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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 ...

Wheeling Central blanks Weir in second round of regional

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After winning their final 19 regular season games, Wheeling Central upped their win streak to 20 in their initial playoff outing Tuesday vs. Weir, the Maroon Knights defeating the Red Riders 3-0 behind a dominant pitching outing from senior Steven Brodegard. Brodegard ...

Blue Dons open regionals with a win

WEIRTON — Competing in the new double elimination regional format, Madonna knew starting off with a victory would be important. The Blue Dons got off to a slow start in that quest, but got the bats going with a big fifth inning to pull away from Clay-Battelle for a 6-2 victory in the ...

Nailers win Game 7, move on to Eastern Conference Final

WHEELING – The Wheeling Nailers are headed to Florida. No, the team is not re-locating to the Sunshine State, nor are the players headed to the beach for vacation. By virtue of their white-knuckle, 4-3, decision over Maine before a raucous crowd of 3,210 Monday night in Game 7 inside WesBanco Arena, the Nailers are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 10 years. “It feels good. It’s where we should be. We were the (North) division winner,” first-year Wheeling head coach Ryan Papaioannou. “We’ll probably be one of four division winners in the ...

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TOURNAMENT WEST VIRGINIA BASEBALL Oak Glen upsets Williamstown WILLIAMSTOWN — The Oak Glen baseball team went on the road to Williamstown on Monday and upset the Yellowjackets, 5-3, in the opening round of the Class AA, Region 1 bracket. The Golden Bears (12-21) are the sixth seed. Williamstown is the No. 3 seed. The Bears advance to battle No. 2 seed Doddridge County on the road today in the winner's bracket of the double elimination bracket. Oak Glen scored four runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed. Camm Dittman had a triple and three RBIs, while Sam ...