Mark Martin

Day number two of camp for this year’s WCHS-TV/FOX 11 North-South All-Star Football Classic unfolded on Monday with two more workouts. The 2022 edition, which will air live on WCHS-TV and WTOV-TV (Steubenville, Ohio/Wheeling WV), takes place at noon Saturday inside South Charleston’s Black Eagles S…

The remnants of Hurricane Ida shocked the U.S. East Coast this week with deadly, record-breaking rain, flash floods, and tornadoes. The storm killed at least 46 people from Maryland to Connecticut.

Another trip to the West Virginia High School State Baseball Tournament is on the horizon for the Hurricane Redskins. For a second straight evening the Redskins topped Cabell Midland to earn the chance at a Class AAA state title. The Redskins handed the Knights a 4-2 setback for the Class AAA Region…

Things got off to a rousing start Friday evening in the Class AAA portion of the West Virginia High School State Track and Field Meet. With Class A and Class AA action completed, it was time for the big schools classification to get going. There were only two events on Friday night, but they were me…

CLASS AAAA ALL-STATE TEAMFirst teamName School Ht. Cl. Luke Bechtel Morganotown 6-3 Sr. William Gabbert Greenbrier East 6-3 Sr. Ben Gilliam…

The third day of action at the 106th annual West Virginia High School Boys State Basketball Tournament featured Class AAAA competition for the first-time ever. Martinsburg, a program with a rich history in the State Tournament, won the first of the four AAAA quarterfinal round games by topping Cabel…

Spring Valley invaded the Generals Gymnasium in Winfield on Wednesday night and left with a 56-49 win in a girls high school basketball showdown. This is the last full week for girls in this twice-delayed COVID-19 season. Sectional tournament play will get underway next week around the state. The We…

The Golden Rocket season ended with a loss to Ironton, who ultimately played for the state title. Reaching the postseason was icing on the cake in season one for Mike ‘Smith and Company. ’“We came in last year and didn’t really know what to expect. When we came in here, found out we had some pretty…

One of the truly great underdog West Virginia sports stories down through the years as a boys basketball team out of tiny Normantown High School. This past season marked the 75th anniversary when the Vikings took the state athletic scene by storm with their incredible accomplishment.. . . . . “A lot…

While she has only seen the school through a virtual tour, Hurricane High School high jumper Nadia Legros has announced she will continue her athletic career at the University of Connecticut. “UConn has probably been my dream school for awhile now,” said Legros. “I love being up north, so that was a…

It’s never easy being the head football coach for a first-year school going through a big-time consolidation. Such was the task for a young guy named Charles Chancey in the late ’60s. Not only did he bring Pomeroy, Middleport and Rutland High Schools together as one to form Meigs Loal football, but…