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Frostburg St. women advance to face Wesleyan

WHEELING — Seventh-seeded Frostburg State used an impressive 26-0 run over the final three minutes of the second quarter and the first 3:30 of the third period to wipe out a six-point deficit and roll to a 78-68 victory over 10th-seeded Point Park here Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the annual Mountain East Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at WesBanco Arena. The win improved Frostburg to 15-14 overall and puts the Bobcats in Thursday’s quarterfinals against second-seeded West Virginia Wesleyan (18-6) at noon. Point Park finished its season at ...

No. 7 Bees hand Tigers a 61-42 loss

ELKINS — Elkins concluded regular-season play with a 61-42 setback to Class AAA, No. 7 East Fairmont Monday night in Big 10 Conference action at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium. The Tigers (4-17) are the fourth seed in the Class AAA, Region II tourney and will host No. 5 Lewis ...

TV, Tucker girls seek state berths tonight

ELKINS — Class A state tourney berths are on the line tonight for Tygarts Valley and Tucker County. The third-seeded Lady Bulldogs (12-6) travel to No. 2 Pocahontas County (15-2) in one of the Region II co-finals, while the top-seeded Lady Mountain Lions (16-5) play host to No. 4 ...

WVU’s Jordan Harrison named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

MORGANTOWN — At one time in her basketball career, Jordan Harrison was the lightning-quick point guard with all the skills to play college basketball, but standing just 5-foot-6, she didn’t have the height most major coaches were looking for. Enter Mark Kellogg, the head coach at ...

Rodriguez expects another QB battle for WVU

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s quarterback situation last year was a mess. Rich Rodriguez didn’t name a starter at all during the season until he ran out of options later through six games. He went through Nicco Marchiol, Texas A&M transfer Jaylen Henderson, Charlotte transfer ...

Pitcher Chase Meyer no longer a member of Mountaineer baseball team

MORGANTOWN — The 23rd-ranked WVU baseball team will play the rest of the season without all-Big 12 pitcher Chase Meyer. The 6-foot-2 pitcher from Lincolnton, N.C. was removed from the official roster Tuesday, and the school later confirmed Meyer was no longer a member of the team. No reason was given for Meyer’s removal. “Junior right-handed pitcher Chase Meyer is no longer with our baseball program,” WVU head coach Steve Sabins said in a released statement. “I want to thank Chase for his contributions the past three years to our team and wish him the best in his future ...