HAMBLETON — When Trinity Christian needed a go-to player March 7, junior guard Caleb Jenkins stepped up. Jenkins poured 21 points on Tucker County during the WVSSAC […]
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Morgantown earns trip to state hoops tourney
BY BUBBA KAPRAL Wheeling Newspapers WHEELING — Morgantown prides itself on its suffocating defense. The Mohigans are now state tournament bound thanks to another virtuoso defensive effort, […]
Trinity girls eliminated at state tourney, 78-47
CHARLESTON — Class A No. 2 Wheeling Central led from start to finish March 8, beating No. 7 Trinity, 78-47, in the girls’ state basketball quarterfinals. The […]
For University, Morgantown, this one counts
MORGANTOWN — Crosstown rivals University and Morgantown have clashed three times on the hardwood this winter. On March 14, they’ll meet one final time, in the only […]
Trinity gets fourth shot at Irish in state quarterfinals
MORGANTOWN — Trinity Christian has come down with a severe case of March Madness. The Warriors are preparing for their first trip to the WVSSAC Class A […]
WVU roundup: 3 in consolations at NCAA mets
CLEVELAND, Ohio — After two sessions of wrestling March 15, all three WVU grapplers are alive in the consolation bracket of the NCAA championships. Zeke Moisey, a […]
Mountaineers breeze past Bucknell in WNIT
MORGANTOWN — By the time Teana Muldrow put the finishing touches on her 20-point, eight-rebound performance March 15, in the WVU women’s basketball team’s 83-50 victory against […]
Trinity in state semis with 2OT victory over Notre Dame
CHARLESTON — In the fourth meeting between the two teams this season, No. 5 seed Trinity finally broke through and eliminated defending state champion Notre Dame, 64-52, […]
WVU seniors know opening round can be treacherous
SAN DIEGO — WVU’s seniors understand the survive-and-advance pressure of NCAA tournament first-round games. Recent history has been quite a teacher. As freshmen, Jevon Carter and Daxter […]
Huggins: WVU’s foot speed a pressing matter
SAN DIEGO — WVU has maintained only intermittent flashes of “Press Virginia” this season, pulling back from its full-court traps once the most skilled opponents proved unaffected. […]
