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No-doubter sparks Logan past Doddridge, 10-3

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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 ...

Lumsden provides spark for WVU in postseason

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In the summer of 2023, Ben Lumsden entered the transfer portal, leaving U.T. Arlington after a season. Lumsden started in 51 games at third base for the Mavericks, and he led the team in home runs with 11. Head coach Steve Sabins saw the tape and knew the player and person he was, and just had ...

More local thinclads grab All-Ohio honors

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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 ...

Scoreboard (6/8)

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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 ...

A mix of highs and lows throughout WVU journey

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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 ...