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Walk-off in 10th inning sends state-bound Doddridge past Williamstown

WEST UNION – After rallying from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning, Doddridge County received a gift run as part of a walk-off in the 10th inning and punched its ticket for the state tournament after defeating Williamstown 5-4 in Class AA, Region I on Monday night. Williamstown, which ends the season at 20-15, nearly forced an 11th inning. WIth Doddridge runners on first and second base, and one out in the 10th inning, Bulldog cleanup hitter Dayne Murphy hit a grounder to the shortstop, who made an errant throw to second base while trying to start an inning-ending ...

WVU hosts regional as No. 16 seed

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball was announced as the No. 16 seed and the final host of the NCAA regional on Monday afternoon, with the team watching on at the Goat Pub. This is the first time since 2019 that the NCAA Tournament baseball is coming to Morgantown. "Mix in a hosting situation for the community in the state, there's nothing better," head coach Steve Sabins said. "The people of this state are passionate about our program. They're passionate about WVU, and so to bring an event like this here is meaningful to me, and I'm just really proud of the staff and the ...

Picture This: Ohio River Sternwheel Festival 5K

Nearly 400 people registered for the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival 5K Run and Walk, held Saturday in downtown Marietta and Harmar as a fundraiser for the annual festival in September. Joe Taranto of Caldwell had the fastest overall time at 18 minutes. He said the race fit into his training ...

Waterford baseball advances to district final

ATHENS – It was as easy as 1-2-3 for the Waterford Wildcats Saturday night in the D-6, district semi-final against Peebles at Bob Wren Stadium on the campus of Ohio University. The Wildcats scored one run in the second, two runs in the third and three more in the fourth to build a 6-0 ...

Seven state titles in a row for Williamstown girls

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The era of dominance continues for the Williamstown girls track program. The Yellowjackets claimed their seventh consecutive state championship Saturday at Laidley Field, cruising past runner-up Lincoln 115-72.5 for the Class AA title. It’s their second straight ...

Ohio Track Regional Qualifiers

Area Regional Qualifiers Division II, Marietta District Boys 3200: 2. Ian Putnam (Marietta) 9:22.53 Boys Pole Vault: 3. Jaxon Venham (Warren) 12-4 Boys Long Jump: 4. Eric Carr (Warren) 20-5 Boys 400: 3. Emrick Lizon (Warren) 50.49 Boys 800: 2. Kyle Anthony (Warren) 1:55.78 Boys 1600: 3. Ian Putnam (Marietta) 4:20.06 Boys 300H: 1. Clay Perry (Warren) 38.44; 3. Mason Werry (Warren) 39.21 Boys 4x2: 3. Warren (Deacon Lambert, Emrick Lizon, Davin Dickel, Clay Perry) 1:31.32 Boys 4x4: 3. Warren (Mason Werry, Kyle Anthony, Spencer Rehl, Clay Perry) 3:27.28 Division III, ...