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Warren softball eliminated by South Point

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SOUTH POINT — Simply put, the Warren Warriors made a long drive to South Point on Thursday — only to be made short work of by Pointers sophomore standout pitcher Kota Copley. Oh, and her older sister junior Adyson Copley — all she did was play the long game with a Pointers punctuating and South Point score-ending three-run home run to left centerfield in the fourth inning. Once again, the Copley sisters spearheaded South Point's prime play in May — as the fourth-seeded Pointers pummeled the fifth-seeded Warriors 14-2 in a Division V Southeast District quarterfinal at South ...

Williamstown boys place 2nd at state tennis

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CHARLESTON — The what ifs are part of the game. And the Williamstown boys tennis program is hashing out a few what ifs had its top singles player Brady Woodard not suffered a hip injury during the early portion of his match in the championship round of Friday’s Division II team ...

Scoreboard (5/15)

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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK Class AAA, Region III at Herbert Hoover GIRLS TEAM SCORES: GreenbrierEast 185, Herbert Hoover 149, Shady Spring 127, Ripley 75, PikeView 43, Capital41, Princeton 32, Nicholas County 27 Ripley placers 100: 4th Kyndyll Butler 13.11* 200: 3rd Kyndyll Butler 26.68 400: 2nd Kyndyll Butler 1:00.70 4x1: 7th (Kimberlyn Barr, Macie Wills, Mariah Snyder, Eden Engle) 58.92 4x2: 6th (Jalynn Shamblin, Eden Engle, Mariah Snyder, Mackenzie Durback0 2:03.04 4x4: 5th (Jalynn Shamblin, Katelyn Mccune, Emily Lewis, Tiffany FIsher) 4:46.56 4x8: 5th (Emily Lewis, ...

Williamstown, PHS boys advance to state finals

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CHARLESTON – Right on cue, ‘The Closer’ delivered. Parkersburg’s Isaac “The Closer” Stephens shook off an apparent leg injury and won his match at No. 4 singles to send the Big Reds into Saturday’s Division I championship match for the team portion of the state tennis ...

MC football adds to coaching staff

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New Marietta College head football coach Tom Hinkle recently announced two new additions on his coaching staff for the 2026 season. New to the staff is Darnell Ishman, who will be coaching the wide receivers in the upcoming season, and Andrew Puckett, who will serve as the defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator. Coach Hinkle expressed enthusiasm for the new hires, stating, "I couldn't be more excited to add these young coaches to the Pioneer family. They share the same passion, drive, and energy as the rest of our staff and players. Marietta football is in good ...

Tigers knock off Bulldogs in district opener

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THE PLAINS — With Thursday’s 5-3 win over Athens in the Division III district tournament, Marietta softball is back on the map in Southeast Ohio. “We put everybody on notice in our district,” said MHS head coach Jon Pollard. Abby Miller went the distance in the pitcher’s circle and was 2 for 4 with three runs-batted-in at the plate to lead the way for the Tigers. Marietta advanced to the district semifinals and will take on either Sheridan or Washington Court House at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Logan. After starting the season 2-5, the Tigers have won 15 of their last 21 games ...