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Lowe goes deep again, Keller solid as Pirates take series with 4-2 victory over Diamondbacks

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PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Lowe had three hits, including his 10th homer, and Joey Bart also went deep to back Mitch Keller, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Thursday. Keller (4-1) went six-plus innings, retiring 10 straight between Corbin Carroll's solo home run in the third and Ildemaro Vargas' single leading off the seventh. That hit ended Keller's day after 84 pitches. He gave up four hits and two runs, walked two and struck out four. Ryan O'Hearn and Spencer Horwitz delivered two-out RBI singles in the fifth inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2. The ...

Harman’s Heavner poised to make state meet again in 2026

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HARMAN — Harman’s Jessie Heavner is once again making some noise on the track scene this spring. The junior looks to qualify for the state meet once again and will go into regional competition with plenty of momentum after capturing the Potomac Valley Conference title in the 400-meter ...

WVU golf earns NCAA Tournament berth

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MORGANTOWN — For the third time in program history since it was reinstated in 2015-16, West Virginia golf will make an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. On Wednesday afternoon, WVU was announced as a No. 9 seed in the Marana Regional at The Gallery Golf Club in Marana, Arizona. The field in the Marana Regional includes No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Arizona, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Duke, No. 6 Clemson, No. 7 San Diego State, No. 8 Arkansas State, No. 10 Florida Gulf Coast, No. 11 Saint Mary’s, No. 12 Tarleton State, No. 13 North Dakota State and No. 14 Iona. WVU was a No. ...

B-U baseball and softball teams garner wins

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WESTON — Weldon Zirkle struck out eight in a complete-game outing as Buckhannon-Upshur picked up an 8-3 win over Lewis County Thursday night in Big 10 Conference play. Zirkle gave up six hits and issued five walks. Izaac Crislip was tagged with the loss, giving up eight runs on seven hits, fanning three and walking five in going the first four innings. Jacob Frye cracked a two-run single in the fourth for the Bucs and finished with three RBIs on the night. Jerin Westfall had three hits and an RBI and Alex Wamsley a pair of hits and an RBI in the win. Brody McDaniels and Alex ...

Prep softball regional pairings revealed

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ELKINS — The pairings for next week’s postseason pairings for high school were revealed by the WVSSAC on Wednesday. Elkins is the fourth seed in the six-team Class AAA, Region II double-elimination tourney and will host fifth seed Bridgeport in its first game. Keyser is the top seed, ...