BELPRE — The visiting Warren Warriors scored six times in the second inning and 12 more in the third and never looked back en route to a convincing 22-1, five-inning win Friday night over the Belpre Golden Eagles. A patient Warren offense took first base 10 times via the base on balls ...
What a day Thursday turned out to be for Konnor Griffin. Just a few hours after the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor leaguer found out he was being promoted to the big leagues, Griffin inked a nine-year, $140 million deal — the largest deal ever signed by a player prior to making their MLB debut. The No. 1 overall prospect in all of baseball according to most experts, Griffin got his first MLB start in the Pirates’ home opener Friday against the Orioles. The 19-year-old shortstop is viewed as a can’t-miss, five-tool prospect who has the potential to be a franchise-altering player in ...
PARKERSBURG — Dawghouse Promotions' Mike Sheppard and New Line Cagefighting's Keith Noe have an action-packed card set for Fieldhouse Cage Fights 3/NLC Fight Night 44 come 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11 inside Memorial Fieldhouse. Fight fans will be treated to an evening of MMA, amateur and pro boxing as well as kickboxing action with the main event featuring a Rebekah Robinson versus Kersten McAbee rematch. The duo previously fought in August of 2024 at Southside Rumble 12. "Both of these girls are very experienced. It's 5-4 versus 5-1," said Noe, who has worked with Sheppard on a few ...
PARKERSBURG - A football standout at West Virginia University who played in the NFL will be featured in a Parkersburg Homecoming Festival fundraiser this month, the Homecoming Committee has announced. Owen Schmitt, known as the Runaway Beer Truck, will be at the Homecoming Dinner and Silent ...
MORGANTOWN — Before spring practice started, West Virginia football's safety and more a utility freshman, Matt Sieg, drew a lot of interest. Sieg was a National Signing Day steal from rival Pitt, Penn State and other local schools, and was a top 5 high school prospect in Pennsylvania as a consensus 4-star. Sieg drew a lot of interest from teams because he's an overall athlete. He was the first player in WPIAL history to register 5,000 yards rushing and 3,000 yards passing for his career. Sieg was named first-team defensive back and had four interceptions, returning two for ...
PARKERSBURG — One day after the state tennis polls were released, the Parkersburg boys and girls tennis teams continued trending in the right direction. Before a quick deluge of rain arrived at the tennis facility on Thursday afternoon, PHS swept all four singles matches from Parkersburg ...
