Lincoln County star Josie Bird tops Class AAA softball
Lincoln County standout Josie Bird, a feared slugger who led 2021 state home runs, anchors a Class AAA All-State first team with 10 homers and 47 RBIs and 29 walks. Bird helped the Panthers to 24 6, earning captaincy alongside Haleigh Adkins and Ryleigh Shull while teammates from St Albans Cabell Midland Spring Valley also receive honors.
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Knights
Quinn Ballengee
Jess Terry
Ballengee
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Christopher
Pitts
Jefferson
Lacie Lewis
Cougars
Hallie Dinklocker
South Charleston
Util
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Quinnlyn Ballengee
WVSWA All Class AAA Softball Team
West Virginia high school softball honors announce the WVSWA All Class AAA selections led by first team picks from St Albans John Marshall and Spring Valley with players from Lincoln County Cabell Midland and others. second and honorable mention lists include numerous schools such as George Washington Huntington Parkersburg South and Ripley.
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Huntington
Jenna Dorsey
Cabell Midland
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Emma Lowder
Spring Valley
Lexi Black
Becca Pennington
Lincoln County
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Madison Moon
Hurricane
Alexis Adkins
George Washington
Nadia Davis
Capital
Kiersten Lacy
St. Albans
Taylor Lamp
Parkersburg
Madison Marks
McKenna Hall
Ripley
Becca Beatty
Kaitlyn Swisher
Kassidy Trimble
Parkersburg South
Brittany Cenate
Washington
Shelby McDaniels
Buckhannon- Upshur
Mad Cook
Bridgeport
Rachel Mason
McKenna Smith
Brooke Davis
Greenbrier East
Emily Cole
Spring Mills
Breanna Collins
Hedgesville
Ava Mullins
Beckley
Emma Johnson
Princeton
Brooklyn Robinson
Buckhannon-Upshur
Sophia Adkins
John Marshall
Browns begin minicamp with Mayfield excused from week
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Baker Mayfield will miss next week's mandatory minicamp as the team continues trade talks for the No. 1 overall pick from 2018. Mayfield remains on the roster while Cleveland pursues a trade for Deshaun Watson, whose legal troubles continue to unfold amid civil suits and new details from a Times report. Watson has denied wrongdoing and has kept quiet since March.
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David Mulugheta
Hardin
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WVSSAC Baseball State Championship Results Class A
Charlston Catholic defeated Whama 7 to 5 in Class A. In Class AA Logan beat Fairmont Senior 11 to 6. Class AAA Hurricane routed George Washington 11 to 0.
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Flores reshapes Steelers defense with bold approach
Steelers assistant coach Brian Flores brings direct, demanding style to Pittsburgh as arbitration fights with the NFL continue. He runs with inside linebackers, collaborates with Teryl Austin and Mike Tomlin to spark run defense, while maintaining tunnel vision on football and player development.
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Horses racing rules shift under new safety act
Casse notes confusion as seven July rules take shape covering jockey safety concussion protocols crop usage track accreditation and regulatory reporting. Lawmakers push nationwide registration by month end with drug testing and doping bans effective Jan 1 while Lasix restrictions advance over three years. Betamethasone remains a therapeutic drug. officials pledge hard stances on banned substances and aim to root out bad actors.
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Eldora Million prize fuels two night dirt track pull
Tony Stewart aims to revive The Eldora Million as the Eldora speedway readies for a 101-lap dirt late model show with a $1,002,022 winner’s purse the second largest in motorsports behind the Indy 500. Moran recalls the 2001 payout and its impact on his family career.
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Ryan Blaney
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Blaney
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Earl Baltes
Donnie Moran
Speedway
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Moran
Savannah
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Washington, Sr
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