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Teter powers Bulldogs to win; Colts fall to GW

MILL CREEK — Caleb Teter drove in five runs to power Tygarts Valley to a 16-1 victory over Richwood on Friday. Teter had a bases-clearing single and RBI single in the second inning as the Bulldogs plated eight runs to build a 9-1 lead. They tracked on seven more in the third as the game ended due to the 10-run mercy rule. Austin Gear tallied an RBI double in the first for Tygarts Valley and Austin Wilson and Austin George RBI doubles in the third. Teter, Wilson, Gear and Cooper Markley all had two hits for the Bulldogs. Zayden Defibaugh went all three frames to garner the ...

WVU making progress for short-yardage situations, adding size, experience

MORGANTOWN — One of the lasting images to come from West Virginia football’s 4-8 season and Rich Rodriguez’s return was after the Arizona State game, where he showed a foot with his hands, saying they needed this much and couldn’t get it. Being physical and getting that extra ...

Mountaineers land highly recruited LB

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia started Friday morning, a week before the spring game, with a big-time recruitment. 3-star linebacker Broncs Baker announced his commitment to the Mountaineers on social media. Baker is a consensus 3-star, but is listed as a 4-star on some sites. Baker also received interest from Michigan, Virginia Tech, Boise State, Washington State and Oregon State, and was originally committed to Cal last September. The Tooele, Utah, native is listed at 6-foot-1 and 215 pounds. In his junior year, Baker had 66 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss and two sacks. Over ...

Reynolds homers as Bucs blank Cubs

CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer and Carmen Mlodzinski pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday. Pittsburgh was shut down by Shota Imanaga before breaking through against Caleb Thielbar in the seventh. Ryan O’Hearn hit a leadoff single for the Pirates’ first hit of the chilly afternoon, and Reynolds drove Thielbar’s next pitch deep to left for his third homer. Pittsburgh won for the seventh time in nine games since its 1-3 start. Chicago went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and ...

Parkersburg’s Myers wins Dutton Award

PARKERSBURG — The journey for Parkersburg High School three-time state champion Stephen Myers is far from over, but the junior and former national title winner at Fargo will be adding to his trophy case after being selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as the 42nd annual Robert Dutton Award winner for being the best high school wrestler in the state. “Stephen is a phenomenal wrestler and an even better young man and leader. We are super excited for him to win the Dutton,” said PHS head coach Matt Littleton of the future West Virginia University Mountaineer. ...

Bulldogs cruise past Mountain Lions

MILL CREEK — Adam Woods collected four RBIs as Tygarts Valley cruised to a 22-3 win over Tucker County on Thursday. Woods had a two-run double in the first as part of an 18-run outburst for the Bulldogs, who drew 11 walks in the three-inning affair. Drew Arbogast, Austin Gear, ...