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WVU baseball gets shut out by Kansas in Big 12 Championship

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It's hard to beat a team four times. West Virginia baseball realized that Saturday night against Kansas. The Mountaineers were shut out by the Jayhawks 9-0 in the Big 12 Championship game, losing their first game to Kansas this season. WVU swept the Jayhawks in the regular season on the road, but couldn't win one of the most important games of the year. But it's not the end of the road for the Mountaineers. WVU will see if it will host an NCAA Tournament Regional, which is announced on Sunday. The Mountaineers are projected to host, and haven't since 2019. The Mountaineers kept it ...

St. Marys girls, Ritchie boys runner-up in Class A

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CHARLESTON — Following a long two days at the Class A state track, both the St. Marys girls and the Ritchie County boys secured state runner-up team finishes. The Blue Devils of third-year head coach Dave Davis amassed 75.5 of their 103 points thanks to Anna Bennett (28), little sister ...

Ohio Track Regional Qualifiers

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Area Regional Qualifiers Division II, Marietta District Boys 3200: 2. Ian Putnam (Marietta) 9:22.53 Boys Pole Vault: 3. Jaxon Venham (Warren) 12-4 Boys Long Jump: 4. Eric Carr (Warren) 20-5 Boys 400: 3. Emrick Lizon (Warren) 50.49 Boys 800: 2. Kyle Anthony (Warren) 1:55.78 Boys 1600: 3. Ian Putnam (Marietta) 4:20.06 Boys 300H: 1. Clay Perry (Warren) 38.44; 3. Mason Werry (Warren) 39.21 Boys 4x2: 3. Warren (Deacon Lambert, Emrick Lizon, Davin Dickel, Clay Perry) 1:31.32 Boys 4x4: 3. Warren (Mason Werry, Kyle Anthony, Spencer Rehl, Clay Perry) 3:27.28 Division III, ...

WVU knocks off Kansas State in Big 12 quarterfinals

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Just a few days ago, West Virginia pitcher Maxx Yehl was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year after leading the conference with the lowest ERA. Thursday night in Surprise, Arizona, head coach Steve Sabins elected to start Yehl in the ninth-ranked nationally Mountaineers' first Big 12 Tournament ...

Day 1 of state track meet in the books

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CHARLESTON — Mother Nature was a factor all day here Friday at the state track and field meet contested inside the University of Charleston's Laidley Field, but that didn't stop a half dozen Mid-Ohio Valley athletes from claiming gold in their respective events. The St. Marys girls, who ...

Scoreboard (5/21)

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Division VI District Quarterfinal Fort Frye 3, Crooksville 2 C 010 010 0 — 2 F 000 101 1 — 3 Fort Frye (21-5) hitting: Jack McCurdy doubled and scored game-winning run in the 7th Next game: Caldwell at Fort Frye, 5 p.m. Wednesday (District Semifinal) Division VI District Quarterfinal Caldwell 2, Toronto 0 C 200 000 0 — 2 5 0 T 000 000 0 — 0 5 0 WP: Kyler Starr 7 IP, 2 BB, 8 SO LP: Henry 5 IP, 6 BB, 8 SO Bouscher 2 IP, 0 BB, 4 SO Caldwell (11-10) hitting: Isic Cool 2 hits; Baker 2 hits, 2 RBIs Next game: ...