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09/20/2022

MORGANTOWN — It’s amazing the turnaround which can happen in just a few weeks.

Clay-Battelle volleyball started their season on a losing streak, dropping their first five contests. Now, after asserting their dominance in a sweep of Madonna and Trinity Christian in tri-match action on Monday, the Cee-Bees have knocked off five straight in-state opponents and sit second in the Mason-Dixon Conference.

“We’ve played a tough schedule this year and lost to some really good teams. We got healthy, we were hurting the first part of the year, and the first five games we did not have a full line-up. We had a lot of injuries and a lot of sicknesses at the beginning of the year, and we’re finally gelling and coming together,” said Clay-Battelle head coach Matt Wood.

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MORGANTOWN — It’s amazing the turnaround which can happen in just a few weeks. Clay-Battelle volleyball started their season on a losing streak, dropping their first five contests. Now, after asserting their dominance in a sweep of Madonna and Trinity Christian in tri-match action on Monday, the...

09/17/2022

MORGANTOWN — It was hard to pinpoint exactly when or why, but you could feel the energy shift in Mylan Pharmaceuticals Stadium on Friday night. The energy was high on the home sideline to start as No. 11 University hosted No. 15 Wheeling Park in a Class AAA matchup which could potentially have pla...

09/16/2022

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

09/16/2022

“I mean, our goal was to out-physical them, wear them down, come out the second half and keep on doing the same thing,” said Bridgeport running back Charlie Brazier. “Eventually they’re going to get worn out."

FAIRMONT — In many ways, it was a matter of physicality as a pair of the top-ranked teams in West Virginia met on the gridiron Thursday. Class AA No. 1 Fairmont Senior hosted Class AAA No. 11 Bridgeport to open Week 4 of the season in a matchup that proved to be a back-and-forth brawl between the ...

09/03/2022

Morgantown linebacker Hank Marlin - "I think our defense just came out stronger, and we hit them harder, and they just weren’t ready for it."

MORGANTOWN — It took about 22 seconds for Morgantown to set the tone of play on Friday night.  The Mohigans hosted fellow Class AAA rival Bridgeport in a rematch from the opening-round of the 2021 playoffs, and wasted no time in getting to business. As the Indians took possession on the first dri...

08/31/2022

High School Volleyball STORY BY JOE SMITH MORGANTOWN — It was a team effort that solidified a season-opening victory for University volleyball on Tuesday night. [...]

08/27/2022

Fairmont Senior's Dylan Ours stepped up as the centerpiece of the Fairmont Senior offense as they rolled to a 42-6 win in Week 1.

The junior scored on 4 of his team's 6 TD's and tallied 200+ total offensive yards in the win.

FAIRMONT — There’s a lot of pressure that comes with defending back-to-back state championships. And on Friday night, Fairmont Senior’s Dylan Ours proved he’s ready to handle it. The Polar Bears hosted Big 10 Conference and Class AA foe Lewis County to open the 2022 season, and it was Ours w...

03/03/2022

The Rowdy Center sits at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Prairie Avenue in the quiet South Park neighborhood of Morgantown. The affectionate name refers to the home gymnasium for the Morgantown High School. The Mohigan basketball teams in particular have known much success inside the building; for Morgantown girls’ basketball, much of that recent success has come at the hands of current head coach Jason White.

White has earned three state championships with the Mohigans, and has taken the program on numerous trips to the state championship tournament in Charleston. He has helped build a perennial powerhouse in the state. But as his program took the court at home against cross-town rival University in Wednesday’s Class AAAA Regional Final, he knew it was likely his final time coaching at The Rowdy Center — and his last chance to make it to Charleston to get one more state title for the Mohigans.

“More than anything else, there was a little extra pressure I thought on my shoulders tonight,” White said. “I got in here about 4:30, I sat down on that last seat on the bench, and just looked up at those banners and thought about all the kids that have come through the program, and you get a little bit emotional just thinking about like this is the last time you get to do it in this gym.”

MORGANTOWN, W.Va — The Rowdy Center sits at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Prairie Avenue in the quiet South Park neighborhood of Morgantown. The affectionate name refers to the home gymnasium for the Morgantown High School. The Mohigan basketball teams in particular have known much success insid...

02/13/2022

High School Boys Basketball Game Recap East Fairmont's Blake Hunt defends Fairmont Senior's Zycheus Dobbs in Saturday night's East-West game at the Fairmont Senior Armory. PHOTO BY JOE SMITH. STORY BY JOE SMITH FAIRMONT, W.Va — For Class AAA No. 1 Fairmont Senior, Saturday’s rivalry game and top...

02/12/2022

MORGANTOWN, W.Va — As a team with a limited senior presence, it can be difficult to find consistent play and leadership. That’s why University sophomore Ella Simpson has been a crucial asset to her team this season.

As the Hawks (7-9) battled back-and-forth with Class AAA No. 1 Fairmont Senior in an upset bid that turned into a 47-43 loss, Simpson was a leader for her team. She would pace University in scoring with 17 points, and would tie for second on the team on the boards with seven rebounds.

“I thought today was a super important game for me to step up and lead my team…I mentally prepared and knew I had to have a really good game tonight,” Simpson said.

Simpson’s play against Fairmont Senior was no anomaly, and University head coach Nick Lusk has described having her step up as “big” for the team as the season goes on.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va — As a team with a limited senior presence, it can be difficult to find consistent play and leadership. That’s why University sophomore Ella Simpson has been a crucial asset to her team this season. As the Hawks (7-9) battled back-and-forth with Class AAA No. 1 Fairmont Senior i...

02/11/2022

MORGANTOWN, W.Va — It was late in the fourth quarter Thursday night as University girls basketball hosted Class AAA No. 1 Fairmont Senior, and the Hawks had their top-ranked foes on the ropes.

The Polar Bears had held the lead since the second quarter, but an 8-0 run to start the final period of play put the Hawks back on top with just a few minutes to play in the game; it appeared that Fairmont Senior might be on their way to just their second loss of the season.

That’s when the Polar Bears’ Marley Washenitz took control of her team’s destiny. She secured the ball on the offensive end of the court, created space between her and University defenders with a pair of dribbles, then pulled up and drained a huge three-point basket. Suddenly, the Polar Bears were back in the lead with under two minutes to play.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va — It was late in the fourth quarter Thursday night as University girls basketball hosted Class AAA No. 1 Fairmont Senior, and the Hawks had their top-ranked foes on the ropes. The Polar Bears had held the lead since the second quarter, but an 8-0 run to start the final period of p...