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WVU women win after wakeup call on opening night

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MORGANTOWN – West Virginia got hit with a wake-up call on opening night. The 24th-ranked Mountaineers trailed by as many as seven points early and then let a chunk of a 17-point advantage slip away in the fourth quarter, but still pulled out a 68-64 victory inside Hope Coliseum. The Mountaineers (1-0) won their 13th consecutive season opener and held the lead for just shy of 31 minutes, but were still never able to put the Rams away. “It looked like the first game of the year with 10 newcomers and we were a little inconsistent,” was how WVU head coach Mark Kellogg put it. ...

Wirt County sweeps Wahama to advance to state

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ELIZABETH — Wirt County received match-highs of four aces from Jasmine Williams, 14 kills by Simone Hall and 32 assists via Breigyn Dawson as the Tigers punched their ticket to next week’s state tournament in Charleston after sweeping Wahama - 25-20, 25-14 and 25-13 - here Wednesday ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Prep Football Statistical Leaders

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SCORING Name, School, TD, FG, 2, 1, TOTAL Hayden Jones, Waterford 27 0 1 0 164 Kyler Basham, Eastern 25 0 2 0 154 Jenner Keen, Ritchie 21 0 6 6 144 Shepard Paugh, S. Harrison 22 0 3 0 132 Trace Simpkins, Wahama 16 0 11 0 118 Daniel Cunningham, Williamstown 19 0 1 0 116 Brodey ...

PHS girls fall to top-seeded GW in state semis

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BECKLEY – The George Washington girls soccer team came out aggressive and did not let up in getting by Parkersburg 4-0 in a Class AAAA semifinal contest at the WVSSAC State Soccer Tournament played at the Paul Cline Memorial Sports Complex in Beckley on Wednesday morning. The Patriots ...

’Jackets host Central in small school showdown

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WILLIAMSTOWN — Defending Class A state champion Wheeling Central head coach Mike Young's Maroon Knights are ready for a battle come 7 p.m. Friday against undefeated Williamstown. The Class AA, No. 2 Yellowjackets of head man Chris Beck have previously had 10-0 regular seasons 10 times in ...

All-Southeast District Soccer Teams

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All-Southeast District Soccer Teams BOYS Division III First team: Graesyn Moat, Marietta, So., M; Finn Tindall, Marietta, Jr., GK Second team: Ethan Eddy, Warren, Sr., D; Liam Grosselin, Warren, Jr., M; Will Haller, Marietta, Sr., F; Noah Zacharias, Marietta, So., D Honorable ...