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Hesson leads Fort Frye past Marietta for 5-0 win

The Fort Frye way of creating chaos for opposing teams was at its finest while defeating Marietta 5-0 on Tuesday. A Marietta baserunner was picked off at first and the Tigers were caught napping when Fort Frye called for a delayed double steal and added to what was a one-run ...

Rich Rod frustrated with recurring mental mistakes

MORGANTOWN — At some point this spring, Rich Rodriguez wasn’t going to be happy with one of West Virginia football’s practices. There were a couple of times last summer when Rodriguez thought a practice didn’t meet his expectations, and he wasn’t afraid to share his thoughts with the ...

Chapmanville’s Terry jumps top of class in AAA

Chapmanville sophomore Keaton Terry has been named the captain of the Class AAA All-State boys basketball first team, released Thursday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, marking quite the jump for the 6-foot-7 forward who was named to the second team after his freshman campaign a ...

Cruz blast powers Pirates to series win over Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz had a three-run homer, his third in two games, Paul Skenes allowed one run in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Wednesday to take the three-game series. Bryan Reynolds had a two-run shot, and Nick Gonzales added a ...

UConn proving to be program that thrives in big games

(AP) — When UConn makes it past the opening weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Huskies are almost impossible to stop. UConn won its 18th straight game played in the Sweet 16 or later when it mounted a most improbable comeback to rally from 19 points down to beat Duke ...

Bergin named Marietta College’s next athletic director

On Wednesday, Marietta College President Kathleen Poorman Dougherty announced the appointment of Joe Bergin ‘86 as the Pioneers’ next Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Bergin will take over for Larry Hiser who is retiring in May after 18 years leading the Pioneers’ athletic ...