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Waterford tops Fort Loramie for third state title

DAYTON, Ohio — For Avery Wagner, Kendall Sury and Avery Smithberger, their high school basketball careers ended exactly as they began — hoisting the state championship trophy. Waterford’s senior trio combined for 39 points to help lead the Wildcats to a nail-biting 48-46 victory over ...

Gilmer defense makes history in state semifinal win vs. Cameron

CHARLESTON — The old adage in basketball is defense wins championships. Gilmer County head coach Amy Chapman’s program put on a record-breaking performance here Friday evening in the single-A state semifinals as the Titans allowed just two made field goals on 46 attempts (4.3%) en ...

Way family makes PHS wrestling history

PARKERSBURG — Where there’s a will there’s a way. Last weekend at the 78th annual West Virginia state wrestling tournament in Huntington a piece of Parkersburg High School history was etched into the record books when sophomore Big Red Dominic Way secured his first state title after ...

Tyler Engle, Don Strahler to be inducted into District 12 hall

A girls’ coach who amassed nearly 300 victories and quartet of high-scoring players who combined for nearly 6,000 career points in high school have been selected to the District 12 Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. Named to this year’s class are long-time Fort Frye girls’ coach ...

St. Marys falls to Charleston Catholic in state semi

CHARLESTON — Too many open looks for the coaching staff’s liking and a last-second circus shot from just inside halfcourt to end the third quarter by Charleston Catholic were among the variables working against St. Marys in a Class AA semifinal. Thursday afternoon inside the Charleston ...

WVU assistant Blaine Stewart leaves to take NFL job

MORGANTOWN —West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez is once again looking for a new assistant after inside receivers coach Blaine Stewart announced his departure Thursday. In a social media post, Stewart – the son of former WVU head coach Bill Stewart and the tight ends ...