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WVU Baseball Looking To Get Back On Track Against Struggling Rival Penn State

MORGANTOWN — Former West Virginia baseball player and current St. Louis Cardinals rookie J.J. Wetherholt played in his first MLB game locally against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. Head coach Steve Sabins and some of the coaching staff made the trip up to PNC Park to watch the former Mountaineer. Wetherholt didn't disappoint and hit a home run in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, leaving it to his teammates to win it. Sabins watched on in excitement. The excitement from Wetherholt put a quick mask on the recent struggles of the current WVU team. The Mountaineers ...

Martins Ferry Advances To Sixth Straight OVAC Final

ELM GROVE – Players graduate but tradition doesn’t. For the sixth straight spring, Martins Ferry (19-3) has advanced to the OVAC Class 3A championship game. The latest coming after a 12-3 triumph Tuesday night over fourth-seeded Columbiana (12-4) on Ben’s Field at the I-470 J.B. ...

High School Roundup: John Marshall Bounces Back; St. Clairsville Cruises Over Bruins

MOUNDSVILLE — The John Marshall Monarchs bounced back one day after a loss in the OVAC Conference Tournament with an 8-3 road victory over rival Wheeling Park on Tuesday. Kayden Knapp pitched six shutout innings to earn the win for John Marshall, striking out four. At the plate, Mason Markonich doubled twice and drove in two, Aidan Clegg also hit a double as part of a two-hit day. Hayden Hughes notched two hits from the leadoff spot. Dayton VanFossen hit two doubles for Wheeling Park, while Kolten Whitmire also doubled. John Marshall broke a scoreless tie by scoring six runs in the ...

Weir Routs Edison In OVAC 4A Semifinal

WHEELING — What a difference a year makes. After suffering an upset defeat in last season’s OVAC Semifinals, this year’s Red Riders squad put on a two-way display in routing Edison 9-1 to advance to the 4A championship, a result that surprised Weir head coach John Leary. “Last year ...