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WVU’s offensive line is bigger, stronger

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s offensive line in 2025 was one of the many reasons the team went 4-8. The line lacked the size and execution that was required from an offensive line under Rich Rodriguez. It’s hard to run the ball when there’s no push or holes from those men up front. It was very evident in the last game of the season against Texas Tech, who had one of the top defenses in the country. The Red Raiders' defense had four sacks and nine tackles for loss. WVU was shut out and had 180 yards of total offense. Over the course of the season, WVU’s offensive ...

Schoenfeld making an impact for WVU

By Paul Schoenfeld’s own admission, the moment first hit him last fall. It was the sudden realization that baseball isn’t some universal game where stepping into the batter’s box at one level was the same at another level. “The fall was a really big learning curve for me,” the WVU ...

West Virginia Leviathan to play at Battlers Knob

Football is set to return to the former Alderson Broaddus College as the West Virginia Leviathan is preparing to host home games at Battlers Knob. The West Virginia Leviathan, an adult amateur football team, are going into their fourth season as an organization and will be playing in the ...

Area players to participate in North-South All-Star contest

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Buckhannon-Upshur’s Jerin Westfall and Tucker County’s MaKenna Evans will participate in the North-South Basketball All-Star games next month. Westfall will suit up for the South squad. Pendleton County’s Josh Owens and Petersburg’s Kaleb Kuhn will play for ...

Mountaineers complete Big 12 sweep of K-State

MORGANTOWN — Tyrus Hall’s blast landed on the building of the ticket office out in left field, while Gavin Kelly sent another one 425 feet to deep center. For a split second, the shot appeared as if it was going to sail over the blue batter’s eye. Sean Smith followed with a third home run – all of them coming in the eighth inning Sunday — as No. 18 WVU completed a three-game sweep of Kansas State with 13-6 victory inside Kendrick Family Ballpark. “I’ve been struggling at the plate a little bit,” said Hall, whose shot to left field traveled 419 feet. “It was a ...

Lady Tigers split with Lady Cougars

BAKER — Elkins split a pair of games against East Hardy on Saturday. The Lady Tigers took the lidlifter, 16-2, as Maddie Lambert worked all five innings, allowing two unearned runs on six hits and fanning four with no walks. She also helped herself at the plate by collecting three hits ...