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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 ...

Ritchie poised for state softball

ELLENBORO - For the first time since 2021, the Ritchie County softball program of head coach Dave Mossor is back in the state tournament field. Mossor, who just coached career game No. 1,203 when the Rebels came out of the loser's bracket to win twice at Madonna to punch their ticket, ...

Perhaps WVU baseball caught a break

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball was announced as the No. 16 seed and the final host of the NCAA regional on Monday afternoon, with the team watching on at the Goat Pub. This is the first time since 2019 that the NCAA Tournament baseball is coming to Morgantown. "Mix in a hosting situation for the community in the state, there's nothing better," head coach Steve Sabins said. "The people of this state are passionate about our program. They're passionate about WVU, and so to bring an event like this here is meaningful to me, and I'm just really proud of the staff and the ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Baseball/Softball Statistical Leaders

Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Baseball/Softball Statistical Leaders BASEBALL AVERAGE .582 - Pierce Adkins (Clay) .561 – Hayden Jones (Wford) .543 – Seth Goeller (Marietta) .518 - Caleb Hall (Dodd) .500 – Braun Doak (Wford) .487 – Roddick Page (Gilmer) .448 – Kolten Holbert (Gilmer) .444 - Brogan Medina (SHarr) .443 - Reese Davis (Tyler), Wyatt Boice (Wirt) .440 – Will Tornes (Marietta) .434 – Tyler Keiser (Wtown) .423 – Carter Fluty (South) .418 – Parker Woods (PHS) .413 – Clayton Moore (Eastern) .403 - Turner Shriver (Ritchie) .406 – Nic ...

Walk-off in 10th inning sends state-bound Doddridge past Williamstown

WEST UNION – After rallying from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning, Doddridge County received a gift run as part of a walk-off in the 10th inning and punched its ticket for the state tournament after defeating Williamstown 5-4 in Class AA, Region I on Monday night. Williamstown, which ends the season at 20-15, nearly forced an 11th inning. WIth Doddridge runners on first and second base, and one out in the 10th inning, Bulldog cleanup hitter Dayne Murphy hit a grounder to the shortstop, who made an errant throw to second base while trying to start an inning-ending ...