Hole-In-One
Russ Montgomery, of Parkersburg, recorded a hole-in-one at Oxbow Golf Course. He used a pitching wedge to ace hole No. 4, a 105-yard par 3. Montgomery’s hole-in-one was witnessed by Scott Perry, Don Pottmeyer and Charlie Gragg.
South baseball falls to GW, 11-1
CHARLESTON — The Patriots won Tuesday night. That would be the George Washington Patriots, picking up a 11-1 win over the Parkersburg South Patriots in the Class AAAA South Region tournament at Floyd Wilcox Field in Charleston. George Washington scored 10 of its 11 runs between the third and fifth innings, including four in the fourth inning. Eli Smith and Ryan Anderson hit home runs, with Anderson clubbing a grand slam in the fourth. Anderson's home run extended GW's lead to 8-1. "It was a tight game up until that, then, on two swings, it's a seven-run swing for us there," GW ...
Wildcats advance to district semifinals
WATERFORD — The Waterford Wildcats were declared a 7-0 winner Tuesday evening in a weather-shortened Division VI district quarterfinal against the visiting Ripley Blue Jays. The game was called in the bottom of the second inning due to lightning in the area and it was then decided by both coaches to go ahead and pull the plug on the game and declare the Wildcats the victors over the winless Jays. The Wildcats batted around in the opening inning as they scored six times. A two-run triple by senior Braun Doak, an RBI-double by Henry Huffman and a run-scoring single off the bat of ...
Momentum carries WVU into Big 12 Tourney
MORGANTOWN — In the end, maybe it was just unfortunate math that calculated two unconventional endings for the WVU baseball program. More to the point, the Mountaineers finished the 2025 regular season by getting swept by Kansas, yet still hoisted the Big 12 trophy and earned the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament. A year later, the ninth-ranked Mountaineers (37-13, 21-9 Big 12) set a program record for conference wins and won eight of their final nine league games just to finish a game behind the Jayhawks in second place. “Couldn’t be more excited for our kids to clip ...
Proper sendoff to 'The Hank' as South defeats Woodrow Wilson, 14-1
PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg South baseball gave Hank Greenburg Field a proper sendoff. With the Patriots getting ready to move into a new ballpark at Erickson All-Sports Facility next season, they entered the postseason phase of their season Monday with a 14-1 win in five innings over ...
Former WVU football player dies at 22
MORGANTOWN - Sam Houston and former West Virginia football defensive back William Davis died at the age of 22 on Saturday, May 16, according to Sam Houston. The university didn't announce a cause, but listed it as "sudden." "It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Will Davis," Sam Houston head coach Phil Longo said. "Will was a beloved member of our Bearkat football family here at Sam Houston who touched the lives of everyone he knew. Will was an upbeat, positive, passionate young man who will be sincerely missed. Tanya, the kids and I are praying for Will's family during ...