The Premier Basketball League released the Charleston Gunners from the league last Thursday due to failures in following established rules and standard operating procedures set forth in the PBL Operations Manual, effectively ending their season. The league also released the Northwest Indiana Stars.
The Premier Basketball League released the Charleston Gunners from the league last Thursday due to failures in following established rules and standard operating procedures set forth in the PBL Operations Manual, effectively ending their season. The league also released the Northwest Indiana Stars.
"We are watching teams closely and it became apparent that the league's criteria was not followed correctly," said PBL President and CEO Brij Desai. "Additionally, we discovered about allegations and problems with the ownership structure of these two teams and we had no choice by to release them."
Three Gunners players were selected in the PBL Dispersal Draft. Colby Batiste was selected by the Lake Michigan Admirals, while Vince Goldsberry was taken by the Sauk Valley Predators and Lionel Armstead was drafted by the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Steamers.
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STATE SIGNINGS: Winfield place-kicker Andy Ellington will sign a national letter of intent today to play football at Concord. The signing will take place at the high school library at 1 p.m.
Ellington booted 14 field goals as a senior to break the West Virginia regular-season record. He was selected second-team Class AAA all-state. He also considered offers from Old Dominion, Sacred Heart, Coastal Carolina and Fairmont State, as well as invited walk-on status at Marshall.
Bryce Slater, a 6-foot, 225-pound fullback-defensive tackle from Nitro, will sign with the fledgling football program at Alderson-Broaddus at 1:50 p.m. today at the high school. A-B is reviving the sport, which has been dormant at the school since the 1920s.
Morgantown senior fullback-defensive lineman Christian Allen has accepted a full scholarship to play at Akron under new coach Terry Bowden, himself a Morgantown High graduate. Allen, a first-team AAA all-state athlete, plans to sign today.
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PREP SOCCER: Hurricane senior Trevor Starcher will sign with Marshall to play men's soccer at 11:35 a.m. today in the high school's library.
Starcher scored 11 goals this past season in earning Class AAA first-team all-state honors as a midfield by the West Virginia Soccer Coaches Association. He helped the Redskins advance to the state tournament semifinals.
The Premier Basketball League released the Charleston Gunners from the league last Thursday due to failures in following established rules and standard operating procedures set forth in the PBL Operations Manual, effectively ending their season. The league also released the Northwest Indiana Stars.
"We are watching teams closely and it became apparent that the league's criteria was not followed correctly," said PBL President and CEO Brij Desai. "Additionally, we discovered about allegations and problems with the ownership structure of these two teams and we had no choice by to release them."
Three Gunners players were selected in the PBL Dispersal Draft. Colby Batiste was selected by the Lake Michigan Admirals, while Vince Goldsberry was taken by the Sauk Valley Predators and Lionel Armstead was drafted by the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Steamers.
nnSTATE SIGNINGS: Winfield place-kicker Andy Ellington will sign a national letter of intent today to play football at Concord. The signing will take place at the high school library at 1 p.m.
Ellington booted 14 field goals as a senior to break the West Virginia regular-season record. He was selected second-team Class AAA all-state. He also considered offers from Old Dominion, Sacred Heart, Coastal Carolina and Fairmont State, as well as invited walk-on status at Marshall.
Bryce Slater, a 6-foot, 225-pound fullback-defensive tackle from Nitro, will sign with the fledgling football program at Alderson-Broaddus at 1:50 p.m. today at the high school. A-B is reviving the sport, which has been dormant at the school since the 1920s.Morgantown senior fullback-defensive lineman Christian Allen has accepted a full scholarship to play at Akron under new coach Terry Bowden, himself a Morgantown High graduate. Allen, a first-team AAA all-state athlete, plans to sign today.nnPREP SOCCER: Hurricane senior Trevor Starcher will sign with Marshall to play men's soccer at 11:35 a.m. today in the high school's library.
Starcher scored 11 goals this past season in earning Class AAA first-team all-state honors as a midfield by the West Virginia Soccer Coaches Association. He helped the Redskins advance to the state tournament semifinals.
Parkersburg senior Brian Runyon will sign with Division I Northern Kentucky at 6 p.m. today in the Fieldhouse. He was named the AAA player of the year by the West Virginia Soccer Coaches Association after this past season. Runyon guided the Big Reds to back-to-back state titles in 2008-09.nnWVC SPORTS: Defending champion West Virginia Wesleyan was selected as the favorite in the West Virginia Conference preseason softball poll. The Bobcats received 184 points and tallied seven first-place votes.
Shepherd was second with 180 points and two first-place nods, while tournament runner-up West Virginia State finished third with 176 points and was at the top of four ballots.
Fairmont State was fourth, while Alderson-Broaddus, which garnered one first-place tally, was fifth. Glenville State edged the University of Charleston for sixth place. Davis & Elkins, Seton Hill, Wheeling Jesuit, Concord, West Liberty, Ohio Valley and Bluefield State rounded out the poll.
The West Liberty men's basketball team remained at No. 2 in the Division II NABC Top 25 poll. The Hilltoppers (19-1) own the nation's longest winning streak at 17 games. Bellarmine remained at No. 1 in the poll.nnMU BASEBALL: The Marshall baseball team was predicted to finish in last place in Conference USA preseason rankings.
Rice was predicted to finish first and picked up eight of the nine first place votes, while UCF was second and garnered the last first-place nod. East Carolina, Southern Miss, Houston, Tulane, Memphis, UAB and Marshall rounded out the standings.
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