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09/10/2026

Last week Executive Director of the WVSSAC Wayne Ryan joined us in the podcast booth to talk about the start of the football season and the state of W.Va. high school athletics.

Link to full podcast: https://www.wtap.com/2026/09/05/wayne-ryan-sits-down-with-griffin-albright-discuss-wv-high-school-athletics/

Here, Ryan lays out the process for how a new rule gets put into place.

09/09/2026

Another great girls soccer battle between Parkersburg and Marietta.

Grace Spencer buries a penalty kick to tie the game at 1-1 with 14:45 left in the second half.

We’ll have the highlights at 11

09/07/2026

Long point ends in a kill by Adele McCombs late in the second set.

Marietta took the first two from Trimble. Both teams came into tonight with strong records… Lady Tigers at 6-1 and Lady Tomcats at 5-2.

Highlights tonight at 11.

09/02/2026

Marietta College Head Football Coach Tom Hinkle joined us on the podcast last week ahead of their season opener this Thursday against Westminster College.

Link to full podcast: https://www.wtap.com/2026/08/28/tom-hinkle-instilling-toughness-first-year-head-coach/

It's Hinkle's first season as the head coach at Marietta College after taking over for Tom Kaufman. We talk about how this offseason went, goals for the future of the program, and everything in between.

08/31/2026

Volleyball for a good cause!

Fort Frye hosting Waterford.. this game also serving as a fundraiser for upcoming Fort Frye freshman Brooklynne Meek. Brooklynne was recently involved in an ATV accident and is in the hospital undergoing multiple surgeries.

You can help by making donations directly to the Fund for Brooklynne at Citizens Bank in Beverly, Marietta, Barlow, or Belpre.

So far in this game, Fort Frye leads Waterford 2-0. Elle Casto comes up with the big kill here in the second set.

08/20/2026

FINAL: Giants 1, Guardians 0

No action for Turner Hill tonight. RHP Gavin Williams is expected to start for Cleveland tomorrow, so a good chance we see Turner in the lineup for the series finale.

08/19/2026

In case you missed it..

Turner Hill notched his first career extra-base hit in the MLB last night.

Marietta native Turner Hill collects his first MLB extra-base hit against the Cleveland Guardians

08/19/2026

FINAL: Guardians 8, Giants 1

Turner Hill gets a pinch-opportunity in the 9th inning and makes the most of it, ripping a double down the right field line.

Cleveland and San Francisco will tee it up at the same time tomorrow.

Check out Turners first career extra-base hit in the MLB on WTAP Sports at 11.

08/18/2026

Turner Hill warming up in the outfield ahead of the Guardians-Giants series.

After making his MLB debut in San Francisco on Saturday, Hill gets a chance to play in his home state of Ohio for the first time as a big leaguer.

We’ll have coverage of Hill and the Giants later tonight at 11.

08/13/2026

Want to give a huge thanks and shoutout to Louis Raser of Fanalyzesports for joining the podcast to break down some film of Brenton Strange.

Link to full podcast: https://www.wtap.com/2026/08/13/film-breakdown-what-made-brenton-strange-so-good-jaguars-last-season/

This offseason Brenton signed a 3-year, $48 million dollar contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He set career highs in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns despite missing five games due to an injury.

In those five games he missed, Jacksonville went 2-3. In the games he played, Jacksonville went 11-1. Liam Cohen and the Jaguars front office locked up an absolute difference maker for their offense.

The former Parkersburg Big Red is now one of the highest-paid tight ends in the NFL.