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Wheeling Men’s Golf Makes History, Qualifying for First Ever Atlantic/East Regional Tournament

WHEELING - When he took over as Wheeling University Head Golf Coach, Thadd Obecny had one goal in mind, making it to the NCAA DII Atlantic/East Regional Tournament. On Sunday, that goal was realized as the team earned the #12 seed in the field, qualifying them for the 2026 NCAA DII Atlantic/East Regional Championships for the first time in program history. The Cardinals have been represented by individuals at the event on two different occasions, but the 2026 team is the first to write their names in the history books as a team qualifier for the Regional Championship event. After ...

OVAC Tennis Kicks Off With Patriot Duo Claiming Title

GLEN DALE – Defending champion Morgantown got off to a fantastic start Monday as the OVAC Girls’ Doubles championships kicked off a four-day week on the John Marshall High School courts. The Mohigans placed a team in all three finals, winning two, in amassing 11 points. City rival University was second with eight followed by Wheeling Park with six. The Patriots’ No. 1 duo of Madeline Bradshaw and Samantha Piko captured the No. 1 title with an 8-6 victory over the third-seeded Morgantown tandem of Maya Greenlee and Annika Chadha. The top-seeded Wheeling Park twosome cruised 8-0 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...