MORGANTOWN — Irene Riggs’ run to a second three-peat became official Wednesday. The Morgantown High star distance runner was named the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year in track, marking […]
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COLUMN: Early portion of season will tell if there’s excitement to be had for WVU football
MORGANTOWN — Some WVU football fans look at the Mountaineers’ 2023 schedule and feel nothing but dread. Again playing one of the toughest schedules in the country, WVU will face […]
University High embracing the multi-sport athlete
MORGANTOWN – If you’ve attended University High sporting events you probably have caught yourself thinking, “I’ve heard that athletes name before,” and more than likely that’s true. Most high schools […]
Eilert’s 16 years of patience paid off, but now the challenge begins as WVU’s interim head hoops coach
MORGANTOWN — For 16 years Josh Eilert watched, listened, learned and stayed put. In college basketball years, that would normally account for two or three different addresses for someone working […]
COLUMN: WVU will rightfully not remove itself from its relationship with Bob Huggins
MORGANTOWN — There was no pause, no hesitation as Josh Eilert spoke from the heart and with kind words about his predecessor Monday. Enter Eilert as the interim WVU men’s […]
Tre Mitchell transfers to Kentucky, Wague enters portal
MORGANTOWN — In Wren Baker’s mind, the expectations heaped upon Josh Eilert to build some sort of wall around the WVU men’s basketball roster were unrealistic. “I think there’s an […]
Key points from Monday’s press conference
** Josh Eilert’s contract is for 10 months, worth $1.5 million. He made $180,000, plus incentives, as an assistant last season. ** WVU men’s basketball staff members who are about […]
WVU AD: Coaching search went down two different roads
MORGANTOWN — There were two trains of thought in the search for the next West Virginia men’s basketball coach, and WVU athletic director Wren Baker was quick to go down […]
Josh Eilert introduced as WVU’s interim head men’s basketball coach
MORGANTOWN — Josh Eilert will have 935 less wins under his belt than Bob Huggins when November rolls around and the 2023-24 men’s basketball season begins. That fact has not […]
Point guard Kerr Kriisa exits portal, returns to WVU men’s hoops team
MORGANTOWN — Kerr Kriisa is back with the WVU men’s basketball team again. The senior point guard from Tartu, Estonia put his name in the transfer portal last Friday, but […]
