PETERSBURG — The Elkins High wrestling team competed in the Viking Smash this past Saturday. The Tigers defeated East Hardy (33-17), Pendleton County (34-24) and Philip Barbour (30-21) and fell to Frankfort (53-24), Hampshire (36-36, Hampshire won by criteria), Hedgesville (66-18), ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball will start its season with some high expectations. The Mountaineers were announced as No. 3 in the Big 12 in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The conference coaches each vote on the poll and aren’t allowed to vote on their own team. This is the highest ranking for the head coach Steve Sabin’s squad since joining the Big 12 in 2013. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 4 this time last year. WVU finished as the Big 12 regular-season champion and lost to Arizona in the semifinals. In the NCAA Tournament, WVU won the Clemson regional and then lost ...
MORGANTOWN — Nestled somewhere inside D.J. Thomas’ stat line on Thursday was the hidden fact that the young freshman stepped up and handed West Virginia a 59-54 victory over Cincinnati inside Fifth Third Arena. It was hidden for several reasons, beginning with WVU (15-8, 6-4 Big 12) ...
CHARLESTON — To say Connor Lambert had a senior year to remember would be an understatement. After leading the White Falcons to their first football state championship since 2012 as one of the state’s top running backs, Lambert won the 100-meter and 200-meter dash titles at the WVSSAC ...
MORGANTOWN — It was just a month ago — Jan. 6 to be exact — when the WVU men’s basketball team put the clamps on Cincinnati’s greatest strength. The Bearcats’ twin towers of 7-foot-1 Moustapha Thiam and 6-11 Baba Miller were held to a combined eight points. Neither one grabbed ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia women’s basketball started off February with a bang, upsetting No. 14 Baylor at home, 70-60. It was a much-needed win after a tough loss to Utah, helped out in the Big 12 standings, moved WVU up to No. 20 in the AP Poll and built on the resume for a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament in March. Now, the challenge is carrying the high after that win into the rest of the month because February is when you want to be playing your best ball with March and the postseason right around the corner. “February is where you get rolling,” Kellogg said. “You ...
