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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 ...

Scoreboard (3/31)

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Fort Frye 5, Marietta 0 FF 000 020 3 – 5 6 0 MHS 000 000 0 – 0 4 2 WP: Grady Hesson 7.0IP 4H 0R 0ER 3BB 10SO LP: Jeremiah Loughry 5.2IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 6SO Adam Barnett 1.1IP 1H 3R 0ER 0BB 0SO Leading hitters Fort Frye (3-0): Jack McCurdy 1-4, run; Grady Hesson 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; Grady Shuster RBI; Clayton Tullius 1-4; Wade Duskey 1-2, run. 2BBs;Wyatt Duskey 1-2, 2 runs, 2B, RBI Marietta (2-2): Seth Goeller 1-3, SB; Elijah McLeish 1-2; Owen Riley 2-3, 2 SBs Next game: Parkersburg at Marietta, 5 p.m. Wednesday; Warren at Fort Frye, 5 p.m. ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Announcements

Beall Aces Mingo Bottom Larry Beall, of Mineral Wells, recorded his fourth career hole-in-one on Tuesday at Mingo Bottom Golf Club. Beall used a gap wedge to ace the par-3, 122-yard, No. 8 hole. Witnessing the feat were Billy Dotson and Terry Jones. *** Stephens Gets Hole-In-One at ...

Ferris repeats as Class A first-team, all-state captain

Tug Valley point guard Braydun Ferris has had one of the most illustrious careers of anyone to don the silver and black in Naugatuck. Ferris added another accolade to his long list of accomplishments on Tuesday as he was named the captain of the Class A All-State boys basketball team by ...

Third-inning outburst carries Cadets past Cougars, 7-3

BEVERLY – Fort Frye broke open a scoreless game with five runs in the third inning and Elle Casto scattered seven base hits to pick up a complete game win as the Cadets downed the Frontier Cougars 7-3 Monday night at Fort Frye High School. Casto and Frontier starting pitcher Mikayla ...