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Williamstown girls, Doddridge boys continue dominance at LKC

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ST. MARYS - Six meet records went by the wayside here Friday night at Bill Hanlin Stadium during the Little Kanawha Conference championships as the Williamstown girls and the Doddridge County boys continued their respective reigns of supremacy. The Yellowjacket girls, who were without the ...

Patriots best Big Reds to advance to sectional finals

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PARKERSBURG — Freshman pitcher Anniston Shelton treated her introduction into the postseason for high school softball like any other outing. And the outcome resembled all those past outings as Shelton struck out 17. She came within one out of a no-hitter as Parkersburg South defeated ...

South trio honored to join Patriots’ 100-hit club

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PARKERSBURG — While Parkersburg South’s Dylan Holiday, Ty Davis and Carter McLain are focused on trying to help the Patriots reach the state baseball tournament, the trio accomplished a rare feat this spring for head coach Bryan Youngblood as they each recorded career hit No. ...

Head coach, 2 players clear benchmarks at Tyler Consolidated

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KIDWELL — Tyler Consolidated dugout boss Rob Jones is hoping his Silver Knights can put their best foot forward when it comes time for the postseason. Two years ago, the Silver Knights finished off back-to-back Little Kanawha Conference baseball championships at the Sue Morris Sports ...

Shortage of umpires, officials an increasing concern

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You name it, Vince McMillan has probably seen it on an athletic field. McMillan has been a high school official in West Virginia for 22 years in both football and softball. He is a past President and a member of the board of the Mid-Ohio Valley Umpire’s Association. Over the past few ...

’Jackets advance two doubles teams to state tourney

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MORGANTOWN — Williamstown put an exclamation mark on the Class AA/A , Region 2 Tennis Tournament by qualifying two doubles teams in both the girls and boys divisions for next week’s state tournament in Charleston. The top two placewinners from Thursday’s individual doubles bracket ...