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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 ...

Nailers Take Commanding 2-0 Lead In North Division Semifinal

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WHEELING – Home sweet home. Wheeling is halfway to the Kelly Cup North Division championship series following another dominating performance Saturday night against Reading. The top-seeded Nailers posted a convincing, 5-1, triumph over the No. 4 Royals before a crowd of 2,684 inside ...

West Virginia Baseball Loses Series To Cincinnati, Blowing Game 3 Lead

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It was an unorthodox weekend for No. 12 West Virginia baseball in its three-game series heading to Cincinnati. The Mountaineers played an extra-inning game, had a game postponed, making for a doubleheader on Saturday, and did all of it without their top pitcher, Maxx Yehl. In Game 3 of the series Sunday afternoon, in a rubber match, WVU blew a 5-2 lead in the eighth inning, losing 7-5 to Cincinnati, falling in its second series of the season. WVU needed a big bounce-back series this weekend, after being blasted in the Backyard Brawl on Tuesday by Pitt. The tide looked turned after ...

High School Roundup: Central Takes Two In Charleston; Barnesville Holds Off Generals

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CHARLESTON — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights baseball team picked up two wins on Saturday, going down to Charleston to face Charleston Catholic and Logan. The Knights defeated Charleston Catholic 16-5, with eight Central players tallying an RBI. Brady Ernest hit two triples and a single to finish with three RBI, while Zayne Rosnick tallied three base hits to drive in three. Koy Lipinski doubled, homered and drove in two. Clay Petry also doubled, homered and drove in two— adding a single as well for three total hits. Jake Drown tripled and homered as part of a four-hit, ...