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WVU Football 2026 QB Commit Opens High School Season in Dominating Fashion
A WVU football commit kicked off his junior season in impressive fashion on Friday night. Class of 2026 quarterback Brodie McWhorter needed only one half of football to put up numbers and lead his team to a dominating win. McWhorter completed 14-of-18 passes for 227 yards in Cass High School’s...
WVU football’s ever-evolving culture through the eyes of Blaine Stewart
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Culture is one of the most-used buzzwords in sports, especially in major college football. Much like momentum, culture isn’t something that can be quantified or measured. That said, good and bad instances of each are easily spotted. Few people know the culture of WVU football...
Kole Taylor made big changes this offseason
Last season, West Virginia University tight end Kole Taylor caught 33 passes for 411 yards and four touchdowns. It was a respectable season for the LSU transfer, and he provided quarterback Garrett Greene a reliable option in the short and mid-range passing game. He underwent a minor procedure that caused him to miss the spring, but tight ends coach Blaine Stewart says Taylor is coming back bigger, stronger, and better than ever. Check it out in the video above.
National Personality Changes Tune on WVU Based on Past Comments
It’s always amazing how much can change in just a year’s time. A year after calling WVU “God awful” and bashing Neal Brown, a national personality has completely changed his tune on the Mountaineers. Brandon Walker of Barstool Sports, who once said West Virginia made a...
Quick takeaways, notes from FSU's loss to GT
A season of change but one that began with great expectations now instead opens with a stunning, and stinging, loss. Jamal Haynes ran for 75 yards and two touchdowns and Aidan Birr made a 44-yard field-goal attempt with no time left as Georgia Tech upset No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in the teams’ season opener on Saturday.
Bethlehem Temple’s annual Adopt-a-Student event provides essential support for local families
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — An annual event that has helped hundreds of people for more than three decades was held today in North Wheeling. Ensuring a child has everything they need to return to school can often be very stressful for families. Luckily, in the Ohio Valley, organizations like the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple are here […]
Taylor set to challenge WVU tight end TD record this fall
The 1995 WVU football season wasn’t a memorable one. West Virginia went 5-6 and never strung multiple wins together. Amid a losing season, however, a record was set. Lovett Purnell, a future inductee into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame, caught 37 total passes and six touchdowns — the most receiving touchdowns by a Mountaineer tight end.
Progress continues on Wheeling Streetscape Project
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Wheeling Streetscape project is still about a year from completion, but plenty of progress has been made since the start. Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron says Main Street is completely paved, but some brick bands and signage still need to be installed. He says the contractor is continuing work on […]
Freshman tight end might not be a factor in opener, but it might not be long until he’s heard from
The season-opening matchup between West Virginia and No. 8 Penn State on Aug. 31 at Mountaineer Field will feature two teams feeling pretty good about their tight ends. The Nittany Lions return Tyler Warren, who was second on the team in receptions and yards and tied for the lead in touchdowns last season, but they might have a sleeper on the roster, too.
West Liberty-Salem Volleyball Teams Sweep Triad
On Saturday, the West Liberty-Salem volleyball teams delivered impressive performances against Triad, securing victories in all three matches. The varsity team won decisively in straight sets, with scores of 25-18, 25-11, and 25-20. Key players included Londyn Loveless, who was flawless on 17 serves and contributed 4 aces, 3 kills, and 16 assists, and Naomi Cole, who also served perfectly with 4 aces, 4 digs, 9 kills, and 2 blocks. Kiersten Stoll and Lilli Heminger added significant contributions with strong serving and attacking performances. The Varsity team is now 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference (OHC).
WEEK 1 YSN VOLLEYBALL POWER RANKINGS RELEASED
COLUMBIANA, OH- Your Sports Network is back with the Power Rankings of what we feel are the top 25 teams in the YSN coverage family for that particular Week. Week one can be challenging with a small sample size to choose from, but our algorithm comprised of wins and losses, opponent wins, as well as division bonuses kicked back a controversial start to open the season.
Kamala Harris buys TV air time in Toledo and Youngstown; Ohio Dems party at the DNC
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is putting money into television ads in Ohio, but don’t read too much into it. The Democratic presidential nominee has been ordering airtime in the Toledo and Youngstown media markets, according to stations’ disclosures with the Federal Communications Commission. She appears to be skipping Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati; major stations in those markets haven’t disclosed any Harris buys.
Legal filing asks local superintendent to be found in contempt and a standoff ends in arrest: Here are the week’s top headlines
(WTRF) — Here’s a look at the Ohio Valley news of this week. A Powhatan Point man has been charged with kidnapping, strangulation, domestic violence and more after a standoff Wednesday afternoon. Ray Allen Fox Jr. allegedly held a woman inside a mobile home on Industry Street. Belmont County Sheriff’s deputies were at the home […]
We Salute You: Philip A. Patterson
(WHTM) — abc27 salutes Philip A. Patterson. He was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Crafton on August 9, 1924. He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees in World War II, serving from 1943 to 1946 in the Admiralties and Okinawa. After the war, he was a design draftsman...
‘It was an incredibly fun day:’ Poland man records hole-in-one at Warren golf outing
Poland resident Michael Kapics recently recorded a hole-in-one during a Builders Association of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania event in Warren. “It was an incredibly fun day all around, and I was grateful to have this happen at an event put on by a great organization where I was surrounded by so many great people,” Kapics said. “The real memories I will take from the day are the wonderful reactions of my teammates, the executives from the Builders Association, and all of the other players that came up to me during and after the round.”
New Middletown resident faces five felony charges after reported Howland bar fight
Howland police officers were dispatched to Leon’s bar at 111 Niles Cortland Road, about 9:35 p.m. Aug. 17 to find an unconscious man on the ground in the parking lot. It appeared the man, identified as a 58-year-old from New Middletown, had blood on the back of his head, apparently from blunt force trauma, the police report stated.
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