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WVU women handle business in 87-68 win over Arizona

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West Virginia took care of business Saturday, the way a top 20 team should against a struggling foe without its best player in the lineup. That the 20th-ranked Mountaineers ran away from Arizona, 87-68, inside the Hope Coliseum wasn’t exactly what caught the eye of Arizona head coach Becky ...

Zeps top Seminoles for OVAC 3A title

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BELMONT, Ohio — Shenandoah held off a furious comeback bid by the Monroe Central Seminoles to capture the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference 3A championship with a 60-52 win Saturday afternoon at the Eco Center on the Campus of Ohio University Eastern. The Zeps led by as many as 12 points in ...

Wildcats handle Golden Eagles for senior night victory

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WATERFORD — Early in the season, efficiency wasn’t one of Waterford’s greatest attributes. How things have changed for the better. Friday night in a high school girls basketball game against Belpre, the Wildcat offense was humming. In a 48-27 win, Waterford recorded an assist on ...

COLUMN: Don’t care about the Seahawks or Patriots? Let me help

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I am not the best football prognosticator, as you’ve seen in these very pages. I’m not sure if I even had a prediction for what the Super Bowl LX matchup would be at the start of the season. If I did, though, I’m sure it wouldn’t have been the New England Patriots and Seattle ...

Titans put the clamps on Crusaderettes in 47-18 win

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PARKERSBURG – Gilmer County defense: Masterpiece theater in real time. Thursday night inside Parkersburg Catholic High School, the Titans’ girls basketball team put on an impressive display shutting down the Crusaderettes in a 47-18 win. Gilmer, which improved to 11-1, pitched a ...

‘Jackets get pivotal win over Rebels, 55-43

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WILLIAMSTOWN — Arissa Burt and Anna Cosner celebrated senior night here Thursday in style as Williamstown picked up a key 55-43 Little Kanawha Conference victory versus Ritchie County. The now 11-4 Rebels of head coach Dave McCullough, who are ranked No. 5 in Class A, weren’t able to ...