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Mike Mathews - Sports

Mike Mathews - Sports
  • The one, the only Charley Miller

    Thousands of golfers have teed it up at the local country clubs and golf courses over the years.
    But there was only one Charley Miller.

    April 27, 2013

  • Be prepared not just a motto for Boy Scouts

    Expect the unexpected.
    If you do, you will never be surprised by what happens.

    March 4, 2013

  • Alco advances, ousts Fort Hill Alco advances, ousts Fort Hill

    Allegany shook off some early rust, ended the first half with a bang and turned back a determined Fort Hill comeback attempt in the second for a 74-63 victory in their Class 1A West Section Semifinal Thursday night at Campobello.

    March 1, 2013 1 Photo

  • Ties are for the neck, not the City

    It wasn’t supposed to happen. It rarely has.
    The last time it did, Bill Clinton was President. O.J. Simpson’s murder trial had just begun. The Dow Jones hit 4,000 for the first time ever. Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s record by playing in his 2,131st straight game. Michael Jordan ended a 17-month retirement and baseball odyssey and returned to the Bulls. Tiger Woods won the U.S. Amateur Championship.

    February 18, 2013

  • Roberts finds new role, challenge at Liberty Roberts finds new role, challenge at Liberty

    There are many secrets to success.
    Actually, they’re not secrets at all. We know them, no matter if we’re an athlete, chef, businessman or bus driver.

    February 4, 2013 1 Photo

  • Time for everyone to take a ‘T’

    Technically speaking, it’s become a bit of a problem.
    And it raised its ugly head Friday night when four technical fouls were called in the Bishop Walsh-Allegany City League boys basketball game. Three were against Bishop Walsh.

    January 20, 2013

  • New year ushers in new feeling at Bishop Walsh

    To say the mood at Bishop Walsh after Friday evening’s City League opener was a tad different than a year ago would be the understatement of the century.

    January 6, 2013

  • They play, and it just happens

    Fort Hill football coach Todd Appel has tried his best to describe his team’s turnaround from a couple of early-season blowouts and its ability to now find ways to win during a seven-game streak that has put the Sentinels on the doorstep of another region championship.

    November 11, 2012

  • Déjà vu, 21-20 Déjà vu, 21-20

    “I’m totally thrilled with our kids. I’m totally thrilled with everything that went on tonight,’’ said Fort Hill coach Todd Appel. “They kept the faith and kept on digging. They never gave up at all.”

    November 10, 2012 1 Photo

  • Keyser rolls over Frankfort Keyser rolls over Frankfort

    Second-ranked Keyser dominated the first half, turned the Mineral Bowl into a runaway and walked away with county bragging rights for the eighth time in nine years with a 32-7 victory over fifth-ranked Frankfort Friday evening.

    October 27, 2012 1 Photo