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By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor Another semester is in the books and that means more memorable sports moments. In the spring, West Liberty had many memorable moments. The men’s basketball team made another incredible run and broke another school record with 34 wins in a season. The baseball team made a huge turnaround this season [...]
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WL baseball splits with Wheeling Jesuit
Posted by klutz on April 27th, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor The West Liberty baseball team split a double-header on Saturday against their rival Wheeling Jesuit. The Hilltoppers won the first game by a score of 2-1 allowing the Cardinals only four hits. Freshman pitcher Mark Smyth got the win for West Liberty. He pitched the entire game striking out four [...]
WL XC coach reflects on Boston bombing
Posted by klutz on April 24th, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor Like every other runner, it was just another typical pre-race routine morning for West Liberty cross country coach Eric Laughlin. He got up, ate breakfast and went to get his registration number. “It was just my basic routine in the morning before a race,” Laughlin said. “I went down to [...]
Track team has many qualifiers for conference meet
Posted by klutz on April 24th, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor The West Liberty track team has had a great season so far with many of its athletes qualifying for the conference meet set for May 3 and May 4. “It’s been a solid season so far, and we’re excited for the opportunities the conference meet presents,” coach David Bell said. [...]
WL football wraps up spring season
Posted by klutz on April 24th, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Sports Editor The West Liberty football team closed out their spring season after having their annual Black and Gold spring game Saturday, April 20. “It was about what I expected,” Hilltopper Head Coach Roger Waialae said after the game. “It is hard sometimes because when the quarterback is touched, the play is [...]
Women’s tennis gears up for regional tournament
Posted by klutz on April 17th, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Staff Writer The regular season for the West Liberty women’s tennis team was in the fall and they had a successful one. The Hilltoppers went 9-1 in conference play including a second place finish at the conference tournament. Now it is a new season and a new semester and the team is [...]
Starr shines for WL softball team
Posted by klutz on April 10th, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Staff Writer If there was one player on a team that a coach could count on, that player would be Maggie Starr for the West Liberty softball team. Starr, a junior from Cambridge, Ohio is the only player on the team that has a batting average over .400. She leads the team [...]
Spring sports in full swing on hilltop
Posted by klutz on April 10th, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Staff Writer Softball The West Liberty softball team will travel to play the University of Charleston today for a double header. The first pitch will be thrown out at 3 p.m. The Hilltoppers will then have four straight double headers at home. The softball team’s next home game is next Wednesday at [...]
Bacca believes team can reach a higher level
Posted by klutz on April 3rd, 2013
By Kyle Lutz, Staff Writer For the West Liberty softball team, it has been an up and down season. The Hilltoppers currently have a record of 7-17, but coach James Bacca thinks the team is better than their record. “It has been a rough beginning,” Bacca said. “We have played well at times but we [...]
Iron Man 3: A solid action flick
By Kyle Lutz, Staff Writer After a slow start, Iron Man 3 turned out to be a really solid action movie. The great action sequences and humorous moments make this movie a huge step up from the previous film, but it is does not surpass the first one. Robert Downey Jr. returns as billionaire Tony [...]