Lint said after receiving the trophy and $7,500 winner’s check. “It’s been a tough ...
