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Lady Vikings earn victory at Tucker

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HAMBLETON — Miley Tingler had 20 points and Karlie DiBenedetto connected on five 3-pointers and finished with 16 points as Petersburg claimed a 49-41 win over Tucker County on Thursday night. The Lady Vikings led 22-19 at halftime and 40-33 after three quarters. Mayah Gross had 15 points to lead the Lady Mountain Lions, who are now 15-5 and were slated to host East Hardy on Friday night to close the regular season. They will be the top seed in the upcoming Class A, Region II tournament and will entertain the winner between Thursday’s contest between No. 5 Paw Paw at No. 4 ...

WVU rifle ready to pursue another successful postseason in 2026

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia rifle beat Kentucky, who is one of the top programs in the country, 4746-4741, in a comeback win on Feb. 14. The win handed the Mountaineers their third-straight Great America Rifle Conference regular season title, and the 17th overall. WVU finished the regular season losing one of its 19 matches. The lone loss came in November, and WVU is currently on a 12-game winning streak. “I think that was a pretty good one,” sophomore Jacob Wisman said. “Kentucky’s probably our biggest competitor this year, so that was a really good one.” The win over ...

‘THREE-PEAT’

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MORGANTOWN — The Elkins High School girls swam to their third straight state title Friday night at Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown. The Lady Tigers captured the Division II crown, while the EHS boys were runner-ups. This year’s event marked the first year that ...

Philip Barbour’s Starks captures 100-yard freestyle

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MORGANTOWN — Philip Barbour’s Isaiah Starks captured the Division II title in the 100-yard freestyle Thursday at the state meet being held at Peak Health Aquatic Center at Mylan Park. The senior finished in a time 50.61. Starks was also runner-up in the 50 freestyle with an effort of 22.73. Teammate Hayden Dalton turned in a fifth-place finish in the 200 IM (2:34.22) and was sixth in the 100 butterfly in a time 1:08.58. For the girls, Philip Barbour’s 200 medley relay of McKinsey Taylor, Kendra Stalnaker, Bekha Kennedy and Bridget McGee placed eighth in a time of ...

Mountaineers pay a visit to TCU tonight

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MORGANTOWN — It would seem there is no safe place for the WVU men’s basketball team to hide these days. The comforts of home have become uncomfortable, the result of three straight losses inside Hope Coliseum. Road games were once a recipe for disaster, yet the Mountaineers (16-10, 7-6 Big 12) have won two in a row away from Morgantown, which is where they will find themselves at 5 p.m. today when they travel to TCU (16-10, 6-7). Yet, WVU head coach Ross Hodge throws out a giant asterisk when it comes to those recent road wins. “I think that’s looking at it in terms of ...

Polar Bears rally for win over Tigers

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ELKINS — A big second half propelled Fairmont Senior to a 51-44 Big 10 Conference win over Elkins Friday night at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymasium. The Tigers (4-13) took a 26-17 lead into the intermission but were outscored 18-9 in the third quarter and 16-9 in the fourth. Darrell Claybrook scored 13 of his game-high 22 points in the second half to lead the Polar Bears. Cam Ferguson chipped in 11. Landon Shreve led Elkins with 21 points, followed by Isaiah Nutter with 10. The Tigers return to action at 7:30 p.m. Monday at home against Preston for another league ...