PARKERSBURG — The 2026 version of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon will start and end at the same locations as it has for most of the 37 years that the race has run through the streets of Parkersburg. The route between those two points will change to lead runners and walkers ...
West Virginia women’s basketball’s debut in the Big 12 Tournament wasn’t easy. The Mountaineers went down to the wire with the talk of the tournament so far, Arizona State. The Sun Devils upset No. 7-seeded Iowa State on March 5. What turned into a defensive effort, WVU halted a late surge from Arizona State, knocking down some big 3-pointers, to win the quarterfinal matchup 67-54, advancing to the semifinals the next day. The Mountaineers play the winner of No. 3-seeded Baylor and No. 6-seeded Colorado. WVU secured its 25th victory for the third-straight year – a first in ...
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 ...
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 ...
LKC Coach of the Year: Amy Chapman Gilmer County 1st Team All-LKC LKC Player of the Year Ava Dobbins Gilmer County Brynnley Bulluck St. Marys Quinn Bunch Williamstown Elsa Law Ritchie County Anna Tolley Roane County Brooke Woods Buffalo Breigyn Dawson Wirt County Arissa Burt Williamstown Katie Grimm Tyler Consolidated Aleigh Cheeseman Doddridge County Payton Trent Doddridge County Fiona VanMatre Wahama Anna Bennett St. Marys Lena Frymier Gilmer County Blair Dobbins Gilmer County Bailey Pritt Braxton County Ellie Kennison Parkersburg Catholic 2nd Team ...
ELIZABETH — Sixth-seeded Gilmer County was hoping the third time would be the charm here Thursday night in a Class A, Region IV, semifinal, but host Wirt County turned back the Titans, 63-51, and advanced to play Huntington St. Joe at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a berth to the state tournament on the line. The Titans, who finished 6-16 and opened the season with a 63-58 loss to the Tigers before falling at WCHS 75-66 in mid-January, only trailed 26-25 at halftime. However, Tiger senior Braylan Dawson pumped in 15 of his game-high 28 points during a third quarter where the third-seeded ...
