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Mountaineer volleyball team set to host tournament

MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University volleyball team (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) is set to host its second non conference tournament of the season, welcoming Toledo, Lehigh and VCU to Morgantown for the West Virginia Invitational beginning today and running through Friday inside Hope Coliseum. Toledo and Lehigh will open the tournament today at 2 p.m. ET, followed by West Virginia and VCU at 5 p.m. The Mountaineers will open Friday’s action at 11 a.m. ET against Lehigh. VCU will face Toledo at 1:30 p.m., before West Virginia and Toledo conclude the invitational at 7 p.m. West ...

EHS boys capture first at cross country meet

ONA - The Elkins High School boys cross country team won its third consecutive event by capturing the team championship at the Robert's Running XC Festival at Cabell Midland High School on Saturday. The Tigers earned top honors on the same course that will host this year's state cross country championship. Trevor George led the way for Elkins, placing second overall with a time of 15:50. Elkins' Treven Schaefer followed with a ninth-place performance (17:20, while Dylan Fortney was 13th (17:50), Donivan Petrice 34th (18:36), and Reed Burdette 51st (19:09). Currently ranked atop ...

WVU’s special teams took care of business in win

MORGANTOWN — There were a lot of position battles this offseason. Everyone wanted to know who the starting quarterback was, who would start across the offensive line, and if true freshman Matt Sieg would start in the secondary. The starting kicker position was up for grabs as well, and ...

Rodriguez admits need for more aggressive play calling

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s offense in the first half against Coastal Carolina couldn’t have gone any better. The Mountaineers had 24 points, 336 total yards of offense and averaged 7.5 yards per play. The ground attack, which is supposed to be the strength, had 223 yards on ...

WVU football earns commitment from NFL camp participant

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football received a commitment from former Carolina Panthers rookie minicamp participant and Georgia safety JaCorey Thomas, according to multiple outlets. With the new NCAA ruling of 5-for-5, multiple 2022 prospects, like Thomas, weren't grandfathered in, causing them to sue the NCAA to gain extra eligibility. Last month, Thomas was granted a temporary restraining order in Texas to return to college for his fifth year. After news of his extra year, Thomas entered the portal and chose the Mountaineers. Running out of eligibility under the old rules, Thomas ...

Mountaineer football holds off Coastal Carolina

MORGANTOWN — Heading into the locker room at half, West Virginia football looked like it was cruising to a season-opening win. The Mountaineers led 24-0, and Coastal Carolina wasn’t showing much fight. But out of the locker room, the Chanticleers, under new head coach Ryan Beard, showed ...