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TV girls capture fourth straight win; Lady Vikes cruise

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BAKER — Tygarts Valley posted its fourth straight win by taking a 55-14 decision over East Hardy on Friday night. Sarah Defibaugh had 13 points and Hallie Ellis 11 off the bench for the Lady Bulldogs, who are now 6-2 and visit Richwood on Thursday. Adyson Crider had eight points for the Lady Cougars, who travel to Pocahontas County on Wednesday. Tygarts Valley (6-2) Sarah Defibaugh 6 0-0 13, Alyssa Swecker 0 1-2 1, Emily Smith 4 0-2 8, Addie Riddle 2 1-2 5, Kailen Yokum 2 0-0 4, Lilly Lanham 3 0-0 6, Raegan Booth 1 0-0 2, Hallie Ellis 4 2-5 11, Macy Bell 1 0-0 2, Aleighna ...

It’s a basketball festival in Morgantown

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MORGANTOWN — We are in the midst of a week in which West Virginia feels like the basketball capital of the world for a week. If you will pardon a personal remanence, having grown up in New York City in the 1940s and 1950s, a tyke who didn’t know just how fortunate he was, for in that city at that time there was the New York Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants through the summer and into the fall, followed by the New York football Giants of which our own Sam Huff was reinventing defense, and then a winter of Madison Square Garden plus the New York Knicks the New ...

Growing Pains

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ELKINS — Elkins coach Amrit Rayfield knew his team would go through some growing pains with four new starters taking to the court this season. Rayfield’s young Tigers took some big steps on Friday night, leading Class AAA, No. 4 Robert C. Byrd for three-plus quarters before the Flying ...

Elkins High girls, boys swim past B-U

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ELKINS — Elkins swam past Big 10 Conference rival Buckhannon-Upshur Wednesday evening at George A. Myles Pool on the Davis & Elkins College campus. The Lady Tigers tallied 95 points to claim a 31-point win over the Lady Bucs. Juniors Lilly Irons and Lilly Anger captured two events ...

Steelers look to end a long run of playoff futility

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin has no interest in shucking the weight of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent playoff failures onto the shoulders of his players heading into Monday night’s opening-round visit by Houston. “I’m certainly not going to unpack my bags on the collective’s bed, if you will,” said Tomlin, who will take a six-game postseason losing streak onto the Acrisure Stadium turf to face the streaking Texans. The Steelers (10-7) seem intent on carrying it anyway, their future Hall of Fame quarterback perhaps most of all. Aaron Rodgers, in the late stages of ...

Mountaineers add Wyoming offensive lineman

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MORGANTOWN — WVU added another offensive lineman Thursday afternoon. Wyoming offensive guard Wes King has reportedly committed to the Mountaineers, according to CBS Sports’ Chris Hummer. He considered Texas and Kansas State as other options. King is a veteran offensive lineman who’s been with Wyoming since 2022, after committing as a 3-star lineman recruit out of high school. King didn’t play his freshman season and redshirted. In his sophomore year, he took over. King started in all 13 games and helped running back Harrison Waylee rush for the century mark four different ...