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Marietta College stretches win streak to five

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VIERA, Fla. — Marietta College softball won twice on Friday at the Space Coast Spring Games. The Pioneers defeated St. Catherine University, 3-2, and Rivier University, 3-0. Marietta has won five straight and is 6-4 on the season. St. Catherine is 8-5 on the season and Rivier is 0-8 overall. Marietta executed a perfect first and third double steal in the top of the seventh inning to score the winning run against St. Catherine. Katie Sweeney stole second, drawing the throw that allowed Erin Beeber to steal home. Becca Streets had RBI singles in the first and fifth innings to give the ...

Etta Express picks up 2nd win of the year

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LEXINGTON, S.C.— Back-to-back throwing errors by Johnson & Wales allowed Zack Molloy to score the winning run for Marietta College in a 9-8 victory Friday afternoon. The Pioneers move to 2-8 overall, while the Wildcats fall to 2-6 on the season. Molloy led off the top of the ninth with an infield single to second. A sac bunt from Cam Coleman moved Molloy into scoring position. Following a ground out, Ben Pierce reached on a throwing error by the third baseman moving Molloy to third. Jameson Embrescia grounded to short, but the throw was wild allowing Molloy to score the winning ...

Defensive clinic propels Williamstown to state final

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CHARLESTON — Williamstown’s success is predicated on defense. Well, Yellowjacket girls basketball coach Danny Bunch and his team sent his approach to a whole other level. In textbook fashion, Williamstown’s defense showed in the second half what Williamstown defense is supposed to ...

Williamstown falls to Doddridge in regional co-final

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WEST UNION, W.Va. - Doddridge County is heading back to the state basketball tournament for a third straight season. Head coach Paul Burnside’s Bulldogs used a dominating 24-10 effort in the third quarter here Thursday night as the hosts rolled past Williamstown, 64-34, in a double-A, Region I, co-final. The 19-4 Bulldogs, who led 14-7 after one and 26-18 at halftime, earned the No. 4 seed and now will take on fifth-seeded Wayne at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the quarterfinals at the Charleston Coliseum. Williamstown, which finished 11-13 and were led in scoring by Wyatt Powell with ...