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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 ...

Third time’s the charm: Waterford beats Eastern, 8-3, for district title

ATHENS — After two-time defending district champion Eastern swept the regular-season series, the odds were stacked against Waterford in Tuesday’s Division VI district final at Ohio University’s Bob Wren Stadium. However, behind a complete-game mound effort from senior Braun Doak and ...

Looking Back: Top 20 stories of 2025-26 from writer’s experience

The world according to KP. Now that the 2025-26 academic season is coming to a close, it’s time to look back and reminisce about what resonated from my vantage point in terms of athletic achievements along with the strange but true. What follows are three tiers of the best storylines ...