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WVU Women's soccer kicks off season with win

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MORGANTOWN — Women’s soccer kicked off the fall sports for West Virginia with a win, hoping to mean good things for the rest of the school year. The No. 20-ranked Mountaineers woke up in the second half to notch a 2-0 win over Dayton Thursday night, securing the first win of the season. WVU picked up the season-opening win while it celebrates 30 years of women’s soccer. This was the first of three home games for WVU, playing mostly local schools. The Mountaineers host Penn State on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions aren’t ranked in the top 25, but received votes. Penn ...

TVHS golf squad opens season

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FRANKLIN - The Tygarts Valley golf team opened the season with victory in a quad-match held Thursday at Fisher Mountain. The Bulldogs brought home top honors with a score of 175, ahead of second place finisher Pendleton County with a 184. Moorefield placed third with a 202 and Pocahontas County rounded out the field in fourth place. Tygarts Valley's Alijah Row-Sponagule was the low medalist with a score of 39. He was followed by the Wildcats' Dylan Eye (41) and the Yellow Jackets' Kali Greenwalt (41). Pendleton County's Landon Davis (44) and the Bulldogs' Owen Bell (44) tied for ...

Rodriguez staying quiet on naming WVU's starting QB

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football is nearing two weeks of fall camp and is three weeks away from kicking off against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5. Rich Rodriguez has still not named his starting quarterback for the second straight year. The field has narrowed down to two: returner ...

Alley figuring out positions for deep linebacker room

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had a lot of changes on defense. A lot of players graduated and linebacker was no different. Linebackers and defensive leaders Reid Carrico and Chase Wilson are both gone. A few depth pieces, like Ben Bogle, transferred out, too. With the departures, WVU ...

Rodriguez planning for scrimmages to get WVU game ready

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MORGANTOWN — In less than a week, students will be back on West Virginia’s campus. The new school year starts. That goes for the football team as well. Instead of just football being the focus, in a week, they’ll have to juggle assignments and classes as well. Rich Rodriguez had just a ...

Wilson using past experiences to be a difference-maker

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football safety Kamari Wilson shows the bright side of the controversial transfer portal. Wilson has transferred three times now over his five-year college football career. He started at Florida, committing from IMG. Two years went by, and Wilson went to Arizona State, where he won a Big 12 championship. After one season, he went to Memphis for a year before arriving in Morgantown. It wasn’t like he wasn’t playing either. Wilson played at Florida as a true freshman, playing in 13 games and starting in two. He played the most snaps of any true freshman ...