The St. Albans High School Lady Red Dragons Summer Shootout begins today and runs through Thursday.
The St. Albans High School Lady Red Dragons Summer Shootout begins today and runs through Thursday.
More than 40 girls high school basketball teams will play 60 games in three days at the St. Albans High main and auxiliary gyms and the Ayash Active Sports Complex. (See Page 2B for schedule.)
North Marion, the three-time Class AAA defending state champion, and St. Joseph, the Class A three-time defending titlist, return for the Shootout this year.
George Washington, Huntington, South Charleston and Wheeling Park are the top Class AAA teams in the Shootout. SC has been the state runner-up the past two seasons.
Chapmanville, which last season made the state tournament for the first time since the early 1990s; Scott, the state runner-up the past two seasons; and Tolsia highlight the Class AA field. Mingo Central, the consolidation of Burch, Gilbert, Matewan and Williamson, will make its debut at the Shootout.
SC's Brittany Gordon, Park's Emily Puskarich, Berkeley Springs' Diedra Burch, Scott's Makenzie White, St. Joe's Mychal Johnson and Buffalo's Hannah Boyer are returning all-state first-team selections expected to play.
Admission is $3 per person for each day's session of games.
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TOP FLITE JUNIOR TOUR: Charleston's Tommy O'Neil, along with Jacob Carpenter of Wheeling and Jess Ferrell of Fairmont, each shot 1-over-par 72s to tie atop the standings in the 17-18 division at the WVGA's Top Flite Junior Tour stop at Ogelbay Resort on Monday.
Wheeling's Dylan Wojcik shot a 1-under 71 to record the low round of the day and earn a win in the 13-14 group. Worthington's Caleb Lee and Scott Depot's Chris Williams had matching 72s to tie for the win in the 15-16 division, and Liam Shea of Carmichaels, Pa. recorded an 80 to win 12-and-under.
The tour will visit The Resort at Glade Springs today. For results, see Page 2B.
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The St. Albans High School Lady Red Dragons Summer Shootout begins today and runs through Thursday.
More than 40 girls high school basketball teams will play 60 games in three days at the St. Albans High main and auxiliary gyms and the Ayash Active Sports Complex. (See Page 2B for schedule.)
North Marion, the three-time Class AAA defending state champion, and St. Joseph, the Class A three-time defending titlist, return for the Shootout this year.
George Washington, Huntington, South Charleston and Wheeling Park are the top Class AAA teams in the Shootout. SC has been the state runner-up the past two seasons.
Chapmanville, which last season made the state tournament for the first time since the early 1990s; Scott, the state runner-up the past two seasons; and Tolsia highlight the Class AA field. Mingo Central, the consolidation of Burch, Gilbert, Matewan and Williamson, will make its debut at the Shootout.
SC's Brittany Gordon, Park's Emily Puskarich, Berkeley Springs' Diedra Burch, Scott's Makenzie White, St. Joe's Mychal Johnson and Buffalo's Hannah Boyer are returning all-state first-team selections expected to play.
Admission is $3 per person for each day's session of games.
nnTOP FLITE JUNIOR TOUR: Charleston's Tommy O'Neil, along with Jacob Carpenter of Wheeling and Jess Ferrell of Fairmont, each shot 1-over-par 72s to tie atop the standings in the 17-18 division at the WVGA's Top Flite Junior Tour stop at Ogelbay Resort on Monday.
Wheeling's Dylan Wojcik shot a 1-under 71 to record the low round of the day and earn a win in the 13-14 group. Worthington's Caleb Lee and Scott Depot's Chris Williams had matching 72s to tie for the win in the 15-16 division, and Liam Shea of Carmichaels, Pa. recorded an 80 to win 12-and-under.
The tour will visit The Resort at Glade Springs today. For results, see Page 2B.
nnSENIOR SERIES: Hurricane's Jim Wallace shot a 3-over-par 75, tying with Morgantown's Jack Forbes for the win in the Gold Flight of the West Virginia Golf Association's Senior Series stop at Bel Meadow Golf Club on Monday.
Spencer's Richard Moore shot an even-par 72 to win the event, besting Glenville's John Lilly by three strokes. Jim Mason of Mineral Wells shot the low round of the day with a 2-under 70 to claim the Silver Flight.
The Series will next travel to Canaan Valley Resort on July 12. For results, see Page 2B.
nnWV LIGHTNING: The West Virginia Lightning held the Pittsburgh Cobras to six first downs and 128 total yards as it registered a 24-0 win at Lions Field in Dunbar on Saturday. Boss Green had four tackles, a forced fumble, an interception and a 70-yard fumble return for touchdown for the Lightning (2-0).
Travis Jones led West Virginia's offense, throwing for 112 yards and a score on 7-of-20 passes while Jerome Smith rushed for 48 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown.
The team will play at the Mon-Valley Mayhem on July 9 in Pittsburgh.
nnWVU WOMEN'S HOOPS: The ESPNU HoopGurlz Class of 2011 Team Basketball Recruiting rankings were announced Monday with WVU's incoming class ranked No. 21 nationally.
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