Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

In Class AAA, Herbert Hoover earned the girls’ title while Ripley won the boys’ championship. In Class AAAA, the Morgantown girls and Wheeling Park boys were given the crown.

Crystal Saphire Embol enrolled at Herbert Hoover a well-regarded tennis player through the promise she had shown while attending Elkview Middle School. When Embol won the Women’s Open Singles ...