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Mountaineers travel to UCF tonight

MORGANTOWN — On the surface, it would seem there’s not much of a difference between the WVU men’s basketball team and UCF, which hosts the Mountaineers inside Addition Financial Arena at 6 p.m. today in Orlando, Fla.. Both schools sit in the middle of the Big 12 standings with a 6-5 ...

WVU cruises to victory in season opener

MORGANTOWN — There was a lot of talk of new transfers coming in and making an impact, but it was a lot of the returners who helped West Virginia baseball to its first win of the season. The returning players helped to a big six run in the sixth inning, beating Georgia Southern in Game 1 of a three-game opening series, 15-3. This was the third straight season WVU started with a win. The last time the Mountaineers lost a season-opener was in 2023 against Georgia Southern. The Mountaineers lost that three-game series. “We just continue to hit, and that’s going to be part of our ...

High Expectations

MORGANTOWN — Armani Guzman started off the inning with a flyout. Logan Sauve watched strike three for the next at-bat. Kyle West waved at a strike three, ending the bottom of the ninth, along with West Virginia baseball’s 2025 season. The Mountaineers were swept in the Super Regional by ...

EHS to host Big 10 Wrestling Championships on Saturday

ELKINS — Elkins High School will host the Big 10 Conference Wrestling Championships Saturday at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium. The event is slated to begin at 9 a.m. Along with the host Tigers, teams scheduled to compete included Buckhannon-Upshur, Philip Barbour, Bridgeport, Grafton, Lewis County, Lincoln, Robert C. Byrd, Fairmont Senior, East Fairmont, North Marion and Preston. Fairmont Senior is the defending league champions, racking up 245 points in last year’s event, followed by Preston, East Fairmont, Bridgeport and Lewis County to comprise the top ...

Tigers rally for win over No. 10 Knights

INSTITUTE — Elkins overcame a 14-point first half deficit to knock off Class AAAA, No. 10 Cabell Midland, 65-61, Thursday night in a game played at West Virginia State. The Tigers trailed 20-8 after one quarter and by as many as 14 in the second quarter. But a deep trey by Isaiah Nutter just as time expired in the first half cut the lead to 33-25 at halftime and gave Elkins momentum going into the final two quarters. Nutter finished with 12 points. Landon Shreve bucketed 11 of his team-high 22 points in the third quarter as the Knights’ lead shrunk to 49-47 after three ...

Wildcats pull away from Bulldogs with strong second half

FRANKLIN — Pendleton County pulled away in the second half to hand Tygarts Valley a 54-40 setback Wednesday night in a battle of regional foes. Chase Owens fired in 26 points for the Wildcats, who led 25-22 at halftime. The Bulldogs were then outscored, 14-10, in the third and 15-8 in the final frame. Jacob Wamsley and Alex Scott had 11 points each for Tygarts Valley. Parker Bell also reached double figures with 10. The Bulldogs (5-9) return home this evening to battle East Hardy at 7:30 p.m. and remain at 4 p.m. Saturday to face Union. Pendleton County (10-3) was slated to ...