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Not sure what the silver lining is just yet with this whole coronavirus COVID-19 ongoing situation, but perhaps at some point there will be one. I sure can’t come up with any off the top of my head though. It’s hard to fathom less than 48 hours ago as I type this I watched Parkersburg South win a regional co-final to advance to the state boys basketball tournament on Tuesday at Rod Oldham Athletic Center. Thursday afternoon I popped over just to see what was going on. First-year head coach Brett Rector basically had a light practice and just let his guys get shots up. Assistant ...

ALBRIGHT: Is Amos the greatest wrestler this state has seen?

Three years ago, West Virginia’s most recent and perhaps permanent face of high school wrestling walked onto the mat as a sophomore clad in a Parkersburg South uniform. He was fresh faced, eager and more than prepared. Awaiting him was 220-pound senior Dylan Miller from Wadsworth High School out of Ohio. Each man stood chiseled. They locked hands with scowls adorning their faces on a day two of the top wrestling programs in two states collided at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. The hype for this match reached higher than any other. Braxton Amos’ ...

ALBRIGHT: Ravenswood’s Annie Hunt painted inspiring comeback picture

After spending last season on the bench away from the game she loved healing an ACL tear and heartache, believing Annie Hunt’s plans for 2019 was easy. She’d pulled herself back together after the horrible news. Information causing her mother MOV Hall of Famer Mary Beth Varney Hunt and her both pain after the fateful phone call. Annie also had waited too long. Shedding too many tears along the way and not just after learning the news. She’d done all the right things and experienced all the various pains from her injury. She’d watched herself on tape then worked, and worked ...

ALBRIGHT: PHS girls’ hoops most valuable asset? Its bench.

There are five big reasons one could point to when asked about the most crucial part of the PHS girls’ basketball team. Each one accompanied by a pair of state championship rings on their ring finger. And while the seniors are indeed valuable, once you look down the bench you start ...