HUNTINGTON — The first inning was not kind to Gilmer County and Ripley in their respective state championship games on Saturday. The Titans, who fell to Sherman 4-1 in the Class A final, walked the first four batters of the game en route to an early 2-0 deficit that they never recovered ...
HUNTINGTON — Fourth-seeded Ripley’s run to a second consecutive Class AAA state championship was derailed here Saturday afternoon by No. 2 St. Albans as the Red Dragons won the school’s third title for head man Rick Whitman following an 11-3 victory. SAHS, which finished 32-5 and ...
OMAHA, Neb. – Maybe it was destiny that led both West Virginia and North Carolina to the College World Series. Their paths to Charles Schwab Field were nearly identical, both filled with adversities faced and heroically overcome. The Mountaineers (46-15) had their moments in the regional round with two victories against Kentucky. First, there was a ninth-inning rally capped off by Paul Schoenfeld’s two-run home run. That was followed a day later by Armani Guzman’s walk-off base hit in the 10th inning. North Carolina (51-12-1) faced its drama in the super regionals against ...
HUNTINGTON — Gilmer County didn't bring home the trophy it wanted here Saturday morning at Marshall University's Jack Cook Field as the Titans had to settle for a runner-up finish after falling 4-1 to Sherman in the Class A state championship game. The fourth-seeded Titans of head man ...
HUNTINGTON — Gilmer County’s bid for the program’s second state championship came to an end in the Class A state finals. The fourth-seeded Titans, who have relied on pitching and defense throughout the year, walked six batters, including the first four of the game, and committed three ...
ST. MARYS – On a night when a whole host of deserving candidates could have claimed Most Valuable Player honors, West Virginia’s Landon Thomas claimed the hardware as the Mountaineer squad snapped a two-game losing streak with a dominating 26-7 win over the Ohio squad in the 31st Annual ...
