PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg South learned the hard way. Arm tackles don’t work at the high school level. Those were the impressions given by South interim coach Bryan Youngblood as Wheeling Park’s offense produced 415 yards – including 322 through the air by third-year starting ...
CALDWELL – A 1-yard touchdown run by Hayden Jones with just over 16 seconds remaining in the game broke an 8-8 tie and gave the Waterford Wildcats an 15-8 win over the Caldwell Redskins Friday night in a thriller at the Tribe Athletic Complex in Caldwell. On a night where the Wildcats ...
VINCENT — As unkind as week one was to the Warren Warriors, the days leading up to week two weren’t much better. After a 34-0 loss to Union Local in last week’s season opener, Warren had to battle through just about every type of adversity you could think of going into a week two ...
ELON, N.C. — Division I FCS member Elon University opened its season here Thursday night inside Rhodes Stadium with a 42-7 win against Division II Mountain East Conference foe Glenville State. The Pioneers of first-year head coach Jake Casteel fell behind 21-0 at halftime and got their only touchdown with 9 minutes left in the third when JD Sherrod hooked up with Kyree Bunny in the back corner of the end zone for a 2-yard strike that was followed by Brody Layman’s extra point. Elon quarterback Brady Stober, who hit 16 of 26 for 254 yards and two touchdowns, gave the Phoenix the ...
DEVOLA – All the craziness with offensive opportunities netted exactly no goals as the high school girls soccer teams from Marietta and Wheeling Park played to a scoreless tie and kept the annual meeting in line with the previous five meetings. Thursday night at Devola Field, keepers Maura Misel (Marietta) and Madeline Kirchner (Wheeling Park) combined for 17 saves. Since renewing the matchup, all six matches have been decided by one goal or less. Moving forward, both coaches agreed the outcome provides a productive measuring stick. Especially for a Marietta outfit which started ...
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Parkersburg South 4, Capitals 0 PS (4-0) 2 2 – 4 Capital (1-3) 0 0 – 0 Scoring PS: G. Silvis from M. Silvis 12th min PS: Mack Moles from Averee Cross 15th min PS: G. Silvis from Natalee Epperly 48th min PS: M. Moles from Berkley Elschlager 59th min Team Stats Corner kicks: South 9, Capital 0. Shots on Goal: South 16, Capital 3. Keeper saves: South (Alivia Goff 3); Capital (Eliza Clark 12) Next match: St. Albans at Parkersburg South, 6 p.m. Tuesday HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS Marietta 5, Vinton County 0 Singles Olivia Vessels (M) def. ...
