PARKERSBURG — Suffice it to say there’s some lofty expectations for the Parkersburg South wrestling program of head coach Shaun Smith. The Patriots are expected to roll to a seventh straight Class AAA state title once the final two days of the season get underway beginning Monday inside ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — The Williamstown girls, led by high-point winner Ella Hesson (28), topped the field during Friday night’s Ryan Jobes Invitational. Ritchie County’s Gus Morrison was the high-point victor for the boys after amassing 38 points, but the Rebels had to settle for runner-up ...
PARKERSBURG — Sierra Mason poured in a game-high 25 points while teammates Brilynn Florence and Hayley McCale added a baker’s dozen markers apiece here Friday night to help lift Parkersburg to a 67-49 victory against Parkersburg South in the Class AAAA, Region IV, Section 2 championship ...
PARKERSBURG — Class AA top-ranked Parkersburg Catholic has other capable players outside of its dynamic duo of Aaliyah Brunny and Leslie Huffman. It is a fact that is easy to forget, but not impossible. Just in case anyone needed a reminder on Friday night, with Williamstown clamping ...
PARKERSBURG — Focus and determination are just two of the many aspects that make a good bowler. Parkersburg High School senior Morgan Brookover has been honing her skills for more than a decade and it all came to a climax Friday evening at Emerson Bowling Lanes when the Big Red inked her ...
PARKERSBURG — Things are going to be quite different for the 74th annual West Virginia state wrestling championships set to take place Monday through Thursday inside Huntington’s Mountain Health Arena. As opposed to having a three-day tournament with Saturday night culminating in the ...
RAVENSWOOD — Even after arriving back from a three-week layoff, Ravenswood’s girls’ basketball team knew if they had to, they could rely on their defense as everyone shook off offensive rust. The unit was fully healthy and recently back to full strength with fresh legs after the long ...
MARIETTA — Marietta College’s spring football season comes to a close today when Wilmington invades Don Drumm Stadium for an Ohio Athletic Conference Divisional Crossover game. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Pioneers and Quakers both went 2-2 and finished third in their respective ...
PARKERSBURG — Two-time defending state champion Parkersburg High School appeared to have its hands full with visiting Hurricane in a Class AAAA Region IV, Section II semifinal Wednesday night inside the PHS Memorial Fieldhouse. But then the second quarter began … once the Big Reds ...
PARKERSBURG — Makalah Williams’ top of the key trifecta opened the scoring here Wednesday night inside the Rod Oldham Athletic Center and host Parkersburg South never trailed as the Patriots cruised past St. Albans, 49-24, in a Class AAAA, Region IV, Section 2 semifinal. Rylee Harner ...
Give it up for Ravenswood point guard Annie Hunt. Commend her in any way you choose, it really doesn’t matter. Perhaps, deliver her a round of applause. Or throw your hands in the air and wave them around like you just don’t care. Maybe, whip your head back and forth, whip your head back ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — After getting off to a bit of a sluggish start in Wednesday evening’s Class AA, Region I, Section 2 semifinal against visiting Wirt County, the Williamstown Yellowjackets recovered in a big way as they rolled to an 83-44 win over the Tigers. The ‘Jackets missed their first ...
GLENVILLE — In a battle of top-five ranked Class AA programs here Monday night at the Waco Center, No. 1 Williamstown held fourth-rated Clay County to its season low in points as the Yellowjackets prevailed 55-44 to capture back-to-back Little Kanawha Conference championship games. Tanner ...
PARKERSBURG — The quest for a seventh consecutive Class AAA state championship for the Parkersburg South Patriots got underway, as 14 grapplers punched their tickets to Charleston, during Saturday’s Region IV championships from Parkersburg High’s Memorial Fieldhouse. Ten of those ...
PARKERSBURG — The future of wrestling in the area is in good hands, as the 2021 Wood County Middle School Wrestling championships directly followed high school regional competition at Parkersburg High School’s Memorial Fieldhouse. This was day two of the middle school tournament, since ...
PARKERSBURG — Jake Hogsett went off for a career-high 30 points and host Parkersburg South used a key run in the fourth quarter here Friday night inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center to sweep the season series from rival Parkersburg via a 61-53 triumph. The 4-6 Big Reds, who had a three-game ...
I had a more than interesting catch-up conversation earlier this week with Wisconsin’s Braxton Amos, who last weekend finished runner-up in Greco-Roman at 97 kg to G’Angelo Hancock at the United State Olympic Team Trials. Many subjects were broached, but suffice it to say Mr. Amos ...
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg South’s march toward a seventh Class AAA state wrestling championship begins in earnest at 11 a.m. today when head coach Shaun Smith’s Patriots invade Memorial Fieldhouse for the Region IV tournament. The Patriots are expected to crown nine regional champions ...
Facing another summer in which the safety of mass gatherings and athletic events is still in question amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Parkersburg News and Sentinel representatives are postponing the return of the News and Sentinel Half Marathon, Two-Mile Race and accompanying children’s events ...
PARKERSBURG — Riley Hilling never met a shot she wasn’t willing to take … not one. “Usually when there is a foot or two in front of me, I will take it, but obviously if someone else is open I will kick it to them,” she said. So, as the ball rested in her hands with Parkersburg ...