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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The MetroNews high school softball coaches poll is voted upon weekly by a panel of coaches across West Virginia. The rankings include overall records, total points and first-place votes in parenthesis. Games played through Saturday, April 27 are reflected in the rankings.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall Health Network CEO Dr. Kevin Yingling has informed the network’s board of directors that he plans to retire in 2025.
“It has been my honor and privilege to serve the patients, community and region,” Yingling said in a Monday news release. “As I look across Marshall Health Network, I am inspired by the talent and positive momentum of our team, and I know that together, we will continue to reach new milestones. I look forward to working with the MHN Board of Directors throughout the selection process for the next CEO to guide our system forward.”
Yingling is the first CEO of the network which includes Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Hoop’s Family Children’s Hospital and Rivers Health and a Marshall Health Physician practice. Marshall University, Marshall Health and Mountain Health Network rolled out the network for the first time last October. It’s described as an integrated academic health system with Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
MHN Board of Directors Chair David Fox said Yingling will be missed.
“As the first CEO of MHN, Dr. Yingling sought to understand the system’s needs as he led us through the challenges of COVID, welcomed Rivers Health to the system, developed relationships that supported growth throughout the region, and unified the health system with Joan C. Edwards Marshall University School of Medicine and Marshall Health to create our newly integrated academic health system,” Fox said. “Perhaps most important, Dr. Yingling instilled a spirit of servant leadership. His kindness, compassion and collaboration have created a strong foundation we will continue to build upon at MHN.”
The MHN board has chosen a search committee from its members and has selected an executive search firm to help in its national search.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has decided to seek more information on whether to change how vehicle towing rates are determined in the state.
The PSC said it will begin a general investigation on a proposal to allow rates to based annually on the Consumer Price Index. That’s the request from the West Virginia Towing & Recovery Association.
The group filed a petition with the PSC last November asking for the change. It said the current way of approving annual towing rates hasn’t allowed licensed tow companies to keep up with inflation.
Currently, individual towing companies have to file yearly rate increase petitions with the PSC.
The PSC is taking comments on the case until June 17.
Garbage pick-up fees in West Virginia are based on the Consumer Price Index.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The MetroNews high school baseball poll is voted upon weekly by a panel of 10 radio broadcasters and sports writers across West Virginia. The rankings include overall records, total points and first-place votes in parenthesis.
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MADISON, W.Va. — A Boone County woman charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter waived her preliminary hearing Monday.
A felony charge of child neglect resulting in death against Julie Miller, 49, of Morrisvale, will now head to a grand jury for possible indictment.
Miller appeared briefly in Boone County Magistrate Court in Madison Monday morning. She remains in the Southwestern Regional Jail on $250,000 bail.
Boone County deputies found Kyneddi Miller unconscious on the bathroom floor of her home on April 17. Investigators described the girl’s body as “emaciated to a skeletal state.”
The girl’s grandmother, who also lives at the home, told deputies Kyneddi Miller had an eating disorder which dated back for several years and had not been eating. She also said the child’s health had been in decline for months or years and in the past four to five days her physical condition had become so bad she was unable to function on her own.
Reports indicate the girl had been a home school student since late 2019 or early 2020.
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Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Workers who have died on the job in W.Va. honored on the National Workers Memorial Day
–The election is drawing near and three of West Virginia’s largest cities have mayoral races on the ballot
–A big night for Fairmont native and WVU standout Zach Frazier who is drafted by the Steelers
–Also in Sports, WVU Baseball gets a weekend sweep of Baylor
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 4-29-24” on Spreaker.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Seedings and schedules are set for the WVSSAC Softball Sectional Tournaments. Double-elimination play begins Monday, April 29 and may continue through Saturday, May 11. Sectional champions advance to best-of-three regional play, which begins Monday, May 13.
(At this time, not all schedules are finalized. The list will be updated. Athletic directors/coaches, please forward any postponement updates/corrections to [email protected]. Thank you.)
Class AAA
Region I
Section 1
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 – No. 4 Brooke at No. 1 John Marshall
Game 2 – No. 3 Wheeling Park at No. 2 Morgantown
Wednesday, May 1
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Thursday, May 2
Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Friday, May 3
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Saturday, May 4
Game 7 – If necessary
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 4 Bridgeport at No. 1 University
Game 2 – No. 3 Preston at No. 2 Buckhannon-Upshur
Tuesday, April 30
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – If necessary
Region II
Section 1
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 – No. 4 Martinsburg at No. 1 Musselman
Game 2 – No. 3 Spring Mills at No. 2 Hedgesville
Wednesday, May 1
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Thursday, May 2
Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Friday, May 3
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Section 2
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 – No. 3 Hampshire at No. 2 Jefferson
Wednesday, May 1
Game 2 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Washington
Thursday, May 2
Game 3 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Friday, May 3
Game 4 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Region III
Section 1
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 Capital at No. 4 South Charleston
Tuesday, April 30
Game 2 – No. 3 Riverside at No. 2 George Washington
Game 3 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 St. Albans
Wednesday, May 1
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 winner
Saturday, May 4
Game 8 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Game 9 – If necessary, TBD
Section 2
(Awaiting schedules)
Region IV
Section 1
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 – No. 4 Huntington at No. 1 Cabell Midland
Game 2 – No. 3 Spring Valley at No. 2 Lincoln County
Section 2
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 – No. 4 Ripley at No. 1 Parkersburg South
Game 2 – No. 3 Parkersburg at No. 2 Hurricane
Wednesday, May 1
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Thursday, May 2
Game 5 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Friday, May 3
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Class AA
Region I
Section 1
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 East Fairmont at No. 4 Fairmont Senior (Best-of-3 opening round)
Tuesday, April 30
Game 2 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Weir
Game 3 – No. 3 North Marion at No. 2 Oak Glen
Wednesday, May 1
Game 4 – Winners bracket final
Game 5 – Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 loser
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Saturday, May 4
Game 8 – If necessary
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 4 Berkeley Springs at No. 1 Keyser
Game 2 – No. 3 Frankfort at No. 2 Grafton
Tuesday, April 30
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – If necessary
Region II
Section 1
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 Liberty Harrison at No. 4 Elkins
Tuesday, April 30
Game 2 – No. 3 Lincoln at No. 2 Robert C. Byrd
Game 3 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Philip Barbour
Wednesday, May 1
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 winner
Monday, May 6
Game 8 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Tuesday, May 7
Game 9 – If necessary
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 Braxton County at No. 4 Clay County
Tuesday, April 30
Game 2 – No. 3 Lewis County at No. 2 Roane County
Game 3 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Herbert Hoover
Game 4 – Game 2 loser vs. Game 1 loser at Roane County
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Game 6 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Thursday, May 2
Game 7 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 5 loser
Game 8 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 9 – If necessary
Region III
Section 1
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 4 PikeView at No. 1 Bluefield
Game 2 – No. 3 Wyoming East at No. 2 Westside
Tuesday, April 30
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – If necessary
Region III
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 4 Liberty Raleigh at No. 1 Shady Spring
Game 2 – No. 3 Nicholas County at No. 2 Independence
Tuesday, April 30
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – If necessary
Region IV
Section 1
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 – No. 5 Nitro at No. 4 Sissonville
Wednesday, Mary 1
Game 2 – No. 3 Point Pleasant at No. 2 Poca
Game 3 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Winfield
Thursday, May 2
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 6 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Saturday, May 4
Game 7 – Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 winner
Monday, May 6
Game 8 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Tuesday, May 7
Game 9 – If necessary
Section 2
(Awaiting schedules)
Class A
Region I
Section 1
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 Paden City at No. 4 Magnolia
Game 2 – No. 6 Valley Wetzel at No. 3 Cameron
Tuesday, April 30
Game 3 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Wheeling Central Catholic
Game 4 – Game 2 winner at No. 2 Madonna
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5 – Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser
Game 6 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser
Thursday, May 2
Game 7 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Game 8 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 9 – Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 loser
Saturday, May 4
Game 10 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 4 Williamstown at No. 1 St. Marys
Game 2 – No. 3 Tyler Consolidated at No. 2 Ritchie County
Tuesday, April 30
Game 3 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
If necessary, TBD
Region II
Section 1
Tuesday, April 30
Game 1 – No. 5 East Hardy at No. 4 Tucker County
Wednesday, May 1
Game 2 – No. 3 Moorefield at No. 2 Petersburg
Game 3 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Pendleton County
Thursday, May 2
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 6 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Saturday, May 4
Game 7 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 5 loser
Monday, May 6
Game 8 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Tuesday, May 7
Game 9 – If necessary
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 Tygarts Valley at No. 4 Clay-Battelle
Tuesday, April 30
Game 2 – No. 3 Trinity at No. 2 South Harrison
Game 3 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Doddridge County
Wednesday, May 1
Game 4 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 6 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Friday, May 3
Game 7 – Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 winner
Saturday, May 4
Game 8 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Monday, May 6
Game 9 – If necessary
Region III
Section 1
(Awaiting schedules)
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 Richwood at No. 4 Webster County
Game 2 – No. 6 Pocahontas County at No. 3 Charleston Catholic
Game 3 – No. 7 Meadow Bridge at No. 2 Midland Trail
Tuesday, April 30
Game 4 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Greenbrier West
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Game 6 – Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser
Wednesday, May 1
Game 7 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser
Game 8 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 4 loser
Game 9 – Winners bracket final
Thursday, May 2
Game 10 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 11 – Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner
Saturday, May 4
Game 12 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner
If necessary, TBD
Region IV
Section 1
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 5 Van at No. 4 Man
Game 2 – No. 6 Huntington St. Joseph’s at No. 3 Tug Valley
Game 3 – No. 7 Tolsia at No. 2 Sherman
Tuesday, April 30
Game 4 – Game 1 winner at No. 1 Buffalo
Game 5 – Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Game 6 – Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser
Wednesday, May 1
Game 7 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser
Game 8 – Game 4 loser vs. Game 6 winner
Game 9 – Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Thursday, May 2
Game 10 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Friday, May 3
Game 11 – Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner
Saturday, May 4
Game 12 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner
Game 13 – If necessary
Section 2
Monday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 6 Hannan at No. 3 Gilmer County
Game 2 – No. 5 Wirt County at No. 4 Calhoun County
Tuesday, April 30
Game 3 – Game 2 winner at No. 1 Wahama
Game 4 – Game 1 winner at No. 2 Ravenswood
Game 5 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
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BENWOOD, W.Va. — Sunday marks another Workers Memorial Day in the United States.
On April 28, unions of the AFL-CIO observe the day as a way to remember those who have become ill, hurt or died while on the job. Union members not just in West Virginia but all across the country choose the day to honor lost workers and also call for a safe work environment for all.
More than 50 years ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, creating Workers Memorial Day, with a mission of promising every worker the right to a safe job, viewed as a fundamental right.
“We must fight and continue to push forward to organize a safer workplace,” said Andy Walters, Secretary Treasurer of the West Virginia AFL-CIO. “A safe job is a fundamental right.”
Sonny Oakland, President of Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler Central Labor Council, says they will always remember the ones who were killed or hurt from a workplace hazard and continue to push for better workplace safety laws.
“It’s a right to go to work but it is also a right to come home safe,” said Oakland.
The West Virginia AFL-CIO took the time Sunday to read the names and ring a bell for the 20 West Virginia women and men who lost their lives in the workplace last year at the 36th annual Workers Memorial Ceremony. The event was put on by the Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler Central Labor Council. The ceremony took place in Benwood, WV, where the tragic Benwood Mine Disaster happened 100 years ago.
“We’re here to honor those who have gone before us through their sacrifice,” Oakland said.
On April 28, 1924, two explosions claimed the lives of 119 men at the Wheeling Steel & Iron Corporation mine in Benwood . There were no survivors. To this day, it is still the third worst mining disaster in the history of West Virginia.
The Benwood Mine Disaster Memorial is made up of three large stones that stand at the Boggs Run Road site to commemorate the 119 coal miners killed in the explosion.
The AFL-CIO hopes one of these years that they won’t have to see workers die while on the job.
“It’s the wish of the AFL-CIO to have a year where we won’t have to ring the bell,” said Oakland.
The keynote speaker for Sunday’s ceremony in Benwood was United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil Roberts. He said the labor movement has been a huge driving force in the United States for many years.
“The safest jobs in America have a union,” Roberts said.
According to Roberts, 14 people die every day in the United States while on the job. When it comes to occupational illness, around 100,000 people die in a year in the country. Roberts said the fight will always continue to make sure every worker in America has a safe place to do their business.
“It’s black lung, it’s brown lung, it’s white lung, it’s cancer,” he said. “We’re going to honor those who’ve passed but we need to learn from what happened too.”
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Photo gallery from Martinsburg’s 11-1 win over Grace Academy.
(Photo gallery courtesy of Christopher C. Davis/@EP_BigCameraGuy)
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(Photo gallery by Teran Malone)
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — After being swept last weekend at Texas Tech, the Mountaineers rebounded in the best way possible in their penultimate conference home series of the season. West Virginia defeated Baylor, 13-4 on Sunday to take all three matchups against the Bears while improving their Big 12 record to 14-7.
“We didn’t sugarcoat it last weekend. We were awful. Sometimes that’s what you need. Everybody needs a good slap in the face occasionally to wake you up. That’s what that sweep last weekend did. Baylor threw some good arms at us. We weren’t the same team this weekend as we were last week,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey.
“It is so hard to sweep anyone. But to sweep people in the Big 12 is extremely difficult.”
“It happens in baseball,” said WVU center fielder Skylar King. “You just have to pick your head up and get going to the next.”
“You go out to West Texas on the road where it is tough to play,” said WVU right fielder Benjamin Lumsden. “It is easier to play at home. It is baseball. You can go out and win or lose any day. This week, we prepared really well. We had a great week of practice. It showed this weekend.”
West Virginia collected a dozen hits and they also benefitted from some charity by the Baylor pitching staff. Seven Bears combined to walk eleven batters and they hit five WVU batters.
Baylor’s (19-23, 9-12 Big 12) first three runs came by a pair of home runs from Cole Posey. His two-run homer in the second was followed by a solo shot in the fourth. Those home runs were sandwiched around a two-run blast from Parkersburg South High School graduate Grant Hussey.
Trailing 4-2 in the fifth inning, the Mountaineers scored the final eleven runs in the game with three in the fifth, five in the seventh and three more in the eighth.
Aidan Major collected the win on the mound for the Mountaineers. He moved from his usual Friday night starting spot and allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings of work.
“It would be nice to settle on something but as I stand here right now, I can’t tell you what we would do next weekend just yet,” Mazey said. “We have to see how everybody feels and evaluate everything. But we pitched good enough to win three games.”
WVU’s bullpen secured the final ten outs from Gavin Van Kempen, Max Yehl and Hambleton Oliver.
Hussey went 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Hedgesville High School graduate Kyle West, Lumsden and King each had multi-hit games.
West Virginia (26-16) will face the Pittsburgh Panthers at PNC Park Tuesday night.
“It is something our kids will remember the rest of their lives, getting to play in a major league park and one of the most beautiful ones at that, and play against Pittsburgh in their home city,” Mazey said. “They had a bye weekend in the league this weekend. So there’s a good chance they are going to line up some weekend pitching for us on Tuesday.”
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