It’s hard to beat a team four times. West Virginia baseball realized that Saturday night against Kansas. The Mountaineers were shut out by the Jayhawks 9-0 in the Big 12 […]
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COLUMN: Lack of feared power hitters cost WVU dearly in Big 12 title loss against Kansas
MORGANTOWN — The comment came from ESPN college baseball analyst Mike Rooney well before top-seeded Kansas broke the game open in the seventh inning for a 9-0 victory on Saturday […]
Morgantown and Huntington finish Quad A boys co-champions; C-B’s Maggie Lemley wins the school’s first title in five years at 2026 State Track and Field meet
CHARLESTON – The 2026 track and field season came to a close on Saturday at Laidley Field in Charleston. In the first-ever season of Class AAAA competition, the boys’ state […]
A Century of Hawks: University High celebrates 100th graduating class
MORGANTOWN — Despite heavy rain, whipping winds and chilly temperatures, the Class of 2026 at University High School filled the school’s football field Friday evening with smiles, pride and celebration […]
54 Clay-Battelle graduates ‘climbed the mountain’
BLACKSVILLE — The dreary weather couldn’t dampen the mood at Clay-Battelle High School on Friday evening as the Class of 2026 walked across the stage and entered a new stage […]
MHS Class of 2026: ‘So we’ll be memorable’
MORGANTOWN – They seized the soggy day. In the rain, they reigned. And, they made sure they had sensible shoes. You know. Just because. “Well, these are my backup,” Emma […]
No. 9 WVU advances to Big 12 tournament title game with a 7-3 victory against Arizona State
MORGANTOWN — Somewhere in the desert heat, at a time when most of the country was nestled away safely in their beds, the ninth-ranked WVU baseball team has once again […]
Mon Schools: ‘Absolutely no cuts’ planned for FFA, ag programs at Clay-Battelle
BLACKSVILLE – Kent Saul’s agriculture classes at Clay-Battelle Middle-High School aren’t just filler for the course schedule. For the students who go through them, then go on to work in […]
Study: Beechurst changes must come before Grumbein’s Island goes
MORGANTOWN – What’s it going to take to close Grumbein’s Island? The blessing of the West Virginia Division of Highways for starters, and likely more than $50 million worth of […]
Donald Barrett Smith
Donald Barrett Smith, lovingly known to family and friends as “Smitty”, “Duck”, and “Sweet William”, peacefully departed this life Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 6:09 p.m., in Mercy Health St. […]











