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Etta Express sweep Wilmington, win streak at 4

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MARIETTA – Nothing will be easy from here on out. And Marietta College coach Brian Brewer doesn’t mind if moving forward includes several dramatical finishes his baseball team experienced this past week. The Etta Express entered the week on a 10-game losing streak and appeared dead ...

Parkersburg tennis sweeps South in rivalry match

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PARKERSBURG – With other electives taking precedence for both teams, the tennis programs from Parkersburg and Parkersburg South entered into an altered state this week. Members from both sides jumped up several notches on the ladder to compensate for the absence of four Patriots and the ...

Kylie Conley leads Patriots past Big Reds, 9-1

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PARKERSBURG — A four-run third was more than enough for winning pitcher Kylie Conley here on a cold Friday evening at Don Godbey Fields as host Parkersburg South topped rival Parkersburg, 9-1, in six innings as the right-hander allowed just four hits versus her former team in a complete ...

Area bowlers inducted into Parkersburg USBC hall

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PARKERSBURG — A wife, mother and grandmother in 1963 Parkersburg graduate Sandy Fling as well as 1992 Parkersburg South graduate Scott Eddy were inducted last month into the Parkersburg USBC Hall of Fame. The Big Red, who was married to husband Richard - a 2011 hall of fame honoree - for ...

Bridgeport coach Dave Marshall wins Van Meter Award

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Fresh off the school’s third boys basketball state championship and first since 2001, Bridgeport’s Dave Marshall has been named the 2025 Van Meter Award winner by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The award is given annually to the top high school coach in the state, ...

Volleyball team makes national tournament

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MARIETTA — A local travel volleyball team has qualified for a national tournament. The Ron Kidder-coached MOV Select 14U team placed first in a qualifying tourney in Columbus to earn a spot at the USAV Nationals. The competition will be held June 24-29 in Dallas. “Earning a bid to USAV ...