CHARLESTON — Third-seed St. Marys road a fast start and a furious defensive effort in cruising past No. 6 Pocahontas County, 65-28, Tuesday in Class A quarterfinal action inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The Lady Blue Devils (21-4) advance to face second-seed Tug ...
BRIDGEPORT — Elkins stayed within striking distance against top-seed Bridgeport Tuesday night for three-plus quarters in a Class AAA, co-region finale. But the defending state champions pulled away in the fourth frame to take a 49-42 decision to end the Tigers’ season. Bridgeport (19-4) will be the third seed in Charleston and will face Big 10 Conference foe and sixth-seed East Fairmont (19-4) at 9:30 a.m. next Wednesday in the quarterfinals. The Big 10 has four teams in the field, including second-seed North Marion and eighth-seed Robert C. Byrd. Elkins road the play of ...
CHARLESTON — The Philip Barbour girls will take to the floor of the Charleston Coliseum & Convention for the fifth straight season this evening. The seventh-seeded Lady Colts (16-8) are set to battle No. 2 Williamstown (19-3) for a 7:15 p.m. Class AA quarterfinal matchup. Philip Barbour is led by junior forward Izzy Knotts, who is hitting for 14.4 points per game. Knotts scored her 1,000th career point earlier this season. Junior center Tatiem Jeffries is next with nearly 10 points per contest, followed by junior guard Finley Carpenter (7.3), junior guard Olivia Wilmoth (6.0) ...
MORGANTOWN — When it comes to telling the story about the WVU men’s basketball team, Chance Moore’s mind quickly drifts back to last summer. “It was a crazy journey starting this summer,” the WVU forward said. “We were on that turf, and all of the practices and all of the hills we had to run. It was all meant for us to get better by 1% everyday. “For most of us, it was our first time playing high-major (basketball). I feel like we did solid for the most part.” As for WVU head coach Ross Hodge, his thoughts go back to a rivalry win against Pitt. “For as long as ...
MORGANTOWN — Paul Schoenfeld continued to make the jump to Division I baseball look rather easy Tuesday. To that same effect, West Virginia also made it look pretty easy in knocking off Maryland, 10-3, inside Kendrick Family Ballpark. Schoenfeld, an outfielder who transferred to WVU this season from Division II Colorado Mesa, went 3 for 5, including a run-scoring triple in the second inning. He’s now recorded a hit in every game but three for the Mountaineers (11-3) and will enter Big 12 play with a four-game hitting streak. Schoenfeld drove in two runs and added a stolen base ...
BRIDGEPORT —The last time Elkins faced Bridgeport in postseason play was in last year’s Class AAA state tournament. The Indians defeated the Tigers in the quarterfinals en route to capturing the state title. The Big 10 Conference rivals meet again on tonight in postseason play, with ...
