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Mountaineers fall to BYU in Big 12 tourney

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 27 points in another brilliant Big 12 Tournament performance, Kennard Davis Jr. added 20 points, and No. 10 seed BYU beat seventh-seeded West Virginia 68-48 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinal round. Robert Wright III also had 11 points before a crowd that included BYU alum and Chiefs coach Andy Reid along with his quarterback, Patrick Mahomes — whose No. 16 Texas Tech plays seventh-ranked Iowa State in the first quarterfinal Thursday. As for the Cougars (23-10), their second win in as many days earned them a quarterfinal ...

Battling to the End

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CHARLESTON — Seventh-seed Philip Barbour gave No. 2 Williamstown all it could handle and more on Wednesday night. But a late rally by the Lady Colts fell just short as the Lady Yellowjackets held on for a 53-51 victory in Class AA quarterfinal action inside the Charleston Coliseum & ...

Coats shines at WVU’s Pro Day, hoping to draw NFL interest

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MORGANTOWN — Corner Michael Coats Jr. lined up on the line for the 40-yard dash at West Virginia football’s Pro Day. He set his feet in the down start, raised his hand and was off. Coats ran through the cones past NFL scouts and representatives. All of them had stopwatches and ...

Furious fourth-quarter rally lifts Ritchie over Tucker girls

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CHARLESTON — A furious fourth-quarter rally sent No. 5 Ritchie County to a 38-34 victory over fourth-seed Tucker County Tuesday night in Class A quarterfinal action at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The Lady Mountain Lions controlled things for the first three quarters, ...

Sieg expected to still play more positions than safety for WVU

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia true freshman Matt Sieg arrives at the practice building at 6:30 a.m. and is on the Jugs machine. He’s catching balls, preparing to play on offense. Later in the afternoon, when WVU has practice, Sieg is making leaping plays, as seen on social media, on defense as a defensive back. “Matt’s obviously a phenomenal athlete and even better person,” defensive coordinator Zac Alley said. “I mean, just world-class. Everything he does is at a really, really, really high standard.” Sieg’s commitment to WVU was one of the biggest stories of the ...

Lady Colts set for fifth straight state appearance

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CHARLESTON — The Philip Barbour girls will take to the floor of the Charleston Coliseum & Convention for the fifth straight season this evening. The seventh-seeded Lady Colts (16-8) are set to battle No. 2 Williamstown (19-3) for a 7:15 p.m. Class AA quarterfinal matchup. Philip Barbour is led by junior forward Izzy Knotts, who is hitting for 14.4 points per game. Knotts scored her 1,000th career point earlier this season. Junior center Tatiem Jeffries is next with nearly 10 points per contest, followed by junior guard Finley Carpenter (7.3), junior guard Olivia Wilmoth (6.0) ...