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WVU baseball loses final game of the series against Kennesaw State

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MORGANTOWN — It was almost a perfect weekend for the West Virginia baseball, but like against Liberty, it couldn’t get the sweep. The Mountaineers lost the last game of the series against Kennesaw State, 7-6, handing them their second loss of the season, 8-2. The Owls moved back to .500 at 5-5. It wasn’t easy for Kennesaw State, who had to overcome a six-run deficit to knock off the top-25-ranked Mountaineers. The only real way the Owls scored runs on the weekend was from home runs, and they needed two in the last couple of innings to win the game. Cooper Williams homered to ...

Lady Tigers advance in regional play

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ELKINS — Elin Morris scored 20 points as fourth-seed Elkins claimed a 53-37 victory over No. 5 Bridgeport Thursday evening in Class AAA, Region II action. The Lady Tigers (9-9) will travel to top-seed Keyser at 7 p.m. Tuesday in seeking a state tourney berth. No. 3 Hampshire visits ...

WVU set to host BYU and standout Dybantsa tonight

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MORGANTOWN — It is not the ideal situation for the WVU men’s basketball team. It’s certainly not the way WVU head coach Ross Hodge would want to picture it. Yet here it is. Coming off the heels of one of the Mountaineers worst defensive performances of the season, WVU (16-12, 7-8 Big 12) now has to figure out a way to slow down quite possibly the best college basketball player on the planet. That challenge comes to pass at 5:30 p.m. today inside Hope Coliseum. He is BYU freshman A.J. Dybantsa, a scoring machine who averages 25.1 points per game and shoots 53% from the field, ...

Montesa fans 11 to lead WVU over Kennesaw State

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball coach Steve Sabins talked about the legend of Dawson Montesa. In the first game of the series against Kennesaw State, the legend was on full display. Montesa pitched seven dominant innings to help WVU beat Kennesaw State 12-4 on the road, securing the first win of the series. The Mountaineers are now 7-1 on the season, and the Owls fell to 4-4 on the year. The second game of the series is on Saturday, Feb. 28, starting at 2 p.m. The final game of the series is Sunday, March 1, at noon. Both games are on ESPN+. This was the third start for ...

Lady Bulldogs cruise past East Hardy to move on

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MILL CREEK — Third-seed Tygarts Valley cruised to a 60-16 win over No. 6 East Hardy Thursday night in Class A, Region II action on Weber-Wamsley Court. The Lady Bulldogs will now travel to second-seed Pocahontas County at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a berth to the state tourney on the ...

Defense carries Bulldogs past Warriors

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MILL CREEK — Tygarts Valley limited Pocahontas County to just 13 first-half points in taking a 65-48 win Friday night at Weber-Wamsley Court in a battle of regional foes. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early advantage, outscoring the Warriors, 18-7, in the first quarter of play and leading 33-13 at halftime. Jacob Wamsley led the Bulldogs with 25 points. Alex Scott added 12 and Adam Woods 11. Carter Vandevender tossed in 13 points and Cash Beers added 10 for Pocahontas County. “Defense set the tone for us by holding Pocahontas County to 13 points in the first half,” ...