Joe Brocato

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Joe Brocato

(Photo gallery by Teran Malone)SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trailing 2-0 in the third inning, it appeared that Oak Glen might be pushed to a decisive game by Petersburg in the Class AA state championship round. After a 61-minute rain delay and a five-run outburst in their next half inning, the Golden Bears went on to score ten unanswered runs to win the school’s second state softball championship, 10-2 in 6 innings.

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Joe Brocato

(Photo gallery by Teran Malone)SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wahama used a 14-hit attack to advance to the Class A state championship round. The White Falcons defeated Greenbrier West, 11-6 in an elimination game. Wahama (29-7) will face Pendleton County (31-2) in the final, needing to defeat the Wildcats twice to win their fourth state championship in the last five seasons. Fiona VanMatre went 4-for-4 for the White Falcons and she reached base in all five plate appearances.

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Joe Brocato

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pair of shutout victories have Oak Glen on the verge of the Class AA state championship. After defeating Petersburg, 1-0 in the opening game of the day, the Golden Bears knocked off Logan, 3-0 in the winners bracket final. OGHS (29-10) will face the winner of the elimination game between Logan and Petersburg in the championship round Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The Bears need just one victory in two games to claim the program’s first state title since 1998.

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Joe Brocato

(Photo gallery by Teran Malone)SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Petersburg scored eight runs in the fifth inning to extend their season with a 12-2, 5-inning win over Liberty Raleigh in a Class AA elimination game. Ella Markwell’s three-run home run sparked the fifth inning uprising for the Vikings, giving PHS a 7-2 lead. Petersburg (22-11) tacked on five more runs to put the run rule in effect. Miley Tingler led PHS with three hits. Gracie Carpenter went the distance in the circle for the Vikings.

1 week ago | wvmetronews.com | Joe Brocato

(Photo gallery by Teran Malone)SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wahama erased deficits early and late in their Class A state tournament opener to defeat Greenbrier West, 7-4. The White Falcons (28-6) trailed 3-0 in the first inning and 4-3 in the sixth before scoring the final four runs of the game to advance in the winners bracket. Trailing 4-3 in the top of the sixth inning, Wahama took their first lead of the game with a two-run triple from Kalyn Christian.