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Brooke clinches first state tourney berth since 2003

WELLSBURG — For the first time since 2003, the Brooke softball team is headed to the state tournament. The Bruins pulled away from Grafton Friday evening for a 7-2 victory, their second in the tournament over the Bearcats, clinching their side of the Class AAA, Region 1 bracket and earning ...

Legge could become the first woman to complete racing's 'Double' at Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katherine Legge hopes to become the first woman to attempt "The Double" in racing — even if she's reluctant to claim the title. She's not terribly interested in being the first non-American to try it, either. Just hours after her NASCAR team, BRANDed Management, announced that the 45-year-old British driver had added the Coca-Cola 600 to a May 24 schedule that already included the Indianapolis 500, Legge told reporters she welcomed the opportunity more than the milestone. "I don't want to be like the first woman because at the end of the day, I always say I ...

Red Riders headed back to state tourney

WEIRTON — The Red Riders are headed back to Charleston. Weir High jumped on visiting Ravenswood early and did not look back, rolling to a 9-1, run-rule victory in the Class AA, Region 1 Bracket 1 final on Thursday evening at the Roberta “Birdie” DeFrancis Softball Field, earning a ...

Texas begins softball title defense among the favorites in a wide-open NCAA bracket

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Texas is in prime position to successfully defend its national softball championship The Longhorns will need to navigate perhaps the most balanced and unpredictable field in NCAA Championships history to do it. Texas, which takes the No. 2 overall seed into regional play, will open against Wagner on Friday in the Austin Regional. The Longhorns (42-10) still have Teagan Kavan, the Most Outstanding Player of last year's Women's College World Series, leading the way from the circle. She has a 21-4 record with a 2.65 earned run average and got the win against ...

Oak Glen's Stewart signs with Bethany

Oak Glen senior Haylee Stewart recently signed to continue her academic and volleyball careers at Bethany College. Haylee was part of the 2025 West Virgina AA State Championship, 2024 OVAC 4A championship and 2024 West Virginia AA state runner-up teams. She plans on pursuing a degree in ...