West Liberty University Athletics

    A hard-throwing bullpen ace and two-year team captain on the outstanding West Liberty baseball teams of the late 1960s, Dave Cisar went on to post more than 1,000 coaching wins in nearly a half-century as a legendary high school mentor.
    The Bishop Donahue High School all-stater came to the hilltop after one year at Miami-Dade JC and was a three-year standout (1967-69) on the diamond for Hall of Fame coaches Tom Meikle and Dave Waples. The Hilltoppers were 1969 WVIAC champions and went 30-5 in league play during Cisar’s three years on the diamond.
    After graduating from West Liberty, Cisar began a record-setting teaching and coaching career at Magnolia High School in New Martinsville, W.Va. The former Hilltopper went 158-102 in 24 seasons as head football coach with four OVAC titles and three state runner-up finishes.
    In 48 years as head baseball coach, Cisar posted an 893-440 record with nine OVAC titles, one state championship and two state runner-up finishes for a combined 1,051 coaching wins – the most in OVAC history.
    Cisar is a member of the West Virginia Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, the Ohio Valley Football Coaches Hall of Fame, and the Bishop Donahue Hall of Fame.