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Pitcher Chase Meyer no longer a member of Mountaineer baseball team

Local Sports March 4, 2026

MORGANTOWN — The 23rd-ranked WVU baseball team will play the rest of the season without all-Big 12 pitcher Chase Meyer. The 6-foot-2 pitcher from Lincolnton, N.C. was removed from the official roster Tuesday, and the school later confirmed Meyer was no longer a member of the team. No reason was given for Meyer’s removal. “Junior right-handed pitcher Chase Meyer is no longer with our baseball program,” WVU head coach Steve Sabins said in a released statement. “I want to thank Chase for his contributions the past three years to our team and wish him the best in his future ...

D&E’s Evans and Gray earn MEC postseason honors

Local Sports March 4, 2026

BRIDGEPORT — Davis & Elkins College’s Vegas Evans and Matthew Gray have been honored by the Mountain East Conference. Evans, a 6-foot-7 forward, is a second-team selection on the all-conference squad, while Gray, a 6-7 junior forward, is listed as honorable mention. Frostburg State’s Trey Simmons headlines the MEC awards as the 2025-26 Player of the Year, per a vote of the league’s head coaches. Simmons, a sophomore guard from Gaithersburg, Maryland, led the league in scoring averaging 23.9 point per contest. He was also top 10 in the MEC in assists with 3.3 per contest ...

TV, Tucker girls seek state berths tonight

Local Sports March 4, 2026

ELKINS — Class A state tourney berths are on the line tonight for Tygarts Valley and Tucker County. The third-seeded Lady Bulldogs (12-6) travel to No. 2 Pocahontas County (15-2) in one of the Region II co-finals, while the top-seeded Lady Mountain Lions (16-5) play host to No. 4 ...

WVU’s Jordan Harrison named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

Local Sports March 4, 2026

MORGANTOWN — At one time in her basketball career, Jordan Harrison was the lightning-quick point guard with all the skills to play college basketball, but standing just 5-foot-6, she didn’t have the height most major coaches were looking for. Enter Mark Kellogg, the head coach at ...

No. 7 Bees hand Tigers a 61-42 loss

Local Sports March 4, 2026

ELKINS — Elkins concluded regular-season play with a 61-42 setback to Class AAA, No. 7 East Fairmont Monday night in Big 10 Conference action at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium. The Tigers (4-17) are the fourth seed in the Class AAA, Region II tourney and will host No. 5 Lewis ...

Rodriguez expects another QB battle for WVU

Local Sports March 4, 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s quarterback situation last year was a mess. Rich Rodriguez didn’t name a starter at all during the season until he ran out of options later through six games. He went through Nicco Marchiol, Texas A&M transfer Jaylen Henderson, Charlotte transfer ...