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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Class A, Region IV Winner's bracket final Man 6, Gilmer County 3 #4 Man 000 303 0 - 6 8 1 #1 GCHS 100 100 1 - 3 9 1 LP: Kenley Hartshorn 7IP, 8H, 6R, 5ER, 2BB, 9SO Gilmer County (29-2) hitting: Alexis Stoddard R, 2 SB; Kaelyn Mullins 1-4 R, 2B; Paige Montgomery 1-3 R; Ari White 2-3 RBI; Erin Stoddard 2-3; Emeri Hickman 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; Hartshorn 1-4 Note: Man advances to the state tournament. Division VII District Semifinals Frontier 13, Bridgeport 5 F 002 043 4 — 13 11 3 B 030 020 0 — 5 10 1 WP: Mikayla Bennett 7 ...

Hole-In-One

Russ Montgomery, of Parkersburg, recorded a hole-in-one at Oxbow Golf Course. He used a pitching wedge to ace hole No. 4, a 105-yard par 3. Montgomery’s hole-in-one was witnessed by Scott Perry, Don Pottmeyer and Charlie Gragg.

Proper sendoff to ‘The Hank’ as South defeats Woodrow Wilson, 14-1

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg South baseball gave Hank Greenburg Field a proper sendoff. With the Patriots getting ready to move into a new ballpark at Erickson All-Sports Facility next season, they entered the postseason phase of their season Monday with a 14-1 win in five innings over ...

Weighing in on WVU’s most important positions

MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez has done a lot this offseason for West Virginia football to help keep his promise and make the Mountaineers competitive once again. That wasn’t the case in Year 1, finishing with a 4-8 record. There were times when WVU was competitive, but much of the season was spent getting rolled by Big 12 teams. Rodriguez brought in another decent-sized transfer class, a massive, almost 50-kid high school recruiting class, and even hired some new coaches to try and make Year 2 trend in the right direction. However, some of the most important pieces on the ...

Momentum carries WVU into Big 12 Tourney

MORGANTOWN — In the end, maybe it was just unfortunate math that calculated two unconventional endings for the WVU baseball program. More to the point, the Mountaineers finished the 2025 regular season by getting swept by Kansas, yet still hoisted the Big 12 trophy and earned the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament. A year later, the ninth-ranked Mountaineers (37-13, 21-9 Big 12) set a program record for conference wins and won eight of their final nine league games just to finish a game behind the Jayhawks in second place. “Couldn’t be more excited for our kids to clip ...

Former WVU football player dies at 22

MORGANTOWN - Sam Houston and former West Virginia football defensive back William Davis died at the age of 22 on Saturday, May 16, according to Sam Houston. The university didn't announce a cause, but listed it as "sudden." "It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Will Davis," Sam Houston head coach Phil Longo said. "Will was a beloved member of our Bearkat football family here at Sam Houston who touched the lives of everyone he knew. Will was an upbeat, positive, passionate young man who will be sincerely missed. Tanya, the kids and I are praying for Will's family during ...