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Ward, Union pull away from Bulldogs, 52-42

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MT. STORM — Braylon Ward scored 13 of his game-high 29 points as fourth-seed Union pulled away for a 52-42 win over fifth-seed Tygarts Valley Thursday night in Class A, Region II action. The Tigers will now travel to top-seed East Hardy on Wednesday in co-regional final action. Second-seed Tucker County, a 95-48 win over Paw Paw on Thursday, will host No. 2 Pendleton County in the other co-regional final, with the winners of both of those games advancing to the state tournament. Ward overcome early foul trouble in helping Union outscore the Bulldogs, 22-12 in the final frame ...

Lady Colts earn berth in state tourney

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PHILIPPI — Philip Barbour is headed back to the state tournament for the fifth straight season after claiming a 50-40 win over Petersburg Thursday night in a Class AA, Region II co-final. The Lady Colts (16-8) will be the seventh seed in Charleston, facing No. 2 Williamstown (19-3) at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the quarterfinals inside the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The other quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday is Wheeling Central vs. No. 6 Wayne at 11:15 a.m. On Tuesday, No. 4 Charleston Catholic battles. No. 5 Wyoming East at 11:15 a.m. and top-seed James Monroe faces ...

Second-seed Wesleyan women upset by Frostburg State

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WHEELING — Much of the talk entering this week’s annual Mountain East Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament centered around the title being wide open for the taking by any number of teams. Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals at WesBanco Arena seventh-seeded Frostburg State validated that conversation. FSU erased a seven-point halftime lead late in the third quarter and then held off every challenge from second-seeded West Virginia Wesleyan in the fourth and final period to record a 77-71 victory. The win, which improved Frostburg to 16-14, marks only the third time in ...

Tucker girls headed to states for 22nd consecutive season

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HAMBLETON — Top-seed Tucker County secured its 22nd straight appearance in the state tournament with a 70-25 win over Pendleton County Wednesday night in a Class A, Region II co-final. In the other co-final, second-seed Pocahontas County (16-2) defeated visting No. 3 Tygarts Valley, 74-50, to also earn a spot in Charleston. The Lady Mountain Lions raced out to a 41-17 lead at halftime after holding a 19-8 advantage after the opening quarter. The lead grew to 53-18 after three quarters as the Tucker County defense limited the Lady Wildcats to just one point in the canto. Mayah ...

Evans hits late jumper as D&E edges Point Park in MEC tourney

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WHEELING — Vegas Evans’ jumper with 27 seconds left to play lifted eighth-seed Davis & Elkins College to a 75-73 win over ninth-seed Point Park Wednesday night in Mountain East Conference first-round play at WesBanco Arena. The Senators advance to face top-seed West Liberty at 6 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals. Dontrell Jenkins led D&E with 19 points on the night, followed by Matthew Gray with 17 points, Evans with 12 and Nnadozie Okoroji with 11. Malachi Hampton added 13 rebounds and Gray had seven caroms. Jenkins had a team-high four assists. The Senators trailed 37-36 at ...

Tight-Knit Group

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MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez named Larry Knight as West Virginia football’s edges/pass rusher specialist on Jan. 12. 36 days later, Georgia announced it hired Knight to be its new outside linebackers coach. What happened? “He got offered by Georgia,” Rodriguez said. There was ...