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World-class bluegrass returns to Tucker County with the annual Pickin’ In Parsons Festival
West Virginia Press Association PARSONS, W.Va. — The award-winning Pickin’ in Parsons bluegrass festival returns, bringing over 20 renowned musical acts to the banks of the Shavers Fork River at the Five River Campground in Parsons, West Virginia, from Tuesday, July 30 through Saturday, August 3. Celebrating two decades as a must-attend event for bluegrass […] The post World-class bluegrass returns to Tucker County with the annual Pickin’ In Parsons Festival appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
WATCH: Who will start in WVU’s defensive backfield?
West Virginia football unveiled the first depth chart of the 2024 season last week when it published the media guide online and included the initial two-deep on Page 67. There were hardly any surprises, which is surely the sign of a healthy program that has the pieces in place and very little to search for when preseason camp begins at the end of the month. There was intrigue, though, involving the defensive backfield.
Met Theatre, Visit Mountaineer Country CVB and Morgantown Magazine host Don Knotts Festival 100th Birthday Celebration
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Metropolitan Theater, in partnership with Morgantown Magazine and Visit Mountaineer Country CVB, wants residents to celebrate the life and career of a local entertainment icon. In commemoration of the 100th birthday of Don Knotts, the annual Don Knotts Festival will be hosted from Saturday,...
Grieve is WVU’s latest U.S. Amateur qualifier
Pierce Grieve becomes second WVU golfer to qualify for U.S. Amateur. West Virginia’s Pierce Grieve won a three-hole playoff at the Illinois State Amateur Championship Thursday to secure his spot in the U.S. Amateur Championship. Grieve, competing at Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Illinois, shot -9 for the tournament....
WVU Football commit Sammy Etienne highlights
West Virginia's recruiting class vaulted up the 247Sports Team Rankings in the last few weeks. The Mountaineers have been adding pieces left and right and, sometimes when that happens, fans forget just what exactly they're getting with each new addition. Over the course of the next couple weeks, we're going to do a quick reminder by reposting some of the future of WVU Football and their highlight videos. Today? Auburndale (FL) defensive back Sammy Etienne.
Best Virginia starts its dash for $1 million in TBT 2024 this weekend in Pittsburgh
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While The Basketball Tournament may still feel like a novel concept, Best Virginia is already turning the page to a new era of its West Virginia University alumni basketball team. Chase Harler transitions from player to head coach for Best Virginia in TBT 2024, and former...
Dual-Sport Star to Visit WVU Football Program on Heels of Offer
As a follow up to West Virginia sending Cooper McCutchan, a tight end and basketball star in Ohio, an offer, he tells WV Sports Now that he’s planning to visit the WVU football program next week. McCutchan (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) revealed WVU tight end coach Blaine Stewart called him...
WVU Extension experts offer tips on dealing with droughts, fires
Even though West Virginia officially has two fire seasons, drought conditions can occur at any time, increasing the risk of fires, according to two West Virginia University experts. Many parts of the Mountain State have been left with little to no rain during the past few months, and that presents challenges in dealing with fires and managing […] The post WVU Extension experts offer tips on dealing with droughts, fires appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
West Virginia Mountaineers Football: Returning Snap Counts: Defense
WVSports.com and Rivals.com have partnered with Pro Football Focus. PFF is the best advanced statistical database in football. Throughout the season, our team of writers will utilize PFF's stats, grades and analytics to better inform West Virginia fans. This is at the returning snap counts on defense for the 2024 season at each individual position on the roster. So here is who all played and how much. Defensive Line *=Transferred into the program. Linebackers *=Transferred into the program. Safeties *=Transferred into the program. Cornerbacks *=Transferred into the program. ---------- • Talk about it with West Virginia fans on The Blue...
Brownfields Assistance Center seeks poster proposals for conference
The Brownfields Assistance Center at WVU is requesting proposals on community revitalization and environmental remediation for its Redevelopment Poster Gallery at the 2024 WV Brownfields and Main Street Conference slated for Sept. 10-12 in Summersville. The Gallery will be open for casual viewing throughout the three-day conference and presenters will...
Evaluating realistic expectations for WVU basketball's transfer additions
Maybe it was all the news that put West Virginia into this particular situation or all the news required to put together a roster after a year of turbulence, but it seems to have been overlooked that the Mountaineers again have one of the best transfer portal classes in college basketball.
PFF: Exploring the incoming West Virginia transfers
Examining how the incoming transfers fared during the 2023 season and what the West Virginia football program can expect out of each heading into this year. 2023 PFF Grade: 76.1, Coverage: 76.9, Run Defense: 67.5. Crandall played a total of 303 snaps as a true freshman at Colorado State and...
Keene’s connection with Phillip helps bring prolific scorer to Best Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tarik Phillip likes the makeup of Best Virginia’s roster in 2024, the first time in three years the former West Virginia University guard has suited up for the WVU-alumni based team in The Basketball Tournament. “We have a good group of guys. We’re deep, we’re...
WVU Baseball Transfer and Roster Tracker - July 18th Update
The WVU Baseball season is over. It's now time to keep track of the transfers in and out of the program, while keeping tabs on the roster as a whole. West Virginia University's 2023-24 season - and the final season of the Randy Mazey tenure - is over. The Mountaineers finished the year at 36-24 overall, 19-11 in the Big 12 Conference, and advanced to the Super Regionals for the first time in the history of the program. Sadly, in the world of college sports, there is little time to reminisce and enjoy the moment, as players will be entering the NCAA Transfer Portal and/or announcing their MLB Draft plans. Here is EerSports' WVU Baseball Transfer and Roster Tracker.
Big 12 Snapshot: West Virginia Mountaineers
Good morning. I’m introducing a new series intended to take a look at each team in the new Big 12. I’m not sure how many I’ll get done each week, but the only way for me to really know about these teams is to actually do the research so I can be relatively informed when the season hits. So I spent time doing the research this weekend. There are links to everything below so if there isn’t a link, then I didn’t write it, but I always link back to the originator of the content. I wanted to take a quick look at the team: get a feel for the best players; look into their portal class consisted and how they ranked overall; a look at the 2024 recruiting class; and ending on the graphic from Sharp College Football.
Five Below of Clarksburg announces Grand Opening event
CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – It has been announced that Five Below of Clarksburg will officially celebrate their Grand Opening in the coming weeks. One of the most highly anticipated additions to the Harrison County area, Five Below of Clarksburg was first announced in April as a coming addition to the Eastpointe Shopping Center. Following much […]
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