×

Sports

Tigers, Bulldogs at home this evening

Local Sports

ELKINS — With the 87th Mountain State Forest Festival being celebrated this week, Elkins and Tygarts Valley will take to the field this evening for 7 p.m. contests. The Class AA, 11th-rated Tigers (4-1) look to bounce back from last week’s setback to Philip Barbour when they battle ...

WVU OL gelling off the field

Local Sports

MORGANTOWN — If you head to Kegler’s Sports Bar on Thursday night to watch Thursday Night Football, you might spot some very large humans. Their plates will be filled with food to feed two, or three, and the bill will be lengthy. It’s nothing abnormal for West Virginia’s offensive ...

Rich Rodriguez’s connection with BYU’s Kalani Sitake

Local Sports

MORGANTOWN — They operate 2,000 miles apart, joined seemingly only by their shared profession of football coach. But, in a way, they are far closer together than one might imagine West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez and Brigham Young University coach Kalani Sitake would ...

Longtime sportswriter Chris Johnson remembered

Local Sports

Chris Johnson’s 28 years as a professional sportswriter were driven by pride and the knowledge that his efforts brought recognition to West Virginia high school and college athletes. His “small role” in the endeavor — his words — showed the selfless nature of Johnson, a life ...

Hornets earn 1-0 win over Central Preston

Local Sports

ELKINS — The Elkins Middle School boys soccer team picked up a 1-0 win over Central Preston Wednesday evening at Tiger Stadium. Griffin Reeseman had the lone goal of the match for the Hornets, who are slated to host Taylor County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.

Colts leap to third in ratings

Local Sports

ELKINS — Philip Barbour jumped up eight spots in this week’s WVSSAC playoff ratings released on Tuesday after knocking off Elkins on Friday. The Colts (3-2) moved from 11th to third in Class AA, behind top-rated Independence and No. 2 Frankfort. No. 4 Petersburg and Mingo Central round ...