WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, — A chip-in for eagle and seven birdies gave Webb Simpson a career-low 61 July 5. A timely weather delay and one fortuitously located […]
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Summer practice vital for youthful Preston volleyball team
KINGWOOD — For Preston volleyball coach Don Deal, June was an exercise in development. The Knights hit the court for the WVSSAC three-week practices last month after […]
Glendinning’s hit boosts Black Bears past Crosscutters, 7-5
GRANVILLE — With fireworks popping throughout the sky above Morgantown from Monongalia County Ballpark’s perch above the Monongahela River, the West Virginia Black Bears used some late-game […]
College golf standout Xiong making Tour debut at Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — By the time Norman Xiong skies his first professional tee shot at 8:40 a.m. July 5, he’ll be swinging into the stiff breeze […]
Sims’ hit a walk-off winner for Muckdogs
BATAVIA, N.Y. — Demetrius Sims’ single in the bottom of the ninth inning July 3 handed Batavia a 5-4 walk-off win against West Virginia. It was the […]
Despite lightning, Post 2 continues to roll with win over Bridgeport
When a team has a winning percentage over .800, it can seem like only an act of God can stop them, and that’s exactly what it took […]
Ex-Marshall golfer survives playoff in Greenbrier qualifier
GLADE SPRINGS — Wedged into a four-man playoff for the final three Greenbrier qualifying spots, former Marshall golfer Logan Lagodich found himself feeling “pretty nervous” Monday. His […]
Scrappers take 8-4 win against Black Bears
GRANVILLE — Jose Fermin singled twice as the Mahoning Valley Scrappers topped the West Virginia Black Bears, 8-4, on June 30. Down 1-0, the Scrappers took the […]
Playing in America a Dutch treat for Black Bears catcher
GRANVILLE — If not for his older sister, maybe Paul Brands would have found an interest in soccer. “That is the national sport of Netherlands,” the West […]
University High volleyball team’s nine seniors savor friendships
MORGANTOWN — The nine seniors in the University volleyball program go way back. According to senior Anna Tretheway, she’s known her current teammates from early in their youth; […]
