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Opening Day is always a perfect game

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Our group of friends would start talking about it upon returning to school from Christmas break. We had guys from different grades at Washington High School ready to ride a Greyhound bus to watch the Pirates play in ...

High school softball: Waynesburg drops 2 on southern trip

Waynesburg dropped a pair of games In Pigeon Creek, Tenn. The Raiders were edged by Mogadore (Ohio), 6-5, and lost to Xaverian (N.Y.), 9-1. Waynesburg outhit Mogadore 12-8 but couldn’t overcome a 6-3 deficit. The Raiders scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning but left two runners ...

Vulcans’ McClurg named All-American

By The Observer-Reporter KANSAS CITY, Mo. – California sophomore guard KJ McClurg was named an All-American on Tuesday, becoming the Vulcans’ first National Association of Basketball Coaches All-American since 2001. McClurg, from Morgantown, W.Va., is the fifth NABC All-American in ...

DeVries named WVU coach after 6 seasons at Drake

West Virginia tapped Drake basketball coach Darian DeVries to move the Mountaineers past one of the ugliest years in school history. DeVries signed a five-year contract, athletic director Wren Baker said. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. DeVries' hiring came three days after Drake bowed ...

High school baseball: Avella pitching strongarms West Greene

Avella scored two runs in the second inning, and starting pitcher Bryce Wright and reliever Brian Martos made sure they were enough as the Eagles won their Class A Section 1 opener, 3-1, over visiting West Greene on Monday. Wright struck out eight over five innings and Martos earned a save ...