Clay County Football Coach, Jason Nichols, who will be coaching the South team in the North/South game, joins Sportsline to discuss players and the upcoming week for the team.

Weston Smith, a senior and WVU signee, led Hurricane to the inaugural Class AAAA state baseball championship, defeating Morgantown 6-1. Smith delivered a dominant performance, striking out 13 batters and allowing only three hits and one unearned run. Hurricane's offense took the lead in the secon...

In the Class AAA Championship Game, Ripley defeated Frankfort 5-0 to claim their first state title since 2004, largely thanks to a complete game shutout by starting pitcher Jackson Curry. Curry was in control throughout the game, scattering three hits and striking out four. The Vikings' offense b...

Steven Brodegard pitched a dominant two-hit shutout, leading Wheeling Central Catholic to a 7-0 victory over Philip Barbour in the Class AA state championship game, securing their first state baseball title since 2011. Brodegard, Central's ace with a 0.37 ERA, threw 110 pitches in hot conditions,...

East Hardy's baseball team, despite a challenging regular season marked by injuries and a 8-15 record, remarkably won their first state championship since 1987. They achieved this by defeating Madonna 10-7 in nine innings in the Class A state title game. The Cougars overcame an early 5-0 deficit,...

On Friday, June 6, 2025, the Hurricane Redskins baseball team defeated Hedgesville 5-3 to advance to the Class AAAA state championship despite being outhit. Hurricane capitalized on timely hitting and Hedgesville's errors, scoring all five of their runs with two outs.

Sophomore Ryan Bowman start...

Frankfort defeated Fairmont Senior 13-5 in the Class AAA state baseball semifinals, fueled by two five-run innings. This victory propels Frankfort (23-8) to the state championship game, where they will face Ripley. Frankfort, the defending Class AA state champions, is looking to win a second cons...

The Ripley Vikings defeated Winfield 10-0 in a run-rule victory to advance to the Class AAA state baseball finals. Ripley's offense was strong from the start, scoring in each of the first three innings and adding two more runs in the fifth. Landon Meadows was a key offensive player, going 4-4 wit...

In a thrilling Class AA semifinal, Philip Barbour defeated Logan 6-5, marking their first state championship appearance in 50 years. The Colts built an early lead, scoring two runs in the first inning and extending it to 6-3 by the top of the seventh.

However, Logan mounted a dramatic rally in t...

Wheeling Central, the top seed in Class AA, defeated No. 4 Wyoming East 10-0 in six innings in a state semifinal game at GoMart Ballpark. The game was a pitching duel early on between Wheeling Central's Brayden Cover and Wyoming East's Jaeden Lester.

Wheeling Central finally broke the scoreless ...

East Hardy, the No. 3 seed, defeated No. 2 Gilmer County 11-1 in a six-inning Class A semifinal at GoMart Ballpark, advancing to the state championship game against top seed Madonna. East Hardy's early season struggles, which forced coach Tyler Mongold to experiment with lineups, paid off as they...

Top-seeded Madonna defeated Webster County 13-3 in six innings to advance to the Class A state championship game. Madonna's starting pitcher, Jacob Lazear, dominated with 15 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. After a scoreless start, Madonna broke the game open with five runs in the fourth inning, ai...

Cabell Midland secured its sixth overall state softball championship, winning the first-ever WVSSAC Class AAAA title by defeating Jefferson 2-0. The Knights completed an undefeated postseason run, largely thanks to the dominant pitching performance of Audrea Watts, who struck out 14 batters in th...

In a Class AAA state softball elimination game, Frankfort defeated Weir 4-3 in a walk-off victory. Tayler Likens scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh, her fourth hit of the game. Likens went 4-for-4. Avery Noel drove in two runs and pitched a complete game for Frankfort, striking o...

The Winfield Generals (28-7) are on the cusp of securing their third straight state softball championship, after an impressive performance on Friday at the Class AAA state tournament in South Charleston, W.Va. The Generals notched two crucial victories: a 7-5 win against Herbert Hoover in their o...

Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover 3-2 in a Class AA elimination game, largely due to Avery Noel's clutch performance. Noel hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to tie the game and later drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh with a bases-loaded single. Riley Mangold pitched a c...

Winfield defeated Herbert Hoover 6-4 in the Class AAA state tournament. Winfield took an early 6-0 lead, with key offensive contributions from Kenlie Zigmond (3-for-4), Emeri Nelson, Brooklyn Cole, and Ava Robinson, all of whom had multiple hits. Mattie Carroll pitched a complete game for Winfiel...

Oak Glen's softball team secured their second state championship by defeating Petersburg 10-2 in six innings in the Class AA final, overcoming an early 2-0 deficit and a 61-minute rain delay. The Golden Bears, who finished the season 30-10, exploded for five runs after the delay and added five mo...

Wahama's softball team defeated Greenbrier West 11-6 in a Class A elimination game to advance to the state championship round. Wahama, now 29-7, will face Pendleton County (31-2) in the final, needing to win twice to secure their fourth state title in five seasons.

Key offensive players for Waha...

Oak Glen's softball team is on the verge of winning the Class AA state championship, needing just one more victory. On Thursday, they achieved two shutout wins, first defeating Petersburg 1-0, then shutting out Logan 3-0 in the winners bracket final. In the game against Logan, Oak Glen scored two...

Petersburg defeated Liberty Raleigh 12-2 in a 5-inning Class AA elimination game, ending Liberty's season. Petersburg secured the win with an eight-run fifth inning, highlighted by Ella Markwell's three-run home run. Miley Tingler led Petersburg with three hits, and Gracie Carpenter pitched the c...

In their Class A state tournament opener, Wahama (28-6) defeated Greenbrier West (19-9) by a score of 7-4. Wahama overcame early and late deficits, including trailing 3-0 in the first inning and 4-3 in the sixth. Wahama secured their win by scoring the final four runs of the game, highlighted by ...

In the opening game of the WVSSAC Class A State Softball Tournament held at Little Creek Park in South Charleston, West Virginia, Pendleton County delivered a dominant performance, securing a 12-0 victory over Trinity in just five innings. The Wildcats' offense was relentless, scoring multiple ru...