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Etta Express caps season with sweep of Quakers

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WILMINGTON — Marietta College swept an Ohio Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader at Wilmington College Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers won game one, 4-3, and then took game two, 5-4. Marietta ends the season on a five-game win streak. The Pioneers went 13-20 overall and 9-7 in the OAC. The Pioneers tied for fourth in the conference standings with Muskingum, but the Muskies won the tiebreaker and received the final spot in next week's OAC Tournament. Wilmington finishes the season 5-33 overall and 1-15 in the OAC. After missing out on the OAC Tournament, five Pioneers finished ...

Fort Frye baseball takes down Marietta, 6-5

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BEVERLY – The Marietta Tigers simply made too many miscues on the road Saturday to have any chance of gaining a season split against the Fort Frye Cadets. The Tigers committed six errors in the game including three in the very first inning and despite a late rally fell to the Cadets 6-5 ...

Waterford boys win Belpre's Holdren Elite Invitational

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BELPRE — Sunny weather and temperatures in the low 50s greeted Saturday’s participants at the Chick-fil-A Holdren Elite Invitational here at Belpre High School as the Waterford boys and Federal Hocking were crowned team champions. Lancer Annamarie Montle had wins in the 100 (15.32) ...

Another sweep for Big Reds at Erickson Invitational

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PARKERSBURG — Despite cold temperatures here Friday during the Erickson Invitational a pair of meet records fell as Parkersburg’s boys and girls claimed the team titles. Tyler Consolidated’s Amos Kimble, who is set to compete at Marshall University, clocked in with a record-breaking time of 4:17.27 in the 1600, which erased the 2021 effort of 4:24.78 set by Belpre’s Eli Fullerton. Parkersburg’s Javel Chandler, who also won the high jump (6-2) and the 300 hurdles (40.60), not only earned high-point honors with 32, but his time of 14.68 in the 110 high hurdles eclipsed the ...

MOV Sports HOF announces Class of 2026

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The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for the Class of 2026. Joining the prestigious club this summer are the following 10 individuals: Mark Allen Barnhart (Pleasants County), Scott Cozzens (Washington County), Jeff Kefalos (Wood County), Shannon Leasure (Noble County), Connor Louden (Wood County), Mark Martin (Jackson County), Larry Maxwell (Wood County), Jennifer Jones Palagi (Jackson County), John Peters (Ritchie County) and Gary Watson (Wirt County). The annual induction banquet will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at the Grand Pointe ...

Williamstown falls to Wirt in slugfest

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WILLIAMSTOWN — Wirt County’s Kylee Barker and Rylee Noland knocked in two runs apiece while Addi Smith scattered 10 hits in a complete game effort that featured one walk and nine strikeouts as the Tigers held off Williamstown for an 8-7 Little Kanawha Conference victory to spoil the ...