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WTAP to air 2026 Hurricane @ Parkersburg South football game
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – It is week seven of the high school football season in West Virginia, and WTAP is bringing you all the football action from a Mountain State Athletic Conference matchup. WTAP will air the Hurricane at Parkersburg South game on Friday, October 9, 2026. The game...
WTAP
2026 Football Frenzy Week Eight Recap
(WTAP) - Week eight of football frenzy delivered the first win of the season for Parkersburg South. The Patriots took down Hurricane at home, 32-27. Parkersburg fell to Huntington, 38-13. Fort Frye bounced back with a big win over Marietta, 42-0. Belpre took a tough loss to Southern, also by...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Prep football roundup: Belpre blanked by Southern
BELPRE -- Southern dominated in every phase for a 42-0 win Friday night at Ralph Holder Stadium to spoil homecoming for Belpre. Colton Jones opened the game with a 58-yard passing touchdown to Lazareth Priddy, who finished with 127 yards on five catches. Jones completed 12 of 13 attempts for 177 yards and also ran 12 times for 53 yards and a score. Jesse Sayre, who led all rushers with 63 yards on 12 attempts, had a TD on the ground as did teammates Scotty Thomas, Hunter Lackey and Cooper Diddle.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Yellowjackets continue dominance, roll past Dots 42-7
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Last Friday night against Marietta, the Williamstown Yellowjackets scored a pair of touchdowns in the first two minutes of the game and never looked back as they rolled to a 42-7 win over the Tigers. Friday night on homecoming night in Williamstown it took the 'Jackets a whopping...
WTAP
Parkersburg South takes third place in MSAC on penalty kicks
PARKERSBURG, W.Va . (WTAP) - Parkersburg South claimed third place in the MSAC after defeating Hurricane 3-1 in penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie in regulation. Hurricane applied pressure early, but South goalkeeper Alivia Goff saved a long-range shot by Laurel Cummings after deflecting two earlier attempts. Auri Barnett also...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Owen ‘Runaway Beer Truck’ Schmitt to attend Homecoming fundraiser
PARKERSBURG - A star on the West Virginia University Mountaineer football team will speak at a fundraiser for the Parkersburg Homecoming in November. Owen Schmitt will make a special appearance at the Homecoming Dinner and Online Auction to be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Center On Market, also known as the Resiliency Center.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
PHS girls fall to George Washington in MSAC championship
CHARLESTON -- There wasn't a lot of scoring in Thursday's Mountain State Athletic Conference girls soccer championship game, but George Washington's defense made what was there count. Ellie Pray's penalty kick just 4:34 into the contest put the host Patriots ahead 1-0, and George Washington made that stand through the...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Williamstown High School announces Homecoming Court, activities
Williamstown High School will celebrate its Homecoming with a parade at 1:45 p.m. on Friday followed by a pep rally. They will crown the Homecoming Queen and King during the halftime ceremonies on Friday. The coronation will take place at halftime during the game with Poca High School. The Crown Bearer is Bodie MacIver, son of Bret and Hannah MacIver. The Flower Girl is Amelia Stewart, daughter of Justin and Tarrah Stewart.
WTAP
WTAP’s College Football Pick’em: Week 6 staff picks
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - It’s the sixth week of college football season. All of our home (or regional) teams are on their home fields this week. WVU takes on Arizona, Coastal Carolina comes to Marshall, Central Michigan travels to Athens, and Maryland heads to the horseshoe to take on Ohio State.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Ravenswood tops Williamstown in volleyball tri
RAVENSWOOD – The beat kept going for the Wheeling Central volleyball program of head coach Grace White as the Maroon Knights extended their winning streak to 17 matches here Thursday evening inside the Devilette Athletic Center on military appreciation night after sweeping Ravenswood 25-9, 25-21 and handing Williamstown a 25-13, 25-20 setback.
Wellsboro Gazette
Holmes sets single-game receiving yards record in victory over Caldwell
Jerry Holmes Jr. set a new Mansfield sprint football single game receiving yards record, as the Mountaineers defeated Caldwell 41-20, on the road, Friday, Oct. 2. Holmes had six receptions for 189 yards and a pair of touchdowns. It bests the previous record set by Cahsid Raymond in 2024 (164 yds).
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
South golf team earns state tournament berth
CHARLESTON -- Hurricane, George Washington, Cabell Midland and Parkersburg South earned their way to Wheeling on Tuesday by finishing as the top four teams in the Class AAAA South Region golf tournament at Berry Hills Country Club. Under coach Sam O'Dell, Hurricane figured to be one of the teams that...
WTAP
Williamstown picks up dominating win on senior night
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Williamstown Lady Yellowjackets took on the Tyler Lady Knights on senior night. Williamstown led Tyler 7-0 at the start of the second half. Kadence Bandy attempted a shot but Alexis Rhodes deflected the shot. Off of the deflection, a pass was made to Macy Phelps and her shot was also saved by Rhodes.
connect-bridgeport.com
Bridgeport Volleyball Beats Grafton, Falls to Ripley in Home Tri-Match
The Bridgeport Indians volleyball team returned home to defeat Grafton, 25-21, 25-10, after falling to Ripley, 17-25, 25-19, 15-8, in a Tuesday tri-match. Bridgeport started slow against Grafton, trailing 8-1 and 16-11 before a 6-1 run the other way, highlighted by two blocks and an ace from Avery Humble, evened the set at 17.
WTAP
Student Athlete of the Week: Tripp Morrison
SAINT MARYS, W.Va. (WTAP) - Tripp Morrison is a three-sport athlete at St. Marys High School. Morrison said juggling three sports year-round requires keeping priorities straight, putting homework and classwork first with help from parents and friends. “You always have to do homework, classwork first, and then always go out...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Big Red hands Tigers their first loss since August
DEVOLA -- Steubenville scored twice in the first four minutes to set the tone early, and the Big Red left town with a 2-0 win over Marietta on Tuesday at Jerry Brock Field. Chase Beall's throw-in from the corner was met by teammate Landon Bowers, who headed it in just 60 seconds into the match. Then, with 36:24 on the clock, Beall did it himself as his corner kick bent toward the goal and deflected off MHS keeper Finn Tindall to make it 2-0.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Yellowjackets celebrate senior night with sweep of Silver Knights
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Mady Erlandson and Jadyn Lee were honored here Tuesday on senior night and despite Tyler Consolidated's Kayli West earning her 1,000th career kill host Williamstown swept the Silver Knights 25-15, 25-22 and 25-20, which punched the Yellowjackets' ticket into the Little Kanawha Conference Night of Champions. West finished...
yourohionews.com
Harrison Central tops Barnesville in tournament
Harrison Central volleyball defeated Barnesville in two sets during the 2026 Buckeye 8 Volleyball Tournament at the ECO Center in St. Clairsville Oct. 5. Barnesville entered the match with a 3-6 conference record, while Harrison Central was 3-5. The teams met in the No. 3 seed match, with matches decided...
WOUB
Barnesville hands Fort Frye their first loss of the season
BEVERLY, Ohio (WOUB) — The Barnesville Shamrocks (7-0) traveled to Beverly looking to hand the Fort Frye Cadets (6-1) their first loss of the season. Barnesville would use a strong running game to defeat Fort Frye 34-7 The game would start with the Shamrocks relying on the legs of their running back Trey Toliver. His number would be called multiple times on the opening drive as Barnesville would march down inside the five-yard line. From here, Toliver would punch in a short one-yard score to get the Shamrocks on the board. The point-after attempt would be missed to make the score 6-0.
The West Virginia Daily News
Double Duty: Cavalier Seniors Go from Cross Country to Southern Thunder
PARKERSBURG- A wet Saturday brought a full day of activity for Greenbrier West seniors Dominic Mandeville and Jesse Walkup, who went from competing in cross country to marching with the Marching Cavaliers at Southern Thunder at PSHS. For the two seniors, October 3 meant representing Greenbrier West in two different uniforms. After taking on the […] The post Double Duty: Cavalier Seniors Go from Cross Country to Southern Thunder appeared first on West Virginia Daily News .