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‘A little short’: PHS falls to Warren, 8-6

PARKERSBURG — Jayda Murray and Danica Gates had three hits apiece and Gracie Adams worked four innings with five punchouts here Tuesday afternoon at Larry Allen Field to help lead Warren to an 8-6 victory versus Parkersburg. The Big Reds, who got three hits from Kendall Kimes and a ...

Cadets create chaos, blank Tigers 5-0

The Fort Frye way of creating chaos for opposing teams was at its finest while defeating Marietta 5-0 on Tuesday. A Marietta baserunner was picked off at first and the Tigers were caught napping when Fort Frye called for a delayed double steal and added to what was a one-run ...

Sancomb repeats as double-A all-state captain

WHEELING — Last year seemed like it would be hard to top for Wheeling Central’s Eli Sancomb, who averaged 25.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.6 steals per game in his junior season, helping Wheeling Central to a Class AA state championship. That proved only to be the warmup for ...

Spring Sports Stars (3/31)

BASEBALL *Belpre’s AJ Copen struck out 10 batters over innings and went 3 for 4 at the plate with four runs scored and three runs driven in. *Casey Burkhammer fanned eight batters over four shutout innings in St. Marys’ 11-3 win over Ritchie County. Kyle Bullman was 2 for 4 with two RBIs while Shane Deweese added two hits and scored three runs. Grayson Dodd doubled, singled and drove in all three runs for the Rebels. TENNIS *Will Haller and Mills Stull picked up singles wins to help lead Marietta past Jackson, 3-2. Owen Mason and Alex Greenwood won their doubles match.

West Virginia SSAC Board of Control adopts new transfer rule

Following the signing of Governor Patrick Morrissey’s legislation repealing the state’s transfer rule, the WVSSAC Board of Control has announced a new transfer rule to govern high school athletics in West Virginia. The repeal cleared the way for the WVSSAC to promulgate transfer guidelines through its established rule-making process. The Board of Control voted 147-0 to approve a rule that preserves school choice for students and families while providing structure to support competitive balance among member schools. Under the new rule, a student is eligible for a one-time transfer ...