These guys are the real deal
PARKERSBURG — Difference makers and impact players are the same individuals who hear their name time and again on the public address system during Friday night football. It doesn’t matter what side of the ball they line up. With Ohio schools one week into their season and West Virginia programs ready to embark on their season-openers, members of the News and Sentinel sports staff narrowed a lengthy list of players to watch for the 2008 campaign down to its elite 11. ? Jake Young, Ravenswood: If the coaching staff at West Virginia University is aware of his talents then Young has to be considered the real deal. At 6-foot-4 and 224 pounds, the first-team, all-stater from a year ago punishes opposing ballcarriers from his linebacker position. He also carries himself well in the classroom with a 3.2 grade-point average and a 29 on his ACT.
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PARKERSBURG—There will be no Levi Grandt running for the Bulldogs from Doddridge County High School this fall, but fans of cross country in the Little Kanawha Conference will still be treated to some outstanding individuals and teams when the season
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VIENNA — When the season opens Friday at the Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational for the volleyball team of Ohio Valley University head coach Paul Jacoby, the Fighting Scots will be a long way from home.
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GLENVILLE — In the past three seasons, the Bald Eagles of Lock Haven head coach John Klacik have compiled a 5-28 record.
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PHS downs rival South, 1-0
PARKERSBURG — Head coach Don Fosselman told his Parkersburg players during halftime Tuesday night at the Erickson All-Sports Facility that the red and white’s first goal against rival Parkersburg South was going to come from a specific area — an outs
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Stew’s Views is a weekly feature in The Parkersburg News & Sentinel during West Virginia University’s football season. WVU coach Bill Stewart holds a weekly press conference at 1 p.m. each Tuesday.
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