West Virginia University To Host Rifle National Championships

March 4, 2019

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University’s rifle program has won an impressive 19 national titles since 1980. The Mountaineers have stood atop the champions’ podium in places like Cincinnati (1983), Murray, Kentucky (1984, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2014), Annapolis, Maryland (1986, 1990, 1995), Lexington, Kentucky (1988, 1993), West Point, New York (1991), Colorado Springs, Colorado (1996), Fort Worth, Texas (2009), Columbus, Ohio (2013, 2017), Fairbanks, Arkansas (2015), and Akron, Ohio (2016). The one thing missing from that list of accomplishments was a national title in front ...

Colton McKivitz, Josh Sills To Anchor West Virginia Offensive Line

March 4, 2019

MORGANTOWN — It didn’t take new offensive line coach Matt Moore very long to figure out that redshirt senior Colton McKivitz and redshirt junior Josh Sills would become the anchors of a West Virginia offensive front that will enter the spring without All-Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the ...

Jermaine Haley Scores 23 as West Virginia University Loses to Oklahoma, 92-80

March 3, 2019

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jamal Bieniemy was calm when the pressure was on. The freshman guard scored a season-high 22 points and made 8 of 10 free throws in the closing minutes to help Oklahoma beat West Virginia, 92-80, on Saturday. Oklahoma led by 13 when West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had ...

West Virginia University Knocks Off Towson in College Baseball Action

February 28, 2019

MORGANTOWN — For only the second time in the 127-year history of West Virginia University baseball, the Mountaineers played in the month of February. Coming off a series victory over Georgia Southern (2-1) over the weekend, head coach Randy Mazey and his staff took a look at the weather forecast for the Morgantown area and saw that they could add another game to their already 54-game schedule. A call to Towson Matt coach Tyner and two days later the Tigers were at Monongalia County Ballpark for a 2 p.m. encounter. As has been the case early in the season, WVU received solid starting ...

WVU Upsets TCU in 3 Overtimes

February 27, 2019

MORGANTOWN — TCU’s Jamie Dixon and his team came to Morgantown needing to take care of business. The Horned Frogs failed, falling to West Virginia 104-96 in a triple-overtime thriller behind standout performances from Derek Culver and Jordan McCabe on Tuesday night to soften their ...

Moundsville’s Harler Tallies 13 in Victory

February 27, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Just about anyone associated with West Virginia basketball this season understands the adversity this team has faced. Former Wheeling Central standout Chase Harler knows this team is not about to give up. Facing a six-game losing streak, the Mountaineers played host to TCU — a team that still has NCAA Tournament aspirations. In the end, the Mountaineers needed three overtimes to knock off TCU, 104-96. “How many overtimes?” junior Chase Harler quipped. “I can’t remember the last time I played more than 50 minutes in a game. It felt like 80. But, that’s ...