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Local Sports Schedule

(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Thursday, April 2 BASEBALL Brooke vs. St. Albans at Marshall University, 2 p.m. Wheeling Park vs. Cabell Midland at Marshall University, 4:30 p.m. Magnolia at Bridgeport Union Local at Weir Martins Ferry at St. Clairsville River at Frontier, 5:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Shadyside vs. Bridgeport at Shadyside Steubenville at Wheeling Park Linsly at Cameron TENNIS Wheeling Park at Brooke, 4 p.m.

WVSWA Class AAA All-State Boys Basketball Teams

WVSWA Class AAA All-State Boys Basketball First team Keaton Terry, Chapmanville (captain), 6-7, Soph. Eli Ramsey, North Marion, 5-11, Jr. Connor Balwanz, North Marion, 6-2, Jr. Coby Dillon, Shady Spring, 6-0, Sr. Cayden Cooper, East Fairmont, 6-3, Jr. Anderson McDougal, Bridgeport, 6-0, Jr. Harrison Riggs, Spring Valley, 6-4, Sr Brody Ilderton, Winfield,6-5, Jr. De’Shad Williams, Capital, 6-1, Sr. Brogan Samms, St. Albans, 6-1, Jr. Second team Darrell Claybrook, Fairmont Senior (captain), 6-2, Sr. Malcolm Brown, South Charleston, 5-11, Sr. Benji Adkins, Chapmanville,6-5, ...

Local Sports Schedule

(all events start at 5 p.m. unless noted) Wednesday, April 1 BASEBALL Cameron vs. Hillsdale, Ohio, 8:30 a.m., Myrtle Beach Cambridge at Union Local Trinity Christian at Bridgeport Buckeye Local at East Liverpool Shenandoah at River Shadyside at Caldwell Brooke at Indian Creek SOFTBALL Barnesville at St. Clairsville Bellaire at Martins Ferry Wheeling Central at Toronto Shenandoah at River Cambridge at Union Local TENNIS St. Clairsville at Wheeling Park, 4 p.m.

Average U.S. Gas Prices Top $4 A Gallon For First Time Since 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war continues to push fuel prices higher worldwide. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more ...

Time For Region To Get Innovative

Residents of this region pride themselves on a pioneering spirit that has spread across generations of those who helped fuel and build this country. But these days, we’re falling behind as others have picked up the torch. In fact, according to WalletHub’s “Most and Least Innovative States (2026),” Ohio ranks 40th in the country, and West Virginia ranks a predictable 49th. According to the study, the most innovative places are Washington, D.C., Massachusetts and California. Those measures are based on data points such as the share of STEM professionals, research and ...