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Eastern District Wrestlers Fare So-So After First Day Of State

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COLUMBUS – It was a so-so day for the Eastern District during Friday’s opening day of the 89th annual Ohio High School Athletic Association’s boys state wrestling tournament inside Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University. Of the 35 local entrants, just over half won their first-round match and advanced to the championship quarterfinals on Saturday morning. Eighteen individuals – nine in Division III and a like number in Division II – will compete at 9:30 a.m. and 10:10, respectively, for a berth in the championship semifinals ...

WVU Expects Competitive WR Room, Led By Returner Jaden Bray

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MORGANTOWN — Wide receiver Cam Vaughn was one of the talented players that West Virginia didn’t want to lose in the offseason. He came over from Jacksonville State with Rich Rodriguez and was a dynamic playmaker. Vaughn might’ve had his bad moments, like giving up on plays, but those outweighed the fact that he was a talented receiver. At the end of 2025, Vaughn announced he’d be entering the portal, and once the portal opened, he transferred to Miami. WVU’s leading receiver was gone. “We lost a couple we didn’t want to lose,” Rodriguez said. Looking at the ...

From Sour To Sweetness: Lemon Chewing Helped WVU Players Reach New Heights

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MORGANTOWN — The following will likely leave a sour taste in your mouth. For some players on the 12th-ranked WVU women’s basketball team, that’s the idea. First, there is the sweet part, which is to say the Mountaineers (27-6) will find out Saturday if they will host the opening rounds of the upcoming NCAA tournament. After winning the Big 12 tournament with a 62-53 victory against then-No. 10 TCU, WVU is in a great position to be named a host for the first time since 1992, when the tournament fielded just 48 teams. “It’s a coaches’ dream, in a way, you have a vision and ...