FAIRMONT —
The top-seeded North Marion boys’ basketball team began sectional tournament play with a bang on Tuesday night, hitting 12 3-pointers en route to an 80-61 win over Oak Glen in the team’s Region I, Section 1 opener.
Matt Cain was again the tigger man. North’s standout senior guard finished with 33 points, including six 3-pointers.
As a whole, the Huskies connected on nine of their threes by halftime on Tuesday. They jumped out to a 25-10 lead after one period and stretched their lead to 41-27 by intermission.
In all, North (15-7) has won 10 of its last 13 games.
Chase Banker finished with 14, while Cody Opron had 11 and Cole Richards had 10. Matt Martin added six points and Kurt Rogers five.
Matt McLaughlin led Oak Glen (4-19) with 18.
North is back in action on Friday night when it hosts county rival Fairmont Senior for the sectional championship.
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Cain, Huskies topple Oak Glen, 80-61
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Fairmont Senior outlasts Oak Glen for regional title
On to the next round.
Fairmont Senior squeaked past Oak Glen in the regional championship game on Friday, 3-0.
In the win, the Polar Bears were led by their ace pitcher in Matt Robbins. -
Fairmont Senior outlasts Oak Glen for regional title, 3-0
On to the next round. Fairmont Senior squeaked past Oak Glen in the regional final championship game on Friday, 3-0.
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Polar Bears vs. Golden Bears postponed to today
It’s a washout in Golden Bear country.
The Fairmont Senior-Oak Glenn Class AA regional final championship game has to wait another day.
The culprit? A toad strangler that dumped gallons of water on the field, which resulted into a muddy mess. -
Polar Bears set for Oak Glen today
Oak Glen is next on the menu for the Fairmont Senior baseball squad.
With the 11-0 win over Braxton County on Tuesday evening, and Oak Glen’s eight-inning 2-1 win over Ritchie County, the two teams find themselves squaring off against one another while fighting for a spot to play in the state tournament. -
East’s Summers signs to play softball at FSU
East Fairmont softball player Kayla Summers always dreamed about playing softball in college.
On Tuesday, Summers signed her letter of intent to play at Fairmont State University.
“Ever since I started playing softball, I always told my parents that I was going to go to college and play softball,” she said. -
FSHS glides past Braxton, 11-0: PHOTOS
Fairmont Senior High School’s baseball team leveled Braxton County in the Class AA semi-regionals Tuesday evening, 11-0.
The Polar Bears were led by their cleanup hitter, Johnny Kesling, and starting pitcher, Fletcher DeVaul. -
Horton signs with Fairmont State
One Fairmont Senior basketball player’s dreams of playing in college has become a reality.
On Tuesday, Travon Horton signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Fairmont State University.
He said staying in Fairmont means a lot because of the support he has. -
Polar Bears fall to Morgantown in state championship
The streak ends while Morgantown prevails.
Fairmont Senior’s five-year state championship streak in lacrosse came to an abrupt end against an undefeated (15-0) Mohigan team on Saturday afternoon, 12-9. -
North girls take home two titles
Add more state titles to the North Marion girls’ track team.
This time, it was the 4 x 100- and 4 x 200-meter relay teams that brought home the gold at the state meet Saturday in Charleston. -
Trefz wins state title in 3,200 meter
Winning it all.
Fairmont Senior’s senior phenom Nick Trefz can now call himself a state champion in track.
Trefz took home the gold in the 3,200 meters in Charleston on Friday with a time of 9:36.21. - More Prep Sports Headlines
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