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Colts cruise to win over Braxton County

SUTTON — Philip Barbour pounded out 21 hits in rolling to a 25-0 win over regional foe Braxton County on Saturday afternoon. Kent Rowan went 3 for 4 with three RBIs Landyn Carpenter went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and Anthony Mosesso 2 for 4 with three RBIs for the Colts, who erupted for 13 runs in the fourth inning after leading 12-0. Kale Wolfe, Braxton Carpenter and Keagan Wolfe added two RBIs each. Robbie Jones allowed just three hits in going all four innings to earn the win. He struck out five and walked two. Philip Barbour (10-10) will host Petersburg at 5:30 p.m. Thursday ...

Steelers use 7 of 10 draft picks on offense

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers still don’t know if quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return for his 22nd season in 2026. If the 42-year-old decides to play, the four-time MVP will lead a team filled with fresh faces on offense. Pittsburgh used seven of its 10 picks in the NFL draft on that side of the ball, starting with offensive tackle Max Iheanachor in the first round and ending it with Navy wide receiver/running back (and Pittsburgh native) Eli Heidenreich in the seventh. “That’s how the draft sorted itself out,” general manager Omar Khan said. “We trusted ...

Harrison pitches Brewers past Pirates

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Harrison collected a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk in six scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday. The Pirates were attempting to complete a sweep in Milwaukee for the first time since winning four straight games here in August 2016. The Pirates' last sweep of the Brewers came August 2022 at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's only hits were Marcell Ozuna's single against Harrison (2-1) in the second and Nick Gonzales' double off Trevor Megill in the seventh. The ...

Pitching, defense carry Tigers over Wildcats

ELKINS — Braden Cooper twirled a five-inning, three-hitter as Elkins blanked Pendleton County 10-0 Friday at EHS Field. Cooper didn’t allow an extra-base hit, while fanning three and walking two. The Tigers got on the board in the first inning when Cooper led off with a walk and later ...

Lady Tigers drop twin-bill to RCB

CLARKSBURG — Elkins dropped a Big 10 Conference doubleheader to Robert C. Byrd on Friday night. The Lady Tigers fell 6-2 in the lidlifter as Chloe Barlow struck out 16 batters and and allowed five hits and 10-3 in the nightcap. Meria Tarley went 2 for 3 with an RBI and Addison Carr a pair of hits in the opening-game loss. Amirah Moore had a solo homer for the Lady Flying Eagles. Maddie Lambert was tagged with the loss in going the distance. In the second game, RCB broke open a 3-3 tie with a single run in the fourth and a six-run outburst in the fifth inning to take a 10-3 ...

Mountaineers look to rebound from Pitt loss

MORGANTOWN — No. 12 West Virginia baseball’s midweek game against Pitt is one they’ll scrap. The Mountaineers were decimated 23-1, which was the biggest Backyard Brawl loss in history. WVU’s pitching is something you can circle as the biggest issue in that game. The Mountaineers ...