PARKERSBURG — In a season that is becoming increasingly uncomfortable for the Parkersburg South football team, a troubling problem continues to cause a lot of concern: Why can’t the Patriots play a full game? That has become the ultimate question for Nate Tanner and his staff as they ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Two teams going in opposite directions battle at 7 p.m. Friday, as Williamstown (4-1) welcomes Tyler Consolidated (2-4). What makes this game so contentious even with the Knights losing their last three and the Yellowjackets being winners of two in a row? Tyler is willing to ...

By JORDAN HOLLAND Associate Sports Editor BEVERLY — Each of the last four seasons, Fort Frye has won at least one playoff game. The Cadets open postseason play at 7 p.m. Saturday against Belpre, and they’re hoping a win over the Golden Eagles will jumpstart a deep run into the ...

ST. MARYS AT MAGNOLIA Game time: 7 p.m. Friday Last years result: St. Marys 40, Magnolia 6 St. Marys (5-1) results: d. Alexander, 42-6; d. Grafton, 33-6; d. Ritchie County, 34-26; d. Calhoun County, 60-8; lost to Williamstown, 20-7; d. Wirt County, 26-7 Magnolia (1-5) results: lost to ...

SCORING Name, school TD FG 2 1 PTS Evan Gandee, Warren 13 0 0 0 78 Noah Barnhart, Frontier 11 0 6 0 78 Slade Amos, Frontier 11 0 5 0 76 Gus Morrison, Ritchie 11 0 3 0 72 Brennan Boron, SM 11 0 0 0 66 Garrett Parsons, Wirt 11 0 0 0 66 Bryson Singer, PHS 11 0 0 0 66 Tony Munos, ...

BEVERLY — It will be a battle of the Cadets on Saturday at Union Local High School for the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 3A volleyball championship. Top-seeded Fort Frye (17-3) survived No. 4 Magnolia here Tuesday evening during the semifinals in five sets by scores of 25-22, 25-16, ...

DEVOLA — In a matchup of two local girls’ soccer heavyweights, it was Williamstown that used a 2-goal first half to ride early momentum and defeat the homestanding Marietta Tigers, 6-0 on Tuesday. The ‘Jackets used their strikers to make MHS goalie Jocelyn Rings uncomfortable in the ...

ST. MARYS — Catie Hamilton and her St. Marys golfers easily claimed a second straight Class A championship after a performance 16 strokes better than runner-up Moorefield last Wednesday at Oglebay Resort’s Jones Course. They may not be done. Three-peat, anyone? It certainly appears to ...

VINCENT —The high-powered Warren offense has been earning plenty of attention this season as the Warriors reeled off five wins in their first six games. Some of that attention might need to be given to the Warrior defense after they secured their third shutout in four games Saturday night as ...

PARKERSBURG — Cabell Midland swept a quad match here Saturday afternoon inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center as Magnolia went 2-1 and Parkersburg knocked off host Parkersburg South 25-15 and 25-10 to pick up a victory. The Big Reds, who were upended by the Knights 25-20, 19-25 and 25-19 and ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Though the 2019-20 basketball postseason was cut short, the Class A No. 1 Williamstown Yellowjackets got one more honor before the next season officially begins. Head coach Scott Sauro was named the 2019-20 coach of the year by the WVSSAC. When Sauro received the recognition ...

PARKERSBURG — Hunter Kelley rushed for two scores, Joao Lima booted a pair of field goals and Luca DiLorenzo had two interceptions as visiting Linsly dominated the second half here Friday night at Erickson All-Sports Facility en route to handing Parkersburg South its fourth straight setback, ...

ST. MARYS — Jodi Mote and his St. Marys Blue Devils entered their matchup with Wirt County possessing a want to get back on the winning track after suffering their first loss of the season last week. They did just that. Brennan Boron scored three rushing touchdowns, the St. Marys’ offense ...

NEW MATAMORAS — The Frontier Cougars claimed their first ever playoff victory Friday night with a dominating 54-13 win over the visiting Fairfield Christian Knights in a Division VII, Region 27 first round tilt at Frontier High School. Junior tailback Slade Amos ran for 120 yards and three ...

WILMINGTON, Ohio — After losing its three previous football playoff contests, Wilmington High School secured its first-ever victory in the post-season Friday night with a 56-14 victory over visiting Marietta. Wilmington (3-3) advances to play No. 1 seed Columbus DeSales Friday in a Region ...

WHEELING — Parkersburg Catholic sophomore Blake Lewis earned medalist honors while St. Marys repeated as Class A state champions following Wednesday’s final round on the Jones course at Oglebay Resort. The Blue Devils of head coach Catie Hamilton finished with a two-day total of 523 ...

PARKERSBURG — Like many area teams, Parkersburg South had to make a change in its 2020 football campaign, as Linsly visits the Erickson All-Sports Facility for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The sudden change in schedule came earlier in the week, after South’s original opponent was unable to play due to ...

By JOE ALBRIGHT Associate Sports Editor ST. MARYS — St. Marys and Wirt County football had yet to taste defeat through four weeks of the 2020 season. Four quarters later, Williamstown and Doddridge County knocked the Blue Devils and Tigers from the ranks of the unbeaten. Jodi Mote’s ...

By JORDAN HOLLAND Associate Sports Editor VINCENT — This is the opportunity Warren has been waiting for. The Warriors have never won a playoff football game in program history. They’ll get a chance to change that at 7 p.m. Saturday when they play host to Columbus East in the first ...

WILLIAMSTOWN AT SUMMERS COUNTY Game time: 7 p.m. Friday Last year’s result: Did not play Williamstown (3-1) results: d. Marietta, 34-28; d. Ravenswood, 61-7; lost to Fort Frye, 49-7; d. St. Marys, 20-7 Summers County (3-1) results: lost to Greenbrier West, 34-6; d. Shady Spring, 26-7; ...