Andy Waddle’s been involved with football for a long time, but he’s never had to deal with anything like this. Nobody has. “It’s a strange time for sure,” said Waddle, entering his eighth season as the Marietta College head football coach. “Everything just continues to be ...
BEVERLY — Stephanie Camden and Isiah Jones have been important members of the Fort Frye varsity volleyball and football teams, respectively, the last four years. Now, the Cadets duo is hoping to make similar contributions as student-athletes at Marietta College, where they will continue ...
BEVERLY — Everything is going about as well as can be expected for the Fort Frye High School volleyball program of second-year head coach Emily Tracewell. The Cadet leader was married in May to former Williamstown all-state athlete Jake Tracewell and the couple is expecting their first ...
The Ohio Athletic Conference announced Friday that it is postponing all NCAA intercollegiate athletic competition through Dec. 31, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The OAC is committed to moving competition to the spring, with various models currently being discussed, the conference said ...
Marietta had some trouble with Wood County throughout the 2020 summer season, but Craig Scoggan had no trouble Tuesday at Don and Sue Schaly Field at Pioneer Park. The senior-to-be at Caldwell High School threw seven strong innings for Marietta, walking three and striking out three while ...
PARKERSBURG — Daniel Collie is ready for whatever challenges are ahead as the new head boys basketball coach at Parkersburg Catholic High School. The 2012 PCHS graduate was recently named as the successor for former Crusader head man Rob Strcula. “I always had in the back of my mind I ...
VIENNA — Hard and firm conditions along with a heat index in the triple digits welcomed Monday’s participants at the Callaway Junior Tour playoff series event held at Parkersburg Country Club. Golfers in six different divisions battled all season long to reach the final two events with ...
PARKERSBURG — Although the prep golf season in West Virginia is currently losing two weeks of previously scheduled matches, the Callaway Junior Tour is nearing completion of its season. Starting at 10 a.m. Monday at Parkersburg Country Club, the top qualifiers in each division will tee it ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — After watching the opening week of the football season taken away by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s decision to push back the beginning of the year to Sept. 4, teams around the Mid-Ohio Valley were sent scrambling to find replacement opponents ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Head coach Larry Cassady knows his Williamstown girls’ cross country team dodged a huge COVID-19 spoiler in its season last year. He’s even more grateful his stacked Yellowjacket squad took advantage of the situation at season’s end. Junior Ella Hesson placed second in ...
HARTFORD, Ohio — Professional sprint car driver Cale Conley, a Vienna resident, has won plenty of races before. However, his victory on Saturday night had a little more meaning to it, and not just because he pocketed the $7,500 top prize. Conley won the Lou Blaney Memorial, which was part ...
After going undefeated against Washington County competition in the regular season, Warren secured it spot as the county's top team Saturday at Don and Sue Schaly Field at Pioneer Park. The Warriors defeated Waterford 6-2 and Marietta 7-5 in a round-robin style tournament to claim the ...
The Washington County baseball league’s season will wrap up Saturday with a postseason tournament at Don and Sue Schaly Field at Pioneer Park. Warren, Marietta and Waterford will compete in a round-robin tourney with each team playing two games. The team that goes 2-0 will walk away with ...
“Next to the platform is Christina Ullman. This is a state, American, and world record attempt.” Those are words Ullman never expected to hear from a powerlifting meet announcer. At age 49, she didn’t really plan to compete in powerlifting. It just sort of happened. “I was doing ...
PARKERSBURG — There will be high school sports in West Virginia in the fall, but they won’t be during the usual time frames. West Virginia Secondary School Activities Director Bernie Dolan made the announcement during Gov. Jim Justice’s regular COVID-19 press conference Friday inside ...
Jason and Lorie Discini faced one tall climb upon their acceptance of the Parkersburg Catholic tennis head coaching positions. Tennis had never moved the needle at the high school like football, boys basketball and especially girls basketball. Despite the spring sport carving out its fair ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to plenty of change in the sports world, and high school football is no different. Marietta’s Jason Schob and Warren’s Matt Kimes are among thousands of high school football coaches around the country who have had to adjust to new offseason guidelines. Both ...
VINCENT — Seth Dennis pitched four dominant innings, Brett Gandee clubbed a grand slam and Kurt Taylor displayed a gold glove at first base as Warren defeated Marietta in county league action Thursday. Warren took sole possession of first place in the league standings, improving to 4-0 in ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Leewood Molessa is trying to make up for lost time as he prepares to enter his senior year at Williamstown High School. The first-team Class A all-state offensive lineman didn’t get to play baseball this spring for now retired skipper Terry Smith. However, his passion for ...
PARKERSBURG — Dakota Miller, Corbin Alkire and Kail Hill delivered three hits apiece here Wednesday night at City Park as Marietta survived a seven-run fourth inning en route to besting Wood County Legion, 12-8, in what was a scheduled nine-inning showdown between 4-2 programs. Marietta, ...