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Consistency Yields Success For Leon
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“Twice-a-day, every day” means different things to different people. For some, it may mean eating or using the bathroom, but for former Ohio University long distance runner Craig Leon, it… Read More

The Civil War: Battle For The ‘Burg
By: Kyle Bratke, Sara Kenney, Todd Ward
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A student-produced documentary examining the intense high school football rivalry between the Parkersburg Big Reds and the Parkersburg South Patriots

Williamstown Hosts Bishop Donahue In Quarterfinals
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The second round of the West Virginia state playoffs is when the best teams in the state start to prove themselves and show why they deserve to be there. Playoff… Read More

Parkersburg Welcomes Class AAA No. 1 Huntington
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Being the underdog isn’t something the Parkersburg Big Reds are used to. A school with 797 wins, good for seventh most all-time nationally, is too proud to give in to… Read More

West Virginia Round-Up: Week 8
By: Justin McCauley, Todd Ward
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West Virginia reporters Todd Ward and Justin McCauley stop by Studio A to talk Parkersburg, P. South and Williamstown through seven weeks of play.

Williamstown Takes On Ravenswood
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The undefeated Williamstown Yellow Jackets (3-0) are looking to continue their winning ways in week 5 with a matchup against Class AA Ravenswood. The Red Devils (2-1) come into Friday’s… Read More

Preview: Williamstown Braces For Magnolia
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Week two of the 2013 high school football season is here, and in West Virginia, it pits a rematch between two familiar foes: Magnolia and Williamstown. These two teams met… Read More

Preview: Parkersburg To Host Warren At Marietta College
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Saturday is not a typical day for high school football, but that is when Parkersburg and Warren will meet to open their seasons. The day of the game isn’t the… Read More

Ohio Baseball Caps Season With Win At Miami, 7-3
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In the final game of the Ohio Bobcats 2013 baseball season, Ohio beat Miami, 7-3. The Bobcats were led by starting pitcher Sean Kennedy, who pitched five innings of two-hit… Read More

Baseball: Buffalo Holds Ohio Scoreless, 8-0
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The Buffalo Bulls (26-17, 15-4 MAC) roughed up the Ohio Bobcats baseball team (11-33, 6-14 MAC) for the second straight game, winning 8-0 on Saturday. Buffalo starter Anthony Magovney threw… Read More

Gaertner, Ohio Baseball Outscore Northern Iliinois, 5-4
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The Ohio Bobcats' baseball team won the first game of its three-game series with Northern Illinois. It was a back-and-forth game right from the start with both teams scoring two… Read More

Ohio Women’s Golf Adds Weekend Tournament
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Ohio women’s golf has added one last competition before the 2013 Mid-American Conference Championships next weekend. The Bobcats will play on Saturday at the Angola Shootout at Glendarin Hills Golf… Read More

Ohio Baseball Loses Second Straight To Akron
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Ohio (7-26, 3-8 MAC) lost its second-straight 10-inning game with Akron (8-24, 5-6 MAC), 11-8, at Bob Wren Stadium on Saturday. Akron’s Matt Rembielak led off the 10th inning with… Read More

Athens Job Fair Starts Next Week
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Employers and jobseekers will be at the Athens Community Center next week for a job fair. The job fair will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday April… Read More

Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Stabbing Elderly Woman
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The last of four men to be sentenced for brutally beating an elderly Athens County woman will serve 20 years in prison. Judge Michael Ward sentenced Brandon Baker, 20, yesterday…. Read More

Ohio Baseball Drops Rubber Match At Kent State
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The Ohio Bobcats baseball team lost the final game of a three-game road series at Kent State Sunday, 10-3. Kent State (14-15, 7-3 MAC) jumped out early on Ohio starter… Read More

Morning Update For April 5
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A fatal shooting happened in Gallia County last night. The Ohio EPA is proposing changes to its Ohio Drinking Water Assistance Fund loan program. Details in your morning update.

Eastern Michigan Holds On, Beats Ohio, 5-4
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The Ohio Bobcats' baseball team lost the second game of a three-game road series with Eastern Michigan on Saturday, 5-4. The game started off very poorly for the Bobcats. In… Read More

Schedule Change for Ohio Softball
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The Ohio Bobcats Softball team has rescheduled an April home doubleheader. The Bobcats were supposed to host Wright State on April 2, but that doubleheader has been changed to April… Read More

Lady ‘Cats Lose At Bowling Green
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The Bowling Green Falcons dominated completely from the start in a 73-52 home win over Ohio. The Falcons (19-9, 10-5 MAC) opened up the game on a 19-4 run, shooting… Read More

Ohio Baseball Falls To Rhode Island
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The Ohio Bobcats could not muster any offense in a 3-0 loss to Rhode Island. Ohio (1-6) did not get a hit until the seventh inning and only had two… Read More

Ohio Baseball Drops Season Opener
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The Ohio Bobcats baseball team fell behind early and could not catch up, losing to the Belmont Bruins, 5-1 in Ohio’s season-opener in Nashville, Tenn. Belmont jumped out to a… Read More

Ohio Softball’s Game Cancelled Due to Travel Issues
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Ohio University’s Softball team is having travel complications and had to cancel a game as a result. The team canceled their game set for Friday against No. 7 Oregon and… Read More

Road To The Convo: Lady Lancers Hit Wall Against Eastern
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The No. 1 seed Eastern Eagles dominated from the outset and end the season of the No. 9 seed Federal Hocking Lancers 78-24 Thursday night. After leading 6-2 to start… Read More

Ohio Loses Tough Road Battle To Eastern Michigan
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The Ohio Lady Bobcats (5-17, 0-10 MAC) fell to Eastern Michigan (6-17, 4-6 MAC) 64-57 in a game that went from a blowout to a nail biter in a flash…. Read More