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EHS runners compete in Nike Southeast Regional Championship

CARY, N.C.—Elkins High School junior Josh Bodkins saved his best cross-country race for the postseason. After finishing as the number three runner on the AA State Champion EHS boys team three weeks prior, Bodkins shaved 40 seconds off of his fastest time with a 15:55 clocking in Saturday’s ...

Class A all-state volleyball team named

CHARLESTON — Top-seeded East Hardy and No. 2 Greenbrier West landed a pair of players on the Class A all-state volleyball first team, but third-seeded Wirt County and Tiger junior Addie Stephens was selected captain of the top unit by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. In what ...

Colts, Mountain Lions earn wins

PHILIPPI — Philip Barbour and Tucker County are moving on in the state playoffs after capturing wins over the weekend. Logan Beam rushed for 203 yards on 32 carries and scored a touchdown, and freshman quarterback Robbie Jones had two fourth-quarter rushing scores as the sixth-seeded ...

Fisher’s four TDs power Hoover over Tigers in first round

ELKVIEW —Blake Fisher had four rushing scores as fourth-seed Herbert Hoover eliminated No. 13 Elkins, 49-7, Saturday in a Class AAA first-round matchup. The Tigers finished with a 5-6 record under first-year coach Chad Ware, advancing to the postseason for the first time since 2020. It ...

WVU beats UCF to become bowl eligible

MORGANTOWN — The scenarios weren’t adding up to a favorable night for the West Virginia University football team’s defense. The Mountaineers were at home, where they had struggled all season. They were hosting UCF, which featured one of the most prolific offenses in college football. ...

Hard work pays off for Tigers

ELKINS — Chad Ware wasted no time rebuilding the Elkins High School football program when he was hired in February. “When I took the job I knew it was going to be a challenge,” Ware said during the preseason. But the hard work by Ware, his coaching staff and players have paid ...