By Eric Herter MORGANTOWN – A word to the wise for all future opponents of the Preston High School baseball team – don’t pitch to Bryson McNew. The Knights’ junior […]
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Junior Bryson McNew off to a hot start at the plate for Preston in 2026
Bryson McNew entered the 2026 season with the mindset to dominate. Not arrogantly, but necessarily, as the returning Class AAAA WVSWA first-team all-state catcher set out to lead the Knights […]
Preston High Bryson McNew named 2025 Johnny Bench Award recipient as state’s best catcher
KINGWOOD – Preston High School baseball’s Bryson McNew was selected as the 2025 Johnny Bench Award winner as the top catcher in West Virginia. The award is given to the […]
MHS baseball trio, Preston’s McNew named first-team all-state
Weston Smith placed himself on the list of all-time greats at Hurricane High School, not verbally but with his effort. The senior right-handed pitcher/centerfielder starred for the Redskins and led […]
HEAD OF THE CLASS: Kayli Kellogg, Jimmy Gregg headline our top 10 prep athletes to watch in 2025-26
MORGANTOWN — Every year, we see a highly talented class of senior student-athletes in both Monongalia and Preston Counties graduate and move on to pursue their lives after high school, […]
Morgantown’s Travinski and Dakan, University’s Campbell named 1st-Team All-State in Class AAA baseball
After making it to the state tournament for the first time since 2016, the Morgantown Mohigans landed four players on the Class AAA All-State baseball team, released Friday by the […]
McNew impresses, but University knocks off Preston 16-4
MORGANTOWN — It’s not often that a 16-4 blowout leaves both head coaches talking about a player on the losing team. However, in Thursday’s baseball game between University and visiting […]
McNew hits 3 doubles, Ward throws 5 scoreless as Preston holds off late rally to top Clay-Battelle
BLACKSVILLE — Preston struck first, but Clay-Battelle battled late as the Knights hung on to defeat the Cee-Bees 10-6 Tuesday evening on Sunset Field at Mason-Dixon Elementary School. Preston (7-7) […]









