WILLIAMSTOWN — One thing is for certain for next week’s Class AA field at the West Virginia High School Girls State Tournament in Charleston. At the minimum, one team approaches the game with the mentality that defense comes first. Thursday night in a Class AA, Region I semifinal, ...
PARKERSBURG — A lot can change in a year. Parkersburg Catholic is a prime example of that. A year after going 7-16, the Crusaders find themselves one win away from punching their ticket to the Class A state tournament. PCHS defeated Notre Dame 70-46 in Thursday’s Region I semifinals ...
PARKERSBURG — A Class AAA state runner-up finish a year ago for the Parkersburg High School wrestling team was their best showing in Huntington since placing third back in 2020. A quartet of returning champions for the Big Reds of head coach Matt Littleton are hoping to band with their ...
HUNTINGTON — Following Thursday's opening session of the 79th annual West Virginia state wrestling tournament, two-time defending state champion University leads Parkersburg, 47-39.5, in Division I while Ripley sits atop the Division II team race with 38 points. Last year's triple-A state runner-up Parkersburg, which qualified its entire team, finished 10-4 with nine pins. Parkersburg South, which sits in fifth place with 27 points and is behind Cabell Midland (37.5) and Huntington (32.5), went 7-4 and had five wins by fall. Following the Vikings, who went 10-1 with nine mat ...
ELIZABETH — Sixth-seeded Gilmer County was hoping the third time would be the charm here Thursday night in a Class A, Region IV, semifinal, but host Wirt County turned back the Titans, 63-51, and advanced to play Huntington St. Joe at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a berth to the state tournament on the line. The Titans, who finished 6-16 and opened the season with a 63-58 loss to the Tigers before falling at WCHS 75-66 in mid-January, only trailed 26-25 at halftime. However, Tiger senior Braylan Dawson pumped in 15 of his game-high 28 points during a third quarter where the third-seeded ...
PARKERSBURG — There’s one thing to talk the talk. For Parkersburg South, the girls basketball program walked the walk. Before the start of the preseason, coach Ed Davis gathered with his two seniors Emilee Owens and Tae Richards to discuss goals. The one message which resonated during ...
