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Senators claim victory over ’Cats; women fall

ELKINS — The Davis & Elkins College men’s basketball team celebrated its seniors in style Saturday afternoon, pulling away in the second half for a 105-90 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan inside the McDonnell Center. Prior to tipoff, Davis & Elkins honored seniors Tristan Starks, Nnadozie Okoroji and Vegas Evans for their contributions to the program. The trio combined for 60 points in their final home game as the Senators improved to 9-19 overall and 6-13 in Mountain East Conference play. After a back-and-forth first half that featured three ties and eight lead changes, the ...

WVU women roll past Cincy in regular-season finale

MORGANTOWN — Some of the particulars that came with the WVU women’s basketball team’s 118-60 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday were historic, or at the very least, career afternoons. They will all be mentioned, but truly the real story that centered around the 17th-ranked ...

WVU baseball loses final game of the series against Kennesaw State

MORGANTOWN — It was almost a perfect weekend for the West Virginia baseball, but like against Liberty, it couldn’t get the sweep. The Mountaineers lost the last game of the series against Kennesaw State, 7-6, handing them their second loss of the season, 8-2. The Owls moved back to .500 at 5-5. It wasn’t easy for Kennesaw State, who had to overcome a six-run deficit to knock off the top-25-ranked Mountaineers. The only real way the Owls scored runs on the weekend was from home runs, and they needed two in the last couple of innings to win the game. Cooper Williams homered to ...

Lady Tigers advance in regional play

ELKINS — Elin Morris scored 20 points as fourth-seed Elkins claimed a 53-37 victory over No. 5 Bridgeport Thursday evening in Class AAA, Region II action. The Lady Tigers (9-9) will travel to top-seed Keyser at 7 p.m. Tuesday in seeking a state tourney berth. No. 3 Hampshire visits ...

Defense carries Bulldogs past Warriors

MILL CREEK — Tygarts Valley limited Pocahontas County to just 13 first-half points in taking a 65-48 win Friday night at Weber-Wamsley Court in a battle of regional foes. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early advantage, outscoring the Warriors, 18-7, in the first quarter of play and leading 33-13 at halftime. Jacob Wamsley led the Bulldogs with 25 points. Alex Scott added 12 and Adam Woods 11. Carter Vandevender tossed in 13 points and Cash Beers added 10 for Pocahontas County. “Defense set the tone for us by holding Pocahontas County to 13 points in the first half,” ...

Lady Bulldogs cruise past East Hardy to move on

MILL CREEK — Third-seed Tygarts Valley cruised to a 60-16 win over No. 6 East Hardy Thursday night in Class A, Region II action on Weber-Wamsley Court. The Lady Bulldogs will now travel to second-seed Pocahontas County at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a berth to the state tourney on the ...