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pastor, sports writer The Herald-Dispatch.

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Tim Stephens
3 years
Congratulations to @c_pennington10 for signing with Marshall University football.
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3 years
Steeler Leep wearing jersey No. 10 for Fairland, rather than his usual 30, in honor of his dad, Rusty, who passed away this week.
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10 months
I’m humbled and honored.
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3 years
Huntington 20, Hurricane 6, end 1Q. Dionna Gray scored her 1,000th career point.
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6 years
@Reds Griffey was going to play college football at Marshall, but opted to take the Reds offer to play baseball. That decision saved his life. Had Griffey signed with the Thundering Herd, he’d likely have been on the plane that crashed in 1970.
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Tim Stephens
3 years
Aiden Porter swishes a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in the first quarter to break Fairland’s school record for points, surpassing Julie Curry.
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7 years
@arnielayne @michael_schlact @sagesteele @ChickfilA Luke 14:5. Then Jesus asked, If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath, will you not immediately pull it out?
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3 years
Congratulations to former Cabell Midland pitcher Madison Jeffrey of WVU for being picked by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 15th round of the MLB Draft.
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3 years
Now someone in the Cabell Midland dugout has been ejected. Also, we’ve been informed the men’s toilet is clogged.
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3 years
Spring Valley 35, Martinsburg 30, final.
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4 years
Huntington High 58, Cabell Midland 49, final. Highlanders are the Class AAAA state champions.
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8 years
This girl played her heart out tonight, just two days after losing her grandmother. Well done, Dominique.
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3 years
Spring Valley coach Austin Pratt gets tossed after “helping” the home plate umpire by drawing a line near the batter’s box with a bat.
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2 years
The home plate umpire has had enough of some folks on Cabell Midland’s side of the stands. A deputy is on the scene. #wvprepbase
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Tim Stephens
4 years
Congratulations to Fairland’s Clayton Thomas for signing to play golf at Marshall University. ⛳️ 🏌️
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8 years
Congratulations to Huntington High's Lenny Jackson, who signed to play football at Glenville State University. #wvprepfootball
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Tim Stephens
3 years
“I’ve called five techs in one game. I’ve thrown Bob Knight out. You’re talking to the wrong dude.” — official Ted Valentine.
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3 years
Huntington High 41, Morgantown 36, final. Highlanders win their second straight state championship.
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3 years
Ty Perkins returns the kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game and Ironton beats Jackson 13-10. That was astonishing!
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Tim Stephens
2 years
At Henderson Center awaiting the arrival of the new coach of the Thundering Herd women.
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4 years
Emma Marshall 27-yard goal as time expires wins it for Fairland 30-28.
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7 years
Congratulations to Fairland's Luke Thomas for signing today to play basketball at Marshall University.
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4 years
High school football season in West Virginia has passed with failing colors. 🏈
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Tim Stephens
4 years
Congratulations @GrantTraylor for being named sports editor of @heralddispatch ! I’m thrilled for my friend, brother and cohort.
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2 years
@sigg20 From a story I wrote for The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, West Virginia, in 2014. Griffey told me this several years earlier at spring training.
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3 years
Congratulations to Jackson Marshall of Sayre High School for signing a preferred walk-on offer with Marshall. His dad, Jim, played for the Thundering Herd in the early 1980s.
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7 years
Congratulations to Fairland's Isaiah Howell for signing today to play basketball at Kentucky Christian University.
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2 years
Huntington High 28, Parkersburg South 3, final. Highlanders are the Class AAA state champions.
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2 years
Former Huntington High star Darnell Wright selected by the Chicago Bears with the 10th overall pick in the NFL Draft.
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7 years
Fairland 27, Ironton 21. First loss to a Lawrence County team since 1961.
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4 years
Ironton 22, Roger Bacon 19, final. Tigers will play Kirtland in the Division V state championship game at 2 pm Saturday at Fortress Obetz.
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2 years
At Marshall to cover the Thundering Herd women vs. Wright State. Herd football legends LaVorn Colclough and Jimmy Parker are here.
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2 years
You know it’s a big game when Herd brothers Curtis Jones and Danny’ Derricott are here! Class AAA No. 1 Spring Valley (5-0) at No. 8 Cabell Midland (4-1). #wvprepfb
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Tim Stephens
3 years
Congratulations to Huntington High’s Imani Hickman, who signed today to play basketball at Alderson Broaddus.
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4 years
@PaulChato @realCEOofANTIFA That subsidized American military keeps you from speaking Russian. Be thankful for it.
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3 years
Congratulations to Cabell Midland’s Ryan Holmes for signing to play soccer at Marshall.
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3 years
Huntington St. Joe 71, Cameron 62, final.
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7 years
Working on a story on Fairland linebacker Chase Fisher, one of the stronger players in Ohio. #ohioprepfb
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Tim Stephens
6 years
Congratulations to Huntington High tennis star JJ Mercer for signing today to play at Ohio State.
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Tim Stephens
5 years
Chesapeake coach Ryan Davis puts senior Austin Jackson in the game for a few seconds. Jackson tore an ACL in the sectional finals. Classy move. Standing O from both team’s fans.
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2 years
Congratulations to Fairland’s Tomi Hinkle, who signed to play basketball at Tiffin University.
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3 years
Congratulations to Huntington High’s Dionna Gray, who signed to play basketball at Kent State.
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Tim Stephens
3 years
Making the high school football rounds today. First stop: Cabell Midland.
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3 years
One of the better men I’ve ever known. Coach Cook will be missed. Beloved Marshall baseball coach Jack Cook dead at 95 via @heralddispatch
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6 years
My seat in the press box for Opening Day in Cincinnati.
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4 years
Prayers for Kent’s family. We lost a great one. Beloved photographer Sanborn dead from cancer via @heralddispatch
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Tim Stephens
6 years
Spring Valley 3, Huntington High 1, final. Cody Sharp strikes out 17. #wvprepbb
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Tim Stephens
3 years
Cabell Midland assistant George Brumfield gets tossed for “advising” an umpire. Not as colorful as drawing lines in the dirt with a bat, but the result is the same.
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5 years
Congratulations to Marshall player and former Boyd County star Savannah Wheeler for being named Conference USA freshman of the week.
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4 years
Cabell Midland 54, George Washington 53, final. Knights are the MSAC champions.
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6 years
Chandler Schmidt scores with 9.7 seconds left to give Cabell Midland a 64-62 victory over George Washington. Bunny Brown missed at the buzzer for GW.
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Tim Stephens
6 years
What do girls do during a rain delay?
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Tim Stephens
8 months
At the Marshall Memorial Student Center with Woody Woodrum and several hundred other people for the NCAA women’s basketball selection show.
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3 years
Huntington High 66, University 63, final.
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6 years
Redskins win! Maddie Mayberry’s goal off a kick on the mark gives Hurricane the victory and a state championship. Olivia Bird with two big saves. #wvgirlssoccer
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5 years
Congratulations to South Point’s Emilee Whitt for signing to play basketball at WVU Tech!
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2 years
Hundreds of elementary school kids at Henderson Center today to watch Coastal Carolina (11-12) at Marshall (14-9) women’s basketball.
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7 years
Congratulations to Ironton's Lexi Wise for signing to play basketball at Glenville State University. Good job @Lexiwise05
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2 years
Enormous crowd at the Dot for Alabama vs Liberty, Marshall softball.
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4 years
Ironton’s Samantha LaFon with her first college basket, off an assist from Boyd County’s Savannah Wheeler brings Marshall within 44-42 of FIU, end 3Q. @samanthalafon_4 @savwheeler4
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3 years
Huntington High 21, Cabell Midland 17, final. Highlanders are 3-0, Knights 2-1.
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3 years
Congratulations to Fairland’s Emma Marshall for signing to run track and cross country at Shawnee State University.
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Tim Stephens
10 months
Kudos to the folks at Fairland who conducted the Tri-State Hoops Throwdown today. It had a college feel and was the most well-done such event I’ve covered in 42 years of sports writing. @fhsdragonsports @LadyDragons
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4 years
Huntington High 55, Morgantown 40, final. Highlanders on to the state title game vs. either Cabell Midland or George Washington.
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5 years
Huntington High wins the Class AAA, Region IV golf tournament. Cabell Midland finishes second. Both advance to the state tournament. The Highlanders’ Tanner Dorsey shoots 72 to win medalist honors.
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8 months
Marshall received a 13 seed and will play at No. 4 seed Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
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7 years
Fairland 66, Fairfield Union 60, Final. Dragons come back from 16 down to advance to regionals.
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2 years
Obligatory media picture of the great @paulboggssports and me at the Ohio girls state tournament.
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8 years
Congratulations to Chesapeake's Dominique Murphy for signing to play basketball with Salem International University.
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7 years
Congratulations to Huntington High's Brett Christian for signing to play baseball at West Virginia State.
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Tim Stephens
3 years
Well done, Dew Crew! 🇺🇸
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3 years
Hurricane’s loud speaker had technical difficulties and was unable to play the National Anthem. So Huntington’s student section took over #wvprepbb
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Tim Stephens
2 years
Marshall signee Olivia Ziolkowski of Woodrow Wilson was the South MVP. She scored 19 points.
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4 years
Congratulations to Fairland WR Gavin Hunt and QB Max Ward. Both signed today to play at Kentucky Christian University.
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7 years
Blessed to have done chapel for coach Melvin Cunningham and the Fairland High School football team tonight.
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4 years
If the governor wears a yellow shirt on Tuesday and it rains in Beckley on Thursday, then we ask the groundhog who can play football.
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7 years
Paige Shy scores her 1,000th career points. St. Joe 89, Sherman 27. 2:54 4Q.
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3 years
Huntington High 29, George Washington 13. Final
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2 years
Marshall to introduce Glenville State’s Kim Stephens as women’s basketball coach at 5 pm today.
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7 years
Congratulations to Cabell Midland's Kaylee Johnson for signing to play soccer at Glenville State University.
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2 years
Huntington High 41, Cabell Midland 21, final. #wvprepfb
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5 years
Marshall 84, Rio Grande 44, 3:34 to play. Former high school teammates Luke Thomas and Gunner Short on the court.
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4 years
Former Hurricane standout Tyler Cox with his first hit as a collegian. Cox doubled.
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1 year
Huntington High offensive lineman Robby Martin committed to North Carolina State today.
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Tim Stephens
4 years
A couple of firsts in my 40 years of sports writing: tonight I covered a high school basketball game while wearing shorts, and tomorrow plan to cover a baseball game a night after covering a regular-season basketball game. 🏀 ⚾️
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Tim Stephens
6 years
The crowd Monday night at Coal Grove was the largest and loudest outside the state tournament I’ve seen for a girls basketball game in 38 years of sports writing. Well done Hornets and Dragons fans.
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