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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 ...

Huntington armed and dangerous, defeats South 3-0

HUNTINGTON -- Huntington High School will play in the state tournament for the first time following a 3-0 win over Parkersburg South in the Class AAAA South Region co-final on Monday. “This is a very emotional win,” Huntington coach John Dennison said. “I believe this is the first team from Huntington High School to represent us in the state tournament. It’s very emotional. We’ve got some really good seniors, and we’ll battle to see what it brings.” Highlander starter Jamie Legg threw a complete game shutout, striking out three and allowing just five hits from the ...

Picture This: Ohio River Sternwheel 5K Run and Walk

MARIETTA - Nearly 400 people registered for the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival 5K Run and Walk, held Saturday in downtown Marietta and Harmar as a fundraiser for the annual festival in September. Joe Taranto of Caldwell had the fastest overall time at 18 minutes. He said the race fit into his ...

WVU hosts regional as overall No. 16 seed

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 ...

PHS boys one-up their 4×4 record at state track

CHARLESTON — The final day of the state track meet here Saturday was one for the ages as Parkersburg’s Drey Grinter won the shot put and set a school record, but he was one-upped by the 4x4 team that established a new all-classes Mountain State record time of 3:19.70. “That was ...

Seven state titles in a row for Williamstown girls

CHARLESTON — The era of dominance continues for the Williamstown girls track program. The Yellowjackets claimed their seventh consecutive state championship Saturday at Laidley Field, cruising past runner-up Lincoln 115-72.5 for the Class AA title. It’s their second straight double-A ...