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WVU advances to College World Series

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GRANVILLE – The party began in the second inning Saturday, just seconds after Ben Lumsden sent a 362-foot defining statement into the visitor’s bullpen for a three-run home run. It was a celebration that stretched well beyond the confines of Kendrick Family Ballpark and well beyond the possibly 3,000 others hugging and clapping up on the hill behind the stadium. It hit all the borders of West Virginia as hard as a Gavin Kelly barreled-up double to the gap and was as sweet as an Armani Guzman stolen base. The College World Series has been around since 1947. For the first time ...

Bradford homer leads Beverly/Lowell post Marietta, 5-1

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In his junior year at Fort Frye, Grady Hesson just wrapped up a season where he compiled an unbelievable 13-0 record with an earned run average below 0.40 with the majority of his success coming as a starting pitcher. Friday night Hesson was called upon in relief as defending state champion Beverly/Lowell Post 389/750 traveled to Marietta to play Post 64 at Pioneer Park and the right hander picked dominated once again to lead Beverly/Lowell to a 5-1 win. Hesson entered the game in the bottom of the fourth inning after starting pitcher Dominic Fry left the game due to an injury and ...

Warren’s Starcher state runner-up in high jump

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COLUMBUS — Warren senior Sydney Starcher cleared 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump to earn state runner-up honors Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Starcher finished behind only Morgan Johnson of Woodward, who won the state title at 5-7. While it’s Starcher’s third time earning All-Ohio status in the event, this was her best individual placement in the outdoor meet. She was also runner-up at the indoor state meet this season. Starcher’s teammate Abby Whited competed in the 300 hurdles prelims, finishing 12th at 46.42 seconds. Warren’s 4x2 relay team of Emma Parker, ...

Mountaineers 1 win away from CWS

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GRANVILLE — West Virginia baseball had bases loaded and an out. The Mountaineers No. 9 hitter, Tyrus Hall, came up to the plate. Hall isn't known as a power hitter, and has only hit five all season before Friday afternoon. Hall sent the ball to the opposite field and hit a grand slam to ...

Amy Way to coach PHS girls hoops

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PARKERSBURG — A year after joining the girl's basketball program at Parkersburg High School as an assistant coach for Chris Murray, 1997 Big Red graduate Amy Way has moved up to the head chair. Twice as a player she won Class AAA state titles, finished runner-up once and now takes over a ...

Big Red wrestler on his Way to Peru

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PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg High School rising senior Dominic Way is off to Lima, Peru, as part of Team USA for the U23 Pan-American Championships, which get underway Thursday. Way, who competed last Saturday at the U23 Greco-Roman World Team Trials at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, won his ...