Kerry Patrick

WILLIAMSTOWN — How does one respond when the outgoing senior class has 85 wins in their back pocket after their four years? When it concerns boys basketball coach Scott Sauro, it’s easy. Stick with the Williamstown way and transition the new roster into the backbone of Yellowjacket success. “A lot of varsity experience walked out […]

PARKERSBURG — Now that Parkersburg South is a member of the Mountain State Athletic Conference, the past is the past. With a balanced conference schedule, no longer can teams dodge playing Parkersburg South on the Patriots’ home floor. “Joining the MSAC was a big plus for us, – both game-wise and travel-wise,” said Parkersburg South […]

ST. MARYS — With all the success put forth on the wrestling mat last season, St. Marys High School is planning for a repeat performance – especially with only one wrestler graduating. “Normally we have a big group of seniors, but probably for the first time since I’ve been here we have a good mix […]

PARKERSBURG – The Parkersburg boys basketball season entered the holiday season on a much happier note than Phil Wilson’s first two seasons as coach of the Big Reds. Playing a majority of its games in the early portion of the season on the road, PHS opened 0-5 the past two years. Following Tuesday’s 66-61 win […]

PARKERSBURG – Any thoughts of a letdown from an emotional win in their previous game were extinguished from the opening tip as the Parkersburg South girls basketball team defeated Hurricane 77-58 Tuesday night inside Rod Oldham Athletic Center. “It was a quick turnaround from the win over Parkersburg – that was definitely a concern for […]

WILLIAMSTOWN – Playing short-handed, St. Marys’ zone gave Williamstown fits throughout the second quarter and kept the Blue Devils on even terms early in the second half until the Yellowjackets decided patience was the formula in breaking away for a 47-31 win on Tuesday night. “We were taking better shots in the second half,” said […]

PARKERSBURG — With the status of games for the week ahead in limbo due to inclement weather, Parkersburg South’s boys basketball coach Mike Fallon has the ideal solution for keeping his players conditioned. Shoveling snow. The directive might be serving a dual purpose after Fallon was visibly upset with his team’s performance down the stretch […]

PARKERSBURG — One day after the state tennis polls were released, the Parkersburg boys and girls tennis teams continued trending in the right direction. Before a quick deluge of rain arrived at the tennis facility on Thursday afternoon, PHS swept all four singles matches from Parkersburg South. As the doubles portion began their warmups, clouds […]

By KERRY PATRICK Sports Writer PARKERSBURG – Like clockwork. After rolling through the regular season undefeated, both the boys and girls tennis programs from Williamstown began its postseason quest without much incident during the team competition phase of the Class AA/A, Region I tournament. Neither team dropped a game as the Yellowjackets blanked Ravenswood and […]

VINCENT — Allison Cade’s question from the audience brought a smile to Darius Schaeffer during Tuesday’s press conference introducing him as the 13th head coach in the history of Warren High School girls basketball. As it turns out, Schaeffer was full of smiles as he was welcomed into the program one year after coaching a […]