PHILIPPI — Landyn Carpenter and the rest of the Philip Barbour seniors celebrated their night in style Friday night at George Byrer Field at Freedom Bank Park. Carpenter, one of the Colts honored on the night, rushed for 233 yard and scored five touchdowns in a 40-7 win over Lewis ...
ELKINS — The Elkins boys and girls cross country teams have enjoyed a banner season. So it’s no surprise both squads are heavy favorites in the Class AAA, North Region meet set for today at West Taylor Elementary School. Schools competing along with Elkins include host Grafton, Bridgeport, Brooke, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, Hampshire, John Marshall, Keyser, Lewis County, North Marion and Robert C. Byrd. Six teams from the region advance to the state meet, set for next Saturday at Cabell Midland High School in Ona. Grafton, Hampshire and Keyser are projected to ...
PARIS (AP) — Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Friday expressed confidence in the NFL to make security decisions around staging a game in Paris amid recent civil unrest in the city. The Pittsburgh star spoke at a news conference inside a downtown hotel shortly after the team arrived in the capital for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints at Stade de France. “I definitely think that the NFL is alert to what’s going on,” Rodgers said. “This game means a lot to the NFL. If it was unsafe, then I’m sure we wouldn’t be here.” In Washington, U.S. President ...
FAIRMONT — Jaden Hatfield rushed for 144 yards and two scores as Class AAA, No. 4 Elkins held off Fairmont Senior for a 35-33 win Friday night in Big 10 Conference action at East-West Stadium. Trailing 21-20 at halftime, the Tigers (7-1, 7-0) received the ball to open the second half and ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia running back Cam Cook caught the screen pass and, with blockers in front, took off. The fourth-year back burst down the sideline for the game-tying score against Cincinnati, eventually contributing in the first Big 12 win of the season. It was the first receiving ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football is finally back in the win column. It took some late-game heroics from quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. and receiver Prince Strachan, along with a walk-off 35-yard field goal from Jack Cassidy, but the Mountaineers snapped the three-game losing streak. ...
