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Gavin Kelly stays hot in WVU’s victory over Marshall

No. 15 West Virginia baseball isn't known for hitting the long ball. Before its midweek game against Marshall, the Mountaineers have hit the 10th-most home runs in the Big 12. But, as of late, WVU has hit some over the fence. The Mountaineers hit three home runs, with two coming from catcher Gavin Kelly, to beat the in-state rival, Thundering Herd, 7-2 Tuesday night down in Charleston. Over the past three games, WVU has hit eight home runs after going three straight games with none. With the help of the homers, WVU moved to 32-12 on the season, and has swept Marshall in all three ...

Wood County Middle School Track Championships

At Erickson All-Sports Facility Wood County Middle School Championships BOYS TEAM SCORES: Hamilton 320, Blennerhassett 298, Edison 187, Jackson 144, Williamstown 33, Wood County Christian 8, North Christian 5, Parkersburg Catholic 5 High point: Joey Maggard (BLEN), Caleb Isaacs (JACK) 40 points each GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Hamilton 336, Blennerhassett 224, Jackson 179, Williamstown 110.5, Edison 72.5, Wood County Christian 56, Parkersburg Catholic 32, North Christian 2 High point: Paige Norman (HAMT) 40 points Individual Placers Girls 4x800 Relay 6th: 1. Hamilton (Ava Myers, ...

Scoreboard

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Waterford 18, Belpre 14 W 160 121 7 — 18 21 3 B 000 623 3 — 14 11 6 WP: Z. Smithberger 3.2 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO T. Schaad 3.1 IP, 5 BB, 4 SO LP: L. Ruble 7 IP, 6 BB, 6 SO Waterford (4-17) hitting: S. Hayes 3-5, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs; Z. Smithberger 5-6, 2B, 2 Rs, RBI; M. Hansell 1-4, 2B, 3 Rs, RBI; K. Valandingham 2-5, 2 Rs, 2 RBIs; K. Martin 2-5, RBI; G. Morris 2-4, 2 Rs, RBI; T. Schaad 1-3, 2 Rs; V. Stout 2-3, 2 Rs, RBI; E. Jackson 1-3, 2 RBIs Belpre (1-20) hitting: L. Ruble 1-3, HR, 3 Rs, 3 RBIs; A. Brookover 3-4, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs; M. Lauer 1-4, ...

Albatross

Walker snares albatross Matt Walker, of Elizabeth, recorded his first career albatross on Sunday at Mingo Bottom Golf Club. Walker used a 3-wood on his second shot to hole out from 225 yards away on the par-5, 475-yard, No. 7 hole. Witnessing the feat were Jude Walker, Ellis Walker, Jason Roush and Zach Roush.

Net Gains: Williamstown boys, girls sweep through for regional titles

By KERRY PATRICK Sports Writer PARKERSBURG – Like clockwork. After rolling through the regular season undefeated, both the boys and girls tennis programs from Williamstown began its postseason quest without much incident during the team competition phase of the Class AA/A, Region I ...

WVU’s Schoenfield answers at the next level

By Paul Schoenfeld’s own admission, the moment first hit him last fall. It was the sudden realization that baseball isn’t some universal game where stepping into the batter’s box at one level was the same at another level. “The fall was a really big learning curve for me,” the ...