Jan. 9—MORGANTOWN — It hasn’t taken long for Morgantown High sophomore Leah Greeny to make a name for herself in the world of high school volleyball in West Virginia. After leading the Mohigans to the 2025 Class AAAA state championship and a first-team all-state selection by the West Virginia Sportswriters Association, Greeny was chosen as […]
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Abbey Mastracco: The case for David Wright in the Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — David Wright looks as though he’ll receive enough votes to remain on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for another year, allowing voters another year to examine his candidacy. The former Mets third baseman has received more votes in each of the last three years, but he’s still nowhere near the […]
Read MoreH.S. FOOTBALL: Trio of Schuylkill League stars earn prestigious Mini-Max Award
Postseason awards and honors continue to be handed out across the state of Pennsylvania and on Wednesday, the Maxwell Football Club announced its Mini-Max Award recipients which included a trio of local talents. The award is given out to athletes from across the commonwealth that excel on the field, in the classroom, and within the […]
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Cats seeded No. 2, Griz No. 3
Nov. 24—After the 124th Brawl of the Wild, Montana coach Bobby Hauck talked — not for the first time — about his Grizzlies meeting Montana State again in the FCS playoffs. It certainly could happen. Following MSU’s 31-28 win at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, the FCS Playoff Selection Committee on Sunday made the Bobcats the […]
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Lady Griz great Skyla Sisco loses cancer battle
Nov. 19—The University of Montana lost a legendary athlete last week: Skyla Sisco, a standout Lady Griz basketball player, passed away after a six-year battle with breast cancer on Nov. 13. Sisco, who was 50, was a three-sport standout at Malta High School who led the M-Ettes to their first State B girls basketball title […]
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Three Penn State defensive players are named to Bednarik Award watch list
Three Penn State football players were named Monday to the watch list for the Chuck Bednarik Award, presented to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player in college football. Dani Dennis-Sutton, Zane Durant and A.J. Harris were among the 90 players selected to the Bednarik watch list. Dennis-Sutton will begin his second season as a starting […]
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Penn State football team places 3 players on Maxwell Award watch list
Three Penn State seniors were named Monday to the watch list for the Maxwell Award, presented to the nation’s outstanding college football player. Quarterback Drew Allar and running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen are among the 80 players recognized. Penn State is the only team with three players on the list. Allar enters his […]
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'A tremendous human being': Bill Smithpeters, who coached EWU women to first NCAA Tournament berth, dies at 94
Mike Divilbiss had never coached college basketball when he replied to an ad Bill Smithpeters posted in The Spokesman-Review in 1984. The Eastern Washington women’s basketball coach called Divilbiss back nevertheless. A role with the team that season didn’t materialize, but it worked out: Divilbiss met his future wife, moved forward on his own education, […]
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Preston High Bryson McNew named 2025 Johnny Bench Award recipient as state's best catcher
KINGWOOD – Preston High School baseball’s Bryson McNew was selected as the 2025 Johnny Bench Award winner as the top catcher in West Virginia. The award is given to the top baseball and softball catcher from the NCAA, as well as the four best high school catchers from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia. The […]
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Charley Walters: The year Paul Molitor coached Ichiro Suzuki
Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor from St. Paul will be in Cooperstown, N.Y., in three weeks when Ichiro Suzuki from Japan will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Molitor, the former Twins American League Manager of the Year in 2017, was Suzuki’s hitting coach with the Mariners in 2004, the season he set […]
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Les Murakami inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame
1/2 Swipe or click to see more George F. Lee / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM / 2022 The image of former UH coach Les Murakami is on the outfield wall at the stadium named after him. 2/2 Swipe or click to see more Star-Advertiser / 1979 UH coach Les Murakami with pitching ace Derek Tatsuno. Les Murakami, the […]
Read MoreHawaii men’s basketball honored for community service
Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team received the athletic department’s 2024-25 Community Service Award for its volunteer work this past academic year. The Rainbow Warriors were tops among the 21 UH sports in […]
Read MoreHawaii men’s basketball honored for community service
Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team received the athletic department’s 2024-25 Community Service Award for its volunteer work this past academic year. The Rainbow Warriors were tops among the 21 UH sports in […]
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University's Brance McCune named OVAC 5A baseball Player of the Year
MORGANTOWN – University High School outfielder Brance McCune was announced as the recipient of the 2025 OVAC 5A Player of the Year award over the weekend after a strong senior campaign for the Hawks. McCune is the second University player to hold the honor in four years, as former third baseman Aaron Forbes did so […]
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Former powerlifting champion inducted into St. Joseph Sports Hall of Fame
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Sports Commission held a press conference releasing the names of individuals inducted into the St. Joseph Sports Hall of Fame. Bob Boyles, a seven-time AAU powerlifting champion, was one of the 10 individuals inducted. “It means a lot, I’ve spent my life here,” Boyles said. “I […]
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