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Tucker County gets walk-off win over Lady Bulldogs, 8-7

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PARSONS — Rylee White’s walk-off single in the eighth inning lifted Tucker County to an 8-7 win over Tygarts Valley in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader on Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs had tied the game with two runs in the seventh to force extra innings as Audrey Chandler’s solo homer tied the game at 7-7. Peyton Hicks went 3 for 3 with two RBIs for the Lady Mountain Lion also earning the win on the mound. She gave up seven runs (four earned) on eight hits, striking out 12 and walking three in going the distance. Lilly Lanham was saddled with the loss. Bella ...

Pirates calling up Griffin ahead of today’s home opener

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Konnor Griffin Era will begin on Friday in Pittsburgh. A person familiar with the decision has told The Associated Press that the Pirates are calling up the 19-year-old shortstop, the consensus choice as the top prospect in baseball, before Friday’s home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the roster move was not yet official. The club tipped its hand on Thursday, featuring Griffin on various social media platforms, including an Instagram post featuring pictures of Griffin at PNC Park and included the ...

New WVU RBs coach brings wealth of experience

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s new running backs coach, Jay Boulware, has been around football for a long time, coaching at multiple different stops and positions. He played offensive line in college, and after he was injured, he moved on to coaching. That was in the 90s. Boulware has coached the offensive line with Dan Roushar, who is the line coach with the Chicago Bears. Locally, coached under Mike Tomlin with the Pittsburgh Steelers, working with running backs. Guz Malzahn and Lincoln Riley are two others he named in his first press conference for WVU that he’s been ...

Rodriguez frustrated with recurring mental mistakes through seven practices

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MORGANTOWN — At some point this spring, Rich Rodriguez wasn’t going to be happy with one of West Virginia football’s practices. There were a couple of times last summer when Rodriguez thought a practice didn’t meet his expectations, and he wasn’t afraid to share his thoughts with the media. The spring hasn’t been perfect so far, but Rodriguez seemed in a better mood. That changed after the sixth practice, which was WVU’s first scrimmage, and then the seventh practice on Monday. “Scrimmage was just OK,” Rodriguez said. “Offense moved the ball some and made some ...

Chargers hold off Bulldogs

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MILL CREEK — Tygarts Valley dropped a 4-3 decision to Bath County (Va.) on Wednesday. Cooper Markley was saddled with the loss for the Bulldogs. He went six innings, allowing four runs on five hits and striking out eight. Corban Oldaker struck out the side in one inning of relief. Dylan Hicklin earned the win, scattering one run on three hits over three innings of work. He fanned four. Nate Hunt was credited with the save. The Chargers took a 2-0 lead in the second on RBI single by Cade Perdue and Mark Durney’s RBI groundout. Markley’s double in the third scored ...

Mountaineers battle Stanford tonight in Crown tourney

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MORGANTOWN — It’s a list that includes former WVU men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries, who finished 18-14 in his first season at Indiana. Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, San Diego State, Cincinnati and Florida State added their names to the list, too. What’s the list? Schools who opted out of playing in a postseason hoops tournament after not getting an invite to the NCAA tournament this season. “I don’t feel that playing in another postseason event would benefit us,” San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher said in a statement. And then there is the current bunch at ...