Rams trade up for WR Austin, down for OLB Ogletree ST. LOUIS (AP) — Under coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead, the St. Louis Rams refuse to stay put on draft day.
The Rams got help for quarterback Sam Bradford, trading up eight spots with Buffalo and taking speedy West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin with the eighth overall selection Thursday night. They surrendered two picks in that deal and got two back from the Atlanta Falcons when they traded down eight spots, and then ...
Tavon, Geno, Andrew Wiggins, local All-Star game While writing this column on Thursday, there are two big sports stories that have the interest of local fans.
One is the NFL draft, where WVU’s Tavon Austin and Geno Smith are predicted to go in the first round. By the time you read this, those two players should be future millionaires, once they sign on the dotted line.
Austin’s stock has risen and he could actually be picked before Smith. On many draft boards, the speedy Austin is the b...
Consol Energy KY All-Star squad has shooters Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
The Kentucky squad for the First Annual Consol Energy All-Star game has some of the top talents from eastern Kentucky.
Frankie Smith will coach the Bluegrass State squad.
The Kentucky squad has several of the top 3-point shooters in this part of the state and no doubt will be firing shots in a run-and-gun style noted for all-star games.
The two starting guards for the Belfry Pirates, Josh Robinson and...
Belfry holds on to beat Hillbillies 9-8 Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
MAN – The Belfry Pirates scored five runs in the top of the 7 th inning to take a 9-4 lead, but had to hold off a rally by the Man Hillbillies to win the game 9-8.
Man took a 2-0 lead scoring two runs in the 2 nd inning. Cody Carter singled to left with one out and then Mike Rose doubled to center field. Carter advanced to third base on the hit. Then both scored on an error by Joey Duty on a ball hit by M...
Consol Energy WV-KY All-Star Game loaded with talent Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
The First Annual Consol Energy All-Star game is loaded with talented basketball players from southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky.
Two players from the nationally ranked Huntington Prep school are playing for the West Virginia squad. They are Carlos Arroyo, who is from Puerto Rico, and Williams Otor Gabriel, who hails from Nigeria. Both have received several Division One scholarship offers.
The Wes...
Wildcats claw Panthers in battle of the cats Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
NAUGATUCK - Shelby Valley scored five runs in the top of the 3rd inning and went on to beat Tug Valley 13-4 in baseball action Tuesday night at the TVHS field at Naugatuck.
The Wildcats scored three more runs in the 4th inning, one more in the 6th and three insurance runs in the final frame to coast to the win.
Tug Valley scored a pair of runs in the 3rd inning and one each in the 5th and 6th innings.
M...
Pike Central Hawks squeeze by Belfry Pirates Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
BUCKLEYS CREEK, Ky. – The Pike Central Hawks squeezed by the Belfry Pirates 4-3 on Monday evening in a 60 th District regular season battle.
Belfry scored three runs in the top of the 3 rd inning to take a 3-0 lead.
However, Pike Central plated two runs in the bottom of the 4 th frame and two more in the bottom of the 5 th inning to take the lead.
The Pirates got their three runs when Zack Francisco...
Predicting the 1st round of NFL draft BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Get me out of here.
Maneuvering to move down in Thursday night’s first round of the draft will be a common behind-the-scenes scramble. There simply are few franchise-type players teams will be enamored of, yet plenty of depth to make picking up extra picks later on a worthwhile strategy.
The big bodies will dominate the opening round. Look for 17 of them to go in the top 32 at Radi...
St. Joe Irish edge Tug Valley Panthers Kyle Lovern Sports Editor HUNTINGTON – St. Joe of Huntington edged by the Tug Valley Panthers 8-6 on Monday in baseball action played in Huntington. The Irish held an 8-3 lead after four innings of play. Tug Valley scored three runs in the top of the 7 th inning in a comeback effort, but the rally fell short. Josh Spry took the loss on the mound for the Panthers. Jordon Mounts saw action in relief. Benjamin Vanston go...
Belfry drops three games in the Panther Classic Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Belfry Pirates dropped three games in the Panther Classic played at Pikeville this past weekend including a perfect game pitched by junior Jacob Hamilton.
The two losses saw Belfry drop to 7-11 on the season.
In the first game on Friday, the Pirates were shutout 9-0 by the host Panthers.
In the bottom of the 1st inning, with one out, Austin Priode doubled to right center. Then Payto...
Mingo Central Miners cage Lincoln Co. Panthers Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
WILLIAMSON – The Mingo Central Miners came from behind to cage the visiting Lincoln County Panthers 10-9 Monday night at historic Lefty Hamilton Park in Williamson.
Alex Lee, who came into the game in relief, scored the winning run in the bottom of the 7 th inning on a sacrifice fly by Joe May. Lee had reached first base on an infield single and went to second base on the throwing error.
The speedy Lee t...
West Virginia’s spring gobbler season opens April 22 SOUTH CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources encourages all spring gobbler hunters to get their turkey calls out and tuned up in preparation for the upcoming season opener. The four-week season begins Monday, April 22, and closes on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Hunters may kill only one bearded turkey per day and are allowed two per season. “Unlike 2012, when spring green-up came early, this year winter is still hanging...
Reds special batboy; WVU QB commits; Herd spring game Teddy Kremer is a 30-year old Cincinnati Reds fan.
What makes him stand out is that he has Down syndrome. Last season he got to be a Reds special batboy for a game.
The Reds brought back Teddy this past Thursday night when they were playing the Miami Marlins.
If you were watching the Reds game and saw Teddy’s reaction after third baseman Todd Frazier belted a home run – it was simply priceless. Teddy ran out of the dugout to greet Frazi...
Bobbera base hit wins game for Miners Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
GILBERT – It was a perfect scenario for junior Mitch Bobbera of Mingo Central to be the hero on Thursday night against Man with a walk-off hit.
It was the bottom of the 7 th inning, the bases loaded, two outs and a full count. All Bobbera had to do was get a base hit. The junior lined a clutch single to right field to knock in the winning run and help the Miners defeat Man 9-to-8 at the Gilbert baseball fi...
2013 Thunder Mountain Speedway Schedule Kyle Lovern
Sports Editor
JUSTICE – The Thunder Mountain Speedway has released their 2013 schedule. The dirt track is located at Justice, near Gilbert.
The ticket prices are as follows: adults $12, c hildren 7-12 $8, children 6 and under f ree with paid adult and pit admission is $25.
The gates open at 4 p.m. and for more information check out the website at racethundermountain.com or call (304)-664-2620. The track will be...
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