Walker snares albatross Matt Walker, of Elizabeth, recorded his first career albatross on Sunday at Mingo Bottom Golf Club. Walker used a 3-wood on his second shot to hole out from 225 yards away on the par-5, 475-yard, No. 7 hole. Witnessing the feat were Jude Walker, Ellis Walker, Jason Roush and Zach Roush.
No. 15 West Virginia baseball isn't known for hitting the long ball. Before its midweek game against Marshall, the Mountaineers have hit the 10th-most home runs in the Big 12. But, as of late, WVU has hit some over the fence. The Mountaineers hit three home runs, with two coming from catcher Gavin Kelly, to beat the in-state rival, Thundering Herd, 7-2 Tuesday night down in Charleston. Over the past three games, WVU has hit eight home runs after going three straight games with none. With the help of the homers, WVU moved to 32-12 on the season, and has swept Marshall in all three ...
PARKERSBURG — The St. Marys defense flashed some leather here Tuesday evening at Don Godbey Fields, but the Blue Devil offense wasn’t able to solve Parkersburg South’s Annie Shelton as the right-hander fired a four-hit shutout with no walks and a baker’s dozen strikeouts in the ...
Tyrus Hall’s blast landed on the building of the ticket office out in left field, while Gavin Kelly sent another one 425 feet to deep center. For a split second, the shot appeared as if it was going to sail over the blue batter’s eye. Sean Smith followed with a third home run – all of them coming in the eighth inning Sunday – as No. 18 WVU completed a three-game sweep of Kansas State with 13-6 victory inside Kendrick Family Ballpark. “I’ve been struggling at the plate a little bit,” said Hall, whose shot to left field traveled 419 feet. “It was a lefty who came in, ...
By Paul Schoenfeld’s own admission, the moment first hit him last fall. It was the sudden realization that baseball isn’t some universal game where stepping into the batter’s box at one level was the same at another level. “The fall was a really big learning curve for me,” the ...
By KERRY PATRICK Sports Writer PARKERSBURG – Like clockwork. After rolling through the regular season undefeated, both the boys and girls tennis programs from Williamstown began its postseason quest without much incident during the team competition phase of the Class AA/A, Region I ...
