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Lady Bucs earn victory over Senior

TENNERTON — Kynnedy Marple and Payton Brown drove in threes runs each to lead Buckhannon-Upshur to a 16-2 win over Fairmont Senior Tuesday in Big 10 action. Marple had an RBI triple and two-run triple for the Lady Bucs, while Maddie Tucker added two hits and two RBIs and Madi Knabenshue a pair of RBIs. Becca Pastorius went all five innings to earn the win, allowing two hits and striking out eight. B-U (11-5) visits George Washington on Saturday. Grafton 10, Elkins 7 GRAFTON — Grafton plated five runs in the second inning en route to a 10-7 win over Elkins Thursday in Big ...

WVU expects to use receiver Francis in several ways

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s wide receiver room from 2025 was completely overhauled in 2026. The only starter brought back was Jaden Bray, and Bray only played a game and a half after suffering a season-ending injury. Bray is back for 2026 and the leader of the room, according ...

Malkin, Crosby and Letang help the Penguins beat the Devils to clinch a playoff spot

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored as part of his two-point game, Sidney Crosby set up two goals and Kris Letang had an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff spot by defeating the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night. The Penguins are playoff-bound for the first time since 2022, ending a three-year drought that followed a streak of qualifying 16 seasons in a row. Crosby, Malkin and Letang have been around for all of it, including Stanley Cup runs in 2009, ‘16 and ‘17. Bryan Rust, who was part of the back-to-back championships, scored his 29th goal of the ...

OPEN COMPETITION

MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez hasn’t revealed too much about West Virginia football’s quarterback room this spring. Rodriguez said he wants to have some sort of a depth chart by the end of the spring, because it’s easier to release a depth chart now, since there is no risk of losing ...

All-Potomac Valley Conference teams revealed

ELKINS — The Potomac Valley Conference was once again well-represented in the state tournament this past season. The all-PVC Division teams recently released are headlined by players that played on the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center floor last month. Tucker County, East Hardy ...

Lady Bucs trip regional foe Oak Hill, 7-1

OAK HILL — Kynnedy Marple struck out 11 and allowed just four hits in a complete-game effort as Buckhannon-Upshur picked up a 7-1 win over South Region foe Oak Hill on Wednesday. The Lady Bucs treated Kennedy to a 3-0 lead before she took to the mound as Madi Knabenshue’s single in the bottom of the first plated Marple and Payton Brown. Knabenshue then raced home on Zoey Burr’s two-out single. An RBI single by Squires made it 4-0 in the second inning. The Lady Red Devils dented the scoreboard in the third on an error. B-U, however, answered in the fourth when Marple ...