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Former Mountaineer Wetherholt produces offense playing in Class AA

SHEPHERDSTOWN — J.J. Wetherholt was a first-round draft selection of the St. Louis Cardinals last summer. After drawing piles of speculation as to his draft future while playing collegiately at WVU, Wetherholt was selected as the seventh overall player in the first round in the summer of ...

Doyle, Rockies make stop in Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The dank night may have been thick with drizzle and mist, but the Colorado Rockies and former Shepherd University athlete Brenton Doyle didn't seem to mind as they defeated the Washington Nationals, 6-4, on June 16 before the sparsest of crowds that sat in wet silence. The ...

Third year in big leagues and Doyle is off to a hitting start

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Brenton Doyle is now at the beginning of his third season in spacious Coors Field, playing for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball’s National League. Doyle won a Gold Glove, emblematic of defensive prowess, both in his first and second year as the centerfielder of ...

NIL, transfer portal continue to transform college football world

SHEPHERDSTOWN -- The name, image, likeness earthquake that has shaken college athletics in conjunction with the transfer portal continues to change college football in so many ways. Athletes can be paid for endorsements, for making public appearances, for autographs and for a number of other ...

Doyle earns second Gold Glove Award

SHEPHERDSTOWN — On Sunday, it was announced that Colorado Rockies center fielder Brenton Doyle had won his second-straight Gold Glove, as the best defensive player at his position in the National League. Doyle, who played for three seasons at Shepherd University, was in his second year in the ...

Fabled Breeders Cup Classic at Del Mar and its ‘Racing by the Ocean’

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Thoroughbred racing’s Days in the Sports Spotlight will be here on Nov. 1 and 2 this year. Two days for grabbing (and holding) the public’s attention. Sun and hedonistic pleasure for the racing world. By the Pacific Ocean at the Del Mar Race Course. Two days with ...

Doyle has successful three-game series in Washington, now has 21 homers

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Several small pockets of fans situated in shady areas of Nationals Park last week were inordinately interested in the at-bats of Colorado Rockies outfielder Brenton Doyle. The Rockies were in town to play the Nationals in a three-game, midweek series. It was Colorado's only ...