I will admit it publicly. I have fallen for the binge-watching craze, again. When the weather is warm and the sun is out longer and later in the day, I have no need for much streaming. Honestly, I don’t have the time or the desire. But when the weather is cold and it gets dark before dinnert…

HUNTINGTON — Ironton wide receiver Ty Perkins and linebacker Landon Barnes, and Gallia Academy offensive lineman Isaac Clary head a list of local players named to Ohio all-state high school football teams Tuesday.

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Camron Shockley has earned his stripes.

Kristin Call is a baseball star in a dress and flip flops.

WILLOW WOOD, Ohio — Symmes Valley took advantage of a fast start to defeat New Boston on Monday night in girls high school basketball.

Williamstown’s Maxwell Molessa saved his best for last.

HUNTINGTON — After winning only a dozen games a season ago, the Marshall men’s basketball team is off to its best eight-game start in more than a decade.

ROME TOWNSHIP, Ohio — In the first half, Fairland had as many three-point baskets as South Point had points: Nine.

COAL GROVE, Ohio — Kelsey Fraley scored 15 points to lift Coal Grove (2-1) over Tolsia 48-43 Saturday in girls high school basketball. Alivia Noel chipped in 13 points.

HUNTINGTON — Huntington St. Joe is fourth, Cabell Midland seventh and Huntington High eighth in the West Virginia Associated Press high school boys basketball poll released Monday.

HUNTINGTON — Chase Hall is the Ohio Division VI high school football co-offensive player of the year.

Welcome to “Second Guess” Tuesday.

Gavin Lochow and Billy Seals won the big prize in the form of a Class AAA state football championship on Saturday, then on Monday added more hardware to their collections.

HUNTINGTON — There were several potential bowl landing spots for the Marshall football team, but the athletic department had its sights set on one the whole time.

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University president Gordon Gee handed Wren Baker a gift basket as the latter made his way to the podium Monday morning at the Milan Puskar Center after being introduced as the university’s new vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics.

Marshall University's football team has accepted an invitation to the Myrtle Beach Bowl and will face Connecticut on Dec. 19 in Conway, South Carolina, the Sun Belt announced Sunday afternoon.

WHEELING — Six plays into the state championship game, Wayne Harris set the tone.

HUNTINGTON — Three players scored in double figures on Sunday to help Marshall’s women’s basketball team snap a two-game losing streak with a 104-43 win over visiting Davis & Elkins.

HUNTINGTON — When the home team snapped out of its slow start, it never looked back.

CANTON, Ohio — A team that digs a hole in a state championship game usually will find itself buried.

Is Doug Nester going to stay or go?

SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Chris Lovely scored 25 points and made all 14 of his free throws as South Point (2-0) defeated Portsmouth West 82-43 Friday night in boys high school basketball.

WHEELING — Another shiny, green and gold state championship sign — the first for football — soon will adorn the hill along Highlander Way leading to Huntington High School.

"Too many weapons." All week long, that’s what Huntington’s players saw on social media about Parkersburg South’s offense.

HUNTINGTON — The Marshall women’s basketball team returns to action after a seven-day break in between contests, looking to end a two-game skid when Davis and Elkins comes to town Sunday at 1 p.m.

It’s a litmus test.

WHEELING — Gavin Lochow chowed down on a slice of pizza Friday night, but he wasn’t happy about it.

Marshall and Ohio meet for the 107th time in men's basketball at 5 p.m. Saturday in what is being touted as a "White Out" at Cam Henderson Center. The Thundering Herd comes into the contest on a six-game winning streak.

HUNTINGTON — The Marshall football team set out to make November a month to remember.

WHEELING – At long last, it was Independence day at the Super Six. And it certainly felt like a holiday for the Patriots.

HUNTINGTON — Huntington High’s girls basketball team entered Thursday night’s contest against Capital a bit irritated.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Costly mistakes by Raceland and big plays by Pikeville led to a 41-9 win by the Panthers on Friday in the Class 1A state football championship at Kroger Field.

COAL GROVE, Ohio — Fairland scored all the points it needed in the first quarter of a 56-14 victory over Coal Grove Thursday in girls high school basketball.

CANTON, Ohio — The third time was anything but a charm.

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Rock Hill outlasted a strong defensive effort by Chesapeake on Thursday to come away with a 54-44 victory in Ohio Valley Conference girls basketball.

HUNTINGTON — ’Tis the season for speculation.

HUNTINGTON — Coaches often speak of how football games are won in the trenches, that the team performing better on the line of scrimmage usually wins.

IRONTON — A long, hard road is about to end for Ironton football, with the lone remaining question being whether it will conclude in elation or disappointment.

LESAGE — George White, 75, of Huntington, shot a golf round of 73 Monday at the Riviera Country Club.

HUNTINGTON — Eight Marshall football student-athletes were recognized by the Sun Belt Conference on Thursday with the announcement of the All-Conference teams as voted on by the league’s 14 coaches and select media members.

HUNTINGTON — All week long, Marshall head coach Dan D’Antoni had one thought on his mind.

Marshall's men's basketball team got its best defensive effort of the year, leading from start to finish in a 68-57 win over reigning Mid-American Conference champion Akron in front of 4,012 fans on Wednesday night at Cam Henderson Center. It was the Thundering Herd's sixth straight win.

It was like three explosions back-to-back-to-back.

HUNTINGTON — Kiyou Jackson smiled at the mention of former Huntington High School great interior defensive linemen.

HUNTINGTON — The list of accolades for former Marshall men’s soccer head coach Bob Gray continues to grow.

Two of the more storied small school football programs in Kentucky will play for the Class 1A state championship.

After calls for his firing amid a losing season and the dismissal of athletic director Shane Lyons, Neal Brown will remain as West Virginia’s football coach.

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Jayda Allie opened the high school girls basketball season in spectacular fashion Tuesday night.

I have often read, heard and even been in mindful discussions about the stages of a hunter’s career. This is a common topic among hunters — especially ones like me who hunted their entire life and now are getting a little long in the tooth.

Marshall's men's basketball team puts its five-game winning streak on the line Wednesday when Akron - the reigning Mid-American Conference champion - comes to Cam Henderson Center for a 7 p.m. battle.

HUNTINGTON — Eighteen football players were recognized ahead of Marshall’s final regular-season game, but for some, it might not mean goodbye.

ASHLAND — Stacy Franz-Davis’ eyes teared up as the Ashland pep band played the school fight song after the Kittens’ game Tuesday night.

If assists were awarded in football the way they are in basketball, Trevor Carter might lead the state of Ohio.

HUNTINGTON — Former Huntington East High School basketball star and West Virginia University Hall of Famer Donna Abbott has died.

SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Chesapeake outscored South Point 8-4 in overtime to defeat the Pointers 42-38 Monday night in girls high school basketball.

HUNTINGTON — A broken lamp or two is a small price to pay for potential Olympic fame.