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WVU, UNC meet in College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. – Maybe it was destiny that led both West Virginia and North Carolina to the College World Series. Their paths to Charles Schwab Field were nearly identical, both filled with adversities faced and heroically overcome. The Mountaineers (46-15) had their moments in the regional round with two victories against Kentucky. First, there was a ninth-inning rally capped off by Paul Schoenfeld’s two-run home run. That was followed a day later by Armani Guzman’s walk-off base hit in the 10th inning. North Carolina (51-12-1) faced its drama in the super regionals against ...

BACF: W.Va. gets back in win column

ST. MARYS — West Virginia put on a strong defensive effort here Friday night at Bill Hanlin Stadium as the Mountaineers snapped a two-game losing streak to Ohio thanks to a 26-7 victory in the 31st Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Football Classic. Doddridge County’s Landon Thomas, who ...

BACF: Doddridge passing game key for Mountain State

ST. MARYS – On a night when a whole host of deserving candidates could have claimed Most Valuable Player honors, West Virginia’s Landon Thomas claimed the hardware as the Mountaineer squad snapped a two-game losing streak with a dominating 26-7 win over the Ohio squad in the 31st Annual ...

Post 64 falls to Post 15 in extras

Easton Miller’s eighth-inning line drive hit off the back of the infield umpire and rolled into center field to plate the go-ahead run in Parkersburg Post 15’s 7-6 win over Marietta Post 64 Friday at Pioneer Park. Post 15 (5-3) trailed 3-1 after three and 5-2 after five, but put up a ...

Shaeffer to coach Warren girls hoops

VINCENT — Darius Shaeffer has more than 20 years of high school basketball coaching experience. Shaeffer, who recently completed his first year as an assistant principal at Warren High School, is taking over head coaching duties for the Warriors girls basketball team. “I had full ...

Baseball, softball back at Parkersburg Catholic

PARKERSBURG – Pieces are falling into the place. Baseball is back at Parkersburg Catholic High School. And their female counterparts are joining in on the spring fever with the creation of a softball program. “We’ve talked about having those two sports at Catholic for some time,” ...