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Montgomery Still Loves Game, Kids

March 21, 2010

GLEN DALE — He shares the same name — sort of —with a once-fiery Indiana basketball coach, and he’s one of his sport’s all-time best. But that’s about where the similarities end for John Marshall’s Bob Montgomery. While Robert (Bobby) Montgomery Knight was an in-your-face, always bordering the line of insane type of boss, it’s interesting to hear Bob Montgomery describe his style as ‘‘coaching scared.’’ With 747 victories during his long and illustrious coaching career, many have started to wonder when the ride is going to end. After chatting with Monty, easily one of the most well-respected people in the Ohio Valley, for almost 2 hours Tuesday, I found the answer was not without thought, and extremely heartfelt. ‘‘How long are you going to stay? You’re old,’’ Montgomery, 63, says he gets asked a lot. ‘‘I need to stay — for me selfishly, for (wife) Sabrina and what we do here. ‘‘I know how to take care of kids, and not just ours. ‘‘I know how to take care besides baseball and athletics in general.’’ That’s visible in his approach, not just to the game, but life itself. Montgomery proudly points out that John Marshall is the only high school in the country that he knows of — and believe me, they look this stuff up — that has an outfield fence adorned with the Nos. 42 and 21 in honor of Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente, respectively. Pink ribbons, in support of Breast Cancer awareness, are visible throughout the complex, placed strategically by Sabrina.

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Plenty of State Tournament Memories

March 20, 2010

HALF A CENTURY.

After that period of time, the years, teams, players and coaches start to run together.

The memory bank isn’t as sharp, or quick, as in earlier years but the memories will linger forever.

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Nogay, Ice are Wrestlers of the Year

March 20, 2010

Today, I have the extreme pleasure of announcing Mat Talk’s 23rd Annual “OVAC Ohio and West Virginia Wrestlers of the Year.

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Butler Has Become College Hoops A-Lister

March 18, 2010

MORGANTOWN — There are always breakout stars during championship week.

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West Virginia Has to Find Way to Score Consistently

March 17, 2010

MORGANTOWN — Even in the good times — and they don’t get much better than they are right now — there’s been a relatively big problem with West Virginia’s game this season.

The Mountaineers can’t shoot.

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The Time Is Now for WVU

March 16, 2010

OK West Virginia Mountaineers, it’s time to start thinking big.

Really big.

As in, national championship big.

Some of them, like point guard Truck Bryant, already are.

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