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St. Marys girls too much for Ritchie, 57-39

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ST. MARYS — When the going got tough, St. Marys won the battle in the trenches. SMHS head coach Fred King used a football analogy to describe how his team was able to come out on top against Ritchie County, 57-39, Saturday night. “Most people at a football game watch the ...

Zaiden Wittekind’s career-high 33 lifts Tigers past Marauders

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At one point in the second quarter of Marietta’s game against Meigs Friday night, Zaiden Wittekind buried a 3-pointer and then had a slam dunk in a 30-second span. When the Tigers got the ball back, Wittekind looked at teammate Trey Hawkins and said “Trey, give me the ball.” ...

Leonardo DeAngelo scores 1,000th point as Catholic tops Fort Frye

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PARKERSBURG – Leonardo DeAngelo has seen some of the lowest of lows as a member of the Parkersburg Catholic boys basketball program. Friday night against Fort Frye was not one of them. The senior experienced one of the highest of highs as a Crusader after he surpassed 1,000 points for ...

Hoops roundup: Williamstown knocks off Ritchie

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ELLENBORO, W.Va. — Ritchie County nearly erased a 21-point deficit here Friday night, but head coach Kenny Church's squad came up just short and suffered a 75-67 Little Kanawha Conference setback to Williamstown. The No. 10 Class AA 'Jackets started hot and jumped out to a 23-8 cushion ...

Kayla Ward hired as Parkersburg Catholic volleyball coach

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PARKERSBURG - Wood County Christian and Ohio Valley University graduate Kayla Ward has been hired as the next head volleyball coach at Parkersburg Catholic. Ward, who works for the IRS in human resources and is replacing Michelle Wiltse, most recently served as an assistant and junior varsity ...

WVU women sparked by fourth-quarter surge

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West Virginia women’s basketball made a fourth-quarter surge to stay perfect in Big 12 play, winning over Kansas. The Mountaineers started off a two-game road trip with a 79-72 win over the Jayhawks to move to 12-2 on the season and 2-0 in the Big 12. Kansas fell to 10-4 and to 0-2 in ...