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Parkersburg Catholic High School girls basketball coach Marty Vierheller talks to the media, Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, W.Va., after the announcement that the girls state tournament was being suspended due to concerns about the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/John Raby)

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Virus threat: West Virginia basketball tournaments suspended
March 12, 2020 4:49 p.m.

Virus threat: West Virginia basketball tournaments suspended

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday suspended state high school basketball tournaments due to concerns over the new coronavirus, just hours before he was supposed to take to the sidelines to coach a girl's game.