The Herald-Dispatch High School Sports RSS 2008-05-16T19:38:02.790932-04:00 urn:uuid:6267dd61-a499-455e-b119-ade53dcd8cd8 Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. HHS leads suspended regional final GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0516_softball 2008-05-16T07:08:18.871629-04:00 <p>PARKERSBURG -- It turns out that the softball rubber match between Huntington High and St. Albans looked more like a Rubber Ducky Derby on Thursday afternoon at Jackson Park.</p> Pointers' Taylor signs with Rio Grande JASON McCLURE http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0516_taylor+signs 2008-05-15T23:59:10.806940-04:00 <p>SOUTH POINT, Ohio -- Despite his exceptional play on both ends of the basketball court this season, a shadow was cast upon South Point's Corey Taylor. </p> HHS faces St. Albans for regional crown GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0515_softball 2008-05-14T23:59:05.037716-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- For the Huntington Highlanders, the entire postseason has been like playing in a state tournament. </p> Relays win could propel Redskins to state crown DAVID WALSH http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0515_hurricane+track 2008-05-14T23:58:57.906264-04:00 <p>HURRICANE -- On the final weekend in April, the Hurricane High girls track team won the Class AAA division in the Gazette Relays at Laidley Field in Charleston. </p> Fairland beats Oak Hill in sectional The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0514_hs+softball 2008-05-13T23:58:53.316158-04:00 <p>FAIRLAND -- Mackenzie Rucker went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI and Sarah Simms went 3-for-4 with a triple as Fairland advanced in sectional play with a 7-2 victory over Oak Hill in the Ohio Division III Southeast sectional. </p> Panthers advance in Ohio sectional The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0514_hs+baseball 2008-05-13T23:58:52.574114-04:00 <p>PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - Travis Zimmerman tossed a one-hit shutout, leading Chesapeake High School to a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth West in Ohio sectional tournament play Tuesday. </p> Clash of the track titans DAVID WALSH http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0514_cm+track 2008-05-14T01:11:40.549990-04:00 <p>ONA -- Cabell Midland and defending champion Wheeling Park come into the 2008 West Virginia High School Track Championships just the way they did a year ago.</p> Tournament setup rankles softball teams GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0513_softball 2008-05-13T00:20:43.839354-04:00 <p>ONA -- It isn't often that Huntington High and Cabell Midland agree on things, especially on the softball field where the rivalry is beyond intense.</p> Holbrook saluted for love of game GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0513_holbrook 2008-05-13T00:21:33.435847-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Seeing Toby Holbrook's infectious smile following a baseball game is never a surprise to anyone associated with the game in the Tri-State area.</p> Huntington High's Lageman joins all-star roster The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/articles/0513_n-s+football 2008-05-13T00:11:27.943118-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- J.B. Lageman from Huntington High was selected to play June 21 in the North-South All-Star Football Classic.</p> Report: Mayo got cash, benefits from promoter The Associated Press urn:uuid:5b1a2665-bb11-43d8-87e2-01e42001371d 2008-05-12T08:01:57-04:00 <p>A former associate of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday.</p>