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Lady Tigers’ season ends in loss to Bridgeport

ELKINS — Elkins High’s season came to a conclusion Friday night in a 12-10 setback to Bridgeport in Class AAA, Region II action. The Lady Tigers finished with a 12-16 record. Gabby Mahanes went 3 for 4 and had four RBIs for Elkins, which trailed 9-3 after the Lady Indians plated six runs in the second inning and were plagued by eight errors on the evening. Senior Hailey Riffle went 3 for 3 with a triple in her final high school contest. Senior Maddie Lambert was tagged with the loss, striking out four. B-U 5, Woodrow Wilson 3 TENNERTON — Braylea Squires two-run homer in the ...

Endy Rodriguez was once a cornerstone of the Pirates’ rebuild. Now he’s just hoping to stick around

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before Paul Skenes. Before Konnor Griffin. Before Bubba Chandler. Before Henry Davis, there was Endy Rodriguez. An athlete behind the plate who hit 25 homers as a 22-year-old in the minors, Rodriguez was one of the foundational pieces the Pittsburgh Pirates planned to build their future around. He arrived in the big leagues in 2023, bringing energy and swagger to a clubhouse in serious need of both. Then, thanks to one weird swing in the Arizona Fall League in late 2023, Rodriguez shredded his left elbow, costing him all of 2024. He returned in early 2025 — ...

Lady Bucs stay alive in regional action

TENNERTON — Sixth-seed Buckhannon-Upshur staved off elimination in the Class AAAA, South Region tourney with a 10-5 win over seventh-seed Parkersburg on a cold and soggy Thursday evening. The Lady Bucs (24-9) will now host 10th-seed Woodrow Wilson. The winner visits third-seed Parkersburg ...

Tucker County’s Wright shines in regional meet

KEYSER — Tucker County’s Lela Wright captured two events and was part of a pair of winning relay units, and Harman junior Jessie Heavner won a title during the Class A, Region II meet held Tuesday at Keyser High School. Wright captured both 100-meter dash (12.69) and 200 (27.24) and joined Mayah Gross, Addi Moats and Rachel Hile in capturing the 4x100 relay (54.24) and 4x200 relay (1:57.10). Other regional champs for the Lady Mountain Lions included Estoria Chase in the 3,200 (14:09.57), the 4x400 relay of Moats, Kenah Griffith, Livey Mayne and Hile in a time of 5:06.76 and the ...

Rodriguez talks how WVU football is closing the gap financially

MORGANTOWN — It’s been almost a month since West Virginia football’s Gold-Blue Spring Festival, or spring game. That means it’s been a month since Rich Rodriguez talked in front of the local media. However, Rodriguez has done some national media appearances and recently sat down for ...

Rodriguez drives in a pair of runs in his return to the majors, Pirates top Rockies, 7-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Endy Rodriguez had two hits and drove in a pair of runs in his return to the majors and the Pittsburgh Pirates breezed past the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Thursday. Rodriguez, a catcher once considered among the top prospects in Pittsburgh’s farm system before missing all of 2024 and most of 2025 due to a pair of elbow injuries, doubled off Chase Dollander (3-3) in the second and added a two-run single in the third in his first big league appearance since June 6, 2025. Ryan O’Hearn had three hits for Pittsburgh, including a two-run homer in the first as the ...