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Area runners compete in ‘Night of Sweet 1,600s’ postseason event

PARKERSBURG — A trio of Elkins High School runners recently traveled to Parkersburg to compete in the “Night of Sweet 1,600s” postseason event. Trevor George, Josh Bodkins and Bobby Valentine all showed that their aerobic fitness from cross country translated well to this four lap ...

Class A All-State volleyball teams named

CHARLESTON — The Wirt County volleyball program stood atop the Class A field and earned the Tigers’ 14th overall state crown in school history. A large part of that success came from the all-around play of senior Addie Stephens, who for the second straight year was selected captain of the ...

Mountaineers add top 5 JUCO wide receiver

West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez said he was going to bring in a big recruiting class, with high school and junior college players, and so far, he's kept that promise. A little under a week after Rodriguez added “big fish” 4-star offensive tackle Kevin Brown, top-ranked Pearl River Community ...

Cooke leads Lady Mountaineers to win

MORGANTOWN — The emergence of guard Gia Cooke continued Monday. The Houston transfer, who actually began her career at Maryland, was not a starter for the West Virginia women’s basketball team to start the season. Ever since, Cooke has continued to develop into one of the Mountaineers’ ...

WVU men’s soccer falls to High Point, ending 2025 season

By Spencer Ripchik For The Inter-Mountain In the span of three days, both West Virginia soccer teams’ seasons are over. WVU men’s soccer couldn’t complete another comeback and lost to the 10th-seeded High Point 3-2, which ended its season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ...

Xavier hands Mountaineers loss at Classic

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s defensive reputation took a second consecutive beating Sunday, at the Charleston (S.C.) Classic. This time it was from downtown, as Xavier tied its season high with 16 3-pointers in a 78-68 victory against the Mountaineers inside TD Arena. “We allowed ...