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South girls prevail over Spring Valley for senior night win

PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg South head coach Ron Bucholtz wants his team to find more success in the final third of the field, but Thursday’s effort on senior night inside Erickson All-Sports Facility was more than enough to turn back Spring Valley for a 3-1 victory. Not only were Patriot seniors Taylor Benear, Camryn McClain, Marie Silvis, Natalee Epperly and Mack Moles honored at halftime, but longtime supporter of the program Greg “BOOM-MAN” Riesbeck was given a moment of silence prior to the start of the match after losing his battle with cancer earlier this month. It ...

Tyler shakes off first set, takes down Frontier

NEW MATAMORAS — After dropping a hard fought opening set to Frontier Thursday at Hank Morus Gym, Tyler Consolidated regrouped and came out a different team in the second set. The Silver Knights rallied for a 22-25, 25-14, 25-4, 25-13 victory to improve to 13-10 on the year. “We kind ...

South cross country sweeps Coal River Classic

TORNADO — Winfield runners Trace Marshall and Juliana Von Wulffen swept the boys and girls races at the fifth annual Coal River Classic cross country event on Wednesday at Meadowood Park in Tornado. Marshall, a senior, crossed the finish line with a time of 15:57.31 to win his fourth meet of the season while Von Wulffen, a sophomore, overcame injuries to make the Coal River Classic her first meet of the year and captured the girls title with a time of 19:18.55 It made for a good day for Generals coach Hunter Sheldon. “These two runners, especially Trace, just loves to race,” ...

WVU prepares for Cowboys’ quick pass game

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia defensive coordinator Zac Alley was watching tape for the upcoming matchup against Oklahoma State. He watched all aspects, and he and his staff had a watch on quarterback Drew Mestemaker. From the time Mestemaker snapped the ball to when he threw it, the watch ...

Glenville St. opens MEC play vs. Charleston

PARKERSBURG — First-year Glenville State head coach Jake Casteel and the Pioneers are set to open up Mountain East Conference play against three-time defending champion Charleston at 1 p.m. Saturday inside Laidley Field. A year ago, the G-men lost a tough 31-28 affair to the Golden Eagles ...

Scoreboard (9/24)

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Ravenswood d. St. Marys 23-25, 26-24, 25-23 Ravenswood stats: Anna Casto 27 pts, 4 aces, 20D, 18K, 1B; Makenna Creel 17 pts, 3 aces, 8D, 12K, 3B; Maddie Slater 11 pts, 2 aces, 6K, 2B, 21 sets; Marley Cole 8 pts, 6K, 1B; Bella Ray 3 pts, 2 aces, 45 sets; Ariel Curtis 1 pt, 22 sets; Montana Slater 2 pts, 2 aces, 36D Ravenswood d. Parkersburg Catholic 25-23, 25-17 Ravenswood (24-3) stats: Casto 18 pts, 1 ace, 20D, 15K; Creel 7 pts, 2 aces, 4K; Cole 5 pts, 5K, 1B; Ma. Slater 5 pts, 2 aces, 2B, 12 sets; Ray 4 pts, 1 ace, 25 sets Next match: Weir, Doddridge, ...