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COLUMN: Some fun and sun

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I have to admit it's hard to believe Great American Ball Park has been around since 2003. When I was a lot younger I remember taking bus trips to old Riverfront Stadium or we'd make a family day trip and catch a game on a Sunday. Of course, with my sister having lived in Baltimore for ...

Sauro has good showing for WVU track

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MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia University track and field team competed at the Bison Outdoor Classic over the weekend. Williamstown High School graduate Alyssa Sauro led the Mountaineers with a third-place finish in the invitational 5,000 meters, crossing in 16:20.18. Tecla Lokrale followed ...

Announcement

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Prep Baseball/Softball Stats Area Mid-Ohio Valley baseball and softball programs wishing to participate in the weekly statistical leaders are asked to send in full cumulative season to date stats by 3 p.m. each Monday to jbennett@newsandsentinel.com and jholland@newsandsentinel.com.

WVU special teams unit has competition

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MORGANTOWN — It’s hard to work on special teams during the spring. It’s done here and there, but most of the spring has an emphasis on offense and defensive install, especially with all the new players for West Virginia. Rich Rodriguez had been asked a couple of times throughout the ...

Cadets double up Patriots for 8-4 win

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PARKERSBURG — Grady Hesson went the distance here Wednesday at Hank Greenburg Field as visiting Fort Frye doubled up Parkersburg South, 8-4, and snapped the Patriots’ four-game winning streak. Before Hesson threw his first pitch the junior was staked to a 4-0 lead. He allowed six hits ...

Warren-Marietta baseball suspended in extras due to darkness

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MARIETTA — For the second time in less than 10 days, the Marietta Tigers spotted their arch-rival Warren Warriors a big lead only to come roaring back to even things up or take the lead. Last week in Vincent the Tigers rallied all the way back from a 10-run deficit to stun the Warriors ...