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Scoreboard (4/8)

SOFTBALL Marietta 5, Fort Frye 2 F 000 100 1 — 2 6 2 M 401 000 x — 5 3 1 WP: A. Miller 7 IP, 1 BB, 7 SO LP: C. Willis .1 IP, 2 BB, 1 SO E. Casto 5.2 IP, 0 BB, 7 SO Leading hitters Fort Frye: F. Treadway 2-4, RBI Marietta (4-5): C. Bills 0-2, 3 RBIs; E. Ward 1-1, 2 Rs Williamstown 9, Bridgeport 8 W 000 225 0 — 9 14 1 B 032 020 1 — 8 5 2 WP: Clare 2.1 IP, 2 BB, 2 SO Starter: Stephens 4.2 IP, 7 BB, 3 SO LP: Mike 7 IP, 1 BB, 5 SO Leading hitters Williamstown (3-7): Montgomery 2-5, R, SB, RBI; Rush 1-4, R, 2B; Hanlon 3-4, 3 ...

Warner reflects on eventful basketball season

MARIETTA — On the night of March 4, as the Marietta High boys basketball team was cutting down nets following a district final win over New Philadelphia, Ron Warner received a text. “It was from my sister,” the Tigers assistant coach recalled. When Warner read the text, he learned ...

Annie Shelton strikes out 18, South blanks PHS 4-0

PARKERSBURG — Krista Durkin’s three-hit performance wasn’t quite enough for visiting Parkersburg here Tuesday evening at Godbey Fields as Parkersburg South’s Annie Shelton put on a dominating performance inside the circle to help lead the Patriots to a 4-0 Mountain State Athletic ...

Tony Caridi honored with Morehouse Award

Tony Caridi has been selected the winner of the 2026 Morehouse Award by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Caridi has been the play-by-play announcer for West Virginia University football and men’s basketball since 1997. The award is given for contributions to journalism and ...

Scoreboard (4/7)

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Parkersburg South 7, Athens 6 A 000 402 0 — 6 2 3 P 022 110 1 — 7 9 4 WP: C. McCartney 1 IP, 0 BB, 2 SO B. Forshey 3.2 IP, 5 BB, 5 SO C. Fluty 2.1 IP, 2 BB, 4 SO LP: C. Wood 4 IP, 3 BB, 2 SO F. Campbell 2.1 IP, 6 BB, 1 SO Leading hitters Athens: I. Arocho 2 RBIs South: L. Graham 3B; E. Walker 2-4; E. Miller 2-4, RBI Camden 3, Tyler Consolidated 2 T 001 010 0 — 2 5 2 C 002 100 x — 3 2 0 WP: E. Pitcher 4.2 IP, 2 BB,4 SO A. Gonzalez 2.1 IP, 0 BB, 4 SP LP: R. Davis 4 IP, 3 BB,3 SO B. Miller 1 IP, 2 ...

Spring Sports Stars (4/7)

BASEBALL *Carter Fluty hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Parkersburg South a 7-6 win over Athens. CJ McCartney pitched a scoreless top of the seventh with two strikeouts to earn the mound win. SOFTBALL *Zoey Smithberger allowed two runs over six innings pitched in Waterford’s 2-1 loss to Trimble. Smithberger also plated the only Wildcats’ run. *Maddison Lambert pitched a complete game, doubled and drove in two runs in St. Marys’ 7-4 win over Williamstown. Alyssa Windland doubled and plated four runs for the Blue Devils. Nevaeh Moore doubled ...