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WVU football earns commitment from another LB

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MORGANTOWN — After a little over 24 hours, West Virginia football earned its second commitment from another linebacker in two days. 2027 linebacker Wesley Flamer announced his commitment to the Mountaineers Saturday night. Linebacker Rick Brown committed Friday afternoon. Flamer had multiple offers from East Carolina, Temple, Buffalo and James Madison, but picked WVU and has an official visit from June 5-7th. According to his social media, in his junior season, Flamer had a big season. He had 174 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, five blocked kicks and a pick-6. He also ...

Talbott, Lady Bucs blank EHS

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TENNERTON — Charity Talbott struck out 10 in a complete-game effort as Buckhannon-Upshur blanked Elkins, 9-0, on Saturday. Talbott allowed just four hits and walked two. She also helped her cause with a two-run single as part of a five-run sixth inning. Talbott was 2 for 3 on the day with three RBIs. Payton Brown added a two-run triple in the sixth as well and Zoey Burr a run-producing double in the third. Addison Carr went 2 for 3 for the Lady Tigers. Maddie Lambert was tagged with the loss. Both teams also faced Parkersburg South on Saturday, with Elkins dropping a 20-5 ...

Mountaineer pitchers limit Houston to just two hits in 7-3 win

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MORGANTOWN — No. 15 West Virginia baseball's pitching staff dominated to help win another series, beating Houston. The Mountaineers' pitching staff had a no-hitter through seven innings and held the Cougars to just two hits to win 7-3, winning Game 3 Sunday afternoon. This was the second-fewest hits allowed in a game this season. WVU moved to 27-9 on the year and 12-6 in the Big 12. Houston fell to 17-21 and 4-14 in the conference. The Cougars have just won one series this season. WVU has now won every series aside from the UCF one. "Anytime you win a series in this league, ...

Bulldogs cruise past Highlanders

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UPPER GLADE — Tygarts Valley utilized a 12-hit attack to hand Webster County a 14-1 setback on Friday night. Jacob Wamsley cracked a solo homer and Austin Wilson and Joey Rader collected two RBIs each for the Bulldogs, who erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning to build on a 4-0 advantage. Cooper Markley earned the win on the hill, going all six innings and allowing just two hits. He fanned four and walked four. David Adkinson was saddled with the loss for the Highlanders. Adkinson and Haden Myers accounted for Webster County’s hits. Caleb Teter, Wilson and Austin Gear had two ...

Mountaineers add third LB commitment for 2027 class

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia and defensive coordinator Zac Alley are loading up on linebackers for the 2027 class. The Mountaineers received a commitment from consensus 3-star linebacker Rick Brown, he announced on his social media. Brown is the third linebacker for WVU’s 2027 class. Brown received offers from multiple Division I programs, including Pitt, Boston College, UConn, James Madison and Temple. But, he picked the Mountaineers and has scheduled an official visit for June 5-7th. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker committed to the Mountaineers just a couple of days after ...

What to expect from WVU football’s Gold-Blue Spring Festival

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MORGANTOWN — The evolution of the college football spring game has been a topic of discussion in recent years, especially with the transfer portal and NIL. It used to be an intersquad scrimmage, but now it’s shifted to a more modern interpretation. What it looks like depends on the ...