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What to know and what to expect about how DeVries develops transfers
West Virginia basketball coach Darian DeVries and his functional but still incomplete coaching staff have added seven players to the 2023-24 roster from the transfer portal. That's the sum of the number of immediately eligible transfers DeVries & Co. added at Drake the prior five seasons. At the moment, with...
First at 4 Forum: Pascha Adamo
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) - Pascha Adamo, the event creator and coordinator of the Moonlight Market in Morgantown, stopped by the First at Four on Monday. You can watch the full interview above and watch First at 4 weekdays from 4 to 5 p.m. only on WDTV.
TCU vs. West Virginia Saturday Game Thread
TCU and West Virginia face off for a battle to win the series on Saturday afternoon, after splitting the first two games of the series. Chase Brunson returns to the lineup after being out since the first game against Kansas State series with a back injury. With Brunson's return, Jack Arthur heads back to the bench while Sam Myers slides back to left field.
Staunton council approves mass rezoning of Uniontown
STAUNTON – Uniontown residents no longer have to wait. The Staunton City Council took up the mass rezoning of 55 Uniontown properties on May 9. The councilors opened public comment before the vote. “I grew up in Uniontown,” said Robert Stuart. “For the last 35 years, I've been trying to go back to my...
Taking a look at incoming Mountaineer Joseph Yesufu’s career-best performances
WVU Hoops currently has seven transfer portal acquisitions in the fold, and there might be a couple more on the way. This is the continuation of a series EerSports will be conducting over the next couple weeks, where we take a look at each incoming transfer one-by-one, and break down their top single-game performances of their career.
WVU knows best: History insists there's work left to do
Pardon the phrase, but this is about baseball. In fact, it's about West Virginia baseball, which is experiencing deja vu all over again. The Mountaineers entered the final series of the regular season in a curious if not concerning position. Conventions considered them to be in the field for the NCAA Tournament, but it's not a lock. Not with no fewer than five games to go. Not with history insisting this isn't over.
First WVU Medicine Children’s heart patient successfully receives Harmony Valve
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - A 16-year-old from Frostburg, Maryland was WVU Medicine Children’s first recipient of the Harmony Valve. The Harmony Valve, which is officially called the Harmony™ Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve, is a catheter-deployable bioprosthetic valve for a heart defect called tetralogy of Fallot. WVU Medicine Children’s Heart...
Peace Officer Memorial Day observed in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As part of National Police Week, Morgantown and the Monongalia County community came together Wednesday for Peace Officer Memorial Day. A formation of officers stood at attention while Monongalia County Commission President Sean Sikora read a proclamation recognizing the sacrifices of those who have lost their lives and conducted a wreath-laying. As the son of a Weirton police officer growing up, Sikora can relate to many of the struggles families face.
GBN Podcast: WVU builds postseason foundation by winning series at TCU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After it was selected to finish in sixth place in the Big 12 preseason poll, the WVU baseball team ends the regular season as the No. 4 team in the conference. On the latest edition of The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast, hosts Ryan Decker and...
What’s next for Monongalia County’s ‘Renaissance Academy?’
Multiple school levies and bonds failed to pass across the state during Tuesday's 2024 Primary Election including one proposed by the Monongalia County Board of Education that sought to allocate $142 million for its "Renaissance Academy" project.
ESPN grades WVU's coaching hire
Sixty-five different Division One colleges will have new head coaches this coming basketball season, including more than a dozen in the high major level. Among that group was West Virginia, which hired Darian DeVries for his first major job. ESPN's Myron Medcalf chimed in on the hire, updating his grade that he gave the Mountaineers right after the move was made. Check it out below.
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