CHARLESTON — In a year in which big goal totals highlight the Class AAA all-state first team in girls’ soccer, perhaps its fitting that it took a record-setting season to earn captain’s honors. Hurricane sophomore Bailey Fisher booted in 66 goals, an unofficial state record, and in ...
PARKERSBURG — Back at Parkersburg South for his senior year after spending the past two years at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, Patriot small forward Zach Seese announced that will he continue to be a student-athlete at West Virginia Wesleyan College, a member of the Mountain East ...
MARIETTA — Devin Hefner canned two clutch free-throws with one second remaining. The former Parkersburg South standout’s freebies enabled Marietta College to defeat Washington & Jefferson, 59-57, Wednesday night in a non-conference women’s basketball game at Ban Johnson ...
PARKERSBURG—From the pool at the Parkersburg YMCA to the state swimming meet in Morgantown, Parkersburg’s Grace Cox has done it all. Now, she’s taking her swimming career to the next level at Marshall University. Cox’s intent to sign with Marshall was made official Tuesday afternoon ...
By JOE ALBRIGHT Associate Sports Editor PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg South’s girls basketball team has watched numerous talented post players make their way through the program’s history. Anna Hayton and Jill Stephens are two easy examples when fans are pressed for more information. Both ...
Fans should take a moment to re-adjust when in attendance of a Parkersburg High girls’ basketball game this season. Some things are going to feel a little weird. Where is Mary Ostrowski Award winner Shay-Lee Kirby one might ask? She’s playing NCAA Divison I basketball at Austin Peay. ...
PARKERSBURG — Four-time Class AAA girls cross country all-stater and the 2018 individual champion Parkersburg senior Madison Trippett made it official Monday inside the PHS Memorial Field House. The track and field/cross country powerhouse will continue her academic sporting career at ...
MARIETTA — Jillian Middleton is planning to soar with the Eagles. The Ashland University Eagles, that is. The Marietta High senior inked a National Letter of Intent to continue her education and play softball at Ashland U Monday afternoon in the lobby of Sutton Gymnasium at the Davis ...
NEW MANCHESTER — Oak Glen is turning into one of the premier soccer teams in West Virginia, advancing to two straight state tournaments and, this year, making its first state title game. Next year, the Golden Bears will look to take that next step and a big part of that optimism has been ...
Change is hard, but in this case it is necessary. Are you listening, WVSSAC? Hopefully, Bernie Dolan and company felt the winds during an opening round playoff game Saturday from Cobourne Field. Precious gates can be locked up. This was just ugly. And it was cruel. I challenge anyone ...
Despite a 35-17 loss to Texas Tech on November 9, head coach Neal Brown reaffirmed that his team would get significantly better and a successful program would be built at WVU. The mood of Mountaineer fans was understandably skeptical, having just witnessed the low point of the 2019 season to ...
CHARLESTON — It’s not easy to make history, but that’s exactly what Wirt County did here Saturday afternoon as the Tigers captured their 12th overall state championship by sweeping Paden City in the Class A title match. When senior Kylie Stephens put down match point with her 18th kill ...
CHARLESTON — In order to be a championship caliber team in any sport, it takes a lot of dedication, hard work and bonding. Nowhere was that more evident than with Wirt County seniors Kylie Stephens and Maggie Bailey, who finished off their Tiger career in style on Saturday by hoisting the ...
WEST UNION — The No. 1 seed showed why it is the No. 1 seed. A 57-7 win for the Doddridge County Bulldogs over the Madonna Blue Dons advanced them to the next round of the Class A playoffs against East Hardy following EHHS’s 12-7 win against Midland Trail. Three Reese Burnside scores ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown Yellowjacket two-sport senior athlete Lilly McMullen announced that she will continue to run track and field at the next level, by signing with the West Virginia Mountaineers Friday afternoon at Williamstown High School. Being named first-team all-state soccer ...
Glenville State 10, Frostburg State 7 GLENVILLE — Austin Ratliff’s 10-yard touchdown catch from Jaylen McNair late in the third quarter here Saturday afternoon at Morris Stadium was the deciding score as Glenville State College nipped Frostburg State University, 10-7, in a Mountain ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia state volleyball tournament had plenty of ups and downs for area squads here Friday, from Paden City High School earning its first ever win in the big show to Parkersburg High School boss Erin Thorpe tasting her first career coaching victory for the Big Reds on ...
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg South and head coach Nate Tanner made sure their first-round playoff game against South Charleston didn’t come down to a kick return this season. Instead, the Patriots used a 28-7 outburst in the second quarter as the catalyst in a 47-13 win over the Black ...
BUNKER HILL — Parkersburg kept fighting from behind Friday night in the first round of the Class AAA football playoffs, and Musselman kept giving the Big Reds chances. The fifth-seeded Applemen suffered four turnovers in the first half, three deep in Parkersburg territory, but they were able ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown High conducted a gridiron playoff clinic. Sparked by quarterback Brayden Modesitt, running back Ty Moore, and a tough-as-nails defense, the host and fifth-seeded Yellowjackets blanked 12th-seeded Tug Valley, 42-0, in a Class A opening round football game Friday ...