ONA -- Cabell Midland coach Tracy Brumfield won his 350th game Tuesday when the Knights defeated Capital 14-4 in high school baseball.

Skylar Davidson has had a storybook career.

HUNTINGTON — Simone Blanks filled up the scoresheet Tuesday evening, guiding the Cabell Midland softball team to a 6-3 victory at Spring Valley.

ROME TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Fairland and West Union shared a nickname and school colors, but the resemblance ended there on the softball field Tuesday.

From COVID-19 issues that kept players from going home to a demanding NCAA Tournament path, Marshall's men's soccer team has proven tough in its run to the NCAA College Cup, which takes the next step with national semifinals at 6 p.m. on Friday against North Carolina.

I had this column written in my head for weeks and I couldn’t wait to unleash hell.

ONA — Cabell Midland (15-4) scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past Independence 5-4 in high school softball on Monday.

HUNTINGTON — Huntington High baseball players frequently ran the bases Monday night, but not enough crossed the plate to suit Highlanders coach John Dennison.

HUNTINGTON — Minford, Wheelersburg and Ironton drew the top three seeds, respectively, in the Southeast Ohio Division III sectional tournament high school baseball pairings.

Local student-athletes and coaches continue to astonish on the playing fields and courts, as well as in the pool, this season. Here’s a look at some of the better performances from the past week:

Welcome to “Second Guess” Tuesday.

HUNTINGTON — Two players from Cabell Midland and one each from Huntington High and Spring Valley made the All-Mountain State Athletic Conference boys high school basketball first team.

It took awhile for the Marshall men’s soccer team to settle into its NCAA Elite Eight matchup against Georgetown on Monday. But once it did, coach Chris Grassie had little doubt about the outcome.

HUNTINGTON — Huntington High’s girls and boys won championships in the Huntington Invitational track meet on Saturday.

RIO GRANDE, Ohio — University of Rio Grande right fielder Taylor Webb racked up 14 hits in six games to win River States Conference softball player of the week for April 26 through May 2.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Having been robbed of the completion of her senior campaign at West Virginia State due to COVID-19, Kierstin Hensley once felt that her tennis career — just like that — was over.

HUNTINGTON — As a star shortstop with the Huntington Cubs, Jason Maxwell wore red white and blue.

Marshall's softball and baseball teams each fell in 6-3 losses at Charlotte on Sunday to wrap up their respective series. It was the softball team's regular-season finale. They will be the No. 7 seed in next week's C-USA Tournament.

CARY, N.C. — Forget about the 24-hour rule.

CHARLESTON — Drew Elkins struck out 13 in pitching a three-hit shutout as Cabell Midland routed George Washington 14-0 Saturday in high school baseball.

HAMLIN, W.Va. — Three of the top Class AAA softball teams in West Virginia and the reigning Class A state champion all played on the same field on Saturday.

Welcome to the “Best of …”

Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick discusses the success of the men's soccer program and the importance of facilities in positioning Herd programs to be successful. As he enjoys the Herd's NCAA run in soccer, his focus is on the future.

ONA — Cabell Midland rallied twice from one-run deficits to defeat Spring Valley 9-3 in high school softball on Friday.

The path to success doesn’t always have to be a solo mission.

CHARLESTON — When Morgantown fell into foul trouble early, Huntington High thought it had the Mohigans in a bind.

HUNTINGTON — Cabell Midland’s Matt Adkins is the Mountain State Athletic Conference girls high school basketball coach of the year.

Marshall's win over No. 1 Clemson had social media and news outlets buzzing Thursday and into Friday. Still, Marshall head coach Chris Grassie said the goal is not a win over the top-ranked team, but to be the top-ranked team at NCAA Tourney's end.

CHARLESTON — One of the season’s most anticipated games turned into an instant classic. Isaac McKneely made doubly sure of it.

CHARLESTON — At the end of both the second and third quarters, No. 3-seeded Shady Spring settled into half-court sets, passing the ball and milking time.

CHARLESTON — Many did not expect Chapmanville to make it this far.

CHARLESTON - Apparently, Wheeling Central senior JC Maxwell has little interest in fairy tales.

CHARLESTON — Brendan Hoffman might not be on the bench today or ever again.

It was a one-two punch provided by keeper Oliver Semmle and junior midfielder Vitor Dias, whose save and goal in the final round of the shootout combined to give the Thundering Herd the victory over top-ranked Clemson in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men’s soccer tournament Thursday.

It was a genuinely heartwarming, poignant gesture of caring.

HUNTINGTON — Dionna Gray has enjoyed quite a week.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Phil Mickelson has gone nine months since he finished among the top 20, and it looks as though that streak is about to end at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Cabell Midland rallied late against Martinsburg, but turnovers and the Bulldogs' offensive rebounds proved to be too much in a 57-52 loss for the Knights in the Class AAAA quarterfinals at Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Thursday morning.

The game Kanawha Valley basketball fans have been clamoring for all season will finally happen Friday.

For two quarters Thursday afternoon, George Washington’s normally smooth and consistent game was about as disjointed as it ever gets.

SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Ironton defeated South Point 15-4 Wednesday to clinch at least a share of the Ohio Valley Conference high school baseball championship.

Poca had just five turnovers and did not allow an offensive rebound to Bluefield as the Dots used fundamentals to grind out a 49-42 win over the Beavers in the Class AA quarterfinals at Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON — Joe Manchin has his detractors.

ONA — The name “Martinsburg” has struck fear into opponents in several high school sports through the years, but not Cabell Midland’s boys basketball team this week.

Marshall men's soccer coach Chris Grassie said the Herd's goal remains a national championship, no matter the opponent in front of them. On Thursday, that opponent is No. 1 seed Clemson, whom the Herd plays at 3 p.m. in Cary, North Carolina.

Winfield's Seth Shilot knocked down two free throws with six seconds left and led the Generals in scoring and rebounds in a 49-45 upset of No. 2 Fairmont Senior in the Class AAA quarterfinals on Wednesday at Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.

AID, Ohio — Ironton St. Joe scored all its runs in the top of the fourth inning of a 4-1 victory over Symmes Valley in high school baseball on Tuesday.

Willie Mays is turning 90, and no mistaking that number. It strikes with the clarity of a line drive. Mays played in a sport measured by milestones — 3,000 hits, 500 homers, signposts he passed and then some — and now here’s one more.