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No-doubter sparks Logan past Doddridge, 10-3

HUNTINGTON – A member of the Logan baseball team who is making football his career path created the loudest impact in a Class AA state quarterfinal game with Doddridge County. Monday afternoon for the WVSSAC State Baseball Tournament at Jack Cook Field on the campus of Marshall University, Rob Ball’s second-inning, two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning erased a 2-0 deficit and the fifth-seeded Bulldogs never recovered while losing 10-3. “We played well – we came out a little tight, Doddridge is a heck of a ballclub,” Logan coach Kevin Gertz said after his ...

WVU advances to College World Series, first time in school history

GRANVILLE – The party began in the second inning Saturday, just seconds after Ben Lumsden sent a 362-foot defining statement into the visitor’s bullpen for a three-run home run. It was a celebration that stretched well beyond the confines of Kendrick Family Ballpark and well beyond the ...

A mix of highs and lows throughout WVU journey

GRANVILLE — Before there was a wild celebration Saturday – the result of West Virginia adding a giant notation in the school’s athletic history books by advancing to the College World Series with a 17-1 victory against Cal Poly – there was a ton of doubt. Before there was Steve ...

Scoreboard (6/8)

SATURDAY At St. Marys High School GAME 1 Wheeling 6, Parkersburg 1 Wheeling 021 002 1 - 6 5 1 Parkersburg 100 000 0 - 1 6 2 WP: Aleks Zaneski 5IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 4BB, 10SO Andrew Murdock 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1SO LP: Peyton West 4IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 4BB, 4SO Eli Davis 3IP, 1H, 3R, 1ER, 2BB, 1SO Post 1 (1-0) hitting: Chris Upton 1-3, 3 RBIs; Murdock 1-2, 2 R, SB; Dom Fato 1-4 R; Nolan Yanchak 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; Brody Groome 2 R; Cooper Kelly R Post 15 (1-1) hitting: CJ McCartney 1-3 R; Davis 2-3; Evan Swain 1-3; West SB; Wyatt Boice 1-3; Cooper Anderson ...

More local thinclads grab All-Ohio honors

COLUMBUS — Over the weekend, three local track athletes from three different schools found themselves on the podium at the OHSAA state track championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Marietta junior Ian Putnam competed in the 3200 on Saturday, crossing in 9 minutes, 2.33 seconds to place third and make All-Ohio. Putnam’s time broke his own school record. Putnam was back at it on Sunday in the 1600. He clocked in a 4:31.38 to finish 16th. For the Warren Warriors, junior Mason Werry placed fourth in the 300 hurdles with a time of 38.74. Werry finished less than a second ...

WVU advances to College World Series

GRANVILLE – The party began in the second inning Saturday, just seconds after Ben Lumsden sent a 362-foot defining statement into the visitor’s bullpen for a three-run home run. It was a celebration that stretched well beyond the confines of Kendrick Family Ballpark and well beyond the possibly 3,000 others hugging and clapping up on the hill behind the stadium. It hit all the borders of West Virginia as hard as a Gavin Kelly barreled-up double to the gap and was as sweet as an Armani Guzman stolen base. The College World Series has been around since 1947. For the first time ...