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Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Baseball/Softball Statistical Leaders

SOFTBALL AVERAGE .655 – Krista Durkin (PHS) .608 – Allia Rush (Morgan) .582 – Rocklyn Marcum (Ritchie) .571 – Rylie White (Eastern) .551 – Aedre Ault (Eastern) .529 – Kenley Hartshorn (Gilmer) .523 - Audrey Reynolds (Wahama) .517 – Ashlynn Thomas (Eastern) .514 – Brylee McGrady (St. Marys) .506 – Jayda Murray (Warren) .500 – Danica Gates (Warren) .484 – Kaelyn Mullins (Gilmer), Ana Shutts (Warren) .481 – Breighlee Moracco (Cwell), Brooke DeHaven (Dodd), Erin Stoddard (Gilmer) .478 – Braylynn Bonnette (Warren), Addy Stewart ...

COLUMN: What? No program?

I, myself, am an avid Mountain State high school wrestling enthusiast. Every year I look forward to acquiring a souvenir program from the state tournament. This year I was informed that there would be no more programs sold at the state tournament. Asking why, I was told that the cost of printing the programs was too expensive, and now you could only visit the WVSSAC website to see a digital state program. Did you know that? I was very disappointed, and you should be disheartened by this change as well. In the past, the state wrestling tournament program cost five dollars, which was ...

MOV Baseball/Softball Leaders

SOFTBALL AVERAGE .655 – Krista Durkin (PHS); .608 – Allia Rush (Morgan);.582 – Rocklyn Marcum (Ritchie);.571 – Rylie White (Eastern); .551 – Aedre Ault (Eastern);.529 – Kenley Hartshorn (Gilmer); .523 - Audrey Reynolds (Wahama); .517 – Ashlynn Thomas (Eastern); .514 – Brylee McGrady (St. Marys); .506 – Jayda Murray (Warren) HOME RUNS 9 – Allia Rush (Morgan); 8 – Ashlynn Thomas (Eastern); 7 – Makayla Mumaw (Cwell);6 – Mikayla Bennett (Frontier), Annie Shelton (South), Breighlee Moracco (Cwell); 5 – Keeley Barrows (Frontier), Abby Miller (Marietta), ...

All-East District Baseball

All-East District Baseball Teams Local Honorees Division V First Team: Witten Schaad, Morgan Second Team: Aaron Baker, Morgan; McGuire Winner, Morgan Honorable Mention: Lucas Huger, Morgan Division VI Coach of the Year: Trey Engle, Fort Frye Pitcher of the Year: Grady Hesson First Team: Kainan Bradford, Fort Frye; Grady Hesson, Fort Frye; Preston Binegar, Monroe Central; Mason Landefeld, Monroe Central; Caedyn Silva, Monroe Central; Cameron Sidwell, Caldwell; Jake Laswell, Caldwell; Kyler Starr, Caldwell Second Team: Jack McCurdy, Fort Frye; Chatum Courson, Fort Frye; ...

Holes-In-One

McFarland Aces MCC Brian McFarland, of Marietta, got his second hole-in-one on hole No. 17 at Marietta Country Club. McFarland aced the 127-yard hole using a pitching wedge. Witnesses were Bill McFarland, “Coach” Joe Matheny and Scott Barrows. Sovil Aves GCWV Zack Sovil, of Parkersburg, recorded his first ever hole-in-one at the Golf Club of West Virginia. Sovil aced hole No. 12, a 135-yard par 3, using a sand wedge. The shot was witnessed by his playing partner Riley Garrison.

Mountaineers kick off NCAA tournament with win

GRANVILLE – Perhaps Ben Lumsden is just made for the spotlight of the NCAA tournament. West Virginia’s senior outfielder would never admit to that, in fact he kind of played the moment off Friday. Still, it was a heck of a moment for Lumsden to try and make routine. In the opening game ...