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Where was the first commercial ski area in West Virginia?
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Which minor league team relocated in 1952 to give Charleston its first AAA team?
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In the 1970s and 1980s, who was the successful coach of the Northfork Blue Demons, with an 85% winning record?
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This Wood County native won two World Series with the Boston Red Sox while rooming with Babe Ruth.
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This pitcher who grew up in Marion County was the first African American to toss a no-hitter in Major League Baseball after its integration.
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What McDowell County high school won eight consecutive state basketball championships in the 1970s and 1980s?
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In what year did Fairmont native Mary Lou Retton become the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics?
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Which school won the 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball national championship?
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Which West Virginian helped build numerous NBA championship teams as an executive for the Los Angeles Lakers?
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What Marion County native built the first great University of Michigan football team?
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