MORGANTOWN — Some high school basketball coaches follow the maxim, “First team to 50 usually wins.” But at Thursday night’s girls’ hoops battle between host Morgantown […]
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University boys’ basketball team to rely on frontcourt as new guards get acclimated
MORGANTOWN — By design, the University boys basketball team has what head coach Joe Schmidle calls an “unbelievably hard” schedule. The Hawks open Friday against East Fairmont […]
University’s Donald Brandel, Daminn Cunningham named Class AAA first team all-state
HUNTINGTON — Helping University to an unbeaten regular season and 11-1 overall record, linebacker Donald Brandel and running back Daminn Cunningham were named to the Class AAA […]
NOTEBOOK: WVU shifts to 1-3-1 defense to stymie UConn
MORGANTOWN — Bob Huggins credited WVU associate head coach Larry Harrison with the defensive idea that made a big impact in the Mountaineers 56-53 victory on Wednesday. […]
COLUMN: Gabe Osabuohien completes story arc with key rebound late against UConn
Gabe Osabuohien was summoned to the sideline with 12 minutes left to go and all Bob Huggins could muster at the time was throwing his hands up […]
Taz Sherman scores 23, WVU beats No. 15 UConn 56-53
MORGANTOWN — Taz Sherman scored 23 points and West Virginia held on for a 56-53 victory over No. 15 UConn on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers (8-1) were […]
Morgantown boys’ basketball team has high expectations coming off state championship defeat
MORGANTOWN — As Dave Tallman and the Morgantown boys’ basketball team head out to do their holiday shopping, what they’re looking for can’t be bought in a […]
University girls improve to 3-0 with 66-50 win over John Marshall
MORGANTOWN — It wouldn’t have been surprising if the University girls’ basketball team might have been looking past John Marshall at home Tuesday night. After all, the […]
KK Deans scores 20 points to lead West Virginia past pesky Charlotte
MORGANTOWN — In her own mind, KK Deans was not about to let a sprained ankle keep her off the court. As the old saying goes, a […]
West Virginia has opportunity to make a name for itself against No. 15 UConn
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia debuted at No. 73 in the country in the initial NCAA NET rankings released Monday. The rankings are used by the NCAA tournament […]
