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Edward Vesterinen has brought Finnish sisu to WVU football

MORGANTOWN — In America, if someone is brave, we say that they have guts. If they are strong in the face of adversity, they have grit.  Finland has its own word for such qualities in a person: sisu. WVU defensive line coach Andrew Jackson learned about the word and asked the ...

West Virginia strikes out 15 times, as Kansas pulls off a 5-3 upset

GRANVILLE — There is no Kansas without the letter “K,” and it was that letter that did in No. 24 West Virginia on Friday night. The Mountaineers struck out a season-high 15 times — marked as a “K” in the scorebook — as Kansas pulled off a 5-3 upset in front of 2,535 fans ...

Former WVU assistant basketball coach Billy Hahn dies

Longtime college basketball coach and former WVU men’s assistant Billy Hahn died Friday at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was 69.  Hahn, who coached with the Mountaineers from 2008-2017, was pulled off life support after being admitted earlier this week after suffering a heart ...

Knights go through growing pains in loss to Philip Barbour

KINGWOOD — The maturation of a young program is a tough road to walk sometimes and the Preston baseball team learned that on Thursday with a 12-0 loss to Philip Barbour in six innings. For a team with no seniors and just three starting juniors, inconsistency is to be expected, and coach ...

Prep Roundup: Preston hosts Charlie Pritt Classic track meet

KINGWOOD - The Charlie Pritt Classic track and field meet was held on Thursday at the Dr. Trenton complex in Preston County. Morgantown, University, Preston, and Trinity Christian all competed in the meet, and all had notable finishes throughout the races held. The UHS boys took the top four spots in the 3200 meter (2 mile) run. Junior Drew Zundell finished in first by over 20 seconds with a time of 9:10.76. Preston County junior Ella White then took first overall in the girls 400 meter dash clocking a 1:00.18. She was followed by three MHS runners (Sasha Hunter, Belicia ...