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Listen: High School Basketball Roundup – Week 8

A 30 minute feature of high school basketball around the state with Fred Persinger.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – MetroNews airs High School Basketball Roundup each weekend throughout the season on radio stations across the state with host Fred Persinger. You can listen to the complete show for Saturday, February 24 above.

Feature interviews this week include Wheeling Central boys basketball coach Mel Stephens and standout Owen Gainer, Tucker County girls basketball coach Dave Helmick and standout Sydney Nestor, along with University boys basketball coach Joe Schmidle and standouts Kaden Metheny and Austin Forbes.





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