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Barnesville Eliminates Union Local, Will Meet Ferry For District Crown

BARNESVILLE – Barnesville played ‘small ball’ and was opportunistic at the same time Tuesday in defeating western Belmont County rival Union Local, 4-1, on the cloud-covered Memorial Park diamond in an Ohio Division V, East 1 District semifinal baseball tournament game. The top-seeded ...

Shutler And Smith Help Purple Riders Advance To District Final

MARTINS FERRY - It was the Shutler & Smith show in the Purple City Tuesday afternoon. Hunter Shutler painted a masterpiece on the hill while Eli Smith delivered a booming bat in leading Martins Ferry past Navarre Fairless, 4-1, in a rapidly-played OHSAA Division V, East 1 District tournament semifinal. The fifth-seeded Purple Riders of Anthony Reasbeck improved to 15-8 while the 14th-seeded Falcons closed out with a deceiving 5-22 ledger. They upset fourth-seeded Garaway in last week’s tourney opener. The well-played triumph propels the Purple into a district championship ...

WVU’s Gavin Kelly ‘100 Percent’ And Ready To Go For NCAAs

MORGANTOWN -- The best news for West Virginia, as it gets set to host its second NCAA baseball tournament regional since 2019 on Friday, is the Mountaineers will be at relative full health. That includes catcher/second baseman Gavin Kelly, who took a fastball across his hand in last week’s ...