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Picture This: A Family Jaunt
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PARKERSBURG — Julie Yeager from Williamstown pushes a double-stroller for her two children, Leah, left, and Harrison as they approach the finish line during the two-mile race at Saturday’s Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two-Mile. (Photo by Kerry Patrick)
First national para lift competition set for Saturday
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PARKERSBURG — Monsters Bent Barbell is hosting the first USPC (United States Powerlifting Coalition) Para Nationals & Monsters Power meet starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. Located at 3011 Seventh St., Monsters Bent Barbell will have weigh-ins at 9-10:30 a.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. Friday with no ...
A new generation learns Rich Rodriguez’s demanding coaching style at West Virginia
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Rich Rodriguez won four Big East championships in seven seasons during his first stint at West Virginia, coming one haunting loss short of reaching college football's national championship game. Fans who endured mediocrity for the past six seasons under previous coach Neal Brown are counting ...
Coaching down to a science for WVU assistant
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West Virginia nickels and Sams coach Henry Weinreich went to Rhodes College in Memphis to play Division III football. At the D-III level, there are no scholarships, so the goal realistically isn’t to play football, but to pursue a career in a certain field. Weinreich’s mom, who moved from ...
Marietta College volleyball preseason No. 2 in OAC poll
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio – After a historic season last year, the Marietta College volleyball team is set and ready to compete in 2025 in a very tough Ohio Athletic Conference. The Preseason Coaches Poll was released Monday afternoon by the league office and the Pioneers were placed second in the ...