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Local Sports Columns

COLUMN: First innings to forget

HUNTINGTON — The first inning was not kind to Gilmer County and Ripley in their respective state championship games on Saturday. The Titans, who fell to Sherman 4-1 in the Class A final, walked the first four batters of the game en route to an early 2-0 deficit that they never recovered ...

COLUMN: How about Coach Deegan?

In the world of college baseball, West Virginia earning its first ever College World Series berth has been a huge story of interest in the area. The Mountaineers are set to take on Troy at 2 p.m. today in Omaha, Neb. to begin the double elimination tournament. The final two teams standing ...

COLUMN: Enjoying the trek

The Mountain State has survived its first track meet with the new four classification system. I was wondering how things were going to go last weekend in Charleston and it appears, for the most part, there were overall positive views. Although I've seen people complaining about the extra ...

COLUMN: Bring back souvenir programs to state tournaments

I, myself, am an avid Mountain State high school wrestling enthusiast. Every year I look forward to acquiring a souvenir program from the state tournament. This year I was informed that there would be no more programs sold at the state tournament. Asking why, I was told that the cost of ...

COLUMN: Beyond the Backstop

Family baseball trips never experienced this. Beginning last Friday night during a Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals regular season game at Busch Stadium, members of a club baseball team representing Stephen F. Austin sparked a craze which is spreading like wildfire throughout several ...

COLUMN: Enjoying the ride

There’s a running joke about track meets at the Erickson All-Sports Facility. If the EASF is the host site, there’s a good chance Mother Nature is going to be in the mix. Turning the clock back to Saturday afternoon at Don Godbey Fields, the Parkersburg South softball team of head man ...