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 & ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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) ...
BRIDGEPORT — Elkins stayed within striking distance against top-seed Bridgeport Tuesday night for three-plus quarters in a Class AAA, co-region finale. But the defending state champions pulled away in the fourth frame to take a 49-42 decision to end the Tigers’ season. Bridgeport (19-4) will be the third seed in Charleston and will face Big 10 Conference foe and sixth-seed East Fairmont (19-4) at 9:30 a.m. next Wednesday in the quarterfinals. The Big 10 has four teams in the field, including second-seed North Marion and eighth-seed Robert C. Byrd. Elkins road the play of ...
