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WVU Freshman Matt Sieg Just Focusing On Defense Early In The Spring

MORGANTOWN — Before spring practice started, West Virginia football's safety and more a ulitity freshman, Matt Sieg, drew a lot of interest. Sieg was a National Signing Day steal from rival Pitt, Penn State and other local schools, and was a top 5 high school prospect in Pennsylvania as a consensus 4-star. Sieg drew a lot of interest from teams because he's an overall athlete. He was the first player in WPIAL history to register 5,000 yards rushing and 3,000 yards passing for his career. Sieg was named first-team defensive back and had four interceptions, returning two for ...

Steubenville Heats Up Late In Win vs. Park

WHEELING — The Steubenville Big Red flipped a switch on Thursday evening, just as the top of the fifth inning rolled around in their road game vs. Wheeling Park. A 5-5 tie turned into a 8-5 lead before Steubenville had to put the bats down in the fifth, and Big Red kept up their newfound ...

Martins Ferry Outslugs St. Clairsville In Baseball

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Martins Ferry and St. Clairsville concluded their home-and-home regular season Thursday, but the contest was a 180-degree turnaround from Monday. The visiting Purple Riders (2-1) scored four times in the second and six times in the fourth to hold off the Red Devils, 11-9, ...

No. 13 WVU Baseball Set For A Pitching Duel In Series Against No. 23 UCF

MORGANTOWN — No. 13 West Virginia baseball starts its three-game series with No. 23 UCF on Friday, April 3, with the first pitch at 6:30 p.m., which is the second-straight weekend the Mountaineers are facing a ranked opponent. The Knights are the top team in the Big 12 at 8-1, which is a ...