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Edison edges West Holmes 1-0 to advance

RICHMOND - The Edison baseball team hit the ball in the right spots. With the game scoreless in the bottom of the fifth inning against 12th seeded West Holmes, No. 3 seed Edison delivered two infield single and a bloop hit to plate the lone run of the game as the Wildcats shut out the ...

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TOURNAMENT WEST VIRGINIA BASEBALL Brooke falls at East Fairmont FAIRMONT — The Brooke baseball team fell in an early hole on Tuesday and could not battle back all the way, falling 6-2 at East Fairmont in the winner's bracket of the Class AAA, Region 1 tournament. The Bruins will play North Marion in an elimination game today at home. The winner goes back to East Fairmont needing to win twice to reach the state tournament. Brooke fell behind 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning on Tuesday and trailed 5-0 after five before plating two in the sixth, Zac O'Mery driving in ...

Big Red’s season ends with loss to Tri-Valley

STEUBENVILLE — Big Red had a couple of opportunities against Tri-Valley in Monday’s tournament opener. The needed big hit to take advantage, however, never came. The Fighting Scotties scored early, tacked on a couple of insurance runs late and emerged with a 4-0 victory at Fred ...

Red Riders top Tyler to open tourney

WEIRTON — The Weir High baseball team got its tournament off to a good start on Monday. The Red Riders battled back from an early deficit and took a 4-1 win over visiting Tyler Consolidated on Monday at home in the opening round of the Class AA Region 1 tournament. The Red Riders ...

Blue Dons’ strong season ends in regional final deciding game

WEIRTON - The Madonna softball team battled, but it came up short against Ritchie County. The game was scoreless through three innings, however, the Rebels plated a run in each of the final four innings en route to shutting out the Blue Dons, 4-0, in a West Virginia Class A Region 1 Co-Final Monday evening at Starvaggi Park. "They have an all-state pitcher, and she showed why," Madonna (21-7) head coach Jason Backel said. "She's fantastic. I knew she was going to be tough to beat. We were able to string some hits together in that first game. In that first game, we scored two runs in ...

Crusaders pull away to win in opening round

STEUBENVILLE - The scoreboard operator was busy. The No. 8 seed Catholic Central baseball team shook off a shaky start against No. 9 seed Tuscarawas Central Catholic as Catholic Central erupted for 13 runs in the bottom of the second inning as the Crusaders sent the Saints marching home with an 18-7 victory via mercy rule in four-and-a-half innings in an Ohio Division VII Eastern District First Round game Monday evening at Vaccaro Field. "It's playoff baseball, and we decided to make a move," first-year Catholic Central (6-15) head coach Andrew Henry said. "Matthew Jones has been our ...