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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 ...

Hoops roundup: PHS beats Buck-Ups in 2 OTs

BUCKHANNON — Parkersburg High kept its season alive with a 71-69 double-overtime win Friday at Buckhannon-Upshur in the Class AAAA, South Region semifinals. The Big Reds (7-16) advanced to take on top-seeded George Washington at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a regional co-final. Quentin Wilson led PHS with 26 points while Chandler Jackson added 14. The Big Reds trailed 19-11 after one but rallied to tie it at 31-all by halftime. It remained knotted up at 46-46 entering the fourth. PHS trailed 59-59 with seven seconds left in regulation when Wilson buried a 3-pointer to force overtime. In ...

Mountaineers win regular-season finale against UCF, 77-62

MORGANTOWN — To be sure, Honor Huff had already fielded about a dozen phone calls from potential coaches once he entered the transfer portal nearly a year ago now. For a young man who had knocked down 240 3-pointers over his last two seasons, including a nation-leading 131 at Chattanooga last season, that’s sort of to be expected. “I asked every coach who called me what do they need to see me do to get better from the first day of camp,” Huff said, after he scored 24 points on Friday to lead West Virginia to a 77-62 victory in the regular-season finale against UCF inside Hope ...