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SUPER REGIONAL SCHEDULES (Note: Best-of-three series; all times EST; Eight teams advance to College World Series; Series listed in order of when they start) Morgantown Super Regional (Morgantown, West Virginia) Cal Poly at No. 16 West Virginia Game 1: Friday; noon on ESPN2 Game 2: Saturday; noon on ESPN2 Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday; TBD Chapel Hill Super Regional (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) USC at No. 5 North Carolina Game 1: Friday; 3 p.m. on ESPN2 Game 2: Saturday; 2 p.m. on ESPN Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday; TBD Troy Super Regional (Troy, Alabama) Little ...

Kids Classic sinks record-breaking amount for Boys and Girls Club

VIENNA – The 30th anniversary of the Kids Classic had several reasons to celebrate during Monday’s event, which benefited the Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg. The golf outing at Parkersburg Country Club gave first-year Boys and Girls Club CEO Darlene Murphy an opportunity to express ...

Schoenfeld blast sends WVU into regional finale

GRANVILLE — The West Virginia fans at Kendrick Family Ballpark had their hats inside out. There was a sectionof fans with their shirts off swinging them around. And everyone was on their feet. The Mountaineers had the game tied in the top of the ninth after being down three runs. On the ...

WVU pitcher rises to the occasion in elimination game

GRANVILLE – Ben McDougal’s season nearly ended before it began. The Bridgeport native had other ideas, and because he had great belief in himself, he became one of West Virginia’s heroes in the NCAA tournament on Sunday night. McDougal pitched five innings in relief, threw 84 pitches ...

Clutch effort from Montesa keeps WVU hopes alive

GRANVILLE — Before the season started, West Virginia baseball coach Steve Sabins talked about his Division II pitchers, which included Ian Korn, Chansen Cole and Dawson Montesa. Sabins was particularly excited for Montesa because his recruiting process at Adelphia on Long Island was unique ...

Area thinclads earn state meet bids

Area regional qualifiers have been determined for next week's Ohio state track and field championships set for Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Saturday at Muskingum University in the Division III, Region 8 meet the Warren girls tied for 12th with 21 points. Sydney Starcher was runner-up in the high jump after clearing 5 feet, 5 inches to finish an inch behind Batavia's Lauren Cravens, who is also a senior. "She was at the indoor state meet. Coming in they were both seeded at 5-5," said WHS head coach Tony Zaleski of Starcher and Cravens facing off. "It got up to 5-6 and that girl ...