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Mountaineers put up a fight, fall to Ohio State in 78-75 overtime loss

Men's Basketball December 30, 2023

CLEVELAND — You never would have known Roddy Gayle Jr. just had the game of his life Saturday.Cool, calm and collected, Gayle took a hectic moment Saturday and turned it into a highlight reel, leading Ohio State to a 78-75 overtime victory against West Virginia inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.“It’s tough to rattle him,” Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said. “He’s always been that way. He’s got a disposition about him to where sometimes you go, ‘Roddy, hey, let’s go.’ But, it’s just how he is as a player.” Gayle, a sophomore, had 23 of his 32 points in ...

Barr, Luzader lead Clay-Battelle to inaugural Santa Series championship

Clay-Battelle December 30, 2023

BLACKSVILLE -- The 2023 Santa Series basketball tournament concluded on Saturday at Clay -High School in Blacksville with the Cee-Bees and Greenbrier West Cavaliers battling for the tournament championship. The Cee-Bees (6-2) used a dominant frontcourt display from duo Colby Barr and ...

Colby Barr reaches 1,000 points as Cee-Bees overcome slow start to beat Morgantown Christian

Clay-Battelle December 29, 2023

BLACKSVILLE — Colby Barr’s 1,000th point looked exactly like so many of the 998 that came before it. In the third quarter against Morgantown Christian Academy Friday night, the 6-foot-6 Clay-Battelle senior received a pass down low, made a move in the post and then finished with an ...

Turnovers, shooting woes plague Trinity in overtime loss to Greenbrier West

High School Sports December 29, 2023

BLACKSVILLE — The inaugural Santa Series Holiday Tournament kicked off on Friday afternoon inside the Statler Wilson Gymnasium at Clay Battelle High School in Blacksville. Game one saw the Class AA Trinity Christian Warriors and the Class A Greenbrier West Cavaliers battle it out in a ...

WVU will rely on newly charged offense to compete with Ohio State

Men's Basketball December 29, 2023

MORGANTOWN -- It would seem West Virginia is headed for disaster Saturday, when the Mountaineers take on Ohio State in the Legends of Basketball Showcase in Cleveland. That’s what the stats and the metrics say, anyway. Josh Eilert may have a different story in mind, one that has a ...

The Mountaineers delivered on Neal Brown's preseason promise

Football December 28, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In July, Neal Brown called his shot. By December, West Virginia had more than delivered on it. After being picked last, dead last, in the Big 12 preseason media poll, Brown took the stage in Dallas, Tx. and said then and there that his Mountaineers were better than ...