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PHS boys win Kim Nutter Invitational

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PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg boys defended their home track while the PHS girls placed runner-up to Huntington in Friday’s Kim Nutter Invitational at Stadium Field. The Big Reds outscored the Highlanders 150-138.33 on the boys side while HHS out-pointed the PHS girls 154.8-144. AJ Payne set a new meet record in the 400 with a time of 50.23 seconds, besting teammate Landen Deuley’s mark of 50.36 from last year. As it happens, Deuley was this year’s runner-up in the event at 50.87. Payne, Deuley, Gavin Bowman and Anthony Herrera teamed up to win the 4x400 (3:39). Carter ...

BACF Basketball: West Virginia girls outlast Ohio in double-OT

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PARKERSBURG – Proper place. Proper time. Proper person. The fourth and final 3-pointer knocked down by Parkersburg South senior Emilee Owens on the gym floor she called home for four years turned out to be the game-winner as Team West Virginia pulled out a 79-75, double-overtime victory ...

Cutter returns for 2026, ready to lead WVU’s defense

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MORGANTOWN — In this era of college football and athletics, the transfer portal is part of everyday lives. If a player isn’t happy with their current situation, they can change schools in the offseason and be ready to play for their new team the following season. There’s no punishment for transferring. There’s a graphic for the NCAA men’s tournament that shows just one of the Sweet 16 teams had no transfers in their starting five, and that was Michigan State. A player staying as a freshman until they graduate is rare in college athletics these days, especially in college ...

3 Big Reds, South’s Logston make 1st team all-state

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CHARLESTON — The Mountain State Athletic Conference had three of its programs advance to the Class AAAA state semifinals inside the Charleston Coliseum. Although top-seeded George Washington came up short against fifth-seeded Parkersburg South and the Wood County Patriots eventually lost ...

Rich Rod has new approach to spring practice

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MORGANTOWN — Last year, West Virginia football’s Rich Rodriguez had to keep a lot of cards close to his chest. Rodriguez couldn’t release a depth chart or say one player was starting over another because there was a second portal period in the middle of April. If Rodriguez revealed too ...