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MORGANTOWN -- Wheeling Park gave top-seeded Morgantown everything it had, but the Mohigans are the ones advancing into regional play as they bagged a thrilling 13-12 walk-off, extra-inning victory over the visiting Patriots Friday.
Trailing 12-4 entering the final inning, Park put eight runs on the board in the top of the seventh to tie the game and extend their season by at least one more inning.
Morgantown's Domenic Colasante drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth, however, to gift the Mohigans the Class AAA Region 1, Section 1 trophy.
Braydon Kupsky and Michael Bittinger each collected three hits for Park.
Catcher Luke Marsh drove in four runs while Kupsky had three RBI and Quinn Jamison drove in a pair for Park.
That Patriots end the season with a 12-10 record.
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Class AA Region 1
MORGANTOWN -- The Oak Glen girls had a very impressive showing at the Class AA Region 1 meet Wednesday, bagging four event wins.
Sophomore Kamela Ward won the 200 (26.30) and 400 (1:01.68) and finished third in the 100 (12.89). Senior Sophia Arner took the 1600 with a time of 5:37.08. Arner also anchored the winning 4×800 relay team (10:24.99) that also featured Ava Ross, Carson Barr and Hannah Kliner. The Golden Bears finished in third place with 100 points.
Weir's Kendall Drobish won the discus with a throw of 117-00.
On the boys' side of things, the Red Riders finished in second place with 89.50 points, with four event wins.
Devan Colson and Brayden Lawton finished first in second in the 100 with times of 11.46 and 11.53. Colson then won the 200 in 23.19.
Jay Nosko won the high jump, clearing 6-2 and Kanye Green won the long jump with a leap of 20-3.5.
The Oak Glen boys claimed three events with Konnor Allison winning the 800 (2:00.48) and the 1600 (4:35.01) and Matthew Greenlief taking the 400 (51.73).
Class AAA Region 1
MORGANTOWN -- Wheeling Park sophomore Jerrae Hawkins put on a show at the Class AAA Regional Thursday, winning the 100 (10.46) and 200 (21.91) and anchoring the Patriots' winning 4×100 relay team (43.46). Also on that relay were Isaiah Zelaski, Alex Canestraro and Keohn Stephens.
John Marshall's Ashton Collett picked up a win in the high jump (6-0) and finished second in the long jump (19-9.75).
On the girls' side, the Patriots ended in second place with 111 points.
Sophomore Sophie Abraham won the 100 (16.21) while teammate Lily Hanna finished second (16.57). Hanna also ran on the winning 4×200 relay team (1:47.72) along with Audrey Lantz, Kaylee Davis and Abby Barki.
John Marshall's Camryn Mowder won the high jump clear 5-4.
TENNIS
WVSSAC State Tournament
CHARLESTON -- Oak Glen's Kittawana McKinley fell in the second round of the Class A-AA No. 3 singles bracket 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to Chapmanville Regional's Emma Bryant.
In No. 1 girls doubles, Oak Glen's Lyndsay Reynolds and Katie Zoellers received a first-round bye and then lost 8-2 in round two to a pair from St. Joseph. McKinley and Gabrielle Pasco defeated a team from Parkersburg Catholic in the No. 2 doubles bracket before falling 8-6 to a Logan duo in round two. Finally, Maeghan Fisher and Tia Vick lost 6-1, 6-1 in No. 3 doubles to a team from Williamstown.