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Skenes, Pirates open season today at Mets

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NEW YORK (AP) — On the eve of opening day, Paul Skenes set forth lofty goals for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “We want to win the division. We want to make the playoffs. That’s it. How we do that, who knows?” the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner said Wednesday. “I don’t want to put a number of games out there because that’s just putting a ceiling on us. We’ve got to go out there and play well every day.” That pursuit begins Thursday, when Skenes pitches for the Pirates against Juan Soto, Bo Bichette and a revamped New York Mets lineup in a nationally televised opener ...

Lady Tigers drop verdict to Lincoln

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ELKINS — Elkins dropped an 11-2 decision to Lincoln in its Big 10 Conference opener on Tuesday evening. Hailey Riffle had an RBI on one hit for the Lady Tigers (1-2, 0-1 Big 10). Maddie Lambert accounted for the other hit. Adriana Elder, Aspen Dyer and Avery Hardesty had two RBIs ...

Lincoln gets win over EHS

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SHINNSTON —A.J. Bart pitched four innings of scoreless ball to lead Lincoln to a 3-0 win over Elkins Tuesday in Big 10 Conference play. It was the season opener for the Tigers, who were led at the plate by Trent Stone with two hits. The Cougars plated all three of their runs in the fourth inning. Dyer Barger started and went 3 1/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits and fanning six. Brayden Biller, Isaac Shepler and Will Kilgore finished in relief. Elkins visits Notre Dame this evening. Philip Barbour 12 East Fairmont 1 PHILIPPI — Kale Wolfe pitched a ...

PB’s Knotts named to all-state first unit

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CHARLESTON — When Shari Helvey (maiden name Walker) led James Monroe to its first girls basketball title as a player in 2001, the Mavericks became notorious for being one of the few teams in state history to win a state championship without a first team all-state selection. Twenty-five ...

Class A Girls Basketball All-State teams named

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St. Marys junior Brynnley Bulluck overcame a slow start to the season and was the driving force in helping the Blue Devils secure their first Class A state championship since 1990 when they dethroned Gilmer County, 45-35. Bulluck, who a year ago was a second team honoree in double-A, was named captain of this year’s small school first team as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. “I’ll tell you what. First of all, it’s well deserved simply because of all the time and energy and sacrifice for herself and her parents over the years. This just didn’t happen ...

EHS runners compete in Adidas Indoor Track National competition

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VIRGINIA BEACH—Six student-athletes from Elkins High School qualified for and competed in the Adidas Indoor Track National competition this past weekend at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. On Saturday morning, Julia Biola earned a third place medal with a new personal best time of ...