Mark Martin

Charleston

Sports Director at WCHS-TV (Charleston, WV)

Mark Martin is the Sports Director for @wchs8fox11

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WVSSAC Girls Softball: Wahama falls in Class A title game; Logan denied a spot in AA

1 week ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — On another day in which rain would be part of the storyline, two area teams played morning session games with the hopes of competing in the championship games at the West Virginia High School State Softball Tournament. Wahama got that opportunity, but Logan fell short of its goal. The White Falcons from Mason County handed Greenbrier West a loss for a second straight day by a final score of 11-6 in an elimination game for Class A.
WVSSAC Girls Softball: Wahama and Logan still alive in SC

1 week ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — The 2025 West Virginia High School Girls State Softball Tournament started on Wednesday at the Frank A. Mullins, Jr. Athletic Complex inside South Charleston's Little Creek Park. This marks the first year for the tournament to consist of four classes, thus, it moves from a two-day affair to four. Class A and Class AA action started this year's event. In Class A, Wahama defeated Greenbrier West by a final of 7-4 before falling to Pendleton County, 6-0.
WVSSAC Track and Field

1 week ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — It was the 110th exition for the boys and the golden anniversary for the girls State Meet. One area school won a team title as Point Pleasant captured its fourth overall championship and third in Class AA under Dave Darst. "It's really a special one for us. You know with our field events and our hurdling group, you know our pole vaulting group just kind of came through for us. Then we started picking it up in the relays. Our shuttle hurdle relay team won it.
SA won first-ever WV

1 week ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — The girls track and field season of 2025 marked the 50-year anniversary for the sport in the Mt. State of West Virginia. Just one team title was up for grabs that year. And when the first girls meet came to a close, the championship trophy went to a team from right here in the Kanawa Valley, who enjoyed a nice reunion this past Saturday.
FNR: Wilson honored by WCHS-T/FOX 11 and Downtown Ford

2 weeks ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — A finishing touch to the annual Friday Night Rivals Game of the Week series each year is presenting one of our the many outstanding scholar athletes with a prestigious award. This past football season, Downtown Ford honored 17 individuals from the competing schools throughout the course of a the 10-game FNR schedule. One of those has the distinction of being selected as the Scholar Athlete of the Year.
WCHS-TV/FOX 11 North-South Football Classic: Stars will soon be shining in Valley

2 weeks ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — The football stars will be coming to the Kanawha Valley soon. The annual WCHS-TV/FOX 11 North-South All-Star Football Classic unfolds June 14 at South Charleston High School. Dustin Cogar of Lewis County will direct the North Bears while Jason Nichols has been chosen to guide the South Cardinals. The two were picked by the West Virginia Schools Athletic Coaches Association.
WVSSAC State Tennis Tournament: Three area teams win titles

3 weeks ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

It was Day 2 of the 2025 West Virginia High School State Tennis Tournament here in Charleston. The team championships were on the line today while singles action and doubles competition also got underway. The rain drops occurred which shifted the matches indoors to the Charleston Tennis Club and the Charleston Family YMCA. The Mohigans from Morgantown and the Lady Highlanders of Huntington in action for the Class AAA state championship.
WVSSAC State Tennis Tournament: Three-day event begins on Thursday

3 weeks ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — The first of four state championship events for West Virginia high school spring sports is set to get underway in Charleston starting Thursday. The 2025 West Virginia High School State Tennis Tournament will be played out over three days in the capital city. The Schoenbaum Courts in Kanawha City will be hosting the Class AAA competition for boys and girls while the Charleston Catholic Athletic Facility will be the venue for Class AA-A boys and girls.
WVSWA Victory Awards: Nitro's Malachi Thompson brings home the Moss Award

1 month ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. (WCHS) — This past Sunday in Bridgeport, several area athletes were recognized at the 78th annual West Virginia Sports Writers Association Victory Awards Dinner. One of those was Nitro's Malachi Thompson, who brought home the Randy Moss Award as West Virginia high school football's best wide receiver. To earn the honor named for one of West Virginia's greatest ever in something Thompson will cherish forever. "It means a lot," Thompson said at the Bridgeport Conference Center.
WVSSAC: Wayne Ryan will be new leader of West Virginia high school sports

1 month ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

PARKERSBURG, W. Va. (WCHS) — The governing board of West Virginia high school athletics will soon have a new leader. Wayne Ryan, who has been a part of the state's Secondary School Activities Commission since 2016, will take over the top role in July. Prior to coming on board with the SSAC, Ryan was a highly-successful coach and athletic administrator at Summers County High School. His girls basketball teams won six titles, including five in a row.