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Monday Morning Quarterback: True tests ahead for WVU

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True tests ahead for WVU The annual scheduled game against an overmatched FCS opponent went about as expected last Saturday as West Virginia cruised to an easy 52-7 victory over UT Martin. It was an opportunity for nearly all players on the WVU sideline to see game action, which for some may be their only on field appearance of the season. Thirteen different Mountaineers carried the football and four quarterbacks saw action. A total of 26 defensive players showed up on the stat sheet with at least one tackle. The difference in speed between the two teams was quickly evident. Wide ...

Republicans to hold scramble at Oxbow

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BELPRE - The Washington County Republican Party will hold its sixth annual golf scramble on Oct. 10 at Oxbow Golf Course. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The fee for the four-person scramble is $300 and the package includes greens fee, cart, refreshments, snacks and a steak dinner. Hole sponsorships also are available. To sponsor a hole or for more information, call Joe Derkin at 330-858-2564 or jpderkin@gmail.com, Mark Warden at 740-516-1687, Tonya Booth at 740-336-4750 or Johnna Zalmanek at 740-706-1883.

WVU football assistant coach Noel Devine arrested, jailed

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia assistant coach and former standout running back for the Mountaineers, Noel Devine, 38, was arrested and booked at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at the North Central Regional Jail charged with one felony count of strangulation, according to the Magistrate Court of Monongalia ...

Scoreboard (9/14)

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Marietta 5, Athens 0 M (9-0-1) 2 3 – 5 Athens (4-4-0) 0 0 – 0 Next match: Marietta at Wheeling Central Catholic, 7 p.m. Thursday Scoring M: Annalise Spencer, 6th minute M: Parker Weppler, 14th minute M: Annalise Spencer (Fiona Fowler assist), 45th minute M: Blaire Reed, 68th minute M: Grace Spencer, 75th minute Team Stats Marietta. Shots 8. Shots on goal 6. Fouls committed 6. Offside 0. Corner Kicks 7. Saves 2 (Maura Misel keeper) HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS Marietta 4, Waverly 1 Singles Claire Morrison (W) def. Olivia Vessels (M) ...

West Virginia rolls past U.T. Martin, 52-7

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a wide-open D.J. Epps down the seam. Hawkins pitched it to him, and Epps took off in all the open space for a 53-yard touchdown. The big touchdown set the tone for a day full of explosive plays against the inferior FCS U.T. ...