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WVU 77, UCF 62

Friday’s Game WVU 77, UCF 62 UCF (20-10) Burks 7-16 0-1 14, Stillwell 1-5 4-6 6, Bol 1-1 0-0 2, Fulks 6-16 4-5 16, Kugel 6-13 1-2 16, Pacheco 0-3 0-0 0, C.Johnson 1-5 1-2 3, Cambridge 1-3 1-2 3, Hulsewe 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-63 11-18 62. WEST VIRGINIA (18-13) Lorient 4-5 4-4 14, Obioha 2-4 0-2 4, Eaglestaff 4-9 0-0 9, Floyd 3-3 4-4 10, Huff 5-16 10-10 24, Jenkins 0-3 1-2 1, Moore 5-9 2-3 13, Thomas 1-4 0-0 2, Ugusuk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 21-25 77. Halftime_West Virginia 32-23. 3-Point Goals_UCF 3-16 (Kugel 3-5, Cambridge 0-1, C.Johnson 0-1, Burks 0-2, ...

Union High School to host Coaching Education Classes

MT. STORM — The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission is conducting Coaching Education Classes at Union High School on March 23 from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The instructor will be current Union High School athletic director/coach Jamie Tallman. Those individuals that are not otherwise qualified by the West Virginia Department of Education and wish to coach any sport at the high school or middle school level in West Virginia are required to take these classes. To register and receive more information go the website: wvssac.org and select the tab “Coaches” ...

Tigers hold back Minutemen

ELKINS — Landon Shreve made his final game of his career playing inside Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium a memorable one on Thursday night. The senior tossed in 36 points as the fourth-seeded Tigers fended off No. 5 Lewis County, 66-56, to advance in the Class AAA, Region II ...

Ward, Union pull away from Bulldogs, 52-42

MT. STORM — Braylon Ward scored 13 of his game-high 29 points as fourth-seed Union pulled away for a 52-42 win over fifth-seed Tygarts Valley Thursday night in Class A, Region II action. The Tigers will now travel to top-seed East Hardy on Wednesday in co-regional final action. Second-seed Tucker County, a 95-48 win over Paw Paw on Thursday, will host No. 2 Pendleton County in the other co-regional final, with the winners of both of those games advancing to the state tournament. Ward overcome early foul trouble in helping Union outscore the Bulldogs, 22-12 in the final frame ...

Lady Colts earn berth in state tourney

PHILIPPI — Philip Barbour is headed back to the state tournament for the fifth straight season after claiming a 50-40 win over Petersburg Thursday night in a Class AA, Region II co-final. The Lady Colts (16-8) will be the seventh seed in Charleston, facing No. 2 Williamstown (19-3) at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the quarterfinals inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The other quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday is Wheeling Central vs. No. 6 Wayne at 11:15 a.m. On Tuesday, No. 4 Charleston Catholic battles. No. 5 Wyoming East at 11:15 a.m. and top-seed James Monroe faces ...

WVU hosts UCF tonight in regular-season finale

MORGANTOWN — In more ways than one, it is a jumbled mess that the WVU men’s basketball team finds itself. The Mountaineers host UCF at 8 p.m. today on the heels of a disappointing 65-63 loss at Kansas State, one that seemingly eliminated the Mountaineers (17-13, 8-9 Big 12) from NCAA tournament contention without winning the Big 12 tournament. As to where WVU might fit into the league tournament, well, that is simply left up to speculation at this point. Win or lose against the Knights (20-9, 9-8), all WVU knows at this point is it will fit somewhere in the 7th-10th seed ...