Player of the Year Weston Smith shines for Hurricane baseball
West Virginia’s Hurricane star Weston Smith earned the WVSWA Player of the Year after helping HBT win the Class AAAA title with a 27-7 season. He struck out 18 in the title game, leading Hurricane to its fifth state crown and first since 2022.
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Ridge Runners Host Sock Puppets In East Division Encounter
Bluefield visits Bluefield tonight for a two game set with Burlington at Bowen Field after a road swing through Elizabethton. Burlington sits atop the East with a 9-4 mark while Bluefield is 7-5, led by DJ Merriweather and Bryce Campbell. Evan Mobley and Tony Neubeck anchor the pitching as game times are 6 30 p m tonight and 5 30 p m Sunday.
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Shelly Poe to retire from sports administration roles
Shelly Poe, a pioneer in women in sports administration, announced plans to move back to West Virginia after 44 years of work at Mountaineers and later handling football publicity at Ohio State and Auburn. She recently received the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Football Writers Association of America, the first woman honored.
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Richlands duo wins Class 2 doubles tennis title at Liberty
Richlands juniors Jack Clem and Cooper Hurst defeated Floyd County’s Cole Howard and Hank Schroeder 6-1 6-2 to capture the VHSL Class 2 doubles state championship at Liberty University. The win caps a redemption season after last year’s loss and follows Clem’s recent singles titles. The Blue Tornado pair become the program’s third straight state title in as many seasons.
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Steelers secondary a growing concern alongside receiver woes
Steelers face major secondary questions as Porter Jr. bears 18 penalties and 2 picks over two seasons. Slay at 34 is coming off a zero interception year, slot depth unclear, and Minkah Fitzpatrick aging with Elliott failing in coverage. Thornhill injury plagued, while Browns GM Berry cited durability on release. Khan and Tomlin’s CB moves include Peterson, Sutton, Jackson, and Slay amid questions of overall impact.
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