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Hesson, Cadets blank Redskins in district semi

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BEVERLY – Fort Frye starting pitcher Grady Hesson came into Thursday evening’s D-6 district semi-final against the Caldwell Redskins sporting an incredible 0.39 earned run average on the season. The only way the Cadet junior could lower that minuscule ERA would be to shut out the Caldwell Redskins for the third time this season and that is exactly what the Fort Frye ace did as he scattered five base hits and the Cadets blanked Caldwell 6-0 to advance to the district championship game. Hesson had shut out the Redskins at home and away in the regular season on games that were ...

Etta Express duo named All-Region

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Marietta College placed two players on the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team Tuesday morning. Pitcher Austin Ziance was named to the second team and outfielder Michael Ciavolella was named to the third team. Ziance was also named to the D3baseball.com All-Region third team. Ziance, a ...

Ritchie County falls to Man, 5-2, at state

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SOUTH CHARLESTON – Weather delays didn’t do Ritchie County softball any favors. Granted, both Man and the Rebels had to deal with numerous weather interruptions during the first round of Wednesday’s WVSSAC Class A state softball tournament at Little Creek Park’s Rock ...

Perhaps WVU baseball caught a break

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball was announced as the No. 16 seed and the final host of the NCAA regional on Monday afternoon, with the team watching on at the Goat Pub. This is the first time since 2019 that the NCAA Tournament baseball is coming to Morgantown. "Mix in a hosting situation for the community in the state, there's nothing better," head coach Steve Sabins said. "The people of this state are passionate about our program. They're passionate about WVU, and so to bring an event like this here is meaningful to me, and I'm just really proud of the staff and the ...