WHEELING – Wheeling centerfielder Braxton Billick is seeking one for the thumb when Post 1 begins the American Legion Baseball Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament on Wednesday.

The Wheeling Central graduate has been a member of four state championship teams in the last 13 months, winning two with Wheeling Post 1 (2024, 2025), one with Wheeling Central’s Class AA boys’ basketball team and another as a member of the Maroon Knights Class AA baseball team.

“It’s the best feeling in the world right now. In high school, we had two tough season-ending losses my sophomore and junior years, so winning it this year felt really good,” Billick said of the high school championship. “Running this (Legion) title back this summer has been really fun, too.

“Even though we didn’t get it done last year, we’r

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