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Scoreboard (8/29)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL At Don Drumm Stadium John Marshall 37, Marietta 28 J (1-0) 10 0 13 14 — 37 M (0-2) 14 7 7 0 — 28 J: Field goal, 1st M: Braydon Frye 6 run, Kingston McMahon kick, 2:45 1st J: Dalton Cooper 79 kick return, kick good, 2:28 1st M: Frye 43 run, McMahon kick, 1:08 1st M: Ryker Gibeaut 0 fumble return, McMahon kick, :09 2nd J: Landen Snyder pass from Jacob Cisar, pass failed, 8:10 3rd M: Frye 71 run, McMahon kick, 7:51 3rd J: Tiler Clemons 9 pass from Cisar, kick good, 3:16 3rd J: Cooper 81 pass from Cisar, Cisar run, 5:06 4th J: Cooper 5 run, ...

Blue Eagles notch sweep of Yellowjackets

WILLIAMSTOWN — Olivia Buttrey recorded six of her team-high baker’s dozen kills during Williamstown’s 25-18 opening set victory versus Magnolia here Thursday night, but the Blue Eagles took the next three sets by scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-13 to improve to 3-1 on the ...

Marietta, Wheeling Park play to 0-0 draw

DEVOLA – All the craziness with offensive opportunities netted exactly no goals as the high school girls soccer teams from Marietta and Wheeling Park played to a scoreless tie and kept the annual meeting in line with the previous five meetings. Thursday night at Devola Field, keepers Maura Misel (Marietta) and Madeline Kirchner (Wheeling Park) combined for 17 saves. Since renewing the matchup, all six matches have been decided by one goal or less. Moving forward, both coaches agreed the outcome provides a productive measuring stick. Especially for a Marietta outfit which started ...

‘It ain’t over’: Tigers rally from 2-0 deficit to beat Cadets

BEVERLY — Trailing 2-0 and on the verge of being swept Thursday at Fort Frye, Marietta flipped the script. The Tigers reeled off three straight victories to complete a come-from-behind, 16-25, 23-25, 25-13, 25-19, 15-11 triumph at Dan Liedtke Court. Marietta head coach Ron Kidder has ...

Glenville State drops season opener to Elon

ELON, N.C. — Division I FCS member Elon University opened its season here Thursday night inside Rhodes Stadium with a 42-7 win against Division II Mountain East Conference foe Glenville State. The Pioneers of first-year head coach Jake Casteel fell behind 21-0 at halftime and got their only touchdown with 9 minutes left in the third when JD Sherrod hooked up with Kyree Bunny in the back corner of the end zone for a 2-yard strike that was followed by Brody Layman’s extra point. Elon quarterback Brady Stober, who hit 16 of 26 for 254 yards and two touchdowns, gave the Phoenix the ...

Scoreboard (8/28)

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Parkersburg South 4, Capitals 0 PS (4-0) 2 2 – 4 Capital (1-3) 0 0 – 0 Scoring PS: G. Silvis from M. Silvis 12th min PS: Mack Moles from Averee Cross 15th min PS: G. Silvis from Natalee Epperly 48th min PS: M. Moles from Berkley Elschlager 59th min Team Stats Corner kicks: South 9, Capital 0. Shots on Goal: South 16, Capital 3. Keeper saves: South (Alivia Goff 3); Capital (Eliza Clark 12) Next match: St. Albans at Parkersburg South, 6 p.m. Tuesday HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS Marietta 5, Vinton County 0 Singles Olivia Vessels (M) def. ...