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Mountaineers on verge of first Top 25 ranking since 2018

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MORGANTOWN — There’s a Twitter/X account dedicated to West Virginia football and the top 25 rankings. “DaysWVUnotRankedinAPpoll” for those curious. It messages out every day the Mountaineers haven’t been ranked in the top 25. How many days has that been? Over 2,800 days. That’s almost eight years. Children have seen two presidential administrations before seeing West Virginia have a number in front of it on the ESPN ticker at the bottom of the screen. It’s been a long time. But that timer and account could be coming to an end. After WVU’s upset win over No. 25 Virginia, ...

Glenville St. opens MEC play vs. Charleston

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PARKERSBURG — First-year Glenville State head coach Jake Casteel and the Pioneers are set to open up Mountain East Conference play against three-time defending champion Charleston at 1 p.m. Saturday inside Laidley Field. A year ago, the G-men lost a tough 31-28 affair to the Golden Eagles ...

WVU prepares for Cowboys’ quick pass game

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia defensive coordinator Zac Alley was watching tape for the upcoming matchup against Oklahoma State. He watched all aspects, and he and his staff had a watch on quarterback Drew Mestemaker. From the time Mestemaker snapped the ball to when he threw it, the watch ...

South girls prevail over Spring Valley for senior night win

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PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg South head coach Ron Bucholtz wants his team to find more success in the final third of the field, but Thursday’s effort on senior night inside Erickson All-Sports Facility was more than enough to turn back Spring Valley for a 3-1 victory. Not only were Patriot seniors Taylor Benear, Camryn McClain, Marie Silvis, Natalee Epperly and Mack Moles honored at halftime, but longtime supporter of the program Greg “BOOM-MAN” Riesbeck was given a moment of silence prior to the start of the match after losing his battle with cancer earlier this month. It ...

Marietta girls continue record-setting campaign

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ZANESVILLE, Ohio — During a year where the Marietta girls golf program has repeatedly one-upped itself, the Tigers’ biggest accomplishment of the season occurred Tuesday at Jaycee Golf Club. Competing in the Division I Southeast sectional tournament, Marietta took home the team crown to ...

South cross country sweeps Coal River Classic

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TORNADO — Winfield runners Trace Marshall and Juliana Von Wulffen swept the boys and girls races at the fifth annual Coal River Classic cross country event on Wednesday at Meadowood Park in Tornado. Marshall, a senior, crossed the finish line with a time of 15:57.31 to win his fourth meet of the season while Von Wulffen, a sophomore, overcame injuries to make the Coal River Classic her first meet of the year and captured the girls title with a time of 19:18.55 It made for a good day for Generals coach Hunter Sheldon. “These two runners, especially Trace, just loves to race,” ...