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 ...

WVU to Host TCU Tonight

February 26, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Finding a starting five when West Virginia’s opening day starting lineup included the names of Beetle Bolden, Sagaba Konate, Esa Ahmad and Wesley Harris has been a task for veteran coach Bob Huggins and his staff. Bolden and Konate hace missed multiple games while recovering ...

Rifle Earns 10th Straight GARC Title

February 25, 2019

MORGANTOWN — While Saturday proved to be a tough day for the Mountaineers on the basketball court, West Virginia had plenty of success with its rifle and baseball teams. First up was Jon Hammonds and his No. 4 ranked rifle squad as it swept both the individual and team titles at the Great American Rifle Conference championships shot inside the University of Akron’s Stile Athletics Field House in Akron, Ohio. Saturday’s victory marked the 10th consecutive time the Mountaineers have brought the championship trophy back to Morgantown. Making the weekend even sweeter were the ...

Kegler, Baylor Turn Back WVU

February 24, 2019

WACO, Texas (AP) — The first time Baylor played West Virginia, it barely had to sweat in the final few minutes of a comfortable Big 12 road win. That wasn’t the case Saturday at home, when the game came down to those waning moments, but Baylor was up to the challenge. Mario Kegler was ...

WVU Baseball Wins Home Opener

February 20, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Returning from a season opening, three-game series in Atlanta, veteran WVU coach Randy Mazey and his staff looked at the advanced weather forecast for the area, made a call to Canisius College coach Matt Mazurek and elected to open the home half of the Mountaineers’ baseball season early. Just how early? Well, up until Tuesday’s 2 p.m. contest, WVU had never played a home game in the month of February. And, thanks to sophomore Tristen Hudson’s ninth-inning single that brought home pinch runner T.J. Lake with the winning run in the Mountaineers’ 5-4 decision ...

K-State Too Much For WVU

February 19, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Barry Brown scored 21 points and No. 23 Kansas State beat West Virginia 65-51 on Monday night to remain atop the Big 12 standings. A 14-0 run midway through the second half, led by a couple of 3-pointers by Xavier Sneed, gave the Wildcats (20-6, 10-3) their sixth straight ...