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Tigers too much for Warriors, 42-14, in season finale

It's safe to say that first-year Marietta head football coach Mike Kupfner and his Tigers wish Friday night’s season finale against Warren was their first game of the season instead of their last. Marietta won for the third time in four games Friday night with a convincing 42-14 win over ...

Prep football roundup: Big Reds rout Ripley, 56-21

RIPLEY — Cody Lawrence ran for 206 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, but it wasn’t enough for host Ripley as the Vikings fell to Parkersburg 56-21 Friday. The Big Reds, who visit Herbert Hoover next Friday to close the regular season, climbed above the .500 mark to a 5-4 record. The ...

Time for Mountaineers to start thinking ahead

West Virginia punter Oliver Straw has been the starting punter for four seasons. The most punts he’s ever had were in 2022, when Straw had 49 punts and WVU finished the year 5-7. Just seven games into the season, Straw has punted the ball 40 times. Straw is on pace for almost 70 punts, the ...

WVU’s culture not where Rich Rod wants it, but it’s coming

West Virginia lost to UCF 45-13 in a winnable game for the Mountaineers. Winnable, because UCF was in a similar situation to WVU. Both had first-year head coaches, who returned to their first home, and had completely new rosters stitched together with transfers. However, UCF looked like it was ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Announcement

Peterson Aces Oxbow Bob Peterson, of Washington, recorded his first ever hole-in-one at Oxbow Golf Course. He used an 8 iron to ace hole No. 7, a 135-yard par 3. The feat was witnessed by Brian Hayhurst, Randy Meredith, Mark Minerd and Jeff Brooks.

Glenville St. visits West Liberty Saturday

GLENVILLE — Things are definitely going in the right direction for Glenville State University and head football coach Mike Kellar, but the Pioneers will be tasked with finding a way to emerge victorious come 1 p.m. Saturday versus West Liberty University when the two Mountain East Conference ...