Notre Dame, IN

Clarksburg, WV

Morgantown, WV

Buckhannon, WV

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia Wesleyan track team Bobcats earned six total event wins and 10 top-five finishes in the two-day Stan Romanoski Open last weekend hosted by WVU last weekend on Mar. 17 and 18. The Bobcat women earned all six of WVWC’s victories with...

WVWC track teams chalk up six event wins at Stan Romanski Open

Charleston, WV

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

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

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

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, recording a single, double and triple while scoring four runs...

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

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...

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

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

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

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Liberty softball took care of business early Thursday, scoring six runs in the first inning and holding off Bridgeport from there in a 7-2 home victory. Destiny Coble ran the show in the circle for the Mountaineers, pitching the complete game and striking out...

Coble strikes out 10 as Liberty softball downs Bridgeport

Grafton, WV

GRAFTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Two Grafton Bearcats were named the to All-Big 10 Conference basketball team with JT Veltri earning a unanimous first team selection and Jacob Maier was tabbed for the second team. The senior forward and junior point guard help lead coach Michael Johnson’s Bearcat basketball...

Veltri voted unanimous All-Big 10 first team selection, Jacob Maier earns second team honors

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.

Local Sports Briefs

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Career and technical (CTE) education students from across the state gathered in Clarksburg on Friday for portions of the West Virginia Skills USA competition. Skills USA is a nationwide contest series used to judge CTE students in all areas, including welding, carpentry, collision repair...

United Technical Center in Clarksburg hosts West Virginia Skills USA competition contests

Welding students gathered at Clarksburg's United Technical Center to compete in the West Virginia Skills USA competition Friday. Students were required to follow schematics to construct grills, which will be donated to parks.

West Virginia Skills USA group welding competition underway in Clarksburg

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Asphalt repairs are scheduled from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday in the fast lane of U.S. 50 eastbound between Joyce Street and Emily Drive, according to the West Virginia Division of Highways. Repairs will move to the eastbound slow lane for the same...

Delays expected Monday & Wednesday on U.S. 50 eastbound in Clarksburg, West Virginia

Ravenswood, WV

Taylor Randolph, of Ravenswood, was recently crowned as the 2023 West Virginia Strawberry Festival Teen Queen. Taylor will reign over the 81st WV Strawberry Festival held in Buckhannon, WV May 13 — 21. Taylor is a student at Ravenswood High School where she is a varsity cheerleader, member of the tennis team and a member of Ravenswood Rave Revue show choir.

Randolph crowned 2023 West Virginia Strawberry Festival Teen Queen

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

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

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

SHINNSTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Jackie (Jack) Paul Williams, also known as Big Cinncy and Pap, passed away on March 22, 2023, at the age of 66. Jack was born on March 24, 1956, in Clarksburg, WV, to Arlie and Wilma Williams.

Jackie (Jack) Paul Williams

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...

Upshur Board of Education honors students

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

Eugene Gibson

Fairmont, WV

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

Ridgeley, WV

RIDGELEY, W.Va. (WV News) – Residents are being urged to contact Senators Shelly Moore Capit…

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Stonewood, WV

Friday night fish fry, 6-8 p.m., Harrison County Elks Lodge 2875, 10099 Cost Ave., Stonewood. $15.99 dine-in only. Donna Haynes, 304-677-0024.

Petersburg's defense, rebounding too much for Notre Dame

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