RIPLEY — It appears as though all the pieces are in place for the Ripley baseball program of skipper Shane Casto to make a run at defending their Class AAA state championship. Things already have been different this year as the Vikings had to deal with injuries during the regular ...
I, myself, am an avid Mountain State high school wrestling enthusiast. Every year I look forward to acquiring a souvenir program from the state tournament. This year I was informed that there would be no more programs sold at the state tournament. Asking why, I was told that the cost of printing the programs was too expensive, and now you could only visit the WVSSAC website to see a digital state program. Did you know that? I was very disappointed, and you should be disheartened by this change as well. In the past, the state wrestling tournament program cost five dollars, which was ...
McFarland Aces MCC Brian McFarland, of Marietta, got his second hole-in-one on hole No. 17 at Marietta Country Club. McFarland aced the 127-yard hole using a pitching wedge. Witnesses were Bill McFarland, “Coach” Joe Matheny and Scott Barrows. Sovil Aves GCWV Zack Sovil, of Parkersburg, recorded his first ever hole-in-one at the Golf Club of West Virginia. Sovil aced hole No. 12, a 135-yard par 3, using a sand wedge. The shot was witnessed by his playing partner Riley Garrison.
SOUTH CHARLESTON – Ritchie County could not take advantage of a second life. In an elimination game at Thursday’s WVSSAC State Softball Tournament at Little Creek Park, the Cavaliers from Greenbrier West turned what they thought was a game-ending double play in the bottom of the seventh inning. However, after cutting down the tying run on an infield grounder, on the attempt to double up Rindy Perkins running to first base the umpire ruled the fielder had pulled her foot off the bag – keeping the Rebels’ hopes alive. Trailing 6-5 with two outs, Perkins stole second base then ...
ATHENS — The Warren Warriors aren’t a typical seven seed, and they’re proving that to the rest of the Southeast District. After upsetting second-seeded Miami Trace last week, Warren took down sixth-seeded Hillsboro 5-2 in Thursday’s district semifinal game at Bob Wren Stadium. ...
MARIETTA — Marietta College junior pitcher Austin Ziance earned a spot on the 2026 D3baseball.com All-America team Thursday morning earning a spot on the fifth team. Ziance is the 149th All-American selection in program history and the first since 2023. "Austin has worked very hard to make ...
