Joe Brocato is a sports anchor and reporter for WV MetroNews and West Virginia Radio Corporation. He specializes in covering high school and West Virginia University sports. With a focus on local sports, Joe provides in-depth analysis, game coverage, and interviews with athletes and coaches. His work has also been featured in Forbes.
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By: Joe Brocato
Wetherholt is the top WVU selection since Alek Manoah was the No. 11 pick in 2019.
By: Joe Brocato
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Greg Carey and Joe Brocato take an early look at the Class AA football landscape. Two-time defending Class A state champion Williamstown is moving up after advancing to the state title game in three consecutive seasons.
By: Joe Brocato
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Another cross-country flight awaits Dante Stills as he makes the trek from his hometown of Fairmont to Phoenix this week. Training camp begins for the Arizona Cardinals on July 25 and the preseason grind will begin for Stills and his teammates.
By: Joe Brocato
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Greg Carey and Joe Brocato put a wrap on their preseason looks around the state by taking a look at some of the top contenders in Class A.
By: Joe Brocato
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — It took 23 holes of golf and a lengthy sudden death playoff for Susan Glasby to secure a third consecutive West Virginia Women’s Amateur Championship. After holding the lead for most of the final round on Wednesday, Glasby held off Savannah Hawkins in a five-hole playoff at Bridgeport Country Club.
ST. MARYS, W.Va. — A new challenge awaits St. Marys after advancing to postseason play in ten of the last twelve seasons. The Blue Devils are one of several Little Kanawha Conference Schools moving up a level to Class AA. Veteran head coach Jodi Mote is looking for contributions throughout the team with a roster of players that should be in the mid-30’s.
By: Joe Brocato
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Matt Sauvage has stepped down after a highly-successful tenure leading the James Monroe boys basketball program. Sauvage made the announcement Tuesday evening. Assistant Coach Corey Miller is also stepping down.
By: Joe Brocato
MORGANTOWN — J.J. Wetherholt’s time waiting near the stage at Fort Worth’s Cowtown Coliseum was relatively brief. The WVU shortstop came of the MLB Draft board quickly after he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the seven pick in the first round. The 2023 NCAA batting champion is the first player from West Virginia University taken in the opening round since right-handed pitcher Alek Manoah was selected 11th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2019.
By: Joe Brocato
The Yellowjackets have won the last two Class A state championships.
By: Joe Brocato
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A well-known figure on the high school hardwood in Morgantown is set to lead the MHS girls basketball program. John Fowkes was approved by the Monongalia County Board of Education as the new head coach of the Mohigans Tuesday evening.
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