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Mountaineers complete Big 12 sweep of K-State

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MORGANTOWN — Tyrus Hall’s blast landed on the building of the ticket office out in left field, while Gavin Kelly sent another one 425 feet to deep center. For a split second, the shot appeared as if it was going to sail over the blue batter’s eye. Sean Smith followed with a third home run – all of them coming in the eighth inning Sunday — as No. 18 WVU completed a three-game sweep of Kansas State with 13-6 victory inside Kendrick Family Ballpark. “I’ve been struggling at the plate a little bit,” said Hall, whose shot to left field traveled 419 feet. “It was a ...

Area players to participate in North-South All-Star contest

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SOUTH CHARLESTON — Buckhannon-Upshur’s Jerin Westfall and Tucker County’s MaKenna Evans will participate in the North-South Basketball All-Star games next month. Westfall will suit up for the South squad. Pendleton County’s Josh Owens and Petersburg’s Kaleb Kuhn will play for ...

Lady Tigers split with Lady Cougars

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BAKER — Elkins split a pair of games against East Hardy on Saturday. The Lady Tigers took the lidlifter, 16-2, as Maddie Lambert worked all five innings, allowing two unearned runs on six hits and fanning four with no walks. She also helped herself at the plate by collecting three hits ...

Pirates believe they're built differently this year, sweep Reds

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes stood at his locker in a near-silent Pittsburgh clubhouse on Thursday after a four-game home sweep at the hands of St. Louis and offered a prediction when asked if he was confident things wouldn't snowball on a Pirates team still finding its way. "I think we'll be alright," the reigning NL Cy Young winner offered. Less than 72 hours later, the vibes had shifted significantly. Three very different kinds of wins in three days over a division rival trying to have a breakout season of its own will do that. As Big Sean blared from the speakers following a ...

Who will start at quarterback for WVU?

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football's 15th and final spring practice is almost two weeks in the rearview mirror. Now comes the long dead period before fall camp starts in August. Rich Rodriguez answered some questions over his twice-weekly press conferences this spring, but there are still a lot of questions unanswered. The biggest question, like last season, is who will start at quarterback when Game 1 comes around when the Mountaineers host Coastal Carolina on Sept. 5. Last year, in Year 1 under Rodriguez, WVU's quarterback battle was between Nicco Marchiol, Jaylen Henderson, Max ...

WVU gains commitment from 2027 wide receiver

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football earned a commitment for its second wide receiver for the 2027 class. Wide receiver Jacobi Pasley has reportedly committed to the Mountaineers, according to On3. Pasley is a Hinesville, Georgia, native and played his junior season at Bradwell Institute, playing receiver and defensive back. In his junior season, Pasley had 25 catches for 430 yards and six touchdowns, according to MaxPreps. He was also a threat out of the backfield and in the kick return game. Pasley racked up 688 all-purpose yards. Pasley is a speedster. He runs a 4.40 40-yard ...