Tyler Kennett

2 days ago | herald-dispatch.com | Tyler Kennett

HUNTINGTON — The second Appalachian League season for the Tri-State Coal Cats begins on Thursday with a road series in Tennessee against the Elizabethton River Riders. Tommy Gregg returns as manager for the Coal Cats. Gregg has 35 years of professional experience, ranging from player to skipper, with three in the Appy League. He coached for the Pulaski River Turtles for a season before his time in Huntington.

2 days ago | wvgazettemail.com | Tyler Kennett

Owen Elliott was crowned champion of the 106th West Virginia Amateur golf championship at The Greenbrier on Wednesday, totaling a 7-under performance for the tournament and sealing the deal with an even-par round on The Old White. Elliott finished fourth in the 2024 Amateur and is the first Falling Waters native to win the title. Elliott played collegiately at Shepherd University and is a graduate of Hedgesville High.

3 days ago | wvgazettemail.com | Tyler Kennett

Owen Elliott, of Falling Waters, and Cam Roam, of Huntington, are in a knot for first after three rounds in the 106th playing of the West Virginia Amateur Golf Championship at The Greenbrier. Round three was played on The Meadows layout at the resort, a course that plays best for those with plenty of distance. The final round will alternate back to the less-forgiving Old White course. Elliott and Roam are the only two golfers to finish each of the first three rounds under par.

3 days ago | herald-dispatch.com | Tyler Kennett

Marshall University softball announced the signing of Ona native Sydni Burko late last week, just days before her alma mater, Cabell Midland High School, won its seventh softball state championship. Burko was ranked as the seventh prospect nationally by Extra Innings in 2024 and was a top-10 corner infielder in multiple publications. She had more than one dozen offers in high school that ranged from power programs such as Ohio State to mid-majors such as Miami (Ohio).

3 days ago | waynecountynews.com | Tyler Kennett

Marshall’s football team announced five game times for the 2025 season, including the season opener in Athens, Georgia against the Bulldogs. Thundering Herd coach Tony Gibson will see his opening game at 3:30 p.m. at Georgia on Aug. 30 at Sanford Stadium. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN. kAmp=D@ 2??@F?465 H2D 2 A2:C @7 e A]>] ?@?4@?76C6?46 4@?E6DED 282:?DE |:DD@FC: $E2E6 @? $6AE] e 2?5 t2DE6C? z6?EF4<J @? $6AE] `b] q@E9 82>6D H:== 36 DEC62>65 @?