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Battling to the End

CHARLESTON — Seventh-seed Philip Barbour gave No. 2 Williamstown all it could handle and more on Wednesday night. But a late rally by the Lady Colts fell just short as the Lady Yellowjackets held on for a 53-51 victory in Class AA quarterfinal action inside the Charleston Coliseum & ...

Mountain Lions best Wildcats to earn state berth

FRANKLIN — Tucker County advanced to the Class A state tournament with a 65-46 win over Pendleton County Wednesday night in a Class A, Region II co-finale. The Mountain Lions, who lost to the Wildcats in both regular-season meetings, will be the sixth-seed in next week’s state tournament at face No. 3 Huntington St. Joseph’s at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the quarterfinals. Ethan Cummings had 19 points, Cayden Arnold 15 and Carson Dearborn and Samuel Marks 10 each for Tucker County (16-8) in Wednesday’s win.

Furious fourth-quarter rally lifts Ritchie over Tucker girls

CHARLESTON — A furious fourth-quarter rally sent No. 5 Ritchie County to a 38-34 victory over fourth-seed Tucker County Tuesday night in Class A quarterfinal action at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The Lady Mountain Lions controlled things for the first three quarters, ...

Mountaineers fall to BYU in Big 12 tourney

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 27 points in another brilliant Big 12 Tournament performance, Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points, and No. 10 seed BYU beat seventh-seeded West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinal round. Robert Wright III also had 11 points before a crowd that included BYU alum and Chiefs coach Andy Reid along with his quarterback, Patrick Mahomes — whose No. 16 Texas Tech plays seventh-ranked Iowa State in the first quarterfinal Thursday. As for the Cougars (23-10), their second win in as many days earned them a quarterfinal ...

Sieg expected to still play more positions than safety for WVU

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia true freshman Matt Sieg arrives at the practice building at 6:30 a.m. and is on the Jugs machine. He’s catching balls, preparing to play on offense. Later in the afternoon, when WVU has practice, Sieg is making leaping plays, as seen on social media, on defense as a defensive back. “Matt’s obviously a phenomenal athlete and even better person,” defensive coordinator Zac Alley said. “I mean, just world-class. Everything he does is at a really, really, really high standard.” Sieg’s commitment to WVU was one of the biggest stories of the ...

Coats shines at WVU’s Pro Day, hoping to draw NFL interest

MORGANTOWN — Corner Michael Coats Jr. lined up on the line for the 40-yard dash at West Virginia football’s Pro Day. He set his feet in the down start, raised his hand and was off. Coats ran through the cones past NFL scouts and representatives. All of them had stopwatches and ...