WELLSBURG -- After two days of competition, the goldrush in Wellsburg is over, and local swimming outfits did quite well for themselves on the other side.
The 2026 OVAC Swimming Championships concluded Saturday inside Brooke High School, with Barnesville, Linsly, John Marshall and Wheeling Central all claiming first-place finishes in their respective conference classes, and with numerous school records in-tow.
GIRLS
The Linsly Cadets were the overall point leaders, and ran away with the 4A gold with 170 team points, 64 more than second-place St. Clairsville.
Wheeling Central won the Class 1A-3A competition with 124 team points. Barnesville finished in second with 91 points.
John Marshall's girls battled with Morgantown in 5A, with the Monarchs grabbing hold of first place with 111 team points to Morgantown's 108. The Monarchs repeated after also winning the girls 5A crown in 2025.
BOYS
Barnesville jumped Steubenville Catholic, who led after day one, for a gold finish in the Class 1A-3A competition, scoring 102 team points against the Crusaders' 96.
In 4A, Linsly scored the second-most team points overall, but 4A champion Beaver Local was the overall point-leader, with 134.5 against Linsly's 121.
Morgantown won the 5A crown, with Wheeling Park coming in second place.
2026 OVAC Swimming Championship
Team Rankings
BOYS
1A-3A Division
1 Barnesville 102
2 Steubenville Catholic Central 96
3 Wheeling Central Catholic 66
4 Martins Ferry 48
5 Columbiana 39
6 Heartland Christian 25
4A Division
1 Beaver Local 134. 50
2 The Linsly School 121
3 East Liverpool 65
4 Indian Creek 62
5 Edison 37. 50
6 Oak Glen 37
7 St Clairsville 28
8 Union Local 16
9 Weir 8
10 Cambridge 4
5A Division
1 Morgantown 114
2 Wheeling Park 101
3 John Marshall 99
4 Vincent Warren 64
5 University 57
6 Marietta 34
7 Steubenville 21
8 Brooke 20
GIRLS
1A-3A Division
1 Wheeling Central Catholic 127
2 Barnesville 91
3 Martins Ferry 71
4 Columbiana 69
5 Steubenville Catholic Central 30
6 United Local 18
4A Division
1 The Linsly School 170
2 St Clairsville 104
3 Beaver Local 96
4 Indian Creek 60
5 Edison 35
6 Weir 31
7 Oak Glen 14
8 Union Local 8
5A Division
1 John Marshall 111
2 Morgantown 108
3 Wheeling Park 91
4 Brooke 76
5 University 45
6 Vincent Warren 40
7 Steubenville 29
8 Marietta 16