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WVU plans for new West Tower at football stadium

MORGANTOWN — WVU football fans – and anyone who loves Milan Puskar Stadium – will be excited to watch the creation of a new West Tower following this fall football season. WVU offers this summary of the project: “Designed to elevate one of college football’s most storied venues, ...

Frontier bests Belpre for senior night win

NEW MATAMORAS — The Frontier Cougars celebrated their three seniors in a pre-game ceremony Thursday evening prior to their home game against Belpre and then rolled to an 11-1, five-inning victory over the Eagles. Gage Douglass, Ethan Rinard and Aidan Wolfe all played their final home ...

‘Jackets to be well represented at state

WILLIAMSTOWN — The tennis courts, spectators and just the environment in general will be decked out in maroon and gold when the West Virginia High School State Tennis Tournament begins next Thursday in Charleston. A perfect storm fell upon this week’s Class AA/A, Region I tournament at ...

Spring Sports Stars (5/7)

BASEBALL *Turner Shriver was 4 for 5 with a home run while teammate Landon Shiplett also had four hits in Ritchie County’s 17-14 loss to Fairmont Senior. Joey Dalrymple finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs for the Rebels. *Hayden Jones was 3 for 3 and recorded his 100th career hit in ...

Scoreboard (5/7)

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS Class AA/A, Region I At City Park Doubles Girls First Round Parsley-Parsley (Wood County Christian) def. Brocious-Batson (North Marion) 8-2; Woodland-Swisher (East Fairmont) def. White-Truax (Weir) 8-5; Grace-Grace (East Fairmont) def. Goodson-Starcher ...

Copen named Texas League pitcher of month

TULSA, Okla. – Former Parkersburg Catholic High School and Marshall University pitcher Patrick Copen was named Pitcher of the Month for the Texas League (Class AA) after producing a 3-0 record and a 0.96 earned-run average for the Tulsa Drillers in April. In five starts, Copen allowed three ...