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Local swimmer captures national title

PARKERSBURG — The YMCA of Parkersburg is proud to announce that local swimmer Levi Priddy captured a national title in the 100 Freestyle at the 2026 YMCA Short Course National Championship, held last week in Greensboro. In addition to his national championship performance, Priddy also placed 6th in the 100 Backstroke, further solidifying his place among the top swimmers in the country. Priddy represents the YMCA of Parkersburg and is a graduating senior at River Valley High School in Bidwell, Ohio. His success is a reflection of both his dedication and the strong support system ...

Scoreboard (4/14)

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Tyler Consolidated 3, St. Marys 0 S 000 000 0 — 0 4 1 T 011 010 x — 3 3 0 WP: R. Davis 7 IP, 2 BB, 7 SO LP: C. Barnard 6 IP, 3 BB, 9 SO Leading hitters Tyler (6-10): B. Neff 1-2, 2B, 2 Rs; R. Davis 1-2, 2 RBIs HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Parkersburg 15, South Charleston 0 (3 inn.) S 000 — 0 2 1 P 01(14) — 15 9 1 WP: C. Cooper 3 IP, 1 BB, 3 SO Leading hitters Parkersburg (8-9): K. Durkin 2-3, 3B, 2B, 2 Rs, 2 RBIs; J. Wilson 2-3, 3B, 2 Rs, 2 RBIs; B. Frye 1-2, 2B, 2 Rs, RBI; E. Baillargeon 1-1, 3 Rs, RBI; A. Cameron ...

Spring Sports Stars (4/14)

BASEBALL *Reese Davis pitched a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts in Tyler Consolidated’s 3-0 win over St. Marys. Davis also drove in two of the Silver Knights’ three runs. SOFTBALL *Rocklyn Marcum struck out nine batters over three hitless innings in Ritchie County’s 18-0 win over Williamstown. She was also 4 for 4 at the plate with a triple, a double, four runs scored, three runs driven in and three stolen bases. *Zoey Smithberger pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and also scored two runs in Waterford’s 6-5 win over Belpre. Vada Stout and Kaylee ...

Parkersburg South duo brings home hardware

Parkersburg South swept the hardware at the Scott Brown Classic Boys Basketball All-Star game over the weekend at Shady Spring. Harry Silvis won the 3-point shootout while Taj Joyce won the dunk contest. Joyce also won MVP honors after leading the Mid-State AAAA & A all-stars to a 107-85 victory.

Cole helps WVU take series over Texas Tech

After losing a tough series to UCF, No. 17 West Virginia baseball bounced back to beat Texas Tech in a three-game series by winning the rubber match on Sunday in Lubbock. The Mountaineers starter Chansen Cole allowed just two runs and pitched into the ninth inning to secure the third game of the series, 10-2, over the Red Raiders. WVU has won its ninth series on the year with the win. The Mountaineers are now 24-8 on the year and 10-5 in the Big 12. The Red Raiders fell to 20-15 and 6-9 in the conference, but did secure Game 2 over the top 25 squad on Saturday. In the final game of ...

High School Track

Dick Dei Track Classic at Wheeling BOYS TEAM SCORES: Olentangy Liberty 127, University 109, Spring Mills 83, Parkersburg 79, Batavia 59, Wheeling Park 53, Euclid 51, Warren G. Harding 50, Dunbar 27, Brooke 23, Linsly 22, Ponitz CTC 7, Martins Ferry 6, Meadowdale 3, Claymont 2 PHS Placers 200: 4. AJ Payne 22.80 400: 1. AJ Payne 49.71, 5. Landen Deuley 52.05 800: 5. Connor George 2:02.90, 6. Rogan Mincks 2:02.98 1600: 6. Carter Thorpe 4:29.81 3200: 3. Connor George 9:47.08, 8. Drake Rollins 10:47.91 300H: 2. Javel Chandler 41.84 4x4: 2. Landen Deuley, Gavin Bowman, ...