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Mountaineers will have experience in tight end room in ’26

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol brought the offense to the line with 14 seconds left just outside the end zone. WVU was down a touchdown to rival Pitt in the Backyard Brawl — the last game between the two for a couple of years. Marchiol took the snap and fired it into tight end Grayson Barnes, tying the game with 11 seconds left. The Mountaineers went on to beat the Panthers in overtime, winning the Brawl. The overtime win in the Backyard Brawl was arguably the biggest moment of the 2025 season for WVU, and it wouldn’t have been possible without Barnes, ...

Lady Vikings pick up pair of victories

PETERSBURG — The Petersburg girls picked up a pair of home victories over the weekend, cruising past Berkeley Springs, 66-23, on Saturday and taking a 52-38 win over Hampshire on Friday night. Shyane Tawney had 15 points and Ayden Mayfield chipped in 12 in the win over Berkeley Springs. Freshman Katie Risinger led the Lady Indians with 10 points. In Friday’s win, Miley Tingler led the Lady Vikings with 15 points, followed by Tawney and Karlie DiBenedetto with 10 each. Della Knight had 19 points for the Lady Trojans. Petersburg is now 9-6 and travels to Moorefield ...

No. 20 WVU women’s basketball faces struggling Arizona

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia women’s basketball’s win over Colorado wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t going to be an easy game, especially with the Buffaloes playing their best ball heading into the matchup. But at this point in the season, a win is a win, and it’ll help toward the resume for the NCAA Tournament. “I thought they were playing really, really well coming into this game,” head coach Mark Kellogg said. “It was going to be a big game for us.” With the win and some chaos in the Big 12, the Mountaineers have a real shot of taking the No. 1 seed for the conference ...

Elkins girls win Big 10 title; Boys third

BRIDGEPORT — The Elkins High swim teams will enter Saturday’s Division II North Region meet with momentum after strong efforts in the Big 10 Conference Championships. The two-time defending state champion Lady Tigers racked up 262 points to outdistance runner-up Buckhannon-Upshur’s 128 points this past Saturday at The Bridge Sports Complex. Fairmont Senior was third with 109 points, followed by Robert C. Byrd (91), Philip Barbour (79), Bridgeport (66), East Fairmont (25), Grafton (23) and Lincoln (18). Elkins swept all three relay events, while senior Emma Ujvagi swam to ...

Lady Tigers rally past Lady Bucs

ELKINS — Elkins mounted a late surge Thursday night in rallying past Buckhannon‑Upshur for a 42–40 victory in Big 10 Conference action at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium. Emma Gilbert delivered the decisive blow, knocking down a clutch 3‑pointer with 20 seconds remaining ...

Bulldogs drop verdict at Union; Lady Vikes fall

MT. STORM — Braylon Ward fired in 30 points to lead Union to a 59-43 win over Tygarts Valley on Monday. Corbin Streets added 14 and Eric Linswiler 13 for the Tigers. Alex Scott had 20 and Parker Bell 12 for the Bulldogs, who dropped to 5-8 and are slated to host Notre Dame this evening. Tygarts Valley (43) Adam Woods 1 0-0 2, Alex Scott 8 1-3 20, Aiden Phares 4 1-1 9, Parker Bell 4 1-4 12. Totals 17 3-8-8 43 Union (59) Braylon Ward 9 12-13 30, Corbin Streets 6 2-3 14, Eric Linkswiler 4 5-6 13, JP Kitzmiller 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 19-22 59 Tygarts Valley 15 8 9 11 ...