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<title>Nitro moves regional baseball game to Hurricane</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Nitros Class AAA Region 4 semifinal baseball game against Parkersburg South on Tuesday has been moved to Hurricane High School because of damp weather.Game time remains 6:30 p.m.  	  ...]]></description>
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<title>Unlikely semi: 9-24 SC vs. Riverside</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two of the more surprising teams still alive in the Class AAA postseason collide Tuesday at South Charleston High School.With only nine wins and a perennial state power left in their wake, the homestanding Black Eagles might just be the most surprising tea...]]></description>
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<title>Catholic faces adversity-toughened Wahama</title>
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<title>Playoff tradition on Nitros side</title>
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<title>Generals marching without Arnold</title>
<description><![CDATA[Huntington coach Brandon Cassell said his full complement of starters wasnt on the field in either of the Highlanders two losses to Winfield during the regular season. But when the teams get together in a Class AAA Region 4 semifinal at 6:30 tonight, it wi...]]></description>
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<title>Kanawha Valley baseball leaders</title>
<description><![CDATA[TEAM RECORDSPos-School W-L Pct.1. Hurricane 27-6 .8182. St. Albans 24-7 .7743. Charleston Catholic 27-8 .7714. Herbert Hoover 23-8 .7505. Nitro 24-9 .7276. Poca 21-12 .6367. Riverside 19-15 .5598. George Washington 17-14 .5488. Winfield 17-14 .54810. Buffa...]]></description>
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<title>Huskies knock out Dots, 9-3</title>
<description><![CDATA[Herbert Hoovers demise last year was in large part due to a power outage with its hitting, as it averaged just four runs in a pair of sectional losses.The Huskies seem determined not to let that happen again.Zach Mullins worked five innings to get the vict...]]></description>
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<title>Prep baseball -- 5/21</title>
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<title>McGinnis, Valley blank Pocahontas</title>
<description><![CDATA[<strong>By Steve Keenan</strong><strong>For the Gazette</strong>SMITHERS, W.Va. -- Arik McGinnis has the utmost confidence in his Valley teammates.And McGinnis continued to give his teammates reasons to return that trust, as the Greyhounds posted a 6-0 shu...]]></description>
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<title>Gazette state baseball ratings -- May 20</title>
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<title>State tourney berth at stake for Valley, Pocahontas County</title>
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<title>Hamilton, NBA playoffs and wrapping up state track</title>
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<title>Buffalo back to defend softball title</title>
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<title>No surprises here</title>
<description><![CDATA[No secrets await the combatants today when Poca visits Herbert Hoover in a Class AA Region 4 semifinal.The Cardinal Conference rivals and state-ranked squads have met twice previously this season, and each time both teams threw their ace pitcher - the same...]]></description>
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<title>Record-breaking finale</title>
<description><![CDATA[    Such a rousing, record-breaking show was the 95th state track meet that it almost left you begging for more.Heres just a snippet of what was accomplished as the weekend event wrapped up under warm, sunny skies at Laidley Field: <li>A whopping total of ...]]></description>
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Sat, 19 May 2012 22:11:27 -0400
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<title>State track notebook: Godwin crammed a lot of wins into a short time</title>
<description><![CDATA[Emily Godwin isnt the only athlete to win four individual championships at one state track meet, but she just might have done it in the shortest amount of time.At 11 a.m. Saturday, the Buckhannon-Upshur junior began the girls Class AAA long jump, getting h...]]></description>
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<title>State track meet -- Complete results</title>
<description><![CDATA[    At Laidley FieldBOYSClass AAATeam standings1. Jefferson 100, 2. Cabell Midland 59, 3. Wheeling Park 53, 4. Woodrow Wilson 42, 5. Elkins 39, 6. Winfield 361/2, 7. Martinsburg 312/5, 8. Hurricane 31, 9. Bridgeport 18, 9. Parkersburg 18, 11. Greenbrier Ea...]]></description>
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<title>Prep baseball regional glance -- May 19</title>
<description><![CDATA[    HIGH SCHOOLRegional tournament glanceClass AAAAll semifinals Tuesday, finals May 24Region 1<li>Semifinals: University (14-16) at John Marshall (22-15), 5 p.m.; East Fairmont (14-16) at Fairmont Senior (26-7)</li>
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<title>Records tumble on first day at state track meet</title>
<description><![CDATA[The strategizing is heating up and the records are falling at the 95th state track meet.In an effort to catch up to two-time defending Class AAA champion Jefferson, Cabell Midland tinkered with the lineup of ace distance runner Jacob Burcham Friday as the ...]]></description>
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<title>Pairings set for state softball tournament</title>
<description><![CDATA[The pairings are set for the 32nd state high school softball tournament Wednesday and Thursday at Jackson Park in Vienna. Buffalo (27-6), the defending state champion in Class A and the only Kanawha Valley team remaining in the three-class format, faces Fa...]]></description>
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<title>Prep baseball roundup: Hoover defeats Charleston Catholic 8-6</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cody Bowen went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs as visiting Herbert Hoover defeated Charleston Catholic 8-6 in a regular-season high school baseball game Friday. Corey Bird went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI for the Class AA No. 5 Huskies (24-8), ...]]></description>
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<title>State track notebook: Buffalo smashes 4x8 record</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the state track meet got underway Friday afternoon, the Buffalo and St. Marys coaches saw a record about to tumble in the afternoons first event, the 4x800-meter relay.You couldnt call their performances Burcham-esque. And yes, the Class A portion of th...]]></description>
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<title>State track meet results -- Day 1</title>
<description><![CDATA[    At Laidley FieldBOYS CLASS AAA Team scoring(after five of 18 final events)1. Cabell Midland 26; 1. Jefferson 26; 3. Hurricane 16; 4. Wheeling Park 15; 5. Greenbrier East 10; 5. Logan 10; 7. Martinsburg 9; 8. Huntington 8; 9. Winfield 7; 10. Parkersburg...]]></description>
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<title>Prep baseball regional glance, boxes -- May 18</title>
<description><![CDATA[    HIGH SCHOOLSectional tournaments Class AAARegion 3 Section 3<li>Thursday: South Charleston 3, Logan 1</li>
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<title>Prep softball state tournament glance -- May 18</title>
<description><![CDATA[    State tournament glanceAt Jackson Park, ViennaNote: Double eliminationClass AAAField 1Wednesdays games<li>Game 1: John Marshall (32-3) vs. Robert C. Byrd (22-13), 10 a.m.</li>
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<title>Overflowing with talent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly every year, it seems, a number of intriguing athletes, teams and story lines pop up for the state track and field meet. But the 95th edition of the state meet this weekend is looking more special than ever.Its not often you can trot out the sort of ...]]></description>
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Thu, 17 May 2012 22:45:05 -0400
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<title>Buffalo earns state softball berth</title>
<description><![CDATA[BUFFALO - When Buffalos softball team clinches a berth in the Class A state tournament on its own diamond, everybody gets in on the celebration.After the Bison lady-handled Man 10-1 in five innings Thursday evening, it wasnt enough for the current players ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[There would be no comeback this time for Herbert Hoover.Kasey Endicott scored on an error in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Wayne the lead for good and pitcher Jessie Rowe kept it that way, setting down the Huskies in order the final two innings to...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Noah Frampton went 2-for-4 as Poca secured an 8-5 win at home over Winfield Thursday. Josh Myers added a double and drove home a pair of runs for the Dots (21-12), while Matt Peck added two RBIs. Zach Gunter was 2-for-3 with two doubles for the Generals (1...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[HIGH SCHOOL<br />Sectional tournaments <br />Class AAA<br />Region 3 Section 3<br />n Thursday: South Charleston 3, Logan 1<br /><br />Regional tournament glance<br />Class AAA<br />All semifinals Tuesday, finals May 24<br />Region 1<br />n Semifinals: Uni...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[    HIGH SCHOOL<br />Regional tournament glance<br />All semifinals May 10; all finals today<br />Class AAA<br />Region 1<br />Final<br />n John Marshall 8, East Fairmont 0<br />Region 2<br />Final<br />n Robert C. Byrd 3, Musselman 2<br />Region 3<br />Fi...]]></description>
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