WHEELING – While the third time was definitely a charm for Wheeling Park, it was more of the same in another way.

After losing to Morgantown in last year’s regional championship game, the top-seeded Patriots had one goal in mind this season – getting back to Beckley and the state tournament.

Wheeling Park (17-2-2) advanced to the W.Va. Class AAAA state semifinals Thursday night on the artificial pitch at rain-soaked Wheeling Island Stadium with a 2-0 blanking of No. 4 University (14-3-4) in the North Region Upper Bracket Championship match.

The victory was the third in as many tries against the Hawks, with the Patriots holding an 11-0 scoring advantage. They won 4-0 in the regular season and 5-0 in the OVAC Class 5A finals.

“It feels pretty good and, as you can tell, the girls are pret

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