Cumberland Times-News Mike Mathews - Sports

City thriller a reminder of Rule No. 1

2012-02-18T23:26:33-05:00

Just how difficult was it to win a City League basketball game this year?
Ask any of the head coaches, but you may want to start with Bishop Walsh’s Bob Boyle.

For Harper, a great day to be a Mountaineer

2012-02-02T23:56:37-05:00

A dozen years ago or so, there was a Pee Wee League football player scoring virtually at will and forcing everyone in the stands to take notice.

Fort Ashby VFW knots Rec series

2011-08-04T00:02:12-04:00

Fort Ashby VFW, held to one hit in the series opener, had its hitting shoes on Wednesday evening, pounding out 15 hits and evening the Rec League championship series with a 12-4 victory over WEPCO at Holler Field.

‘Coach’ a lifetime title for Snapp

2011-04-11T23:47:30-04:00

When he started some 30 years ago, East Hardy’s Raymond Snapp never gave much thought about how long he would be a high school coach.

One tall order, one basic recipe for success

2011-03-10T00:00:06-05:00

It’s always the best week of the high school basketball season. There’s always a few surprises, maybe an upset or two, and, in the end, either jubilation or silence in locker rooms.

Uhl won many fans for many reasons

2010-08-29T07:56:00-04:00

Chances are if you played baseball or were a fan of a certain area team over the last half century, you saw Bobby Uhl.

A new dynasty quickly crumbles

2010-08-05T08:00:00-04:00

John Kruk has always been entertaining.

Gonzaga, DeMatha an instant ACIT classic

2010-03-22T09:05:12-04:00

If the Gonzaga and DeMatha basketball players and coaches seemed a lot more calm than the fans that packed Frostburg State’s Bobcat Arena Saturday night it was because they were.

This time a shrug and chuckle required

2010-03-13T23:56:22-05:00

Go to enough high school basketball games, especially in our neck of the woods, and you just might end up seeing everything.

Alco follows familiar path to Comcast

2010-03-09T23:39:06-05:00

Allegany High boys basketball coach Tedd Eirich never had it so easy, Jordan Grady apparently had never been so thirsty, and the Campers fans have never had more time to plan a trip to the state tournament as they did Saturday at Frostburg State.