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Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Basketball Statistical Leaders

BOYS BASKETBALL AVERAGE 25.0 – Harry Silvis (South) 23.8 – Isaac Hodges (Ritchie) 23.4 – Kingston Christen (Magnolia) 20.7 – Dylan Schott (Caldwell) 20.5 - Chandler Jackson (PHS) 19.8 – Seth Cronin (Ritchie) 19.6 – Braylan Dawson (Wirt) 19.3 – Kolten Holbert (Gilmer) 19.0 – Malik Currie (Belpre) 17.5 – Chase Schoolcraft (Calhoun) 17.1 - Caleb Atkinson (Wtown) 16.5 – Owen Riley (Marietta), Asher Fenton (WCC) 16.4 - Brady Toler (Braxton) 15.8 - Quinten Wilson (PHS), Avery Powell (Frontier) 15.5 – Jacob Bowersock (Frontier) 15.4 – ...

Marietta withstands Warren upset bid, wins tourney opener 66-60

Beating any team three times in the same season is quite a challenge, let alone your arch rival. The No. 4 seeded Marietta Tigers completed the season sweep Tuesday night with a hard fought 66-60 win over the No. 5-seed Warren Warriors at Sutton Gymnasium in an OHSAA Division III, ...

Belpre, Waterford advance to district finals

CHILLICOTHE — Gracie Bills had a night to remember in Belpre’s 38-32 win over Coal Grove in Tuesday’s district semifinals. The junior put up a monster double-double of 20 points and 20 rebounds, eclipsing the 1,000-point mark in the process to send the Golden Eagles to Saturday’s district championship game. Meeting Belpre there will be fellow TVC-Hocking foe Waterford, which cruised past Ripley 28-24 in the late game Tuesday. The Wildcats swept the regular-season series from the Golden Eagles. Saturday’s game at Southeastern is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. tip. Bills scored ...

Mount Union ousts Marietta in OAC tourney

ALLIANCE — No. 3 seeded Mount Union defeated No. 6 seeded Marietta College by the score of 74-57 Tuesday evening in the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals. The Pioneers end their season with a 12-14 overall record. Mount Union advances to the semifinals with a record of 18-8. "This was not the ending we wanted for our season, but I am forever proud of this group and how they stuck together through all of the ups and downs," Marietta head coach Jenna Andersen said. "We have a young, hungry core coming back next year. The work starts now to keep ...

PHS senior swimmers leave their legacy

PARKERSBURG – Practically connected at the hip for the past four years, Parkersburg’s Adelaide Vann and Lily Farinash followed different paths in the girls’ pursuit of a state swim title this season. Last week at the state finals in Morgantown, the Big Reds’ quest remained low key ...

LKC redemption: Doddridge tops Catholic for league title

GLENVILLE, W.Va. — A year after losing to Williamstown in the LKC Night of Champions, Doddridge County found itself back in the Waco Center. This time, though, the Bulldogs earned the right to cut down nets. Doddridge defeated Parkersburg Catholic 69-53 Saturday to capture the league ...