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Local teams undaunted by their roles as playoff underdogs

The three Monongalia County prep football teams gearing up for the playoffs definitely have that dog in them this week. Underdog, that is, as Clay-Battelle, Morgantown and University all hit the road as lower-ranked seeds to open postseason play. In Class AAA, No. 13 University plays at ...

Dillon Gabriel fits the mold of an OU quarterback

MORGANTOWN — From Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray to Jalen Hurts, Spencer Rattler and Caleb Williams, Oklahoma has a recent tradition of deploying top-tier college quarterbacks. A lot of that has been attributed to former Sooners coach Lincoln Riley, who joined the program in 2015 — ...

Local athletes ink college plans on signing day

MORGANTOWN — “I always say that there are a few days I call scrapbook days,” Morgantown High athletic director John Bowers told the assembled mass of student-athletes and parents Wednesday afternoon. “You’ve got the first practice of your senior year, your homecoming game and today. ...