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Fort Frye baseball takes down Marietta, 6-5

BEVERLY – The Marietta Tigers simply made too many miscues on the road Saturday to have any chance of gaining a season split against the Fort Frye Cadets. The Tigers committed six errors in the game including three in the very first inning and despite a late rally fell to the Cadets 6-5 ...

Big Reds mercy Flying Eagles, 12-2

PARKERSBURG — Woodrow Wilson provided an eye-opening experience only to have Parkersburg supply an even more impressive response. Friday at Bennett Stump Field, the Big Reds extended their winning streak to four straight games after defeating the Flying Eagles 12-2 in five innings. After ...

MOV Sports HOF announces Class of 2026

The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for the Class of 2026. Joining the prestigious club this summer are the following 10 individuals: Mark Allen Barnhart (Pleasants County), Scott Cozzens (Washington County), Jeff Kefalos (Wood County), Shannon Leasure (Noble County), Connor Louden (Wood County), Mark Martin (Jackson County), Larry Maxwell (Wood County), Jennifer Jones Palagi (Jackson County), John Peters (Ritchie County) and Gary Watson (Wirt County). The annual induction banquet will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at the Grand Pointe ...

Doddridge routs Williamstown for LKC title

WEST UNION — Tristan Swiger struck out 10 batters in a complete-game, one-run effort to help lift Doddridge County to a 12-1 win over Williamstown in the Little Kanawha Conference championship game Friday night. Doddridge racked up 12 hits in the game and also took advantage of six ...

COLUMN: Loud bats on a memorable senior night

Can’t waste any time thinking about what ifs. It is what it is. That was the consensus among members of the Parkersburg South softball program after the Mountain State Athletic Conference awarded Cabell Midland the league title without a pitch ever being thrown in the tournament format scheduled Wednesday in South Charleston. Rain and standing water on the softball fields forced the cancellation of the MSAC Tournament — an event the Patriots were eager to compete in as part of their debut in the conference. “It was kind of an awkward situation,” South coach Tim Burch said. ...

Another sweep for Big Reds at Erickson Invitational

PARKERSBURG — Despite cold temperatures here Friday during the Erickson Invitational a pair of meet records fell as Parkersburg’s boys and girls claimed the team titles. Tyler Consolidated’s Amos Kimble, who is set to compete at Marshall University, clocked in with a record-breaking ...