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‘Cowboy Kayden’ to play fullback for Mountaineers

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football was one of the only teams in the country to add a fullback this offseason. The fullback is all but extinct in college football, with a lot of teams going to the air raid offense. But Rich Rodriguez wanted to add some more size in the backfield and another blocker, so WVU picked up Arizona transfer Kayden Luke. He hopes to fix the Arizona State game issue, where the Mountaineers failed to pick up a yard, losing the game. Luke isn't called Luke at practice. “We got Cowboy, too,” Rodriguez said. “Cowboy Kayden. We call him Cowboy. He's ...

Hill’s first major league hit in the books

SAN FRANCISCO — As if he was back home in the Marietta College pinstripes, Turner Hill grinded out an at-bat, got a pitch he liked and drove it on a line for a base hit. Hill recorded his first major league base knock in the third inning of the Giants’ 13-7 loss to the Rockies Sunday ...

Toby Jones wins 38th Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon

PARKERSBURG — Keystone State native Toby Jones found himself back in the winner’s circle following Saturday’s 38th running of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon. The Grove City resident completed the new-look course in a time of 1 hour, 8 minutes and 24 seconds as he ...

Jenny Brewer wins her 3rd women’s half

PARKERSBURG – The women’s field for Saturday’s Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon road race welcomed back a familiar face, who left her mark on the 13.1-mile course with a result typical of recent years. For the third time in four years, 32-year-old Jenny Brewer from ...

Gates tops Rettenberger for 2-mile title

PARKERSBURG — Warren High School senior Luke Rettenberger was eyeing a repeat here during Saturday’s 2-mile News and Sentinel run, but an ex-Golden Eagle from Belpre had other ideas. Breydon Gates, a former standout at Shawnee State University who placed eighth last year in the News ...

South’s Alyssa McCrady cruises to women’s two-mile title

PARKERSBURG – The best expectations are the ones never made. Parkersburg South sophomore Alyssa McCrady is proof positive. Competing in the two-mile portion of Saturday’s Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two-Mile road race, McCrady won the women’s division by a ...