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Some things never change! Early in December Magnolia coach Dave Tallman told me he thinks he’s going to have a pretty good basketball team, but it might take a little while to get it all together due to a few players getting a late start. The Blue Eagles dropped their first game of the ...

River Baseball Enters 2025 Season With Strong Roster

River High School Baseball will be hitting the diamond with a strong roster of players this season including returning seniors Lucas Dennis and Peyton Blue. Dennis, a center fielder, pitcher and catcher, is an All East District, All OVAC and All MOVL player. “He is a three-sport standout ...

Lady Blue Eagles Bounced From Playoff Picture By Notre Dame

Looking for a trip to Charleston the Magnolia Blue Eagles traveled to Clarksburg on Wednesday night, March 5, to battle the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame high school in a girls Class A Region 1 co-final at Angelo Basile Court. The Lady Blue Eagles put up a tough fight for two quarters before ...

Magnolia Blue Eagles Fly Over Dragons

Magnolia advanced in Region 1 Class A semifinal basketball action on Friday night, March 7, with a 79-44 win over Cameron high school in New Martinsville. The Blue Eagles were flying high early and took a quick lead in quarter one on a lay- in by Darin Shimp to start the game, that basket ...

Wildcats Victorious in Last Home Game in History

The Paden City Wildcats under the direction of head coach Kelly Sine played host to Beallsville, Ohio in the last home game for the Wildcats in their long history at Bob Burton Gymnasium on Tuesday, February 25. A standing room only crowd of Wildcat supporters were on hand and were not ...

Wildcats Fall to Trinity Christian

The Paden City Wildcats fell victim to a hot shooting Sophomore guard from Trinity Christian on Monday, February 17, in boys basketball action in Paden City. Austin Porta hit six shots from behind the arc on his way to 41 points and led his team to a 73-25 victory over the Wildcats. The ...

Lady Wildcats Host Final Game in History

The Paden City Lady Wildcats played their last basketball game in history on February 18, 2025 when they hosted Parkersburg Christian in Bob Burton Gymnasium. The Lady Cats have faced a lot of adversity this year with low numbers and injuries to key players but have always shown up and ...

Hundred Defeats Wildcats

Visiting Paden City found themselves in a deep hole on Tuesday night, February 18, in Hundred as the Hornets jumped out early to a 27-6 first quarter advantage behind 10 points in the frame from Trey Huggins. The home team never looked back, increasing the lead to 56-24 at halftime on their way ...

Magnolia Lady Eagles Take Down Madonna 56-37

The Lady Blue Eagles traveled to Weirton Madonna on Wednesday evening February 12th to battle the Lady Dons. Assistant coach Zach Blair led the Blue Eagles as coach Kasey Sapp was unable to make the trip due to illness. The game was back-and-forth in the first half and was tied 10-10 after ...