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Bridgeport, WV

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — For the third year in a row, Bridgeport’s Gabby Reep is a first-team all-state selection in Class AAAA by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Reep, a senior for the Indians, scored 21.9 points per game and added 8.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists and...

Bridgeport's Gabby Reep is 3-time Class AAAA first-teamer; local trio earns honorable mention

Fairmont, WV

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Fairmont Senior’s Hayden Jones didn’t only pitch a scoreless top of the eighth inning — he got the hit the Polar Bears badly needed. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Nathan Whiteman, Fairmont Senior’s leadoff batter, got hit by a pitch, then took second on a sac bunt by Tyler Veltri. Gunner Riley was intentionally walked.

Hayden Jones' arm, bat lifts Polar Bears over Colts

Morgantown, WV

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — When junior standout Sha-Ron Young went down at the end of January with a broken shooting hand, his Morgantown teammates weren’t sure what to think. “I think the initial shock of Sha-Ron breaking his hand in the first practice was a little weird,”...

Bridgeport's Anthony Spatafore is Class AAAA boys basketball first team honoree

Elkins, WV

Kingwood, WV

KINGWOOD — The Preston Knights’ baseball team split its first two games of the 2023 season this week as it defeated the visiting Elkins Tigers on Monday before falling to the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers on the road Tuesday. In Monday’s season opener, the Knights held off a mid-game rally...

Preston defeats Elkins in season opener, falls to B-U

Buckhannon, WV

TENNERTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The Buckhannon-Upshur offense exploded for 17 runs on Thursday night, coasting to a dominant 17-7 win over the North Marion Huskies in five innings. Zach Calef-Boring posted a perfect 3-for-3 mark at the plate, threading to secure a cycle after recording a single, double...

B-U baseball racks up 3rd straight victory against North Marion, 17-7

Oakland, MD

The Preston Knights’ softball game against Southern Garrett on Saturday has been moved from Oakland, Md., to Kingwood. It will be a home game for a Knights at noon Saturday against the visiting Rams.

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Erie, PA

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) – The West Virginia Wesleyan men's tennis team notched their third consecutive match win on Tuesday, besting Mercyhurst, 6-1, to improve to 5-3 overall. WVWC’s Camillo Salvi and Kevin Lin started the day off on a positive note in doubles play as collecting a 6-3...

Bobcats men’s tennis best Mercyhurst at home, 6-1

West Virginia State

West Virginia linebacker Lee Kpogba, repeating many of the tenets listed by defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley a couple of days ago, points to the honing of fundamentals as the key to improving WVU's 5-7 record of a year ago. Welcome to the discussion. Thank you for reading!. Please purchase a...

BlueGoldNews.com: WVU Football Lee Kpogba 3/23/23

Ohio State

BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WV News) — The Buckhannon-Upshur Splashers youth swim program has announced it will have in a new head coach with Martins Ferry, Ohio native and new Buckhannon-Upshur resident Skylar Wyatt set to make her head coaching debut. “My fiance has family here in Upshur County and it’s...

Splashers introduce Skylar Wyatt as new head coach

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Liberty softball took care of business early Thursday, scoring…

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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Former Buckhannon, WV, resident, Gene Gibson, 81, passed away in Wilmington, NC on March 17, 2023. Gene was born in Buckhannon to Marie (Dean) and Troy Gibson on August 31, 1941.

Gene Gibson - Aug. 31, 1941, to March 17, 2023

GRAFTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The 46th annual Grafton High School track and field five-mile run and two-mile walk fundraiser held last Sunday raised over $3,800 after enjoying one of its largest turnouts in decades with 155 participants coming out for this year, well over double the participants from last year.

GHS track holds 46th Annual Grafton 5-mile run, 2-mile walk fundraiser

HODGESVILLE, W.Va. — The Hodgesville Lions Club is offering a $500 scholarship to an Upshur County High 2023 graduate who attended Hodgesville Elementary School, K-5, has at least a 2.0 grade point average and submits a one full-page, single spaced essay, titled “What Community Service Means to Me.”

Hodgesville Lions Club offers $500 scholarship to 2023 B-U graduate who attended Hodgesville Elementary

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Former Buckhannon, WV resident, Gene Gibson, 81, passed away i…

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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. The Upshur County Board of Education honored Buckhannon-Upshur High School and Fred Eberle Technical Center students were recognized for their excellence in recent competitions at Tuesday's meeting. B-UHS swim coaches Mrs. Jennifer Bennett and Mr. Eddie Vincent shared student successes following a recent state tournament, where multiple students...

Upshur Board of Education honors students

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s Energy Institute hosted a panel discussion Thursday, “The Other Greenhouse Gas and Why It Matters to West Virginia," featuring a researcher, policy maker, nonprofit leader and other subject-matter experts. The discussion was aimed at helping inform an audience of students, faculty...

West Virginia University hosts panel on methane mitigation

Maryland State

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The Fairmont Police Department arrested two men Thursday in connection with an alleged murder at the Fairmont Hills Apartments early that morning. According to a press release from the Fairmont Police Department, officers reported to a call at the Fairmont Hills Apartments on Cleveland...

Two arrests made in connection with alleged drug-related Fairmont, West Virginia, death

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — A 22-year-old man was found dead at the Fairmont Hills Apartments early Thursday morning in what police believe to be a drug-related homicide. Fairmont Police Chief Steve Shine said that just before 3 a.m. Thursday morning, officers were dispatched to 788 Cleveland Avenue — also known as the Fairmont Hills Apartments — where they found the body of the victim.

Fairmont Police: 22-year-old man dead of apparent homicide at Fairmont Hills Apartments

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Thomason leads Eagles to win over Grafton, 62-42

CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (WV News) — Brayden Thomason poured in a game-high 24 points to lead Robert...

Thomason leads Eagles to win over Grafton, 62-42

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