PARKERSBURG – The best expectations are the ones never made. Parkersburg South sophomore Alyssa McCrady is proof positive. Competing in the two-mile portion of Saturday’s Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two-Mile road race, McCrady won the women’s division by a ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football is nearing two weeks of fall camp and is three weeks away from kicking off against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5. Rich Rodriguez has still not named his starting quarterback for the second straight year. The field has narrowed down to two: returner ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Turner Hill is getting the promotion every baseball player dreams about. According to Minor League Baseball’s transaction log, the San Francisco Giants selected Hill’s contract from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on Thursday. Tonight, the Giants begin a three-game ...
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF At Golf Club of West Virginia Par 70 TEAM SCORES: Williamstown 299, John Marshall 302, Fairfield Christian 309, Parkersburg 324, Fort Frye 366 Williamstown: Madilyn Buttrey- 72, Castyn Burton-68, Wyatt Siley-77, Ben Raines-82, Harley Phillips-97, Layne Stewart-96, Ben Hescht- 139 John Marshall: Drew Marling-67 (Medalist), Brayden Kempkins-78, Hayden Harvey-76, Kianna Garrison-90, Kamden Knapp-81, Rex Mallery-86, Graeme Stevey-94, Colin Inclan-91, Caiden Barker-83, Brody Dimmick-91 Parkersburg: Dominic Way - 79, Andrew Matheny - 79, Gavin Fling - 82, Katie Ann ...
Tomorrow many of you will run or walk in either the News and Sentinel Half Marathon or Two-Mile Race. I look forward to seeing you. For many the best part of doing a race, is finishing the race. 13.1 miles is a long way. By the time you get to the finish line, you will have covered anywhere from 24,000 to 32,000 steps. The red crosswalk that is the finish line serves as a stop sign for many. You can finally slow to a stop and savor the moment. We try to make the finish line an oasis of sorts. We strive to make you comfortable as you transition back to a normal person. The first ...
LAS VEGAS — In a 9-2 loss to the Las Vegas Aviators Tuesday, Turner Hill clubbed a first-inning home run to extend his hit streak to 25 games, a Sacramento River Cats franchise record. Hill, a Marietta native, finished the game 2 for 4 with the homer, a double and both runs-batted-in for the San Francisco Giants’ Triple-A club, where he broke the mark previously set by Daric Barton. Hill raised his batting average to .351 and his OPS to .946. Since his promotion to Sacramento early in the season, Hill has nine home runs, 60 RBIs and 63 runs scored. In 357 plate appearances, he ...
