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PHS girls tennis advances to state as a team

PARKERSBURG — It was a bittersweet day for the Parkersburg High School tennis team on Saturday when the Big Reds hosted the Class AAA Region IV team semifinals at City Park. In the morning, the girls team punched its ticket to state with a regional semifinal win against Huntington. ...

Hard to analyze WVU spring game without tackling

MORGANTOWN — Despite the many distractions that West Virginia threw at its fans at its spring football game on what was maybe the best day of this entire year to date, which included a concert, the revelation of new uniforms, celebrity coaches with the familiar names of Pat McAfee and Pat ...

MC softball splits with Heidelberg

MARIETTA — Marietta College bounced back following a 12-4 Ohio Athletic Conference loss to Heidelberg University in game one on Community Day here Saturday to split a double header following a 9-0 five-inning mercy rule victory. The Pioneers (15-18, 6-9) of head coach Jenn Castle, who ...

South boys win Erickson Invite; Big Reds take girls title

PARKERSBURG — What should have been a formality turned into a few tense moments for the Parkersburg South boys track team. Friday night as the host team for the Erickson Invitational, the Patriots owned a comfortable margin in the team standings with two events remaining. Comfortability ...

St. Marys defeats Roane for first ever LKC crown

GLENVILLE — Cali Masters had five hits in as many at-bats and had a pair of dominating performances inside the circle here Friday night at the Sue Morris Sports Complex to help lead St. Marys to its first Little Kanawha Conference softball championship following a 4-0 victory versus Roane ...

Ritchie’s Sydney Kopshina sets school record in pole vault

PARKERSBURG – Track is not necessarily Sydney Kopshina’s primary sport. Which makes what she is doing as a pole vaulter even more impressive. Friday at the Erickson Invitational, the senior from Ritchie County broke the school record formerly owned by Parkersburg South pole vaulting coach ...