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, stifling Wheeling Park, […]
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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 Maroon Knights (23-2) […]
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 game of the […]
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 State Basketball Championships […]
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 redshirt junior, won […]
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 Bucknell, only one […]
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, in double overtime […]
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 Miles were key […]
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. “I didn’t do […]
Hawks knock off Mohigans in state quarterfinals
CHARLESTON — University advanced into the Class AAA boys’ basketball state tournament semifinals for a second straight year March 14, beating rival and No. 8 Morgantown, 70-51, in the quarterfinals, […]
