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Elkins youth golfer captures championship

ELKINS — At the season-ending championship for the U.S. Kids Golf, young golfer Valentina Aguilar, of Elkins, delivered a performance to remember, overcoming difficult weather conditions and pressure-filled moments to capture the league championship in the girls 11-12 age division. The ...

WVU’s Gavin Kelly ‘100 percent’ and ready to go for NCAAs

MORGANTOWN -- The best news for West Virginia, as it gets set to host its second NCAA baseball tournament regional since 2019 on Friday, is the Mountaineers will be at relative full health. That includes catcher/second baseman Gavin Kelly, who took a fastball across his hand in last week’s ...

WVU’s regional isn’t as scary as you might think

MORGANTOWN — When West Virginia baseball's regional was announced as the No. 16, and the rest of the teams were revealed, it might've seemed daunting. Especially when the No. 2 seed in the regional is Wake Forest, who is the highest No. 2 seed in the tournament. The Demon Deacons have had a lot of postseason success, have been to the NCAA tournament the last five years, were in the semifinals in 2023, and have won the ACC six times. It didn't get any better when the No. 3 seed announced was Kentucky, who is from the SEC and was in the regional with WVU last year. The Wildcats have ...

Mountaineers to host NCAA Regional

MORGANTOWN — There are any number of takes that came out of the NCAA baseball tournament selection show on Monday, and not to get into so much which ones or right or wrong, well, yours is wrong. For instance, you can take a look at the Morgantown Regional, which opens play at noon ...

Tigers’ George shines in state meet

CHARLESTON — Trevor George saved his best race of the state meet weekend for last as he paced the Elkins High School boys in scoring with 28.5 points. George’s 800-meter time of 1:57.02 marked his fourth school record in four races and earned the two-time cross-country champion his first solo win on the track. The junior’s Saturday began with a second-place showing in the 1,600-meter run (4:17.78), showcasing Elkins’ depth at the middle-distance events. Keyser’s Luca Altobello won that event in 4:16.47 and captured high-point honors with 29.5 points. Bobby Valentine ...

Tigers’ season ends in setback to Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT — Fourth-seeded Elkins’ season came to a conclusion in a 7-2 setback to top-seed Bridgeport Monday afternoon in Class AAA, Region II action. The Tigers finished with a 13-16 record, while the Indians (30-4) advance to the state tournament. Owen Sondericker, who also smacked a three-run double at the plate, went the distance to earn the win, allowing no earned runs on three hits, striking out nine and walking just one. Owen Stanley took the loss, going the first five frames and yielding six runs (four earned) on seven hits, fanning one and walking five. The Tigers ...