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Gallery: Do you remember? -- Huntington High vs. Huntington East football, 1978
Huntington East High School (white jerseys) plays Huntington High School (dark jerseys) on Sept. 29, 1978, at Fairfield Stadium.
Gallery: Do you remember? -- Huntington High vs. Huntington East football, 1978
Huntington East High School (white jerseys) plays Huntington High School (dark jerseys) on Sept. 29, 1978, at Fairfield Stadium.
Gallery: Do you remember? -- Marshall vs. Kent State, 1980
Marshall University (dark jerseys) defeats Kent State University (white jerseys) 35-8 on Sept. 13, 1980, at Fairfield Stadium. The 1980 team had a 2-8-1 record under coach Sonny Randle.
MU Back to School
Whether you are an incoming freshman or a veteran at Marshall, there are a few things you should know about the upcoming weeks. Check here for more.
Bride Guide 2012
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Health Challenge
The Huntington Health Revolution is a 90-Day Challenge that is a lifestyle change plan. Are you ready for the challenge?
Marshall Plane Crash
Check here to find original stories, photo galleries, victim information and coverage of the filming of the 2006 movie "We Are Marshall."
100 Years of History
A look back at 100 years of Tri-State history through The Herald-Dispatch. Ten of the biggest stories of the last 100 years in our area, as voted on by readers, plus hundreds of photos.
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Tri-State Visitors' Guide
Check out great shopping, dining, lodging and other entertainment opportunities in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Tri-State's Wanted
The Herald-Dispatch's “Tri-State’s Wanted” list has featured several fugitives since June 2006, many of whom have been captured.
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MORGANTOWN — The home crowd came to cheer on Kevin Jones Wednesday night, but it was Notre Dame’s center who stole the show in a 55-51 Fighting Irish victory over West Virginia.
UCF guard Marcus Jordan, son of the NBA legend Michael Jordan, made the game-saving shot Wednesday night in a 67-60 men’s basketball victory over Marshall University in UCF Arena.
HAMLIN, W.Va. -- Emily Pitkin scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead a balanced Cabell Midland effort as the Knights rolled to a 82-25 win over Lincoln County on Wednesday night in girls basketball action.
HUNTINGTON -- Lytrel Pollard's only been on the job for two days. His Shewey Building office is likely very bare. Heck, he's admitted to calling a player by the wrong name.
PARKERSBURG -- Huntington High wrestling coach Rob Archer knows what his team is walking into Thursday night in their annual dual against Parkersburg South at South's Rod Oldham Athletic Center.
HUNTINGTON -- Two girls, two different backgrounds and now, one common destination.
Redskins outlast Timberwolves
HURRICANE -- The way that Hurricane's boys basketball matchup with Spring Valley started, it seemed like whoever had the ball at the end would take the victory.
The Big East has acquired all the pieces needed to build a new coast-to-coast conference. Putting them all together, though, is going to take a while.
HUNTINGTON -- In talking about Conference USA women's basketball in the last few weeks, Marshall University head coach Royce Chadwick maintains that from top to bottom there hasn't been much difference between the teams.
Marshall vs. UCF at UCF Arena in Orlando, Fla.
Gallery: Do you remember? -- Marshall vs. Kent State, 1980
Marshall University (dark jerseys) defeats Kent State University (white jerseys) 35-8 on Sept. 13, 1980, at Fairfield Stadium. The 1980 team had a 2-8-1 record under coach Sonny Randle.
COLUMBUS — With two starters on the bench and the score tied late in Tuesday night’s game with Purdue, No. 3 Ohio State needed its most experienced player to take control.
Marshall is playing for a No. 4 seed in the Conference USA Tournament.
Perry, Wolves celebrate
SPRING VALLEY -- Up seven with less than five seconds remaining, the Spring Valley girls basketball team would have to wind up on the complete opposite end of a miracle if it was to lose.
HUNTINGTON -- Calvin Kane, father of Marshall University men's basketball player Dre Kane, passed away early Tuesday in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Huntington High girls fall against Ripley, 52-50
HUNTINGTON -- Huntington High's girls basketball seniors had a Senior Night they will not forget.
Herd's furious rally falls short
ORLANDO -- The Marshall Thundering Herd whittled a 14-point deficit to UCF with just over three minutes left in the game down to two with 16 seconds on the clock. But it wasn't enough, as The Knights came away with a 67-60 win.
HUNTINGTON -- Huntington High girls soccer standout Katie Burgess had several different opportunities to go to college.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds and top-ranked Kentucky easily passed its toughest Southeastern Conference test to date with a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida on Tuesday night.
HUNTINGTON -- Matt Maynard of Paintsville, Ky., bowled a perfect game Monday night in the C-K Independent League at Colonial Lanes.
