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Hoops roundup: PHS beats Buck-Ups in 2 OTs

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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 ...

All-LKC Girls Basketball

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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 ...

Hoops roundup: Wirt boys eliminate Gilmer, 63-51

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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 ...

Williamstown headed to state after routing Oak Glen

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WILLIAMSTOWN — One thing is for certain for next week’s Class AA field at the West Virginia High School Girls State Tournament in Charleston. At the minimum, one team approaches the game with the mentality that defense comes first. Thursday night in a Class AA, Region I semifinal, ...

State wrestling tournament underway in Huntington

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HUNTINGTON — Following Thursday's opening session of the 79th annual West Virginia state wrestling tournament, two-time defending state champion University leads Parkersburg, 47-39.5, in Division I while Ripley sits atop the Division II team race with 38 points. Last year's triple-A state runner-up Parkersburg, which qualified its entire team, finished 10-4 with nine pins. Parkersburg South, which sits in fifth place with 27 points and is behind Cabell Midland (37.5) and Huntington (32.5), went 7-4 and had five wins by fall. Following the Vikings, who went 10-1 with nine mat ...

Crusaders defeat Irish to begin tournament play

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PARKERSBURG — A lot can change in a year. Parkersburg Catholic is a prime example of that. A year after going 7-16, the Crusaders find themselves one win away from punching their ticket to the Class A state tournament. PCHS defeated Notre Dame 70-46 in Thursday’s Region I semifinals ...