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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 ...

Lady Bulldogs cruise on senior night

MILL CREEK — Tygarts Valley celebrated senior night with a 69-17 win over Richwood Wednesday evening at Weber-Wamsley Court. Sarah Defibaugh and Alyssa Swecker, two of the seniors honored, led the Lady Bulldogs with 24 and 15 points, respectively. Brynnan Crist led the Lady Jacks with ...

TV’s Wamsley reaches 1,000 career points

HARMAN — Jacob Wamsley scored his 1,000th career point in Tygarts Valley’s 63-47 win over Harman on Wednesday night. The senior finished with a game-high 20 points, hitting the milestone in the first quarter as the Bulldogs raced out to a 27-12 lead. They took a 38-25 advantage into the halftime break. Elijah Stanley added 11 points for Tygarts Valley, which is now 6-11 and hosts Clay-Battelle on Friday night, with JV action starting at 6 p.m. The Panthers were led by Grady Shifflett with a game-high 23 points. Tygarts Valley (63) Adam Woods 3 0-0 8, Alex Scott 2 2-2 8, ...

High school state swim meet begins today

MORGANTOWN — The Elkins High School girls seek a third straight title when the state swim meet gets underway today at Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park. Action begins at 9:45 a.m. for the preliminaries and 6 p.m. for the finals action. The meet concludes on Friday. Elkins is competing in the Division II portion and will be represented in the girls race by the 200-yard medley relay team of Aleah Irons, Emma Ujvagi, Lilly Irons and Lilly Anger, Lilly Irons, Sophia Rhodes and Raighan Carte Hall in the 200 freestyle, Ujvagi, Kenadi Carte in the 200 IM, Anger and Leah Ours in ...

WVSSAC approves girls wrestling for 2026-27 season

The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Board of Directors voted on Tuesday night to approve girls wrestling as a preliminary sanctioned sport beginning with the 2026-27 school year. The decision establishes an official WVSSAC girls wrestling state championship supported by a regional qualifying format. The girls-only championship will be conducted separately from the boys state wrestling tournament. Participation in girls wrestling has grown significantly in recent years, increasing from 142 student-athletes in 2023 to more than 300 statewide and representing 86 ...