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No. 20 WVU women’s basketball faces struggling Arizona

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia women’s basketball’s win over Colorado wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t going to be an easy game, especially with the Buffaloes playing their best ball heading into the matchup. But at this point in the season, a win is a win, and it’ll help toward the resume for the NCAA Tournament. “I thought they were playing really, really well coming into this game,” head coach Mark Kellogg said. “It was going to be a big game for us.” With the win and some chaos in the Big 12, the Mountaineers have a real shot of taking the No. 1 seed for the conference ...

Mountaineers surge past Cincy in Big 12 action

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MORGANTOWN — Nestled somewhere inside D.J. Thomas’ stat line on Thursday was the hidden fact that the young freshman stepped up and handed West Virginia a 59-54 victory over Cincinnati inside Fifth Third Arena. It was hidden for several reasons, beginning with WVU (15-8, 6-4 Big 12) ...

Elkins girls win Big 10 title; Boys third

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BRIDGEPORT — The Elkins High swim teams will enter Saturday’s Division II North Region meet with momentum after strong efforts in the Big 10 Conference Championships. The two-time defending state champion Lady Tigers racked up 262 points to outdistance runner-up Buckhannon-Upshur’s 128 points this past Saturday at The Bridge Sports Complex. Fairmont Senior was third with 109 points, followed by Robert C. Byrd (91), Philip Barbour (79), Bridgeport (66), East Fairmont (25), Grafton (23) and Lincoln (18). Elkins swept all three relay events, while senior Emma Ujvagi swam to ...

EHS wrestlers participate in Viking Smash

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PETERSBURG — The Elkins High wrestling team competed in the Viking Smash this past Saturday. The Tigers defeated East Hardy (33-17), Pendleton County (34-24) and Philip Barbour (30-21) and fell to Frankfort (53-24), Hampshire (36-36, Hampshire won by criteria), Hedgesville (66-18), ...

Bulldogs drop verdict at Union; Lady Vikes fall

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MT. STORM — Braylon Ward fired in 30 points to lead Union to a 59-43 win over Tygarts Valley on Monday. Corbin Streets added 14 and Eric Linswiler 13 for the Tigers. Alex Scott had 20 and Parker Bell 12 for the Bulldogs, who dropped to 5-8 and are slated to host Notre Dame this evening. Tygarts Valley (43) Adam Woods 1 0-0 2, Alex Scott 8 1-3 20, Aiden Phares 4 1-1 9, Parker Bell 4 1-4 12. Totals 17 3-8-8 43 Union (59) Braylon Ward 9 12-13 30, Corbin Streets 6 2-3 14, Eric Linkswiler 4 5-6 13, JP Kitzmiller 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 19-22 59 Tygarts Valley 15 8 9 11 ...

Wahama’s Lambert wins McCoy Male Award

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CHARLESTON — To say Connor Lambert had a senior year to remember would be an understatement. After leading the White Falcons to their first football state championship since 2012 as one of the state’s top running backs, Lambert won the 100-meter and 200-meter dash titles at the WVSSAC ...