CHARLESTON 鈥� Right on cue, 鈥楾he Closer鈥� delivered. Parkersburg鈥檚 Isaac 鈥淭he Closer鈥� Stephens shook off an apparent leg injury and won his match at No. 4 singles to send the Big Reds into Saturday鈥檚 Division I championship match for the team portion of the state tennis ...
Brian Hayhurst, of Parkersburg, recorded his sixth ever hole-in-one Thursday at the Golf Club of West Virginia. Hayhurst aced hole No. 18 with his pitching wedge. The shot was witnessed by Sam Tanner, Rodney Drain and Greg Wilson.
MARIETTA 鈥� New Marietta College head football coach Tom Hinkle recently announced two new additions on his coaching staff for the 2026 season. New to the staff is Darnell Ishman, who will be coaching the wide receivers in the upcoming season, and Andrew Puckett, who will serve as the defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator. Coach Hinkle expressed enthusiasm for the new hires, stating, "I couldn't be more excited to add these young coaches to the Pioneer family. They share the same passion, drive, and energy as the rest of our staff and players. Marietta ...
Class AA, Region I at Doddridge County GIRLS TEAM SCORES: Williamstown 183, Tyler Consolidated 142, Doddridge County 140, Weir 117, Oak Glen 54, Ravenswood 25 100: Katie Grimm (T) 13.27, Kamryn Mallas (W) 13.30, Maggie Johnson (WT) 13.46*, Andi Fiber (T) 13.52*, Audrey Lefebure (WT) 13.87, Aleena Johnson (WT) 13.96, Abby Richards (DC) 14.15 200: Payton Trent (DC) 27.09, Andi Fiber (T) 27.30, Katie Grimm (T) 27.70*, Brooke DeHaven (DC) 27.86*, Rachel Lazear (W) 27.96*, Adrienne Clausell (W) 28.71*, Taylor Bodkin (DC) 29.72, Taya Weekley (T) 29.80 400: Riley Sotomayor (R) 59.87, ...
Sports are great for a lot of reasons. Student-athletes at all levels get to experience the ups and downs of the wins and losses while also learning what it's like to work as a team toward a goal. At least for this scribe, the best part without question when going to cover something is not knowing what's going to happen. Last week was definitely interesting on several fronts with the first one being able to take in St. Albans' Brogan Samms throwing a no-hitter against Parkersburg. If not for a four-pitch walk to Big Red Noah Holland, the Red Dragon Samms would've had a perfect ...
THE PLAINS, Ohio 鈥� With Thursday鈥檚 5-3 win over Athens in the Division III district tournament, Marietta softball is back on the map in Southeast Ohio. 鈥淲e put everybody on notice in our district,鈥� said MHS head coach Jon Pollard. Abby Miller went the distance in the pitcher鈥檚 circle and was 2 for 4 with three runs-batted-in at the plate to lead the way for the Tigers. Marietta advanced to the district semifinals and will take on either Sheridan or Washington Court House at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Logan. After starting the season 2-5, the Tigers have won 15 of their last 21 ...
