All-Stars galore.
Chesapeake High Schoolòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Kate Ball was named to the Ohio North-South all-star basketball game roster. The Panthersòòò½ÊÓƵ™ star averaged 15.5 points per game last season. She has signed with the University of Rio Grande.
Ball will be joined on the team by Daysha Reid of Division V state champion Portsmouth. Reid signed with Georgetown College.
The game is set for 6 p.m. April 25 at Olentangy Orange High School.
On the West Virginia side, the South girls roster for the June 13 game at the South Charleston Community Center features Brooke Adkins of Wayne, Alex Anderson of Hurricane and Allie Daniels of Spring Valley. Adkins, who signed with Youngstown State, averaged 14.3 points per game, Anderson 15.9, and Daniels, who signed with West Virginia Wesleyan, 12.0.
Also on the South squad is Addyson Amick and Halle Crouse of Logan, Calee Blackburn of Wyoming East, Maggie Boroski of James Monroe, Kynadee Britton of Sissonville, Laila Campbell of Riverside, Brooke Christian of Chapmanville, Jaycee Elzy of St. Albans, Addisyn Smith of Mingo Central, Natalie Smith of Nitro, Preslee Treadway of Greenbrier West and Adrienne Truman of Nicholas County.
The North has Alyssa Abel of Buckhannon-Upshur, Maddie Belan of Elkins, Kaitlyn Blake of Wheeling Central, Kilah Dandridge of Spring Mills, Addie Davis of St. Marys, Allie Ellyson of Gilmer County, Raven Matthews of Tucker County, Maci Neely of Cameron, Faith Pickens of Williamstown, Hannah Stemple of University, Avery Townsend of Pendleton County and Selena Wilson of Clarksburg Notre Dame.
The boys rosters also are established. The South features Ethan Blackburn of Cabell Midland, Isaac Meddings of Wayne, Clay Robertson of Spring Valley, Jalon Bailey of Shady Spring, òòò½ÊÓƵhton Davis of Tug Valley, Noah Dawson of Ravenswood, Andrew Fitzwater of Greater Beckley Christian, Joey Gollihue of Chapmanville, Roman Kellum of South Charleston, Trey Stump of Nicholas County, Kadien Vance of Westside and Jaylon Walton of Woodrow Wilson.
Blackburn averaged 13.1 points per game, Meddings 21.3 and Robertson 22.1
The North roster is made up of Trevan Bonner of Tucker County, Baustin Bowers of Liberty Harrison, Keshaun Creek of Martinsburg, Laòòò½ÊÓƵ™Danien Cumberledge of Fairmont Senior, Navier Hewitt of Parkersburg South, Cruz Isaly and Parker Schramm of Williamstown, Marty Johnson of Morgantown, Preston Luzader of Clay-Battelle, Benjermin Putnam of Lewis County and Phoenix Sickles of Bridgeport.
CONDOLENCES: Prayers are requested for the family and friends of Wayne football player Gavin Daniels.
Daniels died last week.
AMAZING STATS OF THE WEEK: Siraye Harper broke Huntington High girls track records in the long jump at 18 feet, 7 inches; the 100-meter dash in 12.25; and the 4x200 relay at the Eastern Relays Saturday.
Parkersburg South freshman softball pitcher Anniston Shelton struck out 19 batters in a 5-0 win over Hurricane. Shelton has fanned 170 in 74 innings. Coming off knee surgery, South Gallia girls trackòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Gracyn Cremeens broke program records in the 100 in 13.53, the 100 hurdles in 16.45 and the 300 hurdles in 50.62.
Cabell Midland softballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Becca Conrad and Nicole Harris each recorded her 100th career hit and pitcher Drea Watts her 500th strikeout. George Washington softballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Lauren Ballard threw a no-hitter in an 11-0 win over Capital. Riversideòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Shaylea Blackhurst hit three home runs in a 12-4 triumph over South Charleston.
Ironton softballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Aubrey Ferguson drove in eight runs in a 15-5 win over South Point.
COACH SPEAK: Fairland boys basketball coach Nathan Speed, the winningest coach in program history, stepped down. Mingo Central boys basketball coach Stan Elkins resigned. Mingo Central is naming its football field after former coach Yogi Kinder.
Recruiting roundup
SIGNINGS: South Point girls socceròòò½ÊÓƵ™s Jasmyn Jones (Pikeville). Tug Valley basketballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s òòò½ÊÓƵhton Davis (University of Charleston). Logan girls basketballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Halle Crouse and Addyson Amick (òòò½ÊÓƵU Tech). Gallia Academy trackòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Madison Clagg (Capital), Portsmouth girls basketballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Savannah Cantrell (Shawnee State).
OFFERS: Raceland footballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Jacob Litteral (Rio Grande). Winfield baseballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Reid Fischer (Potomoc State).
VISITS: Spring Valley footballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Miguel Cain, Cabell Midland footballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Bradley Edens, òòò½ÊÓƵhland footballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Cam Davis (Morehead State). Davis (Tennessee Tech). òòò½ÊÓƵhland footballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Brody Simpkins (Ohio). Huntington High footballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Bryce Winkfield and òòò½ÊÓƵhland footballòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Logan Kincer and Luke Ellis (Pikeville). Former Hurricane football player LaRon Dues of Sarasota, Florida, Cardinal Mooney (Indiana).
TRANSFERS: Former Huntington High football standout Zah Jackson from West Virginia to Marshall. Former Cabell Midland running back Zaky Roberts of Fairmont State has entered the transfer portal. Former Pikeville High girls basketball star Trinity Rowe from Southern Mississippi to Western Kentucky.
Former Fairmont Senior girls basketball player Marley Washenitz from Pittsburgh to Arizona State. Former Portsmouth wide receiver Dariyonne Bryant from Highland Community College to Troy.
NOTES, QUOTES, ANECDOTES: Former Huntington High girls basketball star Dionna Gray of Kent State was named academic All Mid-American Conference.
