Mark Martin

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 month ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — For the fourth time in four seasons, West Virginia University will have a different head men’s basketball coach. From Bob Huggins to Josh Eilert to Darian DeVries, now comes Ross Hodge, who director of athletics Wren Baker knows from his days at North Texas. “He’s a really great person, a really great coach, a tremendous leader, a devoted family man, a man of character and integrity and we’re so glad that you’re here, coach.

1 month ago | wtov9.com | Kristofer Plona |Mark Martin

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia University is set to hire a new leader for its men’s basketball program who is still coaching a team in the National Invitation Tournament. Hodge took the head coaching position for the Mean Green after several years of assisting. He has previous coaching experience at Colorado State and Southern Miss along with junior colleges. North Texas finished second in the American Athletic Conference this year with a 27-8 overall record.

2 months ago | wchstv.com | Mark Martin

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The capital city will be full of excitement over the next two weeks as the West Virginia Girls Basketball Tournament tips off at the Charleston Coliseum. The action starts bright and early Tuesday with an all-local showdown in Class AA between Charleston Catholic and Logan. "I think the team has come together since the summer," Catholic head coach Wes Heavener told Eyewitness Sports. "I think from a depth standpoint we really like the pieces that we have.