I picked up the core set a few years back, but didn't have much luck finding players at the time and it has sort of wound up sitting in the game room collecting dust. I'm still rather interested in the game, and as such was wondering if there are any active players in the tri-state area of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

I would recommend that you check out cardgamedb.com (this is the most frequently used forum for all things LCG and has actually been acquired by FFG) and boardgamegeek.com (this is a site for all things board/card/and tabletop gaming related). Good luck!

I couldn't tell you how regularly they play off the top of my head (mostly because my own schedule prevents me from joining in), but there's a store in Morgantown, WV called "Four Horsemen Comics and Games" that carries Netrunner and has some active players.