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Mountaineers make history over four-game stretch

Local Sports October 21, 2026

MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez and his staff have been on a season-long search for answers to fix a defense whose terrible performances have overshadowed one of the nation's top offensive tandems. The Mountaineers have played four consecutive games in which the teams have combined for 1,000 yards of offense. They've gone 1-3 in that stretch, with the win coming on a last-second field goal Saturday against Cincinnati. For all the offense that West Virginia is piling up, the defense has been exposed much worse by missed tackles, blown assignments and gaping ...

Geletko is Worthington Women’s Golf Association champ six years running

Community News October 21, 2026

PARKERSBURG – A member of the Worthington Women’s Golf Association has been named the club champion for the 2026 season and for the sixth consecutive year. Carol Geletko also received the coveted State Pin at the association’s annual luncheon and awards ceremony that concluded the ...

Warren breaks through, beats Miami Trace in tourney opener

Local Sports October 21, 2026

VINCENT — Miami Trace was in preservation mode, but eventually, Warren broke through. In a Division III Southeast District tournament opener Tuesday, the Warriors got second-half goals from Shawn Adams and Kyle Anthony to win 2-0 and eliminate the Panthers. Miami Trace, which finished ...

Despite exhibition win, bad taste left with WVU

Local Sports October 20, 2026

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Ross Hodge spoke the obvious on Sunday. The WVU men’s basketball coach had no other choice following Maryland’s 90-81 overtime exhibition victory inside the Xfinity Center. “Ultimately, I felt like it was their physicality with (Pharrel) Payne and (Andre) ...

WVU receivers get busy against Cincinnati

Local Sports October 20, 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football hadn’t thrown the ball too much in the first half of the season. The Mountaineers hadn’t had to because they were running the ball so efficiently. But against Cincinnati, quarterback Michael Hawkins was forced to air it out a lot more, and he had a ...

'Jacket Weather: Williamstown girls defeat Ravenswood in quarterfinals

Local Sports October 20, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN – After scoring a school-record 41 goals this season, little doubt Ravenswood senior Reagen Durbin is worthy of all-state status. However, Williamstown countered with its own starlet in senior Addie Richardson, who anchored the scoring in the Yellowjackets’ 4-1 win over ...