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Road ends for Ritchie County softball

SOUTH CHARLESTON – Ritchie County could not take advantage of a second life. In an elimination game at Thursday’s WVSSAC State Softball Tournament at Little Creek Park, the Cavaliers from Greenbrier West turned what they thought was a game-ending double play in the bottom of the seventh inning. However, after cutting down the tying run on an infield grounder, on the attempt to double up Rindy Perkins running to first base the umpire ruled the fielder had pulled her foot off the bag – keeping the Rebels’ hopes alive. Trailing 6-5 with two outs, Perkins stole second base then ...

MC pitcher earns D3 All-American honor

MARIETTA — Marietta College junior pitcher Austin Ziance earned a spot on the 2026 D3baseball.com All-America team Thursday morning earning a spot on the fifth team. Ziance is the 149th All-American selection in program history and the first since 2023. "Austin has worked very hard to make ...

Hesson, Cadets blank Redskins in district semi

BEVERLY – Fort Frye starting pitcher Grady Hesson came into Thursday evening’s D-6 district semi-final against the Caldwell Redskins sporting an incredible 0.39 earned run average on the season. The only way the Cadet junior could lower that minuscule ERA would be to shut out the Caldwell Redskins for the third time this season and that is exactly what the Fort Frye ace did as he scattered five base hits and the Cadets blanked Caldwell 6-0 to advance to the district championship game. Hesson had shut out the Redskins at home and away in the regular season on games that were ...

Ritchie County falls to Man, 5-2, at state

SOUTH CHARLESTON – Weather delays didn’t do Ritchie County softball any favors. Granted, both Man and the Rebels had to deal with numerous weather interruptions during the first round of Wednesday’s WVSSAC Class A state softball tournament at Little Creek Park’s Rock ...

Sports In Brief: Liedtke approved as Shenandoah boys basketball coach

Longtime area high school basketball coach Dan Liedtke is taking over as the Shenandoah varsity boys head coach. Liedtke, who amassed 759 wins in four decades at Fort Frye between the boys and girls programs, was approved by the Noble Local Board of Education during its regular meeting ...

Etta Express duo named All-Region

Marietta College placed two players on the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team Tuesday morning. Pitcher Austin Ziance was named to the second team and outfielder Michael Ciavolella was named to the third team. Ziance was also named to the D3baseball.com All-Region third team. Ziance, a ...