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WVU flips 3-star Kentucky running back for 2027 class

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had its first flip on the recruiting trail this offseason. Three-star running back Bryian Duncan Jr. announced on social media that he’s committed to the Mountaineers for the 2027 class. Duncan was originally committed to Kentucky. Duncan is a Georgia native, which seems to be a hotbed for WVU in recruiting, including tailbacks. 4-star running back Amari Latimer is also from Georgia. The 5-foot-9, 160-pound running back is rated as the 85th-highest rated player in the state, and is listed as an athlete on 247Sports. He’s the No. 55 athlete in ...

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WVU secures commitment from 3-star defensive lineman

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football scored a highly-recruited defensive lineman for the class of 2027. Zai’Vion Meads announced on social media that he had committed to the Mountaineers Sunday night. The Louisville, Kentucky, native had offers from Nebraska, Purdue, Baylor and ...

Scenes from state softball tournament

Pirates complete sweep of skidding Twins, 9-3

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Ashcraft (5-2) allowed two runs and five hits with no walks, sending the Twins to their fifth straight defeat. Brooks Lee had a two-run homer in the sixth and a solo shot in the ninth for Minnesota. O’Hearn returned from the injured list and hit a leadoff homer in the second his first time up. Jared Triolo singled in Oneil Cruz to make it 2-0. Gonzales’ two-run ...

State champions

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Second-seed Petersburg plated a run in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Logan, 6-5, to capture the Class AA state title Friday evening at Little Creek Park. It was the first-ever state softball title for the Lady Vikings, who went undefeated over the course of the ...