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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CHARLESTON — Third-seed St. Marys road a fast start and a furious defensive effort in cruising past No. 6 Pocahontas County, 65-28, Tuesday in Class A quarterfinal action inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The Lady Blue Devils (21-4) advance to face second-seed Tug ...
BRIDGEPORT — Elkins stayed within striking distance against top-seed Bridgeport Tuesday night for three-plus quarters in a Class AAA, co-region finale. But the defending state champions pulled away in the fourth frame to take a 49-42 decision to end the Tigers’ season. Bridgeport (19-4) will be the third seed in Charleston and will face Big 10 Conference foe and sixth-seed East Fairmont (19-4) at 9:30 a.m. next Wednesday in the quarterfinals. The Big 10 has four teams in the field, including second-seed North Marion and eighth-seed Robert C. Byrd. Elkins road the play of ...
