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News and Sentinel races undergo leadership change

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon, one of the premiere community events in the local area, is undergoing a leadership change. Art Smith, co-director for the News and Sentinel races, is stepping back from his leadership role after being heavily involved with the ...

Pioneers’ dominant defense overwhelms Comets

Behind a defense that was in command from start to finish and an offense that finally got rolling in the second half, Marietta College pulled away for a 32-10 victory over Capital on Saturday at Don Drumm Stadium. The Pioneer defense swarmed the Comets for four quarters, surrendering just ...

Belpre hosts annual cross country invitational at Civitan Park

BELPRE — Mountain State Athletic Conference members Cabell Midland and Hurricane swept the team races here Saturday morning in the Belpre Invitational at Civitan Park, while Wheeling Park walked away with a pair of individual champions thanks to Rylan Moore and Brenna Tipton, who ...

Pioneer Roundup: Volleyball wins twice at Westminster Invitational

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — The Marietta College volleyball team delivered a strong performance on Saturday as they swept a pair of matches at the Westminster Invitational on Saturday afternoon. In the first matchup, the Pioneers dominated Saint Vincent College 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-20). Later in the afternoon, Marietta earned a hard-fought four-set victory 3-1 (25-23, 25-12, 21-25, 25-21) over host Westminster College. "It was great to see the grit and team effort to come out of the weekend 4-0," said Marietta head coach Kristy Anderson of the whole weekend. In the first match, ...

Scoreboard (9/19)

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS at Cambridge Marietta 5, East Liverpool 0 Singles Olivia Vessels (M) wins by default; Lily Marshall (M) def. Harper Bryne (EL) 6-0,6-0; Jaida Perez (M) def. Oriah Coles (EL) 6-1,6-0 Doubles Maya Diki/Audrey Goeller (M) def. Ariana Olmstead/Isabella Collins (EL) 6-0,6-0; Farah Sarker/Eva Tornes (M) def. Juliana Beatty/Gabrielle Johnson (EL) 6-1,6-0 Marietta 5, Cambridge 0 Singles Olivia Vessels (M) def. Emily Epler (C) 6-1,6-0; Lily Marshall (M) def. Julia Patterson (C) 6-1,6-1; Farah Sarker (M) def. Brianna Davis (C) 6-2,6-0; Audrey Goeller/Maya Diki ...

Wildcats rally late, fall short to Buckeyes 18-12

WATERFORD — Waterford went through the ringer in weeks four and five, going up against a couple juggernauts in Fort Frye last week and Nelsonville-York this week. Though the result was a pair of losses, including an 18-12 decision to the Buckeyes on Friday, Wildcats head coach Eric ...