MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It all seemed poetic as Huntington guard Tavian Dunn-Martin’s layup cracked off the back of the rim and bounced away into the waiting arms of Kenzie Melko, giving the Morgantown boys’ basketball program its first state championship in its storied history. The 2016 ...
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- As he marched through downtown Morgantown on Tuesday among at least 500 people of all ages and colors, Gabe Osabuohien was no longer just a 6-foot-7 forward from Toronto. Taz Sherman wasn’t just a sharp-shooting guard from Texas and Oscar Tshiebwe wasn’t just a ...
By Keenan Cummings MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — We’re only in early June but West Virginia has already met its quota at one position in the 2021 class. That is at tight end, where two of the current eight commitments are slotted to play once they arrive in Morgantown to start their college ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia gymnastics coach Jason Butts has announced the hiring of former Mountaineer NCAA All-American Zaakira Muhammad as an assistant coach Monday. Muhammad, a four-year letterwinner at WVU from 2015-18, returns to Morgantown after serving as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan last season. The Pennsauken, N.J., native will assist the Mountaineers on the coaching of all four events and oversee the team’s community service outreach program. “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Zaakira as our new assistant coach,” Butts said. “Along with being ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Tyler Sumpter certainly knew how to play with the heart strings of West Virginia fans. The former Troy kicker and punter announced on his Twitter account he was headed to WVU as a grad transfer Sunday night, but it came with some added flare. A video began with Sumpter ...
*** THIS IS THE FIRST in a series of 10 local sports stories The Dominion Post believes would make a good sports documentary. They will be posted online every Saturday and Tuesday through June 30. MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- They are little more than simple football cliches now. Phrases like ...
