Basketball Preview
Big Red boys
November 24, 2009
STEUBENVILLE — By November, most schools have packed up their pads, put away their helmets and turned their attention from the gridiron to the hard wood. Most schools have, but not Big Red. At press time, the Steubenville football team was still knee deep in the playoffs. The Big Red athletes have not yet traded in their cleats for sneakers. Steubenville basketball coach Mike Haney is used to. For three of the last four years, Big Red has advanced to the state football finals. “It’s a good thing,” said Haney, who is also an assistant football coach. “We have to play catch up and when it’s all done we have to contend with some bumps and bruises and get healthy, but the good thing about basketball is that everybody makes the tournament and it’s not until the end of February. “We start later with our guys in football, but by February we hope to be at the top of our game.” Of Big Red’s nine main players, five are still playing football.
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Big Red boys
November 24, 2009
STEUBENVILLE — By November, most schools have packed up their pads, put away their helmets and turned their attention from the gridiron to the hard wood. » Full Story
Big Red girls
November 24, 2009
STEUBENVILLE — You could say Big Red lost experience but you could say Steubenville retained it as well. » Full Story
Brooke boys
November 24, 2009
WELLSBURG — Every school dreams of a football season that extends into November and even December. » Full Story
Brooke girls
November 24, 2009
WELLSBURG — Brooke head coach John Leary is changing gears in 2009-10. A team that has been known for running halfcourt sets and attempting to slow the game down is changing it strateg. » Full Story
Buckeye Local boys
November 24, 2009
RAYLAND — Gary Raberás second stint as Buckeye Localás head hoops coach is running along the same path as the first stint ran in the late 90s.
His first club finished at 9-11 in 1998-99. » Full Story
His first club finished at 9-11 in 1998-99. » Full Story
Buckeye Local girls
November 24, 2009
RAYLAND — Willie Luther came to Buckeye Local just over a year ago and already he has the Panther faithful looking ahead to the future — near and far. » Full Story
Catholic Central boys
November 24, 2009
STEUBENVILLE — The 2008-09 Steubenville Catholic Central boys basketball season was one to remember. Its final record of 15-5 marked the best effort since 1992-93. » Full Story
Catholic Central girls
November 24, 2009
STEUBENVILLE — The 2009-10 season will be one of change and new faces for the Steubenville Catholic Central girls basketball team.
Gone is former head coach Kevin Barr. » Full Story
Gone is former head coach Kevin Barr. » Full Story
Edison boys
November 24, 2009
RICHMOND — With a 2-18 mark last season, it would hard for the Wildcats not to improve record wise, but more wins are not Edison’s biggest concern. » Full Story
Edison girls
November 24, 2009
RICHMOND — The Lady Wildcats are hoping an abundance of speed will make up for a lack of size this season as they prepare to kick off the 2009-10 campaign. » Full Story
Harrison Central boys
November 24, 2009
CADIZ?— Justin Cliffordás been preparing for this opportunity nearly his entire life.
And he doesnát plan to leave a stone unturned as he begins his career as a head coach. » Full Story
And he doesnát plan to leave a stone unturned as he begins his career as a head coach. » Full Story
Harrison Central girls
November 24, 2009
CADIZ — In his tenure as head boysá hoop coach at St. John Central, Nick Yourkovich was constantly dealing with a lack of numbers. » Full Story
Indian Creek boys
November 24, 2009
WINTERSVILLE — It is no secret what you’re going to get when you face the Indian Creek boys basketball team. » Full Story
Indian Creek girls
November 24, 2009
WINTERSVILLE — Thousands of hours of monsters, sweat, fundamentals, dribbling, shooting and a four-on-four drill that coach Erin DeSantis said the players “are out for blood,” the seniors on the... » Full Story
Madonna boys
November 24, 2009
WEIRTON — It’s a new dawning for the Madonna High boy’s basketball program, according to veteran Blue Don coach George Vargo. » Full Story
Madonna girls
November 24, 2009
WEIRTON ä The Madonna girlás basketball team will be tall and talented this year, according to Don Ogden, second-year head coac. » Full Story
Oak Glen boys
November 24, 2009
NEW MANCHESTER ä Since Vince Gilliam returned to the coaching ranks as the boyás basketball coach at Oak Glen, the Golden Bear win-loss record has improved. » Full Story
Oak Glen girls
November 24, 2009
NEW MANCHESTER ä The Oak Glen girls basketball team perhaps surprised everybody except ebullient coach, Phil Rujak, last year by winning the sectional and regional tournaments and making its first... » Full Story
Toronto boys
November 24, 2009
TORONTO — Things are different with the Toronto High boys basketball team and 25-year-old first-year head coach Jimmy Franceschelli couldn’t be happier about it. » Full Story
Toronto girls
November 24, 2009
TORONTO — Second-year coach Cathie Thomas is looking for the Toronto girls basketball program to take a step in the right direction this season. » Full Story
Weir boys
November 24, 2009
WEIRTON — Not many high school teams make it to the state tournament in Charleston three years in a row, but with a veteran group that includes three starters, the Weir High Red Rider basketball tea... » Full Story
Weir girls
November 24, 2009
WEIRTON ä Speed, defense and experience are the strong suits for the Weir High Lady Red Riders in 2009-10, according to 22-year veteran coach Bill Smith. » Full Story
West Virginia women
November 24, 2009
MORGANTOWN ä Itás a good thing major college basketball teams are able to employ a reasonably sized staff of assistant coaches, managers, and trainers. » Full Story
Which one: Center or point guard?
November 24, 2009
There has been an argument as old as basketball whether to start a team with a strong post presence or do so with someone who can run the team from the point guard position capable of finding said... » Full Story