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Warren’s Starcher state runner-up in high jump

COLUMBUS — Warren senior Sydney Starcher cleared 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump to earn state runner-up honors Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Starcher finished behind only Morgan Johnson of Woodward, who won the state title at 5-7. While it’s Starcher’s third time earning All-Ohio status in the event, this was her best individual placement in the outdoor meet. She was also runner-up at the indoor state meet this season. Starcher’s teammate Abby Whited competed in the 300 hurdles prelims, finishing 12th at 46.42 seconds. Warren’s 4x2 relay team of Emma Parker, ...

Mountaineers 1 win away from CWS

GRANVILLE — West Virginia baseball had bases loaded and an out. The Mountaineers No. 9 hitter, Tyrus Hall, came up to the plate. Hall isn't known as a power hitter, and has only hit five all season before Friday afternoon. Hall sent the ball to the opposite field and hit a grand slam to ...

Amy Way to coach PHS girls hoops

PARKERSBURG — A year after joining the girl's basketball program at Parkersburg High School as an assistant coach for Chris Murray, 1997 Big Red graduate Amy Way has moved up to the head chair. Twice as a player she won Class AAA state titles, finished runner-up once and now takes over a ...

Bradford homer leads Beverly/Lowell post Marietta, 5-1

In his junior year at Fort Frye, Grady Hesson just wrapped up a season where he compiled an unbelievable 13-0 record with an earned run average below 0.40 with the majority of his success coming as a starting pitcher. Friday night Hesson was called upon in relief as defending state champion ...

Kelly turning heads for Mountaineers

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Prospect rankings and mock drafts are not high on Gavin Kelly’s priority list these days. Ask him about winning the MVP of the Morgantown Regional in the NCAA tournament and he quickly shrugs it off. “It’s a team MVP, it’s unreal,” he said in the moments that ...

Ohio state track meet officially underway

COLUMBUS — Shenandoah’s Braxton Barnett secured All-Ohio honors in one event and advanced to the finals in two other events during day one of the OHSAA state track meet Thursday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Barnett cleared 6 feet, 2 inches in the high jump to place fourth and earn a spot on the podium. Barnett also finished first in the prelims for both the 110 and 300 hurdles. He crossed in 14.43 seconds in the 110 and 37.70 seconds in the 300. He’s the favorite to win both events, and is also scheduled to compete in the long jump on Friday. Fellow Zep Logan Gabel finished ...