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West Virginia Watch

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$410 million needed to stabilize WV public school finances, education officials tell lawmakers

The West Virginia Department of Education says it will take a $410 million increase in state aid for public schools to meet needs in special education, enrollment stabilization, personnel and more.

West Virginia · 2d

WTAP

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Coaches meet at the WVSSAC Headquarters to set dates, times and locations for playoff matchups

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has set the football playoff schedule, with local teams preparing for first-round matchups across several classes. In Class AA, fifth-seeded Williamstown will face South Harrison on Friday, Nov. 13. The Yellow Jackets finished the regular season 9-1. Williamstown is...

Parkersburg, WV · 3d
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Final 2026 West Virginia high school football rankings released by WVSSAC

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The 2026 West Virginia high school football regular season is in the books and the final ratings have arrived. The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission released its final rankings of the 2026 season on Saturday, with the top 16 schools from each class set to compete in the playoffs.

West Virginia · 4d
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11.7.26 Video - Ian Bush returns to Cameron, caps WVU wrestling shutout of Mercyhurst

The No. 23 West Virginia University wrestling team dominated Mercyhurst, 52-0, to open dual competition at Cameron High School in Cameron, W.Va., on Saturday. West Virginia (1-0) had no issues in the first dual of the season as it rolled past Mercyhurst with five bouts ending by fall. Redshirt sophomore...

Cameron, WV · 3d
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WVU Student and NCWV Graduate Charts Course Towards Music Industry Career

For Audrey Hasley, a junior at West Virginia University, there was never a doubt she belonged in the music industry — although she did question where exactly she’d fit in. She wasn’t interested in performing or becoming an instructor, which, growing up in Martinsburg before moving to Morgantown in high school, seemed to be the only realistic option in the career field.

Morgantown, WV · 3d

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VHSL, WVSSAC releases first round high school football playoff matchups

(WHSV) - Get ready for high school playoff football across the Shenandoah Valley and Potomac Highlands. The Virginia High School League and West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission released their playoff brackets for the high school football playoffs Saturday afternoon. Eleven teams from the Shenandoah Valley will begin their quest...

Virginia · 4d

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Shadyside Rallies From 19 Down in Final Minutes to Stun Eastern 27-26

REEDSVILLE, Ohio — With 9:40 left in its season, Shadyside trailed Reedsville Eastern 26-7. What happened next will be retold in Belmont County for years: Eastern fumbled on three consecutive plays, the Tigers pounced on every one of them, and Shadyside scored 20 unanswered points to stun the Eagles 27-26 on Friday night in a […]

Shadyside, OH · 4d

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Bridgeport High School Heading to State Cheerleading Championship Following Victory in Region II Meet

Bridgeport is returning to the Class AAA state cheerleading tournament in Charleston as the Indians finished as the champion in the Region II competition this morning at Lincoln High School. Robert C. Byrd also qualified for the tournament as the runner-up in a closely contested finish. The first and second...

Bridgeport, WV · 5d

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Wheeling Central caps regular season with 35-33 win at Williamstown

WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Four Maroon Knights found the end zone and the team rallied after the loss of starting quarterback Nico Kusic to injury to deny Williamstown a perfect regular season, 35-33 in the regular season finale for both teams. In a back-and-forth contest where neither team led by...

Williamstown, WV · 5d

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Bridgeport Second Graders Welcome High Schoolers for Story Time

BRIDGEPORT – High schoolers and elementary students at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District are growing closer with monthly visits by groups of upperclassmen to read to the little ones. On Nov. 4, the second graders got a visit from junior Adelyn Canter, senior Delanie Allen and sophomore Eilyn Brinker....

Bridgeport, WV · 2d

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Superintendent will meet with lawmakers about school funding options

Lawmakers preparing to make potential changes to West Virginia’s school funding system are scheduled to hear Monday afternoon from schools Superintendent Michele Blatt and School Finance Operations Officer Uriah Cummings. Both are scheduled to appear at a 2 p.m. Monday meeting of the Joint Standing Committee on Education during...

West Virginia · 3d

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Football Recap: Fairmont Senior Piles Up the Points Against East Fairmont

Fairmont Senior's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They breezed past the East Fairmont Bees to the tune of 63-13. With that win, the Polar Bears brought their scoring average up to 28.0 points per game. Previous Games (Home) vs...

Fairmont, WV · 5d

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Harrison County high schoolers get their own ‘Shark Tank’ moment at Business Symposium

CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - Thirty Harrison County high school students got a taste of “Shark Tank” on Friday, teaming up to create a new product or service and pitch it to a panel of business professionals. The fifth annual Harrison County Schools Business Symposium ran from 8:30 a.m....

Harrison County, WV · 5d

Metro News

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2026 WVSSAC State Volleyball Tournament seeds/schedule

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has released seeds and schedules for the WVSSAC State Volleyball Tournament. Competition begins Tuesday, November 10. Championship matches will be played Thursday, November 12. This is the third staging of a four-class state tournament. Class AAAA seeds:. Musselman (34-12)

Morgantown, WV · 5d

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WOWK High School Football 2026: Week 12

(WOWK) – It’s Week 12 of high school football in the Tri-State, and here’s a look at your scores and highlights from West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. The top-ranked Class AAA Herbert Hoover Huskies hit the road to face Huntington. Huntington would get to fourth down, but Marek Midkiff rolls to his left and heaves […]

West Virginia · 5d

WOWK 13 News

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West Virginia legislature to face its own fractures over public school funding in November interims

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — As the 2027 Regular Session inches closer, West Virginia lawmakers are facing points of irreconcilable differences on the state’s public school funding system. A writ of mandamus filed by the ACLU on behalf of a Lincoln County family is pending in the Supreme Court of Appeals. If taken up, the court […]

West Virginia · 6d

Parkersburg News & Sentinel

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Automatic legislative stay invoked in W.Va. school aid formula lawsuit

CHARLESTON – With legislative interim meetings expected to take up the topic of reforming West Virginia’s complicated and dated school aid formula next week and during next year’s regular session, lawmakers have invoked an automatic stay of a recent lawsuit with state education officials also seeking a delay.

West Virginia · 5d

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Former Preston County teacher enters agreement in maltreatment case

KINGWOOD, W.Va. –– A former teacher at the Bruceton Elementary School has agreed to deferred adjudication after being charged with maltreatment of a disabled child. Melissa Kent was one of three teachers accused in the incident that happened in March of this year. Kent, Jessica Hunter, and Leah...

Preston County, WV · 6d

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WSAZ Investigates | The state of West Virginia’s education system: ‘We’re at a tipping point’

CHARLSTON, W.Va . (WSAZ) - As West Virginia’s public school enrollment declines and with dozens of schools potentially set to close at the end of the school year, WSAZ asked State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt for her perspective: what is the current state of public education in West Virginia?

West Virginia · 6d

WBOY 12 News

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12 SportsZone High School Football Scores: Week 11

Madonna vs. Tucker County FINAL: Tucker County wins 36-20 Greenbrier West vs. Gilmer County FINAL: Greenbrier West wins 55-30 Mingo Central vs. Doddridge County FINAL: Doddridge County wins 33-14 Nitro vs. North Marion FINAL: North Marion wins 63-13 Grafton vs. Lewis County FINAL: Grafton wins 42-7 Ravenswood vs. South Harrison FINAL: South Harrison wins 52-14 […]

Morgantown, WV · 5d