Shaw motivated by All-Big 12 snub

March 10, 2026

As it turns out, Sydney Shaw had another reason to be motivated to help the 15th-ranked WVU women’s basketball team capture the Big 12 women’s tournament. It came from the other Big 12 coaches, who omitted Shaw’s name from the all-Big 12 team that was released prior to the start of the tournament. “Sydney Shaw was fantastic in this tournament,” said WVU head coach Mark Kellogg, who is not permitted to vote for his players for all-Big 12 honors. “She earned this right. It’s absolutely crazy to me that she didn’t make an all-conference team. “She led our league in ...

Mountaineer baseball welcomes Maryland for mid-week series

March 10, 2026

West Virginia baseball lost the last game against Kennesaw State for its second loss of the season. The Mountaineers canceled the series against Radford and then the makeup against Marshall. Amidst the scheduling changes, coach Steve Sabins dismissed All-Big 12 pitcher Chase Meyer from the team. WVU opened the three-game series against Columbia with a loss as well. It was looking like the week of negativity was taking its toll on the team. Brodie Kresser changed the downward trajectory with a walk-off grand slam in Game 2, making it a rubber match for the final game. WVU carried the ...

State wrestling: Big Reds finish runner-up to University for Division I crown

March 8, 2026

HUNTINGTON — Parkersburg South's Jesse Adams became the Mountain State's 28th four-time state champion following the conclusion of Saturday night's 79th annual state wrestling tournament while the Big Reds of Parkersburg had to settle for a solid runner-up finish behind inaugural Division ...

State wrestling: Ripley captures Division II crown

March 8, 2026

HUNTINGTON — Ripley senior heavyweight Carter Neal accounted for the final points in the team race here Saturday night during the 79th annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament as the Vikings finished with 191.5 to outdistance runner-up Williamstown's 131.5, which allowed head coach ...

South’s Justice Anthony becomes 4-time state champ

March 8, 2026

HUNTINGTON - In what was the final West Virginia girls state invitational held Saturday night inside the Marshall Health Network Arena, the Parkersburg South wrestling program watched senior Justice Anthony complete a run for the ages as the Patriots finished third overall as a team with ...

West Virginia women advance to Big 12 tournament championship game

March 8, 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia fell into the madness that comes with March on Saturday with its own style of late-game heroics. It was not the typical buzzer-beater that generally pops up this time of year. Instead, the 15th-ranked and second-seeded Mountaineers advanced to their first Big 12 tournament championship game since 2021 with a clutch steal from senior point guard Jordan Harrison. WVU’s 5-foot-9 speedster snuck up from behind and stole the ball from Colorado’s 6-3 forward Jade Masogayo, as the final seconds ticked off the clock inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, ...