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Marietta’s Bill Mannix named D3 Coach of the Year

MARIETTA — Two of the best high school soccer coaches in the state of Ohio call Marietta home. MHS girls head coach Bill Mannix and assistant coach Ben Schenkel received top honors from the Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association. Mannix was named the Division III Coach of the Year ...

Tigers take control late, top Warriors 51-43

VINCENT — Forgive the Marietta boys basketball team if they aren’t in a hurry to re-watch Friday’s 51-43 win over Warren. Offense was hard to come by at times for the Tigers, even around the rim, but head coach Austin Gardner’s squad did exactly what they needed to do to leave ...

Hoops roundup: South girls win opener

FAIRMONT — Four Parkersburg Patriots scored in double figures to kick off the season with a 77-39 win over Musselman Friday in Fairmont Senior’s Friendly City Mixer. South’s freshman class made a strong first impression with the varsity squad. Lindsey Logston led the way with a ...

WVU women’s basketball rolls Mercyhurst in much-needed bounce back win

No. 25 West Virginia didn’t play with its food Friday night and rolled Mercyhurst, scoring its most points this season. The Mountaineers beat the Lakers 97-51, bouncing back nicely after two straight losses to Ohio State and Villanova over the past two weeks. WVU advances to 7-2 on the ...

‘Jackets start hot, open season with 79-40 win over Tyler

WILLIAMSTOWN – The Williamstown girls basketball team to a degree defied logic. In the first quarter of the first game to start the regular season, the Yellowjackets turned in what was close to a perfect eight-plus minutes against Tyler Consolidated. Don’t expect too many teams to ...

Warren outlasts Marietta in physical battle, 34-26

MARIETTA — On a night where points were very hard to come by, any kind of a run at all was bound to make a difference in the rivalry showdown between the Warren Warriors and the Marietta Tigers Thursday night at Sutton Gymnasium. Trailing by three points midway through the fourth quarter, ...