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WVU football commit Chris Wilson shot, killed at 17

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football commit Chris Wilson was reportedly shot and killed Sunday night in Delaware County, Indiana, according to multiple local outlets. The 17-year-old was reportedly shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene Monday morning after being found in a car by Muncie police. Wilson was a four-star defensive end recruit for the class of 2027 from Yorktown High School and had been committed to the Mountaineers since June 11 of 2026. He was the third-best recruit in the class for WVU at 6-foot-5, 235 pounds. His junior year, Wilson played in 12 ...

WVU football’s defense gashed by Iowa State

MORGANTOWN — Defensive coordinator Zac Alley and West Virginia’s defense was in need of a bounce-back game. Oklahoma State gashed Alley’s defense for 609 yards. The defense was supposed to go back to the drawing board, and it didn't look like it improved at all against Iowa State. The Cyclones had 577 yards on the Mountaineers' defense. This was the second-straight game where Alley’s defense allowed 500-plus yards of offense and 45 points. WVU also allowed 29 first downs compared to Iowa State's 19. And it’s not like the Cyclones' offense was top-tier coming into the game. ...

EHS Lady Tigers in action against Grafton

Elkins runs past Grafton; Richwood holds off TV

GRAFTON - Jaden Hatfield and Seth Robinson both eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark to help power Elkins to a 44-21 victory over Grafton Friday night in Big 10 Conference action at McKinney Field. Hatfield finished the contest with 267 yards and four touchdowns, while Robinson tallied 129 ...

West Virginia to face ‘best defense’ it’s played to date

MORGANTOWN — Iowa State was picked to finish last in the Big 12 by most media outlets. Long-time head coach Matt Campbell took the job at Penn State, and he brought most of the best players on the roster and coaches with him to Happy Valley. Campbell did the impossible and made the ...

WVU soccer hosts South Carolina for Top 20 matchup

MORGANTOWN - The No. 16 West Virginia University men’s soccer team welcomes No. 11 South Carolina for a key Sun Belt matchup today at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The Mountaineers are coming off a 1-1 draw in the Mountain State Derby at Marshall on Sunday. Junior Jacob Redenfors scored his first career goal as WVU claimed a point to remain tied atop the Sun Belt table. Senior Pablo Pozos leads the team with four goals and 10 points this season with sophomore Julen Recalde tallying two goals and five points. Junior Isaac Scheer leads the team with three assists. West Virginia is ...