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Mountaineers pay a visit to TCU tonight

MORGANTOWN — It would seem there is no safe place for the WVU men’s basketball team to hide these days. The comforts of home have become uncomfortable, the result of three straight losses inside Hope Coliseum. Road games were once a recipe for disaster, yet the Mountaineers (16-10, 7-6 Big 12) have won two in a row away from Morgantown, which is where they will find themselves at 5 p.m. today when they travel to TCU (16-10, 6-7). Yet, WVU head coach Ross Hodge throws out a giant asterisk when it comes to those recent road wins. “I think that’s looking at it in terms of ...

Mountaineers shut out Liberty to win first game of series

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia continued its perfect sheet in the series opener against Liberty, pitching its first shutout of the season. The Mountaineers beat the Flames 12-0 in the first game of the three-game series, moving to 4-0 on the new season. Liberty falls to 2-2. The rest of the series resumes on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. for a doubleheader after the game on Feb. 22 was cancelled due to bad weather in the forecast. Division II transfer pitcher Chansen Cole didn’t have the best start in WVU’s season-opener against Georgia Southern, but he quickly showed why head ...

WVU rifle ready to pursue another successful postseason in 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia rifle beat Kentucky, who is one of the top programs in the country, 4746-4741, in a comeback win on Feb. 14. The win handed the Mountaineers their third-straight Great America Rifle Conference regular season title, and the 17th overall. WVU finished the regular season losing one of its 19 matches. The lone loss came in November, and WVU is currently on a 12-game winning streak. “I think that was a pretty good one,” sophomore Jacob Wisman said. “Kentucky’s probably our biggest competitor this year, so that was a really good one.” The win over ...

Postseason Pairings

ELKINS — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) revealed the regional pairings for high school girls basketball on Thursday. Two teams from each region in Class AAA, AA and A advance to the state tourney, while four squad from each region in Class AAAA move on ...

Tigers drop overtime tilt to Bearcats

GRAFTON — Jacob Moats scored 15 of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as Grafton claimed a 56-49 win over Elkins Wednesday night in Big 10 Conference action. The Tigers led 36-29 after three quarters but the Bearcats held a 19-12 scoring edge in the final frame to force the extra session. Elkins was held without a field goal in overtime. Dreyton Boggs, Isaiah Nutter and Landon Shreve all had 12 points each for the Tigers, Tucker Stemple chipped in 18 points for Grafton. Elkins led 13-10 after one quarter and carried a 24-17 cushion into the ...

Bridgeport wins title at Big 10 wrestling tourney held at EHS

ELKINS — The Big 10 Conference Wrestling Tournament was held this past Saturday at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium. Bridgeport captured the title with 251 points, while the host Tigers were eighth with 100 points, Buckhannon-Upshur 11th with 56 points and Philip Barbour 12th ...