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Mountaineers look to make noise in Big 12 tournament

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MORGANTOWN — When it comes to telling the story about the WVU men’s basketball team, Chance Moore’s mind quickly drifts back to last summer. “It was a crazy journey starting this summer,” the WVU forward said. “We were on that turf, and all of the practices and all of the hills we had to run. It was all meant for us to get better by 1% everyday. “For most of us, it was our first time playing high-major (basketball). I feel like we did solid for the most part.” As for WVU head coach Ross Hodge, his thoughts go back to a rivalry win against Pitt. “For as long as I ...

Mountaineer baseball welcomes Maryland for mid-week series

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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 ...

Shaw motivated by All-Big 12 snub

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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 ...

Title Town: WVU captures Big 12 Conference Tournament championship

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the buzzer sounded on the Big 12 Tournament championship game, Jordan Harrison ran and leaped into the waiting arms of her West Virginia teammates, who squeezed her so hard it looked as if it hurt. It was just about the only time anyone corralled Harrison on Sunday. The senior guard scored 20 points while wreaking havoc on defense, and Sydney Shaw added 17 points of her own, helping the No. 15 Mountaineers avenge a pair of regular-season losses to No. 10 TCU with a 62-53 victory in the title game. “Just seeing the ball going through the hole is all I ...

South's Justice Anthony becomes 4-time state champ

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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 ...

State wrestling: Ripley captures Division II crown

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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 ...