20+ hour, 54+ min ago   (736+ words) Riley Shuman, her father Ben and sister Emily were in kayaks in the Little Kanawha River at the mouth of the Ohio River Saturday preparing to row to Blennerhassett Island as part of the 2026 Parkersburg Paddlefest. PARKERSBURG – The 12th annual Paddlefest…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (708+ words) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a wide-open D.J. Epps down the seam. Hawkins pitched it to him, and Epps took off in all the open space for a 53-yard touchdown. The big touchdown set the tone for…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (546+ words) Marietta College quarterback Joe Tenta was sacked on the Ohio Northern 17-yard line as time ran out allowing the Polar Bears to escape with a 20-13 win Saturday evening. The Pioneers move to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Ohio…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (580+ words) PARKERSBURG -- In the long storied history of Parkersburg High School football only the 2006-07 Big Reds pulled off consecutive state championships. Prior to tonight’s 7:30 Mountain State Athletic Conference kickoff at Stadium Field where the red and white play host to Hurricane,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (983+ words) MARIETTA – An early season matchup featuring respective one loss programs in Warren and Marietta wasn't lacking for excitement here Thursday night inside Sutton Gymnasium, but the Warriors couldn't keep the momentum following a second set victory and fell to the…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (758+ words) BEVERLY -- Entering week four of the Ohio high school football season, Fort Frye and Waterford are both undefeated and sitting atop their respective regions. By the time Friday is over, though, one of the two teams will no longer be…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (931+ words) PARKERSBURG -- The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for Parkersburg High School's Stadium Field, giving supporters eight weeks to seek additional funding for a larger project. The board first rejected…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (603+ words) VINCENT -- The 91st all-time meeting between Washington County rivals Marietta and Warren was scoreless for a half here Thursday night, but the visiting Tigers found the back of the net twice after intermission en route to a 2-0 victory as junior keeper…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (893+ words) DEVOLA -- Marietta was 15 minutes away from its first loss of the 2026 season. The Tigers made those 15 minutes count, rallying for a 2-1 win over Parkersburg in the Cross River Rivalry Tuesday at Jerry Brock Field. Trailing 1-0, Grace Spencer tied it up…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (609+ words) DEVOLA -- In a fitting twist of fate, Saturday's Marietta-Fairfield Union postseason rematch featured a pivotal penalty kick. In last year's district quarterfinals, the Falcons eliminated the Tigers on penalty kicks. Fast-forward to the 27th minute of Saturday's regular season bout, Marietta…...