State track & field meet begins today
CHARLESTON — Several area athletes will take part in the two-day state track & field meet set to get underway this afternoon at Laidley Field and concluding on Saturday evening. The following is a list of qualifiers for area schools (some event qualifiers were still pending at press time and subject to change): Elkins High School (Class AAA) Jaden Hatfield (100-meter dash, 200, 4x100 relay, 4x200); Randal Marks (100, 4x100, 4x200, shuttle hurdle relay); Bobby Valentine (800, 1600, 4x400, 4x800); Trevor George (800, 1600, 3,200, 4x800); Dylan Fortney (800, 4x800, 4x400); Josh ...
Wren Baker provides updates on West Tower Project for WVU’s Milan Puskar Stadium
MORGANTOWN — It’s been over six months since West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker presented the West Tower Project at Milan Puskar Stadium to the WVU Board of Governors. During that meeting, Baker talked about how it’d drive more premium seating, which WVU lacked, showed renderings and presented an estimated cost for the project of $156 million. At the end of Baker's pitch, the board approved the early steps for Baker to find an engineering firm, a sales representative and an owner representative. Since the meeting, WVU has partnered with Barton Malow and March-Westin to ...
Tigers cruise past Keyser to stay alive
ELKINS — Dyer Barger and Trent Stone knocked in four runs apiece as fourth-seed Elkins erupted for 12 unanswered runs to cruise past fifth-seed Keyser, 16-4, in a Class AAA, Region II elimination contest Wednesday night at EHS field. The Tigers now need two wins at top-seed ...
Woods, Bulldogs stave off elimination
MILL CREEK — Second-seed Tygarts Valley erupted for eight runs in the first inning to stave off elimination in the Class A, Region II tournament on Wednesday night with a 12-1 win over sixth-seed Pocahontas County. The Bulldogs (15-15) will now host third-seed Pendleton County at 6 p.m. ...
Mountaineers begin Big 12 tourney play tonight
MORGANTOWN — The Big 12 baseball postseason is already here, and some of the first couple of games have already wrapped up. Kansas State knocked off Utah 9-5 in the first round, and BYU run-ruled Texas Tech 18-8, with a whopping 20 hits. West Virginia has yet to play as the No. 2 seed, ...