Girls State Tourney Pairings
Parkersburg South faces Hampshire at 11 a.m. Morgantown meets Woodrow Wilson at 7:45 p.m. Buckhannon Upshur plays Ripley at 11 45 a.m. Logan battles Huntington at 7 45 p.m. Friday winners meet at 6 p.m. Buckhannon Upshur Ripley winner versus Logan Huntington winner at 9 30 p.m. Saturday sees CLASS AA quarters with Magnolia Bridgeport at 10 a.m. Tucker County Sissonville at 1 30 p.m. Midland Trail Summers County at 6 p.m. Wyoming East Tolsia at 9 30 p.m. Semifinals include inner vs Tucker County Sissom Magnolia Bridgeport winner at 11 45 a.m. Midland Trail Summers County winner vs Wyoming East Tulsia winner at 7 45 p.m. Championship semifinals winners at 3 p.m.
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Parkersburg
Hampshire
Morgantown
Woodrow Wilson
Aay
Buckhannon-Upshur
Ripley
Logan
Huntington
Magnolia
Bridgeport
Tucker County
Sissonville
Midland Trail
Summers County
Wyoming East
Tolsia
Inner
Sissom
Wyoming
Tulsia
Tar Heels oust Cavaliers to reach ACC final
North Carolina defeats Virginia 67-63 in the ACC semifinals to reach the championship game. Nikki Teasley scored 17 after a Wal-Mart shopping spree for a new ball, backed by LaQuanda Barksdale with 17 points and 8 rebounds as UNC extends their win streak to six. Virginia, led by Shaye LaRue with 20, sees its title run end.
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Reensboro
N.C
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Nikki Teasley
Wal-Mart
Sylvia Hatchell
Teasley
LaQuanda Barksdale
Barksdale
Virginia
Debbie Ryan
Shhaye LaRue
Cavaliers
Ryan
LaRue
Svetlana Volnaya
Renee Robinson
UNC Beats Virginia In Narrow ACC Clash 67 63
North Carolina edged Virginia 67 63 as Teasley led UNC with 17 points and 8 rebounds while LaRue pace Virginia with 20 points and nine boards. The Tar Heels held a halftime lead of five and outshot the Cavaliers from three point range to seal the win.
PikeView earns regional bid with late surge past Bluefield
PikeView Panthers overcome a nine point fourth quarter deficit to upset Bluefield in the sectional final and advance to the Class AA regional against Independence at the Raleigh County Armory Beckley. Coach Howard Hill praised the comeback and noted the return of 6-5 Derek Mitchem boosting inside play as the team eyes another tough test and a possible breakthrough season. The regional semifinal is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Ardner
Bluefield
PikeView
Panthers
Independence
Raleigh County Armory
Beckley
Howard Hill
Hill
Derek Mitchem
Derek
MCA Summers eye state titles in girls basketball
MCA and Summers County loom as favorites as the state high school basketball tournament opens at the Charleston Civic Center. MCA defends title, faces Williamstown in the 6 p.m. opener while Summers County, ranked No. 2, meets lower bracket foe after dominant sectional run. Class A features Wheeling Central, Gilmer County, East Hardy, Greater Beckley Christian, and unbeaten Burch facing Charleston Catholic. semifinals scheduled Friday with early morning and afternoon games determining final spots.
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Charleston
Charleston Civic Center
Wennesday
Wheeling Central
Gilmer County
Hardy
Greater
Greater Beckley Christian
Williamstown
Mercer Christian
Burch
Charleston “Atholic
Harleston - Wheeling Park
Capital
Nicholas County
Oak Glen
Charleston Civic Center Coliseum
Mercer Christian Academy
Summers County
MCA
Montcalm
Baileysville
Mandeville
East Hardy
Charleston Catholic
Burton Wins Las Vegas Rain Shortened NASCAR Race
Jeff Burton clinched the CarsDirect.com 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after passing Mark Martin on lap 136. A second rain delay halted the race on lap 146 with Burton out front and about 140000 fans sent home. Tony Stewart finished second, with Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte, Johnny Benson and Dale Jarrett also in the lead pack.
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AS Vegas
Jeff
Burton
Mark Martin
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Nascar
Mark
Tony Stewart
Martin
Bill Elliott
Bobby Labonte
Johnny Benson
Dale Jarrett
Stewart
Marshall survives Central Michigan in MAC Tournament thriller
In a 58-56 MAC quarterfinal, Marshall edges Central Michigan as Travis Young drives the lane for a game winner with 37 seconds left. Derrick Wright blocks a CMU attempt with 7.5 seconds to play as Marshall, the No. 5 seed, holds off the No. 13 seed Chippewas.
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Leveland
Travis Young
Marshall
Central Michigan
Thundering Herd
Chippewas
Jason Grunkemeyer
Miami
Ohio
Schell
D.webber
Eisner
Borovich
Wallace
Bird
Schrotenboer
Cent
Michigan
Slay
Jackson
Burgess
Young
Wright
VanHoose
Kisner
RedHawks
Falcons
Akron
David Webber
Derrick Wright
Thundering Herd begin spring football practice
Marshall University opens spring drills under head coach Bob Pruett with 14 days of work leading to the April 1 intra squad game. The program seeks a new quarterback after Chad Pennington's departure. Pruett notes the team must replace a Heisman finalist and No. 10 ranked finish from 1999. Byron Leftwich is listed as former backup.
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Marshall
Pruett
Chad
Byron Leftwich
Pennington
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Thomas
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Mitchelson
Tracy
Kravchenko
Lias
Brown
Northarolina
Todd Link
Summers Eye
Lady Cavaliers
Kenny Mandeville
Chad Pennington
Bowling Green
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