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Mountaineers 1 win away from CWS

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

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

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 ...

Bulldogs at state for 1st time since 1994

WEST UNION — If Doddridge County felt like they belonged in the Class AA state tournament field, a convincing win in the Little Kanawha Conference Night of Champions final gave the Bulldogs credence. Less than two weeks previous to the LKC championship game, Williamstown and starting ...

Kelly turning heads for Mountaineers

MORGANTOWN — Prospect rankings and mock drafts are not high on Gavin Kelly’s priority list these days. Ask him about winning the MVP of the Morgantown Regional in the NCAA tournament and he quickly shrugs it off. “It’s a team MVP, it’s unreal,” he said in the moments that ...

Legion Baseball

Post 15 wins opener ELLENBORO — Parkersburg Post 15 opened its season here Wednesday with a 14-0 five-inning victory against Ritchie County Post 83. Wyatt Boice (3 IP, 2 BB, 5 SO) and Bronson Linville (2 IP, 1BB, 2 SO) combined on a two-hitter while CJ McCartney led the offense with three runs-batted-in. McCartney, Peyton West and Cooper Cancade had two hits apiece. Linville, Easton Miller, Eli Davis and Seth Menarchek knocked in two runs each. Post 15 returns to action for a 2 p.m. twinbill versus Wheeling Post 1 on Saturday at St. Marys High School. Parkersburg 14, ...