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Armani Guzman hits walk-off single in extra innings to defeat Kentucky, sending WVU baseball to Super Regionals

GRANVILLE — A little over 24 hours ago, Paul Schoenfeld's two-run home run sent shockwaves through the state of West Virginia. It's hard to top that. But, on Monday night, Armani Guzman might've just done it. Guzman hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to score Brodie Kresser to beat Kentucky 6-5 in the final game of the Morgantown Regional, sending WVU to the Super Regional for the third-straight year. The Mountaineers will host Cap Poly as the highest remaining seed, after No. 1 overall seed UCLA lost in the Los Angeles Regional. This is the first time Morgantown will ...

Parkersburg South begins journey at state softball

PARKERSBURG – Preparing for Parkersburg South’s second season for high school softball, coach Tim Burch and his staff tried to be creative in keeping his players engaged and ready for this week’s WVSSAC State Tournament in Charleston. A total of 17 days will have passed since the ...

Clutch effort from Montesa keeps WVU hopes alive

GRANVILLE — Before the season started, West Virginia baseball coach Steve Sabins talked about his Division II pitchers, which included Ian Korn, Chansen Cole and Dawson Montesa. Sabins was particularly excited for Montesa because his recruiting process at Adelphia on Long Island was unique ...

Area thinclads earn state meet bids

Area regional qualifiers have been determined for next week's Ohio state track and field championships set for Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Saturday at Muskingum University in the Division III, Region 8 meet the Warren girls tied for 12th with 21 points. Sydney Starcher was runner-up in the high jump after clearing 5 feet, 5 inches to finish an inch behind Batavia's Lauren Cravens, who is also a senior. "She was at the indoor state meet. Coming in they were both seeded at 5-5," said WHS head coach Tony Zaleski of Starcher and Cravens facing off. "It got up to 5-6 and that girl ...

Ripley ready to make another run at state

RIPLEY — It appears as though all the pieces are in place for the Ripley baseball program of skipper Shane Casto to make a run at defending their Class AAA state championship. Things already have been different this year as the Vikings had to deal with injuries during the regular ...

‘They believed’: Jonas blanks Bulldogs, Warriors win district title

ATHENS, Ohio — Tate Jonas picked up right where Carter Strong left off. Pitching on the same mound where just a day earlier Strong hurled a complete game in a district semifinal win over Hillsboro, Jonas one-upped his freshman teammate. Warren’s junior right-hander put together a ...