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Golden Bears repeat bid comes up short on final day of state tournament

SOUTH CHARLESTON — The Oak Glen Golden Bears started Friday with a victory in the third and final day of the WVSSAC Class AA state tournament, winning 4-1 against Sissonville in a morning game, but took a hard-fought 10-4 loss to eventual state runner-up Logan on the diamond at South ...

Wildcats win first district title since 2012

MINERVA — After a 14 year wait, the Edison baseball team are district champions again. The Wildcats broke things open with a four-run sixth inning to topple top-seed Indian Valley Friday afternoon in Minerva, winning the Division IV East 1 District Championship with a 6-3 victory. ...

Madonna finishes regional comeback, punches ticket to state tourney

CAMERON – Following a 6-5 victory over Madonna on May 20 in the winner’s bracket of the W.Va. Class A Region I baseball tournament inside WVU’s Kendrick Family Ballpark in Morgantown, Cameron found itself in the driver’s seat of the double-elimination event. However, the fourth-seeded ...

Big Red’s Blackburn headed to Davis and Elkins

Big Red senior Nolan Blackburn recently signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and baseball careers at Davis and Elkins College. Blackburn, a four-year starter for the Big Red baseball team and multi-sport standout, plans to major in special education. Joining Nolan, front, ...

Frank Colalella Charitable Foundation awards scholarships

STEUBENVILLE — The Frank Colalella Charitable Foundation awarded five $1,000 scholarships to area seniors at their awards banquet.  This year’s recipients were Catholic Central’s Matthew Sprochi, Madonna’s Rylee Birkhimer, the Jefferson County JVS’ Leigh Anne Anderson, ...

Reynolds hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift the Pirates past the Twins, 6-5

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning — after Oneil Cruz hit a mammoth shot early — to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Reynolds launched a 422-foot shot to left field off Taylor Rogers ...