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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 ...

Glenville State advance to MEC Tournament final

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WHEELING — Top-seeded Glenville State uncharacteristically chose not to attend its morning shootaround prior to its semifinal showdown with fifth-seeded Fairmont State here Saturday afternoon in the annual Mountain East Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at WesBanco Arena. The decision, however, proved to be the right one. The Pioneers came out on fire connecting on seven of their first 10 shots, including their first four 3-point field goal attempts as they raced to an early 10-point lead and eventually an 83-74 victory over the Falcons. “That’s not like us is it to ...