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Williamstown closes out gauntlet with flying colors

GIRLS Williamstown 50, Wheeling Central 36 WHEELING — At the beginning of the week, Class AA No. 3 Williamstown was staring straight into a gauntlet. After impressive wins over Doddridge County and St. Marys, the Yellowjackets put an exclamation point on the week with a 50-36 victory over No. 2 Wheeling Central on Saturday. Williamstown (12-2) held the Maroon Knights (10-4) to just four points in the second quarter to create separation. The Yellowjackets never looked back. “I told the girls earlier in the week that if we could get out of this week 2-1, I’d be happy,” ...

Capital pulls away from MC in second half

After a deadlocked score in the first half, Capital controlled the glass and paint all throughout the second half and went on to defeat Marietta College, 94-71, Saturday in Ohio Athletic Conference men’s basketball action. The loss drops Marietta to 8-10 overall and 3-6 in the OAC, while the Comets are 7-11 and 2-7 in the OAC. The teams traded three-pointers to begin the game as Jake Singleton and Elijah Harden both hit from beyond the arc in the Pioneers’ first two possessions. After Trenton Collins scored a layup and Singleton again nailed a three-pointer, the Pioneers led 13-6 ...

BYU victim of lightning strike by WVU women

MORGANTOWN — Maybe the quickest eight-point burst of the season gave the West Virginia women’s basketball team a cushion on Saturday night. Sydney Woodley and WVU’s defense made it stick against BYU. No. 22 WVU improved to 6-0 on the season in true road games following a 91-77 victory against BYU inside the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. The Mountaineers (17-4, 7-2 Big 12) have now won four of their last five games and are within a half-game of both TCU and Baylor for first place in the Big 12 standings at the halfway mark of the conference’s regular season. Both Baylor and ...

All Arizona as WVU men lose on the road

MORGANTOWN — Somewhere between Brayden Burries’ relentlessness and his teammates’ ability to rebound and move the ball, West Virginia’s chance of pulling off a major upset Saturday was quickly extinguished. Burries, a freshman from San Bernardino, Calif., finished with 22 points and ...

Hoops roundup: Williamstown girls knock off Wheeling Central

WHEELING, W.Va. — At the beginning of the week, Class AA No. 3 Williamstown was staring straight into a gauntlet. After impressive wins over Doddridge County and St. Marys, the Yellowjackets put an exclamation point on the week with a 50-36 victory over No. 2 Wheeling Central on Saturday. Williamstown (12-2) held the Maroon Knights (10-4) to just four points in the second quarter to create separation. The Yellowjackets never looked back. “I told the girls earlier in the week that if we could get out of this week 2-1, I’d be happy,” said Williamstown head coach Danny Bunch. ...

Comets pull away from Pioneers in 2nd half

After a deadlocked score in the first half, Capital controlled the glass and paint all throughout the second half and went on to defeat Marietta College, 94-71, Saturday in Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball action. The loss drops Marietta to 8-10 overall and 3-6 in the OAC. The Comets improve to 7-11 overall and 2-7 in the OAC. The teams traded three-pointers to begin the game as Jake Singleton and Elijah Harden both hit from beyond the arc in the Pioneers' first two possessions. After Trenton Collins scored a layup and Singleton again nailed a three-pointer, the Pioneers led ...