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Lady Bucs trip regional foe Oak Hill, 7-1

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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 ...

Pirates drop 8-2 verdict to Padres

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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 ...

All-Potomac Valley Conference teams revealed

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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 ...

OPEN COMPETITION

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MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez hasn’t revealed too much about West Virginia football’s quarterback room this spring. Rodriguez said he wants to have some sort of a depth chart by the end of the spring, because it’s easier to release a depth chart now, since there is no risk of losing ...

Minutemen surge past Tigers

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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 ...

Caridi Honored with Morehouse Award

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Tony Caridi has been selected the winner of the 2026 Morehouse Award by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Caridi has been the play-by-play announcer for West Virginia University football and men’s basketball since 1997. The award is given for contributions to journalism and named for the late Marshall University sports information director Gene Morehouse, who died in the 1970 airplane crash that claimed the lives of 75 Marshall football players, coaches, staff and fans. The award has been given since 1971. Caridi will be presented the Morehouse Award at the 79th ...