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University hosts Preston to tip off postseason play

MORGANTOWN — The University girls’ basketball team knows exactly what they need to do with the postseason set to begin Wednesday for the Hawks, opening the sectional tournament hosting Preston. Look no further than their regular-season finale last week against Hampshire: when you share ...

COLUMN: Trinity, MHS buck conventions to schedule meaningful game

On paper, there was virtually no incentive for the Morgantown girls’ basketball team to play at Trinity Christian on Thursday.  The Class AAAA Mohigans had nothing to gain and everything to lose by playing the Class AA Warriors and what’s more, Morgantown, the largest public ...

Hawks roll in win over visiting Knights

MORGANTOWN — While it’s not always the case, sometimes you get an early indication of how a basketball game is probably going to go, and Thursday's University girls home match-up against Preston was one of those games. The Hawks forced three turnovers and converted them into three ...

Preston boys struggle to score in 60-34 loss to Bridgeport

KINGWOOD — High school basketball games are often won in the fourth quarter. If Friday’s boys’ basketball game between Preston and Bridgeport had come down to the fourth quarter, the Knights would have picked up their first victory of the season. Unfortunately, for Preston, the ...

Second-half surge lifts Preston girls over Trinity in Make-A-Swish game

KINGWOOD — The basketball game was secondary Monday night as Preston hosted the second annual Make-A-Swish game along with Trinity Christian at the Knights’ Castle in Kingwood. All proceeds from the door of Monday’s game were donated to the Monongalia and Preston County chapters of ...

Knights overcome ice-cold 1st to stun Mustangs

KINGWOOD-The Preston girls' basketball team played their first game of the season on their brand spanking new floor, and they wanted nothing more than to christen the new hardwood with a win against undefeated Class 4A Laurel Highlands (Uniontown, PA). And with 85% of their minutes and 90% of their points graduated from last year, the young and exceedingly inexperienced Knights began and ended the game in what might best be described as panic mode.  But a solid team second quarter and a tremendous third quarter from senior leader Emma Wilson helped build a lead that Laurel ...