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Mountaineers add third LB commitment for 2027 class

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

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 ...

Bucs, Colts drop games in McDonald’s Classic action

BRIDGEPORT — Buckhannon-Upshur dropped a pair of games in the McDonald’s Classic on Friday. The Bucs fell to Cabell Midland, 8-0, as Owen Maynard allowed just four hits over six innings, striking out 13 and walking one. Brody McDaniels was tagged with the loss in 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight runs (three earned) on four hits, striking out three walking four. Eli McGinnis had a two-run homer for the Knights. McDaniels, Jerin Westfall, Jacob Frye and Clay Lantz had hits for the Bucs. In Friday’s second game at played at South Harrison High School, B-U lost a 6-2 verdict to ...

Area players reach milestones

Spratt pitches Bucs over Tigers

ELKINS — Jaxon Spratt allowed just two hits over six innings as Buckhannon-Upshur claimed a 7-2 win over Big 10 Conference rival Elkins, 7-2, Thursday night at EHS Field. Spratt gave up one unearned run and struck out 12. Dyer Barger was tagged with the loss, going three frames, ...

Lady Tigers fall to Lady Bucs

ELKINS — Braylea Squires knocked in five runs, including a solo homer in the first inning, to pace Buckhannon-Upshur to a 14-6 win over Elkins Thursday night in Big 10 Conference play at Betty Heckel Field. Squires had a two-run triple in the second and two-run double in the fourth for the ...