ELKINS — The Potomac Valley Conference was once again well-represented in the state tournament this past season. The all-PVC Division teams recently released are headlined by players that played on the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center floor last month. Tucker County, East Hardy ...
OAK HILL — Kynnedy Marple struck out 11 and allowed just four hits in a complete-game effort as Buckhannon-Upshur picked up a 7-1 win over South Region foe Oak Hill on Wednesday. The Lady Bucs treated Kennedy to a 3-0 lead before she took to the mound as Madi Knabenshue’s single in the bottom of the first plated Marple and Payton Brown. Knabenshue then raced home on Zoey Burr’s two-out single. An RBI single by Squires made it 4-0 in the second inning. The Lady Red Devils dented the scoreboard in the third on an error. B-U, however, answered in the fourth when Marple ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double, Jake Cronenworth added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday. Castellanos’ double began a four-run seventh inning that broke open a scoreless game and helped San Diego clinch the three-game series. Michael King (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits over six innings while striking out four and walking three for San Diego. Justin Lawrence (0-1) took the loss after giving up four runs on three hits in one inning for Pittsburgh. The game remained scoreless through six innings as ...
ELKINS — Lewis County erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning to take a 12-6 win over Elkins in Big 10 Conference play Tuesday night at EHS Field. The Tigers held a 5-2 advantage until the Minutemen used just four hits in the sixth to take control. They scored all of their runs with two ...
ELKINS — Jaelyn Smith and Brooklyn Oldaker hit home runs to lift Lewis County to a 14-8 win over Elkins Tuesday night in Big 10 play at Betty Heckel Field. Smith and Oldaker finished with three RBIs each for the Minutemaids, who scored six runs over the final two innings after holding an 8-7 lead. Maddie Lambert went 3 for 4 with four RBIs to lead the Lady Tigers. Hailey Riffle was 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs and Gabby Mahanes and Lalia Cade added RBIs. Addison Carr and Lambert both saw time on the hill in the loss. Oldaker earned the win, going all seven innings ...
MORGANTOWN — Defensive ends coach Deke Adams had a unique offseason compared to the rest of West Virginia football’s coaching staff. There were other changes, like Rick Trickett is the new offensive line coach and Jay Boulware is the new running backs coach, but those two were hired well before the roster was set. Adams was hired after pass rushers specialist Larry Knight took the Georgia linebackers job in the middle of February. Adams was announced to fill the defensive end job on March 2. “Our truck showed up yesterday at our house, kind of dropped everything off, and this ...
