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Scoreboard (9/17)

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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Fort Frye d. Linsly 25-16, 25-20, 25-19 Fort Frye (7-4) stats: Evalynn Wagner 4D, 2K, 3 aces, 7 pts; Jantzyn Huck 29D, 1 ast, 5 aces, 10 pts; Adeline Willey 7D, 1 ast, 10K, 1B, 1 ace, 5 pts; Addie Schob 4D, 11 ast; Kali Shilling 5D, 9K, 1B, 1 ace, 2 pts; Elle Casto 6D, 3 ast, 6K, 1B, 4 pts; Emma Lockhart 4K; Haven Shilling 15D, 1 ast, 8K, 3 pts; Aubrie Lang 3D, 25 ast, 1K, 2 aces, 12 pts; Ella Dowler 1D, 3K, 1B Next match: Monroe Central at Fort Frye Wednesday HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS Marietta 5, Athens 0 Singles Olivia Vessels (M) def. Abigail Lim (A) ...

’Jackets host Raiders in double-A showdown

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WILLIAMSTOWN - A pivotal early season Class AA Little Kanawha Conference clash featuring No. 3 Roane County and No. 6 Williamstown is set for a 7 p.m. kick today at Yellowjacket Field. The 'Jackets of head coach Chris Beck had last week off and will open the home portion of the schedule ...

WVU defense faces Virginia’s veteran O-line

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MORGANTOWN — Age is just a number, but for No. 25 Virginia football, the Cavaliers used it as a tool to create one of the best offensive lines in college football. Virginia’s offensive line consists of two seventh-year players, who are the last of their kind, two sixth-years and a ...

Capito hails Senate progress on NIL reform legislation

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CHARLESTON – A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito to put guardrails around sports name, image and likeness rights is one step closer to full passage in the Senate. Speaking during a conference call with West Virginia reporters from Capitol Hill, Capito said S. 4668, the ...

Cooper Welch medals, South golf tops PHS in dual

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MINERAL WELLS — Rivalry week continued here Wednesday afternoon at The Links at Woodridge and first-year Parkersburg South head coach Marty Holmes watched his Patriots finally solve Parkersburg on the links following a 158-175 dual meet victory. Patriot sophomore Cooper Welch fired an ...

COLUMN: Views from the road

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It might be the last week of summer, but it already feels like fall. The past week has been quite a whirlwind with Mother Nature and the gridiron season heating up. There are numerous big showdowns this week in the Mid-Ohio Valley, but during last Friday's game in Elizabeth where Calhoun County upended the host Tigers of Wirt County I witnessed something I'd never before seen. Calhoun County's Nic Butler recovered a fumble on the opening drive of the affair after the orange and black won the toss and elected to receive. After taking possession, the Red Devils threw an interception ...