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PHS vs. South: It was always possible

It’s official: Parkersburg’s CrossTown Showdown is headed to Charleston. Parkersburg and Parkersburg South will square off in the Class AAAA state championship at 7:30 p.m. today inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. Thinking back to early January, a conversation was had within the Parkersburg News and Sentinel sports department between reporters. The Patriots had just upset the rival Big Reds 48-47 at Rod Oldham Athletic Center. The atmosphere inside the gym that night was electric. “Imagine if South and PHS met in the state championship game,” a veteran ...

South passes first test at state tourney

CHARLESTON — Freshmen Lindsey Logston and Quinn Bolyard got their first taste of state tournament action Thursday, leading Parkersburg South to a 59-46 win over Martinsburg in the Class AAAA state quarterfinals at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Logston and Bolyard ...

PHS survives University, 71-70, in overtime

CHARLESTON – Parkersburg’s air of confidence never rattled. Not when University made five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and erased a 13-point deficit. Not when a University reserve knocked down a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation. And not even when the Hawks set up for ...

Bulluck, Watkins clutch as St. Marys advances to Class A title game

CHARLESTON – A total of 11 high school girls basketball seasons had come and gone since St. Marys last appeared in a state championship game. That all ended on Thursday morning when a Lainey Watkins layup followed teammate Brynnley Bulluck’s made 3-pointer in the final minute of ...

Gilmer outlasts Ritchie, makes it back to state final

CHARLESTON — Gilmer County is one win away from defending its state championship. The Titans (23-2) defeated Little Kanawha Conference foe Ritchie County 52-43 in the Class A state semifinals Thursday at Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Gilmer will take on another LKC ...

Doddridge routs Williamstown in regional co-final

WEST UNION - Doddridge County is heading back to the state basketball tournament for a third straight season. Head coach Paul Burnside’s Bulldogs used a dominating 24-10 effort in the third quarter here Thursday night as the hosts rolled past Williamstown, 64-34, in a double-A, Region I, co-final. The 19-4 Bulldogs, who led 14-7 after one and 26-18 at halftime, earned the No. 4 seed and now will take on fifth-seeded Wayne at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the quarterfinals at the Charleston Coliseum. Williamstown, which finished 11-13 and were led in scoring by Wyatt Powell with nine and ...