MORGANTOWN — One of the toughest lessons to learn upon growing up is that life doesn’t always come with a fairy-tale ending. Trinity Christian boys’ basketball has […]
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Highlights: Trinity falls to Webster County in state semifinals
CHARLESTON — Class A No. 1 Webster County had scored at least 58 points in every game this season entering Friday’s semifinal against No. 5 Trinity. Still, […]
Webster County edges Trinity for spot in Class A title game
By Greg Carey CHARLESTON — Class A No. 1 Webster County had scored at least 58 points in every game this season entering Friday’s semifinal against No. […]
Autumn Stemple tosses 13 strikeouts as University defeats Wheeling Park 5-2
MORGANTOWN — Freshman pitcher Autumn Stemple pitched seven innings and recorded 13 strikeouts as University High’s softball team defeated Wheeling Park, 5-2, on Thursday afternoon. Stemple didn’t […]
Fairmont Senior boys rout Lewis County 92-35
CHARLESTON — Ahead of their Class AA quarterfinal No. 7 Lewis County knew it faced long odds against No. 2 Fairmont Senior. “We knew coming in we’d […]
Trinity boys look to pull off upset vs. Greenbrier West
CHARLESTON — The challenges keep coming for Trinity Christian senior Daniel Woods. Greenbrier West’s 6-foot-9 forwards Collin and Riley O’Dell towered over Woods in the quarterfinals, but […]
Morgantown receives lesson in close loss to Capital
CHARLESTON — The most challenging thing about basketball sometimes is accepting the tough losses. You can’t change the result, of course, but you can’t ignore what led […]
Morgantown falls to Capital in state quarterfinals
By Greg Carey CHARLESTON — Kerion Martin’s layup with 25 seconds remaining gave Capital a one-point lead over Morgantown, and the Cougars made it stand in a […]
University awaiting winner of George Washington vs. Cabell Midland
MORGANTOWN — University coach Joe Schmidle wasn’t thrilled with his team’s performance in a 65-51 win over Musselman on Wednesday, but in the state tournament, moving on […]
Briston Bennett red-hot in 2nd half as Trinity rallies past Greenbrier West
By Greg Carey CHARLESTON — Trinity’s 11 seniors weren’t ready to call it a career just yet. The veteran-laden Warriors overcame an 11-point deficit with 6:55 remaining […]