Sports

December 26, 2021

The Lootpress Player of the Week Award, sponsored by Bodyworks and The Law Offices of Brandon Steele, has returned for...

Shady Spring's Jaedan Holstein goes up for a layup against Westside during the season opener on Dec. 7 (Karen Akers/Lootpress)

Boys Basketball

Basketball Notebook: Shady will lean on emerging star; Lady Warriors growing on offense

December 25, 2021

The two things that could derail a repeat campaign for defending Class AAA champion Shady Spring are injuries and Covid....

Boys Basketball

Boys Prep Basketball: Greenbrier West moves to 4-0 with win over Independence

December 24, 2021

Gallery by Heather Belcher Thursday night the boys basketball clash between Greenbrier West and Independence was a battle of two...

Independence fans cheer on Atticus Goodson during one of his many TD runs during Tuesday evening action in Coal City. (F. Brian Ferguson/Lootpress).

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Prep Football: Atticus Goodson wins Kennedy Award

By Dave Morrison, WVSWA When Atticus Goodson showed up for Independence football practice as a first-time player as a sophomore...

(Brad Davis/For LootPress) Woodrow Wilson's Maddex McMillen, right, smacks away a layup attempt by Greenbrier East's Zach Patton Friday night in Fairlea.

Boys Basketball

Boys Prep Basketball: Beckley’s McMillen named Lootpress Player of the Week

Hitting a game-winning shot is a memory for a lifetime. Nailing a go-ahead 3-pointer against your biggest rival, on its...

Wyoming East's Kayley Bane looks back to pass during a game against Mingo Central on Dec. 20 (Heather Belcher/Lootpress)

Girls Basketball

Wyoming East’s Kayley Bane earns Lootpress Player of the Week honors

NEW RICHMOND - After a pedestrian start to the season in which Wyoming East junior Kayley Bane scored just four...

Girls Basketball

Girls Basketball: Wyoming East forces 27 turnovers in win over Summers County

Gallery by Heather Belcher HINTON - After a brutal 62-28 loss to Parkersburg Catholic on Dec. 11, the goal for...

Shady Spring's Kierra Richmond drives to the basket during a game against Westside on
Dec. 9 (Karen Akers/Lootpress)

Girls Basketball

Girls Prep Roundup: Richmond scores 1,000th point to lead Shady over Nicholas; Trail keeps rolling

Shady Spring 67, Nicholas County 48 Entering Wednesday night's game against Nicholas, Shady Spring all-stater Kierra Richmond need 39 points...

Boys Basketball

Boys Prep Basketball: Beckley gets defensive in win over Bluefield

Gallery by Karen Akers Wednesday night the play of the Woodrow Wilson boys basketball team was a recipe for disaster....

Robert C. Byrd quarterback Nicholas George tries to avoid a sack as Fairmont Senior’s Eric Smith closes in (Photo by John Bryan, The Exponent Telegram)

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Prep Football: Fairmont Senior’s Eric Smith wins Stydahar Award