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Mountaineers win regular-season finale against UCF, 77-62

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MORGANTOWN — To be sure, Honor Huff had already fielded about a dozen phone calls from potential coaches once he entered the transfer portal nearly a year ago now. For a young man who had knocked down 240 3-pointers over his last two seasons, including a nation-leading 131 at Chattanooga last season, that’s sort of to be expected. “I asked every coach who called me what do they need to see me do to get better from the first day of camp,” Huff said, after he scored 24 points on Friday to lead West Virginia to a 77-62 victory in the regular-season finale against UCF inside Hope ...

Ripley takes commanding D2 lead into final day of state wrestling

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HUNTINGTON — The Ripley wrestling program of head coach Matt Smith has a commanding 149.5-103.5 lead against Herbert Hoover in the Division II team race following the completion of Friday night's semifinals and blood rounds at the 79th annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament being ...

Sydney Shaw makes 5 3-pointers to lift WVU women's basketball over Arizona State in Big 12 quarterfinals

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West Virginia women’s basketball’s debut in the Big 12 Tournament wasn’t easy. The Mountaineers went down to the wire with the talk of the tournament so far, Arizona State. The Sun Devils upset No. 7-seeded Iowa State on March 5. What turned into a defensive effort, WVU halted a late surge from Arizona State, knocking down some big 3-pointers, to win the quarterfinal matchup 67-54, advancing to the semifinals the next day. The Mountaineers play the winner of No. 3-seeded Baylor and No. 6-seeded Colorado. WVU secured its 25th victory for the third-straight year – a first in ...