Eastside dominates All-Region 1D baseball and softball honors
Eastside players and coaches swept Region 1D awards with Keidan Hamilton named 2025 Region 1D Baseball Player of the Year and Chris Clay earning Baseball Coach of the Year. Braelyn Hall was named 2025 Region 1D Softball Player of the Year as Suzi Atwood took Softball Coach of the Year honors.
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Coeburn
Eastside
Spartans
Keidan Hamilton
Chris Clay
Braelyn Hall
Suzi Atwood
Phil Clay
Will Johnson
Hamilton
Landon Parnell
Brandon Edwards
Emma Sartin
Jada Jordan
Hall
Honaker
Connor Musick
Matthew Naney
Grundy
Talan Hall
Brady Deel
Logan Boyd
Mason Boyd
Ayden White
Bryce Looney
Ryleigh Church
Alyssa Wilson
Hurley
Jaylen Doson
Sophia Belcher
Leah Rasnake
Rylee Jackson
Kesha Hagerman
Christina Wolford
Jayda Stacy
Ridge Runners pound Otterbots as scoring spree erupts
Bluefield Ridge Runners rout Danville Otterbots with a two RBI homer by Chris Daniels and a grand slam by William McDonald. McDonald adds a bases loaded single, Decker plates three, Campbell two as Bluefield leads 9 1 in the early going. Tonight the Ridge Runners host Danville at Bowen Field at 6 30 p m.
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Bluefield
New Mexico State
Chris Daniels
Bluefield Ridge
Danville
Otterbots
Tennessee State
William McDonald
Daniels
McDonald
Ridge
Indiana
Cole Decker
Bryce Campbell
Decker
Ridge Runners
Bowen Field
Tri-Cities
Elizabethton River
Appalachian
Elizabethton
Burlington Sock Puppets
Lipinski shines as Wheeling Central wins Class AA title
Roy Lipinski led Wheeling Central Maroons with a .507 average and 31 RBIs while catching for a Central pitching staff anchored by two first team hurlers. The Maroons finished 27-4, defeating Philip Barbour 7-0 to claim the Class AA championship. Lipinski also hit three home runs and 12 doubles, completing a stellar season and earning Class AA All-State first team honors.
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Roy Lipinski
Wheeling Central Maroon Knights
Maroons
Philip Barbour
Lipinski
Wheeling Central
Todd Cover
WVU coach Rich Rodriguez eyes championship era returns
WVU coach Rich Rodriguez says the program must win now in a transformed landscape with transfer portals NIL payments and rapid rebuilding. He notes 70 to 75 new players expected and emphasizes building a culture fast while staying true to core values as the team pursues a national title.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Rich Rodriguez
RichRod
Don Nehlen
Neal Brown
Oakmont Country Club
West Virginia
Rodriguez
Jax State
WVU
Jacksonville State
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