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Baseball state champions crowned

State tournament schedule Jack Cook Field Huntington Class AAAA Quarterfinals Wednesday, June 10 No. 1 George Washington 6, No. 8 Huntington 1 No. 5 Jefferson 7, No. 4 Washington 1 No. 2 Morgantown 2, No. 7 Cabell Midland 0 No. 3 Hurricane 6, No. 6 Martinsburg ...

Meyer outduels Skenes as Marlins top Pirates, 4-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Max Meyer allowed one run in six innings, stranding nine runners in the Miami Marlins’ 4-2 victory over Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Meyer (7-0) gave up six hits, walked three and hit a batter, but he struck out nine. Skenes (6-6), who fell to 0-4 in six starts since last winning on May 12, gave up home runs to Heriberto Hernández and Joe Mack in the second inning. The Pirates ace set a career high with 23 swings and misses and struck out 10, including the side in the fourth and sixth. He gave up four hits with one walk in six ...

B-U’s Marple named Big 10’s Softball Player of the Year

ELKINS — Buckhannon-Upshur's Kynnedy Marple has been named the Big 10 Conference Softball Player of the Year. Marple, a junior, helped lead the Lady Bucs to a 25-10 record this season — the most wins in school history. Elkins High School senior infielder Hailey Riffle, meanwhile, is ...

Mountaneers’ Saban named Coach of the Year

OMAHA, Neb. – It took all of two years as a head coach for Steve Sabins to reach a major coaching milestone Friday. His moment of glory was brief. “I’d stay here and celebrate, but I’ve got a game to get to,” the WVU head baseball coach said, as he rushed down a hallway inside ...

Wildcats fall to Sherman in state semifinals

HUNTINGTON — Seventh-seed Pendleton County’s season came to a conclusion in a 3-0 setback to third-seed Wahama Thursday afternoon in Class A state semifinal action at Marshall University’s Jack Cook Field. The Tide (26-8) will face second-seed Gilmer County, which upset top-seed Huntington St. Joseph’s in Thursday’s other semifinal, at 10 a.m. today in the title game. Luke Tagliente (13-0) tossed a two-hitter for Sherman in the win over the Wildcats, who finished with a 171-7 record. He struck out nine. Tagliente, Elijah Jeffrey and Colby Atkins had RBI singles to give ...