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Spring Sports Stars (4/13)

BASEBALL *Eli Davis was 3 for 4 with two doubles, three runs and the RBIs in Parkersburg South’s 15-4 win vs. Marietta. Carter Fluty doubled, singled and scored four runs for the Patriots. *Corbin Stark pitched 6 2/3 innings and went 1 for 3 at the plate with three runs and two RBIs in Waterford’s 12-5 win over Meigs. Braun Doak was 3 for 4 with three runs while Cole Mullenix doubled, singled and plated two runs. *Cyrus Rickard was 5 for 5 at the plate with four RBIs in Wahama’s 12-2 victory over Ritchie County. Parker Fields went 3 for 4 with two RBIs while Harrison Lloyd ...

Runner with Parkinson’s 100-marathon trek takes him through Ohio Valley

WHEELING – Larry Grogin refuses to allow Parkinson’s disease to have the last word in his life. That’s why he has taken on a cross-country trek – much of it on foot – to not only raise awareness for neurological diseases and funds to fight them, but hope for those who live with such ...

Scoreboard (4/13)

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Parkersburg South 15, Marietta 4 (6 inn.) P 332 502 — 15 16 1 M 103 000 — 4 4 2 WP: B. Forshey 4 IP, 2 BB, 6 SO G. Cline 2 IP, 0 BB, 2 SO Leading hitters South: E. Davis 3-4, 2 2Bs, 3 Rs, 3 RBIs; C. McCartney 2-3, 2B, 2 Rs, RBI; J. McVey 2-3, 2B, 2 Rs, 2 RBIs; C. Fluty 2-3, 2B, 4 Rs, RBI; P. West 2-5, RBI; E. Walker 2-4, 2 RBIs Waterford 12, Meigs 5 W 007 012 2 — 12 12 3 M 002 000 3 — 5 10 2 WP: C. Stark 6.2 IP, 4 BB, 1 SO B. Doak .1 IP, 0 BB, 0 SO LP: B. Butcher 2.1 IP, 3 BB, 2 SO Leading ...

Tigers battle for 13-8 win over ’Jackets

MARIETTA — What happens when two teams who refuse to quit go up against one another? You get a hard fought battle like the one Marietta and Williamstown played Saturday at Phillips Field. The Tigers got down 5-0 early and rallied for a lead, but had to fend off a Yellowjackets squad that ...

Bats come alive as Fort Frye defeats Waterford, 10-3

WATERFORD – The first four innings of Friday night’s rivalry showdown between visiting Fort Frye and the Waterford Wildcats was a pretty good pitchers duel between Fort Frye’s Elle Casto and Waterford’s Zoey Smithberger. Then all of the sudden the Fort Frye bats came to life and ...

Texas Tech shuts down WVU offense in 4-1 win

West Virginia came out on the wrong end of a pitchers’ duel Saturday, as Texas Tech held the 17th-ranked Mountaineers to just seven hits in a 4-1 victory inside Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas. The three-game series is now tied with Sunday’s 2 p.m. game serving as the clincher. It was somewhat an unexpected duel between WVU’s Maxx Yehl and Texas Tech’s Jackson Burns, considering the Red Raiders (20-14, 6-8 Big 12) came into the series with the worst team ERA in the Big 12 at 7.30, while Yehl was the Big 12’s leader with a 2.30 ERA. Still, both teams went through six ...