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PHS boys win Kim Nutter Invitational

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg boys defended their home track while the PHS girls placed runner-up to Huntington in Friday’s Kim Nutter Invitational at Stadium Field. The Big Reds outscored the Highlanders 150-138.33 on the boys side while HHS out-pointed the PHS girls 154.8-144. AJ Payne set a new meet record in the 400 with a time of 50.23 seconds, besting teammate Landen Deuley’s mark of 50.36 from last year. As it happens, Deuley was this year’s runner-up in the event at 50.87. Payne, Deuley, Gavin Bowman and Anthony Herrera teamed up to win the 4x400 (3:39). Carter ...

3 Big Reds, South’s Logston make 1st team all-state

CHARLESTON — The Mountain State Athletic Conference had three of its programs advance to the Class AAAA state semifinals inside the Charleston Coliseum. Although top-seeded George Washington came up short against fifth-seeded Parkersburg South and the Wood County Patriots eventually lost ...

Rich Rod has new approach to spring practice

MORGANTOWN — Last year, West Virginia football’s Rich Rodriguez had to keep a lot of cards close to his chest. Rodriguez couldn’t release a depth chart or say one player was starting over another because there was a second portal period in the middle of April. If Rodriguez revealed too ...

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Orr snares rare albatross Billy Orr, of Vienna, recorded his first career albatross on Wednesday at Mingo Bottom Golf Club. Orr’s feat came on the par-5, 14th where he holed out with a 6-iron following his drive off the tee. Witnessing the shot were Tim Ellison, Bruce Valentine and Ron Knicely.

Greenbrier East’s Stewart captains triple-A all-state team

When Greenbrier East girls basketball all-staters Kennedy Stewart and Ava Workman have been on the basketball court together, a high rate of success has followed. Since teaming up for the first time in middle school, the dynamic duo has compiled a record of 99-7 over their five years ...