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Linsly Caps Season With Conference Title

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RICHMOND - The Linsly baseball team's grand finale was worth the wait. Linsly - the No. 3 seed - and No. 1 seed Indian Creek were deadlocked at 4 heading into the top of the seventh winning when the Cadets plated five runs before an out was recorded in the inning en route to a 12-5 victory in the OVAC Class 4A Tournament Final on a chilly and rainy Saturday afternoon out at the Edison Unified Sports Complex. "It feels great," Linsly (15-6-1) head coach Jay Cartwright said about winning the tournament title. "We lost the last couple of years. Two years ago, we lost to Wheeling Central ...

Martins Ferry Goes Back-to-Back As OVAC Class 3A Softball Champs

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ELM GROVE – The junior class on the Martins Ferry softball team has had a tremendous amount of success during their high school days. They added to it Saturday afternoon. With OVAC Championship trophies in basketball (as freshmen) and volleyball (earlier this school year) already sitting ...

Conotton Valley Wins Sixth Straight OVAC Class 1A Title

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ELM GROVE – Conotton Valley has been the class of the OVAC Class 1A softball field for more than half-a-decade. Nothing changed Saturday afternoon as the No. 2 seed Rockets (14-7) upset top-seeded Madonna (17-4) by a 4-1 count on cloud-covered Lisa’s Field at the I-470 J.B. Chambers Complex. With the victory, Conotton Valley has now won six consecutive Class 1A championships, defeating Madonna in two of the last three seasons. Madison Kelley struck out 13, walked just one and spaced out seven hits in igniting the Rockets. She also singled, doubled and was walked twice – once ...

West Virginia Sweeps Kansas State

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Tyrus Hall’s blast landed on the building of the ticket office out in left field, while Gavin Kelly sent another one 425 feet to deep center. For a split second, the shot appeared as if it was going to sail over the blue batter’s eye. Sean Smith followed with a third home run – all of them coming in the eighth inning Sunday – as No. 18 WVU completed a three-game sweep of Kansas State with 13-6 victory inside Kendrick Family Ballpark. “I’ve been struggling at the plate a little bit,” said Hall, whose shot to left field traveled 419 feet. “It was a lefty who came in, ...

John Marshall Advances To OVAC Softball Finals

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ELM GROVE - John Marshall posted a pair of one-run wins over Morgantown during the regular season. The rain-delayed OVAC 5A Tournament semifinals Saturday at the J.B. Chambers I-470 Complex between those same two teams was more of the same as the top-seeded Lady Monarchs pulled out a well played 5-4 victory on Ben’s Field. In the process, Coach Rob Blake’s youthful squad punched its ticket into the conference championship game against University, which downed Steubenville in the other semifinal. “I thought we played well today,” Blake said. “We beat a good team. We have had ...