ELKINS — Citizens Bank captured the Fuzz Jones City Tournament title with a 4-2 victory over Davis Trust Saturday at Robin Harvey Memorial Field. Davis Trust advanced to the championship contest after defeating Broughton's Sports 17-1 in the first of two games on Saturday. Citizens ...
MORGANTOWN — There were a lot of issues for West Virginia football's 2025 4-8 season, and one of the biggest was the offensive line. The Mountaineers' lineman allowed the second-most sacks in the Big 12 last season (38), just behind Colorado, who was one of the two conference wins for WVU. Rich Rodriguez said the struggles weren't entirely the line's fault, but he did say they needed improvement in that area. Most of the line from 2025 won't be back, which is a plus, and Rodriguez didn't renew offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr.'s contract, and instead hired veteran line coach ...
MORGANTOWN — The final take on West Virginia’s best baseball season in school history was the Mountaineers saw four of its top players drafted into the major leagues over the weekend. As for WVU’s future roster, utility man Armani Guzman announced Sunday he was coming back to Morgantown for his senior season, while incoming transfer shortstop Owen Henne and incoming freshman pitcher Kyle Casteel were drafted. After seeing pitchers Dawson Montesa (St. Louis) and Maxx Yehl (Kansas City) get selected within the first 100 picks on Saturday, former teammates Paul Schoenfeld and Ian ...
MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez and offensive line coach Rick Trickett are starting to beef up West Virginia football's offensive line for the future. The Mountaineers received a commitment from 2027 3-star offensive lineman Tristan Hardin-Roberts, according to his social media. He is now the fourth lineman in the class. Nicknamed the "Big Ticket," Hardin-Roberts is a big offensive lineman at 6-foot-5, 295 pounds, according to 247Sports, as a junior. For his big stature and playing offensive tackle, Hardin-Roberts ranked as the 99th-ranked tackle in the class and 48th-ranked player in ...
MORGANTOWN — "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day" will be heard at Kendrick Family Ballpark once more. Long-time Mountaineer Armani Guzman announced on social media that he'd be returning to play for West Virginia baseball for the 2027 season. Guzman was a three-year veteran for the Mountaineers, playing in all three seasons. He was MLB Draft-eligible after his junior year but decided to return to Morgantown. Like in his walk-up song "My Girl" by the Temptations, Guzman was a sunshine in all three years he played so far. Guzman played a major part in the College World Series semifinal ...
MORGANTOWN — Dawson Montesa and Maxx Yehl beat expectations Saturday, big time. The two WVU pitchers were selected during the first day of the MLB Amateur Draft, Montesa with the 72nd overall selection by the St. Louis Cardinals and Yehl was picked 91st overall by the Kansas City Royals. “Turned down draft opportunity last season. Bet on himself,” WVU head coach Steve Sabins posted on social media about Yehl. “Took WVU baseball to Omaha. Became the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year and a 3rd Rounder.” Both pitchers were slotted as fourth- or fifth-round picks, but went ...
