WILLIAMSTOWN — Arissa Burt and Anna Cosner celebrated senior night here Thursday in style as Williamstown picked up a key 55-43 Little Kanawha Conference victory versus Ritchie County. The now 11-4 Rebels of head coach Dave McCullough, who are ranked No. 5 in Class A, weren’t able to ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nestled somewhere inside D.J. Thomas’ stat line on Thursday was the hidden fact that the young freshman stepped up and handed West Virginia a 59-54 victory over Cincinnati inside Fifth Third Arena. It was hidden for several reasons, beginning with WVU (15-8, 6-4 Big 12) again playing poorly early and trailing by 14 points a few minutes into the second half. The fact the Mountaineers came back to win it at all was a case for research. That research said it was WVU’s largest comeback win since erasing a 17-point deficit in the second half against Kansas State ...
PARKERSBURG – Gilmer County defense: Masterpiece theater in real time. Thursday night inside Parkersburg Catholic High School, the Titans’ girls basketball team put on an impressive display shutting down the Crusaderettes in a 47-18 win. Gilmer, which improved to 11-1, pitched a ...
The Marietta Tigers won their third straight game and sixth in their last seven Thursday when they defeated Zanesville 42-38 at Sutton Gym. Marietta (10-9) jumped out to a hot start and led 13-3 late in the first. Zanesville (12-7) cut it to 24-18 by halftime before opening the third on a 13-2 run to go up 31-26. Lauren Elliott’s first basket of the game was a 3-pointer at the 7:01 mark in the fourth to tie the game at 31-all. Blaire Reed then put the Tigers back in front on a basket with 6:15 remaining. From there, there were six lead changes, with Braxtyn Kroft’s pair of free ...
BEVERLY – With leading scorer Ella Dowler sidelined due to an injury the Fort Frye Cadets would need someone to step up in Wednesday night’s rematch against the Warren Warriors at Dan Liedtke Court. Freshman Raelann Morgenstern would rise to the occasion as she poured in a game-high ...
No. 21 ranked Otterbein defeated Marietta College by the score of 87-81 Wednesday in Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball action. The loss drops Marietta to 9-12 overall and 4-8 in the OAC. Otterbein improves to 17-3 on the season and 9-2 in the OAC. Marietta jumped out to an early 8-2 lead and maintained the lead through the first six minutes of the game. Otterbein used a 11-3 run to take its first lead of the game, 13-11. The teams traded small leads for most of the first half. The Cardinals closed the period with a 14-3 run and took a 35-26 advantage into halftime. Marietta ...
