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Big Red wrestler on his Way to Peru

PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg High School rising senior Dominic Way is off to Lima, Peru, as part of Team USA for the U23 Pan-American Championships, which get underway Thursday. Way, who competed last Saturday at the U23 Greco-Roman World Team Trials at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, won his 72 ...

Bulldogs at state for 1st time since 1994

WEST UNION — If Doddridge County felt like they belonged in the Class AA state tournament field, a convincing win in the Little Kanawha Conference Night of Champions final gave the Bulldogs credence. Less than two weeks previous to the LKC championship game, Williamstown and starting ...

Warren’s Starcher state runner-up in high jump

COLUMBUS — Warren senior Sydney Starcher cleared 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump to earn state runner-up honors Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Starcher finished behind only Morgan Johnson of Woodward, who won the state title at 5-7. While it’s Starcher’s third time earning ...

Bradford homer leads Beverly/Lowell post Marietta, 5-1

In his junior year at Fort Frye, Grady Hesson just wrapped up a season where he compiled an unbelievable 13-0 record with an earned run average below 0.40 with the majority of his success coming as a starting pitcher. Friday night Hesson was called upon in relief as defending state champion ...

Kelly turning heads for Mountaineers

MORGANTOWN — Prospect rankings and mock drafts are not high on Gavin Kelly’s priority list these days. Ask him about winning the MVP of the Morgantown Regional in the NCAA tournament and he quickly shrugs it off. “It’s a team MVP, it’s unreal,” he said in the moments that ...

WVU’s Guzman embraces big moments

MORGANTOWN — Armani Guzman’s postgame celebration was memorable Monday night, fitting for a young man who has been super clutch in the NCAA tournament – both present and past – for West Virginia. His base hit had just won the game in the 10th inning against Kentucky. He was ...