The Parkersburg High School Boys and Cabell Midland High School Girls have won the 2026 MSAC Cross Country Championships. The meet was held at Cabell Midland on Saturday, October 10th. Parkersburg’s Morgan Metz was Girls Runner of the Year while Woodrow Wilson’s Kyle Peters was Boys Runner of the Year. Cabell Midland’s Chris Parsons was Girls Coach of the Year and Parkersburg South’s Brian Blanc was Boys Coach of the Year. Full meet results as well as the 2026 All-MSAC teams are below:

 

Meet:		MSAC Cross Country Championship
Location:	Cabell Midland
Date:		October 10, 2026

Girls Team Scores

1 Cabell Midland 38

2 Hurricane 47

3 Parkersburg 93

4 Park. South 107

5 Geo. Washington 135

6 Huntington 157

7 Woodrow Wilson 176

8 St. Albans 196

Spring Valley – NTS
South Charleston – NTS
Riverside – NTS
Capital – NTS

Girls All-MSAC Place Name Year Team Time ———————————————————————–

1 Morgan Metz 12 Parkersburg 19:01.7

2 Lindsey Bailey 11 Cabell Midland 19:30.7

3 Ella Sturm 12 Hurricane 19:47.2

4 Charlotte Coakley 11 Cabell Midland 19:47.7

5 Scout Stines 10 Cabell Midland 19:51.2

6 Laurel Johnson 12 Huntington 20:00.6

7 Lexi Elmore 12 Hurricane 20:12.2

8 Alyssa McCrady 10 Park. South 20:16.8

9 Haley Raper 10 Park. South 20:20.2

10 Delainey Burger 11 Hurricane 20:29.0

11 Audrey Wagoner 12 Parkersburg 20:30.6

Runner of the Year – Morgan Metz (Parkersburg)

Coach of the Year – Chris Parsons (Cabell Midland)

Boys Team Scores
1	Parkersburg	61				
2	Hurricane	63				
3	Cabell Midland	79				
4	Park. South	102				
5	Geo. Washington	131				
6	Huntington	177				
7	Woodrow Wilson	196				
8	Riverside	218				
9	Capital   	240				
10	St. Albans  	249				
11	Spring Valley	2
	South Charleston - NTS			

Boys All-MSAC
Place	Name			Year	Team			Time
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1	Kyle Peters		12	Woodrow Wilson		16:16.0
2	Paxton Haddox		12	Hurricane		16:26.8
3	Dylan Straight		11	Herbert Hoover		16:35.8 (NOT part of All-MSAC Team)
4	Drake Rollins		10	Parkersburg		16:41.9
5	Micah Hale		12	Capital   		16:54.1
6	Cam Holley		10	Cabell Midland		16:57.8
7	Gatlin McLain		11	Park. South		17:01.9
8	Calvin Lantz		10	Parkersburg		17:04.8
9	Jacob Waugh		10	Huntington		17:08.5
10	Owen Persinger		11	Cabell Midland		17:19.1
11	Gabriel High		12	Hurricane		17:19.8
12	Brayden Frye		10	Hurricane		17:20.2 (Part of the All-MSAC Team cause Herbert Hoover Runner placed 3rd)

Runner of the Year: Kyle Peters – Woodrow Wilson

Coach Of the Year: Brian Blanc – Parkersburg South

Result Link to overall MSAC Cross Country Championship below:

https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/280443/info

 

Parkersburg High School – 2026 MSAC Boys Cross Country Champion

 

Cabell Midland High School – 2026 MSAC Girls Cross Country Champion

Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the pairings for the 2026 MSAC Soccer Tournament. The tournament will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at campus sites. Matches will be hosted by the higher seeded teams. Match time will be determined by the host school.

**Scores Added When Available**

Hurricane has won the 2026 MSAC Golf Championship. Capital was the runner-up. Hurricane’s Bentley Shirkey was Medalist and Player of the Year. Hurricane’s Sam O’Dell was Coach of the Year. The annual tournament was held on Tuesday, September 29th at Edgewood Country Club in Sissonville, WV. Full results are below:

The second annual MSAC Girls Golf Championship was held on August 25, 2026 at Big Bend Golf Course in Tornado, WV. Hurricane’s Chastyn Viars was Medalist and MSAC Player of the Year with a score of 75.

2026 All-MSAC Girls Golf:

Chastyn Viars – Hurricane – 75 – Player of the Year

Jadyn Snodgrass – George Washington – 84

Campbell Hettinger – Cabell Midland – 88

Alexis Bolen – George Washington – 92

Katie Ann LeMaster – Parkersburg – 92

Kamryn Stutler – George Washington – 94

Camille Tatterson – Parkersburg – 96

 

L-R: MSAC Commissioner Jim Hamric, Campbell Hettinger (CM), Alexis Bolen (GW), Kamryn Stutler (GW), Jadyn Snodgrass (GW), Chastyn Viars (Hurr), Camille Tatterson (Park), Katie Ann LeMaster (Park), GW Coach B.J. Calabrese.

Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the 2026 All-MSAC Baseball Team. George Washington High School swept the special recognition categories. Jon Fala was named Player of the Year, Eli Smith was named Pitcher of the Year, and Mike Davis was named Coach of the Year. The team was selected by a vote of league coaches and is as follows:

2026 MSAC Baseball All-Conference

 

Player of the Year

Jon Fala – George Washington – Jr.

 

Pitcher of the Year

Eli Smith – George Washington – Sr.

 

Coach of the Year

Mike Davis – George Washington 

 

FIRST TEAM

 

Pitcher

Jayden Sparkman – Riverside  – Jr.

Ty Nettles – George Washington – Sr.

Ryan Bowman – Hurricane – Jr.

Jamie Legg – Huntington – Sr.

 

Outfield

Tayveon Wilson – Huntington – Sr,

Parker Woods – Parkersburg – So.

Braylon Wing – Cabell Midland – Jr.

 

Corner Infielders

Tyler Baxter – Hurricane – Jr.

Gavin Comer – St. Albans – Sr.

Brody Spencer – Spring Valley – Sr.

 

Middle Infielders

Brogan Samms – St. Albans – Jr.

Braxton Burke – St. Albans – Sr. 

Braylan Hutchison – Hurricane – Jr.

 

Catcher

Judson Witt – Hurricane – Jr.

 

Utility

Luke Gordon – George Washington – Sr.

 

SECOND TEAM

 

Pitcher

Jake Van Arsdale – Spring Valley – Jr. 

Ryan Anderson – George Washington – Jr.

Cade Johnson – Cabell Midland – Sr. 

Brodee Lucas – Hurricane – Jr. 

 

Outfield 

Jacob Ramey – Huntington – So.

Chance Campbell – St. Albans – So. 

Levi Osborne – Riverside – Jr.

 

Corner Infielders 

Tugg Eggleton – Riverside – Jr.

Parker Phillips – Spring Valley – Sr.

Sam Smith – Capital – Jr.

Jackson Webb – South Charleston – Jr.

 

Middle Infielders 

Eli Davis – Parkersburg South – Sr.

Tanner Adkins – South Charleston – Jr.

Andrew LaFon – Cabell Midland – Jr. 

 

Catcher 

Eli McGinnis – Cabell Midland – Sr.

 

Utility 

Jordan Terry – South Charleston – So.

Cam Perdue – Spring Valley – Sr.

Gavin Fling - Parkersburg – Jr.

Aiden Ocheltree – Hurricane – Sr.

 

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Caiden Lovejoy – Spring Valley

Aaron George – Riverside

Xavier Goodwin – Huntington

Connor Elkins – Parkersburg

Bradley Johnson – Huntington

 

HONORABLE MENTION

Seth Hinkle, Owen Maynard – Cabell Midland

Kai Haley, Jr. , Jace Wilkinson – Capital

Joel Nelson, Chuck Kelley – George Washington

Cash White, Grady Franks – Huntington

Braydan Dunkley, Luke Young – Hurricane

Jaxon Myers, Chaz Elam – Parkersburg

Carter Fluty, Logan Graham – Parkersburg South

Caden Lipscomb, Eli Burke – Riverside

Josiah Cochran, Kayden Riggan – St. Albans

Brycen Orcutt, Kayden Hackman – South Charleston

Jack Shumaker, Jonah Harrold – Spring Valley