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WVU baseball takes series from Houston

MORGANTOWN — No. 15 West Virginia baseball's pitching staff dominated to help win another series, beating Houston. The Mountaineers' pitching staff had a no-hitter through seven innings and held the Cougars to just two hits to win 7-3, winning Game 3 Sunday afternoon. This was the second-fewest hits allowed in a game this season. WVU moved to 27-9 on the year and 12-6 in the Big 12. Houston fell to 17-21 and 4-14 in the conference. The Cougars have just won one series this season. WVU has now won every series aside from the UCF one. "Anytime you win a series in this league, ...

Spring Sports Stars (4/20)

SOFTBALL * Emmy Ward, Marietta: Went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored as Marietta won at Waterford, 13-3, in six innings. Ward also earned the decision after allowing two runs over four innings of work. Teammate Sophie added two hits, including a double. BASEBALL * Lucas Hager, Morgan: Pitched a complete-game victory as Morgan won walk-off style over Philo, 3-2 in seven innings. Hager also went 1-for-3 at the plate and scored a run. Teammate Aaron Baker accounted for three of Morgan’s eight hits. TENNIS * Adam Erdelyi, Marietta: Erdelyi defeated his ...

Scoreboard (4/20)

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Marietta 13, Waterford 3 Marietta 002 902 – 13 9 1 Waterford 011 010 – 3 6 7 WP: Ward 4.0IP 5H 2R 2ER 0BB 2SO Harris 2.0IP 1H 1R 0ER 0BB 0SO LP: Schaad 3.0IP 1H 5R 3ER 6BB 3SO Baldwin 3.0IP 8H 8R 1ER 5BB 1SO Leading hitters Marietta: Mayo 2 runs; Miller 4 runs, RBI; Harris 1-4, run, 2 RBIs; Ward 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs; Barth 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs; Bills 1-2, RBI; Morris 2-4, 2B, run; Hanson 1-3, run; Constable run, RBI Waterford: Valandingham run; Smithberger 1-3, run; Stout 3-3, RBI; Hayes RBI; Hansell 1-3, run; Morris 1-2, 2B, RBI HIGH SCHOOL ...

Big Reds sweeps Russ Parsons Invitational

PARKERSBURG — Albeit a smaller field than usual, host Parkersburg swept the team titles here Saturday at the Russ Parsons Invitational. The PHS girls amassed 203 points to easily outdistance runner-up Wheeling Park (111) and Elkins (107), which got high-point honors from Marissa Brenwalt ...

Takeaways from football portion of WVU’s Gold-Blue Spring Festival

MORGANTOWN — In this era of college football, it’s hard to gather information from spring games. The games are watered down from the traditional shortened scrimmage, and some teams don’t even have them. West Virginia football had its spring game Saturday afternoon, or the Gold-Blue Spring Festival to be correct, and for roughly 90 minutes, Rich Rodriguez showed off a little bit of his 2026 squad. The team had been working all spring, and the only glimpse the public or media received was a week before the spring game for a short 30-minute segment. A bit more was showcased from the ...

Scoreboard (4-17; 4-18)

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Marietta, Morgan split GAME 1: Marietta 5, Morgan 3 MA 200 011 1 — 5 11 2 MO 000 020 1 — 3 7 2 WP: A. Barnett 4 IP, 0 BB, 5 SO SAVE: J. Loughry 1 IP, 0 BB, 0 SO O. Warden 2 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO LP: C. Steimer 4.1 IP, 1 BB, 5 SO M. Winner 2 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO L. Hager .2 IP, 0 BB, 0 SO Leading hitters Marietta: B. Chidester 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; W. Tornes 3-4, 2 Rs; C. Hutchinson 2-4 E. McLeish 2-4, RBI Morgan: A. Baker 2-3 GAME 2: Morgan 14, Marietta 8 (6 inn.) MA 250 010 0 — 8 7 1 MO 012 83x — 14 12 2 WP: C. ...