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Local Sports Columns

Monday Morning Quarterback: A low point for the Mountaineers

From a football fan perspective, it doesn’t get much worse than this. The game Saturday at Pittsburgh was against an archrival, a game WVU expected to win, and one in which the Mountaineers had a 10-point lead with less than five minutes remaining and then completely imploded in excruciating ...

BENNETT: Gridiron season is back

It’s hard to believe we’re already back to that time of year again — football season. Fellow scribes Jordan Holland, Kerry Patrick and Aaron Lee already have been out to make a few visits to their respective schools for the upcoming Pigskin Previews (Marietta Times, Aug. 22 and ...

BENNETT: Fun times so far at Olympics

Honestly, I don't give too much thought to the Olympics overall, but from the opening ceremonies on it's been quite interesting to say the least. Leading up to the Olympics, the biggest issue came with portions of the swimming where athletes had to compete in the Seine River. Well, that's not ...

BENNETT: Amos glad to be home

It was good to spend some time Sunday afternoon at Parkersburg South with Braxton Amos on the final day of his wrestling camp. If anyone sees Amos around town and he has a new acquaintance with him, it’s his recently acquired puppy Jack Daniels. “Half lab and half golden retriever,” ...

R.I.P. to my Mr. Destiny

A former friend and colleague passed away last week. We worked as part-time sports writers for the local newspaper back in the Midwest in Moline, Ill., and eventually graduated from the same college in the same class. Our dream jobs were to remain on staff and eventually settle into a ...

PATRICK: Chance of a lifetime

A former rower himself, Marietta High School crew coach Tanner O’Connor knows first-hand what his girls are going through as they prepare for Saturday’s competition on an international scope. The five-member team of Mo Caslow (coxswain), Eden Ingram (bow seat), Wilkey Smith (three seat), ...