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High School Roundup: Huskies Halted At Regional Semifinal

DUNCAN FALLS - The Harrison Central softball team faced a tall order against undefeated Licking Valley. The Panthers— the No. 1 ranked team in the state— shut out the Huskies, 14-0, in four-and-a-half innings in the second Ohio Division IV Region 13 Semifinal of the day Thursday evening out at Philo. Emory Whisner, who is a sophomore, picked up the win inside the circle for the Panthers. She struck out seven and walked two while only allowing three singles. Offensively, Whisner went 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Mikalya ...

Wheeling Seeks To Become Only Third ECHL Team To Rally From 3-0

WHEELING – Only two teams in the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs have ever rallied from down 3-0 in a best-of-7 series. Wheeling is looking to be the third Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Florida inside WesBanco Arena. Cincinnati staged a dramatic comeback against Reading in the 2010 conference final and Idaho stunned Allen in a 2018 opening round matchup for the lone 3-0 rallies. “We need to try and play at home on Saturday night. Win Friday and play Saturday,” Wheeling first-year head coach Ryan Papaioannou said of his team’s plan. “We were a heck ...

Chansen Cole Excited To Start For No. 1 WVU Baseball Against No. 4 Binghamton In Mountaineers’ Morgantown Regional Debut

GRANVILLE — West Virginia pitcher Chansen Cole was overlooked coming out of the transfer portal. He was a Division II pitcher from Newberry College, was only a sophomore, didn’t have high velocity and was unproven at the Division I level, and more importantly, in a power conference. Head coach Steve Sabins took a chance on him and expected him to be in the mix for a weekend starter out of four to six pitchers he was working out in the fall. During Sabin’s after-practice press conference, he announced that Cole will start the first game of WVU’s NCAA postseason on Friday ...