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Indians roll past Colts; Bulldogs bow to Chargers

PHILIPPI - Gabe Martin ran for 153 yards and a pair of scores to lead Bridgeport to a 52-3 win over Philip Barbour Friday night in Big 10 Conference action at George Byrer Field. The Indians (3-1) jumped out to a 7-0 lead on the game's opening possession when Gavin Williams, who finished with 66 yards rushing in the contest, broke free for a long touchdown run at the 9:43 mark of the opening quarter. After forcing the Colts (2-2) to punt on the ensuing drive, Bridgeport put together a 9-play, 77-yard drive that Martin capped off with a 29-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0. The ...

Mountaineers face first real test of season against No. 25 Virginia

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football is 2-0 for the first time since 2018, which in some eyes is a big feat. But, looking at the competition, the Mountaineers shouldn’t be any worse than 2-0. They’ve played Coastal Carolina, who has a new head coach, and FCS for U.T. Martin. In both ...

WVU defense prepared for Virginia’s athletic quarterback Pribula

Headline: WVU football's defense prepared for No. 25 Virginia's athletic quarterback Beau Pribula By Spencer Ripchik MORGANTOWN — In 2020, York, Pennsylvania, quarterback Beau Pribula was looking for a place to play college football. West Virginia head coach Neal Brown was in hot ...

EHS golf team places second; D&E soccer teams earn wins

ELKINS - The Elkins High School golf team finished second in a tri-match held Wednesday at the Elks Golf Course. Fairmont Senior took top honors in the contest by finishing with a score of 157. The Tigers followed with a 163 and North Marion placed third by hitting a 181. Elkins' Luca ...

Rodriguez coached Virginia’s Elliott when he was the OC at Clemson

MORGANTOWN — Before accepting the job at West Virginia, Rich Rodriguez was on Tommy Bowden’s staff at Clemson as the offensive coordinator in 1999 and 2000. Rodriguez was one of the hot coordinators in college football after his tempo and read option-filled offense made waves at Glenville ...

Tigers hit the road for clash with rival Buccaneers

ELKINS - Week 4 of the high school football season will feature a pair of old rivals going toe-to-toe when Elkins travels to Tennerton to face Buckhannon-Upshur at Freal "Red" Crites Memorial Stadium.     The Tigers will bring a 2-1 mark into the contest after cruising to a 50-0 win over Lewis County last Friday night at Tiger Stadium. The Buccaneers (1-2), meanwhile, picked up their first win of the season last week with a 24-19 win on the road at Nicholas County.      "The 'Route 33 Rivalry' is special and this will be the 104th meeting between the two schools," said ...