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Wildcats fall short to Redskins in state championship

DAYTON, Ohio — Playing in their fifth state championship game in the last decade, Waterford was far from full strength. The Wildcats squared off against Fort Loramie, the top-ranked team in Division IV, with a state crown on the line Saturday at University of Dayton Arena. Senior guard ...

Maysville rallies, denies Warren state tournament bid, 72-64

ATHENS, Ohio — With a 65-49 victory over Tri-Valley in the regional semifinal, Warren earned a spot in the regional final with a ticket to the final four in Dayton on the line. After going up 32-17 at halftime against Maysville, the Warriors gave up 55 points in the second half, falling ...

Parkersburg South’s Gage Wright named Dutton Award winner

PARKERSBURG — For the eighth time in school history the Parkersburg South wrestling program captured the Robert Dutton Award as senior 175-pounder Gage Wright was honored as the Mountain State’s best wrestler by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The Virginia Tech signee capped ...

Irish, Jayallen Turner too much for Red Devils

CHARLESTON - No. 6 seed Ravenswood had no answer for Charleston Catholic's Jayallen Turner here late Friday night during a Class AA state semifinal as the second-seeded Irish secured a 49-37 victory to punch their ticket to the title game against No. 1 Bluefield. Veteran head coach Mick ...

Wood County middle school basketball coach charged with sexual abuse

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg South High School teacher was arrested Thursday on charges of sexual abuse related to his work as a middle school basketball coach. Dwain Sponseller, 40, of Parkersburg, turned himself in to Parkersburg Police Thursday and was charged with seven counts of sexual ...

Red Devils get revenge on Tigers, advance to semifinal Friday

CHARLESTON — Exactly one year removed from a state quarterfinal loss to Chapmanville, Ravenswood rewrote the script. The Red Devils erased a 16-point deficit to claim a 54-53 overtime victory over the defending state champion Tigers in this year’s Class AA state quarterfinals Thursday ...