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Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Announcements

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North End vs. South Side The Wendy’s Fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Valley Tennis Association (MOVTA) is set for 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 17. The dinner is scheduled at two Wendy’s sites in Parkersburg (2602 Gihon Road or 7th Street). Ten percent of all sales will go towards Mid-Ohio ...

Around the Race Course: Bickel Mansion

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Mile 3.9 takes a left turn from Marrtown Road to Dupont Road, and on the left is a 7-Eleven, but to the right is the old Bickel Mansion, now a law office. At one time, the Bickel Estate was home to 400 acres that contained a large zoo and a horse race track with grandstands. During Christmas ...

Big 12 title is winnable for Mountaineers

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MORGANTOWN — If one word can be taken out of the Big 12’s recently completed football media days that projects the image the league wants to project for this upcoming football season, that word would be “parity.” There are some who might want to argue that “parody” might be more ...

Around the Race Course: Mile Marker Three

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A downhill stretch after mile marker three takes runners and walkers through a fairly rural stretch of the course down the Fries Parkway. Participants will enjoy a nice reprieve from the continuous uphill of the previous mile and will pass by the 5K marker during this mile. Fries Parkway will ...