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Mountaineers look to get back on track vs. struggling Penn State

MORGANTOWN — Former West Virginia baseball player and current St. Louis Cardinals rookie J.J. Wetherholt played in his first MLB game locally against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. Head coach Steve Sabins and some of the coaching staff made the trip up to PNC Park to watch the former Mountaineer. Wetherholt didn’t disappoint and hit a home run in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, leaving it to his teammates to win it. Sabins watched on in excitement. The excitement from Wetherholt put a quick mask on the recent struggles of the current WVU team. The ...

WVU lands 4-star athlete/cornerback

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football has made its first major splash for the class of 2027, prying a regional talent away from some neighboring schools. Four-star athlete Carter Bonner announced on 247Sports that he’s committed to the Mountaineers to play college football. He picked WVU over Maryland, Oregon State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech, and is the first consensus 4-star for WVU’s 2027 class. The Mountaineers landed Bonner because they kept in touch throughout the whole process. “Coach Rich Rod, he’s a legend. The conversations we had, he talked about my ...

Steelers place unrestricted free-agent tender on Aaron Rodgers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have left the door wide open for Aaron Rodgers to return. Still, the club gave itself a little bit of protection in case he does not. Pittsburgh placed the unrestricted free-agent tender on the four-time MVP on Monday, meaning the Steelers would be entitled to a compensatory draft pick if Rodgers doesn’t sign with them and instead lands elsewhere during the 2026 season. General manager Omar Khan and first-year head coach Mike McCarthy remain very optimistic that the 42-year-old will be back after leading them to an AFC North title ...

B-U’s Westfall selected to coach in North-South game

TENNERTON — Buckhannon-Upshur’s Jason Westfall has been selected as one of the coaches for the North-South Basketball All-Star game to be held June 19 at the South Charleston Community Center. Westfall and Tug Valley’s Garland Thompson will guide the South boys. Westfall has ...

Lady Tigers rally past Lady Bulldogs

ELKINS — Zeya Price’s cracked a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning as Elkins rallied for a 7-6 win over Tygarts Valley Monday night at Betty Heckel Field. The Lady Tigers trailed 6-4 entering the frame before mounting a comeback. Meria Tarley and Addison Carr ...

McDaniels, Westfall power Bucs past Tigers

TENNERTON — Buckhannon-Upshur scored six runs over the first two innings en route to a 9-2 victory over Big 10 Conference rival Elkins Monday night at William E. Phillips Memorial Field. Brody McDaniels’ bases-clearing double highlighted a four-run second inning. He also had an RBI single in the first. Jaxon Spratt tallied run-producing doubles in each of the first and second innings as well as the Bucs built a 6-0 lead for starter Jerin Westfall, who scattered one hit and fanned eight in pitching four scoreless innings. Trent Stone had a two-run homer with Braden Cooper ...