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State wrestling: Ripley captures Division II crown

HUNTINGTON — Ripley senior heavyweight Carter Neal accounted for the final points in the team race here Saturday night during the 79th annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament as the Vikings finished with 191.5 to outdistance runner-up Williamstown's 131.5, which allowed head coach ...

South’s Justice Anthony becomes 4-time state champ

HUNTINGTON - In what was the final West Virginia girls state invitational held Saturday night inside the Marshall Health Network Arena, the Parkersburg South wrestling program watched senior Justice Anthony complete a run for the ages as the Patriots finished third overall as a team with ...

West Virginia women advance to Big 12 tournament championship game

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia fell into the madness that comes with March on Saturday with its own style of late-game heroics. It was not the typical buzzer-beater that generally pops up this time of year. Instead, the 15th-ranked and second-seeded Mountaineers advanced to their first Big 12 tournament championship game since 2021 with a clutch steal from senior point guard Jordan Harrison. WVU’s 5-foot-9 speedster snuck up from behind and stole the ball from Colorado’s 6-3 forward Jade Masogayo, as the final seconds ticked off the clock inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, ...

Glenville State advance to MEC Tournament final

WHEELING — Top-seeded Glenville State uncharacteristically chose not to attend its morning shootaround prior to its semifinal showdown with fifth-seeded Fairmont State here Saturday afternoon in the annual Mountain East Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at WesBanco Arena. The decision, however, proved to be the right one. The Pioneers came out on fire connecting on seven of their first 10 shots, including their first four 3-point field goal attempts as they raced to an early 10-point lead and eventually an 83-74 victory over the Falcons. “That’s not like us is it to ...

State wrestling: Parkersburg on University’s heels for D1 title race

HUNTINGTON — Following Friday night's action here at the 79th annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament, two-time defending Class AAA state champion University holds a 199.5 to 193 lead on Parkersburg as the Hawks are attempting to become the first Division I team champion in ...

Ripley takes commanding D2 lead into final day of state wrestling

HUNTINGTON — The Ripley wrestling program of head coach Matt Smith has a commanding 149.5-103.5 lead against Herbert Hoover in the Division II team race following the completion of Friday night's semifinals and blood rounds at the 79th annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament being ...