Murray races with the best

BOSTON — Chaya Murray, an 8th grader at Salem Junior High School, competed at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston this past weekend. Murray was a direct qualifier in the middle school 60-meter dash. She placed 29th in a field of 61 athletes with a time of 8.11 second. Last year, Murray placed seventh in the 100-meter dash at the OHSAA 7th and 8th Grade Track and Field State Championships. Murray broke Salem Junior High School records as a 7th grader in the 100, 200 and as a member of the 3200 relay.

Oak Glen falls to Weir

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s baseball team dropped to 0-2 with a 15-3 loss to rival Weir on Thursday.

Colt Hissam had a single, double and RBI for the Golden Bears.

Christian Chappell added two hits.

Bryce Cooper took the loss on the mound.

Oak Glen will host Ravenswood in a doubleheader on Saturday in the first game on the new baseball artificial surface at the Field of Dreams.

OG: 0-0-0-0-3–3-5-4

WE: 2-7-1-5-x–15-7-2

Dream start for Bears

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The awaited debut of the new artificial turf surface at Oak Glen’s Field of Dreams Complex came at a perfect time to display the benefits of the new field.

The moderate, and at times heavy, rain that fell just after game time Thursday evening would have been more than enough to keep the Golden Bears off the old natural surface softball diamond for days in past years. Not with the new field.

Playing through the weather, Oak Glen made the debut a victorious one, pulling away from visiting Madonna for a 16-6 victory.

“This is a beautiful opportunity for our school and softball program,” Oak Glen head coach Sherrie Garner said of the new field.