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WVU Football Player Signs With NFL Team, More Invited To Rookie Mini-Camp

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football went this year's NFL Draft without a player from the 2025 team selected by a team in the league. There were former players selected, like Akheem Mesidor, who was picked in the first round by the Los Angeles Chargers. The Mountaineers ended their streak of having players drafted, but they weren't the only Power Four team to not have a player selected in one of the seven rounds. WVU was one of 10 schools, which included Colorado and Oklahoma State from the Big 12, and local schools Virginia and Virginia Tech, to not have a draft pick. But there ...

Top-Seeded Barnesville Nips Martins Ferry, 4-3

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BARNESVILLE – Baseball can be, at times, a game of inches. It certainly was Monday afternoon at Memorial Park. Top-seeded Barnesville built a 4-0 lead only to hang on for a 4-3 victory over No. 4 Martins Ferry in an OVAC Class 3A baseball semifinal. “It feels good,” veteran ...

West Liberty Men’s Golf Earns NCAA Regional Bid

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WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's golf team is headed back to the postseason, earning a berth in the NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional as announced by the NCAA. The selection marks the Hilltoppers' second straight NCAA Regional appearance and their 11th trip in the past 12 seasons, continuing a long-standing tradition of success for the program. West Liberty is one of 80 teams selected to compete across four regional sites, with competition set for May 7–9 at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown ...

Stages Are Set For OVAC Spring Sport Tournaments

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The OVAC Championships heat up this week as champions in baseball, softball and tennis will be crowned. BASEBALL All semifinals will be played on Monday at the higher seeded team’s home field. All games are set to start at 5 p.m. Morgantown (Class 5A), Indian Creek (Class 4A), Barnesville (Class 3A), Toronto (Class 2A) and Cameron (Class 1A) all earned the top seed in their respective division. In Class 5A, No. 4 Wheeling Park travels to Mylan Park in Morgantown to face the Mohigans and No. 3 Steubenville visits Monarch Field in Glen Dale to meet No. 2 John ...

AD Wren Baker 'Pleased' With Ross Hodge's 1st Season As WVU's Men's Basketball Coach

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MORGANTOWN — Honor Huff made both free throws to put West Virginia men’s basketball up 89-82 with 37 seconds left in overtime. The Mountaineers were eyeing down the Crown Tournament Championship, with Oklahoma on its heels. The Sooners shot a 3-pointer, but missed, allowing for WVU to close it out and take the tournament. Athletic Director Wren Baker was in Las Vegas to witness Ross Hodge and his team win the postseason tournament. Baker was obviously excited, but he was proud of the team before even heading to Las Vegas. “I was pleased even before the Crown event,” Baker ...