WTAP-TV (Parkersburg, WV)

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Spring sports scoreboard: May 13, 2025

1 day ago | wtap.com | Josiah Schueneman

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLClass AAAA Region IV Section 2Parkersburg - 0 (Eliminated)Parkersburg South - 8Class AA Region I Section 2Ravenswood - 0 (Eliminated)St. Marys - 1HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALLClass AAAA Region IVParkersburg - 0Cabell Midland - 4Caldwell - 13Warren - 8POSTPONEMENTSRegional Baseball: Huntington at Parkersburg South - Postponed to tomorrow at 5 p.m. at City ParkSee an error in our reporting? Send us an email by clicking here!Copyright 2025 WTAP.
Spring sports scoreboard: May 12, 2025

2 days ago | wtap.com | Josiah Schueneman

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Class AAAA Region IV Section 2 Capital - 15 Parkersburg - 16 Division VI Southeast 2 Sectional Quarterfinals Belpre - 2 South Webster - 7 Division III East 1 Sectional First Round Marietta - 6 Athens - 12 Fort Frye - 3 Caldwell - 2 Frontier - 6 Magnolia - 0 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastern - 14 Warren - 2 Federal Hocking - 1 Frontier - 23 Belpre - 21 Beallsville - 1 CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS Softball Sectionals: Ravenswood at St. Marys -...
Meeting held to work on finding solutions to homelessness in Parkersburg

2 days ago | wtap.com | Megan Marshall |Phyllis Smith

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -There was a meeting at First United Methodist Church on Julianna Street in Parkersburg on Monday night to address homelessness in the city. The hosts were Parkersburg City Council Members Wendy Tuck and Zak Huffman. Michele VanMatre was the moderator and volunteer coordinator. Huffman and Tuck hosted a town hall on homelessness back in April.
Quade Harris signs with Fairmont State for swimming

2 days ago | wtap.com | Josiah Schueneman

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Parkersburg South senior Quade Harris is continuing his swimming career at the Division II level as he is signing with Fairmont State University to compete with the Fighting Falcons. Harris made the decision on Monday in a ceremony at Parkersburg South High School with friends, family, coaches, and teammates in attendance.
MOV Catholics look forward to Pope Leo XIV’s papacy

3 days ago | wtap.com | L.V. Hissem

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The smoke has settled and everyone in the world now knows the name of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in history. Parishioner at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Parkersburg, Jeff DeWitt, says that he was stunned when he heard the historic announcement. “I was actually at work and several people came in and said they saw white smoke and it was very exciting because just seeing the white smoke really didn’t tell us who it was.
Local Catholics look forward to Pope Leo XIV’s papacy

3 days ago | wtap.com | L.V. Hissem

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The smoke has settled and everyone in the world now knows the name of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in history. Parishioner at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Parkersburg, Jeff DeWitt, says that he was stunned when he heard the historic announcement. “I was actually at work and several people came in and said they saw white smoke and it was very exciting because just seeing the white smoke really didn’t tell us who it was.
Operation Blue Sky 2025 honors fallen law enforcement officers

4 days ago | wtap.com | L.V. Hissem

VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - Law enforcement from throughout the area lit up the night for Operation Blue Sky Saturday Night. Operation Blue Sky 2025 is a national event intended to honor law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting their communities.
Spring sports scoreboard: May 10, 2025

4 days ago | wtap.com | Josiah Schueneman

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -NCAA DIV. I SOFTBALLMAC Championship Game 1Ohio - 0Miami (OH) - 6MAC Championship Game 2Miami (OH) - 8Ohio - 2NCAA DIV. I BASEBALLMarshall - 13Georgia State - 3West Virginia - 10Kansas State - 3HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALLParkersburg South - 4Warren - 2Marietta - 0Caldwell - 6Fort Frye - 8Barnesville - 4HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLMarietta - 0Fort Frye - 13Newark Catholic - 17Waterford - 1
Spring sports scoreboard: May 9, 2025

5 days ago | wtap.com | Josiah Schueneman

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLClass AAAA Region IV Section 2Parkersburg - 1Parkersburg South - 5Correction: Parkersburg will host Capital in Game 3 of sectionals on Monday at 6 p.m.Class AA Region I Section 2Williamstown - 0 (Eliminated)Ravenswood - 12Correction: Ravenswood will face St. Marys on the road in sectional final on Monday at 6:30 p.m.Fort Frye - 14Shenandoah - 10Warren - 3Marietta - 5NCAA DIV.
This Is Home: Mother’s Day and its W.Va. origin

5 days ago | wtap.com | L.V. Hissem

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - With Mother’s Day taking place this Sunday, Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House in Grafton spoke with us about the holiday that grew its roots in W.Va. and how it began as a woman’s love for her mother in this week’s This Is Home. According to the Executive Director of the Anna Jarvis House, Olive Ricketts, Anna Jarvis was born in Webster, W.Va., just four miles south of Grafton.