For significant contributions to the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference since it opened, the J.B. Chambers I-470 Complex in Elm Grove, West Virginia has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Dennis Magruder Distinguished Service Award by the OVAC Hall of Fame Committee.

Thanks to the tireless work of those who make things run like clockwork, the ballfields are abuzz throughout the spring, summer and even into the fall. Over the years, that has included countless OVAC softball and baseball tournaments and all-star games as well as the OVAC Baseball College Showcase event, and it also serves as the home field for Wheeling Central Catholic baseball and softball contests. Throw in thousands of youth baseball and softball games and the six fields at the site, including a ‘Challenger Field’, have become a staple in the valley.

Past recipients of the OVAC’s Distinguished Service Award include Denny Magruder (2010); Bob Robinson (2011); Carpenters Local #3 of Wheeling (2012); Judge Frank Fregiato (2013); WesBanco Arena Maintenance Staff (2014); Ohio University Eastern (2015); Oglebay Park (2016); Mickey Duffy (2017); Ron Miller (2018); Dave Schafer (2019); Ohio County Schools (2021); Brooke County Schools (2022); Todd Fullerton (2023), Tom Myers (2024).