On Thursday, Logan High School hosted former Aracoma High School students Cora Hairston, Judy Murphy, and Karen Garner Pierson, a former Aracoma Bulldog cheerleader; and Michael Williams, grandson of Robert Johnson Jr., an Aracoma football player. Logan High School displays championship banners honoring Aracoma High School Bulldogs Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN Two new banners honoring the Aracoma High School Bulldogs are now displayed prominently on the Logan High School

CHAPMANVILLE A year after putting together the best regular season in program history, the Chapmanville Tigers will begin the 2026 football season with something they did not have a year ago: a target on their backs. Chapmanville finished the 2025 regular season unbeaten, setting a school record with 12 victories and advancing to the Class AAA semifinals. The Tigers’ season ultimately ended with a 36-13 semifinal loss to Nitro, leaving a talented program with plent

West Virginia is mourning the loss of one of its most enduring figures. Willie Akers, the legendary Logan High School basketball coach who turned the Wildcats into one of the state’s premier programs, passed away Tuesday at the age of 89. For generations of Logan players and fans, Akers was more than a coach. He became synonymous with winning basketball, hard work and the unmistakable blue-and-gold pride of Logan High School. Akers spent more than two decades le

Coming off an impressive 8-3 season and a Class AA playoff berth, the Logan High School Wildcats will enter the new season with the same schedule and same expectations as a season ago. The same 10 teams that the Wildcats played last season are back on this year’s schedule for the 2026 season that saw the Wildcats win their first six games of the season, finish the regular season 8-2, earning a 12 th place finish in the final West Virginia Secondary School Activities

With the upcoming sports season approaching, Boone Memorial Health is helping local athletes prepare with free sports physicals. The physicals are available without an appointment, and walk-ins are welcome through August 31st. Sports physicals are offered Tuesdays at the BMH Comfort Clinic from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. They are also available Saturdays at the BMH Danville Clinic from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Athletes under the age of 18 will need parental consent.

The Chapmanville Tigers dominated a tri-match Wednesday at Little Creek Country Club, placing four golfers in the top five and beating Sissonville by 34 shots. Cooper Evans earned medalist honors with a 38, while Zeke Tiller, Colton Thompson and Nate Farley finished third through fifth. Chapmanville shot 175, ahead of Sissonville’s 209 and Nitro’s 243. Chapmanville cruises to tri-match win, Evans claims medalist honors with a 38 Bill Lusk | WVOW Sports SOUTH CHARLESTON The C

One of 29 schools competing, Chapmanville led by sophomore Cooper Evans, who shot a 23-over 95, carded a team total of 302 finishing in a 26 th place tie with Greater Beckley Christian. Junior Zeke Tiller had the next lowest round for the Tigers with a round of 100. Sophomore Nate Farley fired a round of 107 and senior Colton Thompson added a round of 109 for Chapmanville.

The Logan High School golf team opened the season Wednesday afternoon with a season opening win in a tri-match at the Little Creek Country Club. Logan’s Alton Ellis topped the leader board firing a low round of 42 to claim individual medalist honors and led Logan to an eight-shot win over St. Albans and Riverside. Logan finished the tri-match with a team total of 177 while St. Albans finished second with a 185. Riverside, with two individual golfers, finished the d

Bella Segars hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning scored Willow Morgan as Hart County (Georgia) Senior League edged the Logan Senior League 2-1 Monday afternoon in the Senior League Softball Southeast Regional Monday afternoon at Civitan Park. Segars reached on an error in the third inning allowing Madison Smith to score the first run as the reigning Senior League Softball Southeast Regional champions advanced to Monday afternoon’s championship again

Johnson, who allowed one unearned run on six hits and two walks, picked up her second win in the circle to advance Logan to the Final Four of the Southeast Regional. She also had two hits and scored one run. Logan will face St. Bethlehem (Tennessee) Senior League at 6:30 p.m. Sunday with the winner advancing to Monday’s championship round at 11:00 a.m. against the loser of Hart County (Georgia) and Irmo (South Carolina).

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Logan Senior League never got going Saturday afternoon and was defeated by Irmo Senior League, state champion from South Carolina, 11-4 in the Senior League Softball Southeast Regional Saturday afternoon at Civitan Park. With the loss, Logan falls into the elimination bracket, where they will meet the Virginia state champion, York County Senior League, Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.

BARBOURSVILLE Ty Testman had two hits, drove in two runs and scored two runs Tuesday night as Charleston Central Little League defeated Logan Little League 8-4 at Barboursville Park to stay alive in the West Virginia Little League 10-12-Year-Old Baseball State Tournament.

Colton Mullins delivered the game-winning hit with a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting Logan to a dramatic 5-4 victory over Barboursville. Mullins' clutch hit capped an exciting finish and sent Logan to the win in the closely contested matchup. Colton Mullins’ walk off seventh inning single gives Logan a 5-4 win over Barboursville Bill Lusk | WVOW Sports BARBOURSVILLE Colton Mullins singled home the winning run in the seventh inning and the Loga

BARBOURSVILLE Connor Craze gave up one hit and Paxton Thomas drove in two runs as Jefferson Little League defeated Chapmanville Little League 10-0 in four innings Monday evening in a Mountaineer Bracket elimination game of the West Virginia Little League 10-12-year-old State Baseball Tournament at Barboursville Park.

Charleston Central Little League All Stars a 3-2 win over the Logan Little League Saturday afternoon in the West Virginia Little League 10-12-Year-Old Baseball State Tournament at Barboursville Park.

Chapmanville Little League defeated the Barbour County Little League 13-6 Sunday evening in a Mountaineer Bracket elimination game of the West Virginia Little League 10-12-year-old State Baseball Tournament at Barboursville Park.

The Logan Little League Softball All-Stars were eliminated from the Southeast Region Tournament Saturday morning after a 4-2 loss to Warner Robbins Little League at Little League Southeast Park. Logan opened with a 11-0 four inning loss to South Carolina state champion, Taylors Little League, Friday morning.

Raegan Foster tossed a two-hit shutout in the circle, Jaylee Botts drove in three runs and Scarlett Marcum and Winnie Nibert each drove in two runs as Barboursville defeated Chapmanville 10-0 in five innings at Little Creek Park to secure its spot in the Tournament of Champions July 30 in Clarksville, Tennessee.

With the win, Chapmanville avenged an earlier defeat to Logan, 9-0, in the West Virginia Little League District 2 8-10 Softball Tournament on June 21. The victory also advances Chapmanville into Wednesday’s state championship game against the Barboursville Little League, who defeated South Berkeley, 11-0, in the second semifinal on Tuesday.

Logan Little League won its second straight Senior League softball state championship scoring 16 runs in the second inning to run rule the Beckley Little League 20-2 Sunday afternoon at the South Berkeley Little League Field.