Kerry Patrick

PARKERSBURG — Larry Thompson’s history with the Parkersburg South-Parkersburg football rivalry dates back as an assistant with the Patriots. Now in his first season as the South head coach, he is familiar with everything that goes with the week leading up to Friday night. The hysteria, television lights, bragging rights. Thompson’s bonding with his two […]

PARKERSBURG – The defensive side of the field for the Parkersburg girls soccer team became a lonely place, especially for the keeper as the Big Reds stayed on the offensive in dominating fashion during a 10-0, mercy-rule win over Riverside Thursday night at Stadium Field. Seven different Big Reds scored goals, including Camille Tatterson, Faithlyn […]

VIENNA – Everything’s coming up roses for the Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg. From the celebration of 60 years as a facility earlier this year to the addition of two club sites in Mineral Wells and Athens County to the record-breaking check received from Monday’s 29th annual Kids Golf Classic. Contributions from the event, […]

PARKERSBURG — Gut check time for the Parkersburg tennis program. Big Red coach Eric Stanley received an eye-opener earlier this week when the pairings were released for Thursday and Friday’s Class AAA state tournament in Charleston. With a resume that included a pair of wins over defending state champion Hurricane, PHS received the No. 3 […]

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg High School went empty-handed in terms of advancing a singles nor a doubles entry into next week’s Class AAA state tennis tournament for the individual format. Regardless, the outcome hammered home how much the Big Reds stress the team concept. This week at the Region IV Tournament at City Park, the Big […]

VIENNA – The young blood mixed in with the spirited veteran made for an entertaining night on the first stop of the WVU Mountaineer Athletic Club Coaches Caravan. The Grand Pointe Conference and Reception Center on Monday night welcomed WVU head coaches from football (Rich Rodriguez), men’s basketball (Ross Hodge), women’s basketball (Mark Kellogg), wrestling […]

PARKERSBURG – The lineage of boys swimmers who originated with Parkersburg South’s back-to-back state championships in 2022 and 2023 takes its final bow at this week’s state meet in Morgantown. Individuals who are competing as part of their senior year and contributed to the Patriots’ impressive run include Quade Harris and Connor Roberts. The State […]

VINCENT — Senioritis reared its ugly head among the Warren boys basketball program for the opening quarter of Friday’s game with Parkersburg. With nine individuals playing their final regular season home game, the Warriors turned the ball over nine times in the first eight minutes before doing a much better job protecting the ball in […]

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg South wrestling family lost a loved one on Christmas Eve. He never stepped on the mat as a Patriot but his fight trumps just about any performance turned in by any male or female wrestler at the school. Baby Nolan, the son of Dustin and Anna Anthony and the brother of […]

PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg South knows its way around the eastern panhandle. Particularly this season as the Patriots meet their third team from that part of the state for this week’s quarterfinal round of the Class AAAA state football playoffs. South (6-5) hooks up with a Martinsburg outfit which has averaged a 42-point margin of victory […]