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Gateway youth track and field athletes heading to AAU Junior Olympic Nationals
Last year in its inaugural season, the Gateway Gators Youth Track and Field club began with 60 athletes ages 7 to 18 before that number tailed off somewhat as the season progressed. But both the coaches and athletes were able to draw a lot of positives from that first season,...
Public ice skating rink in the works at Mylan Park
MORGANTOWN W.Va – A public ice rink is set to open in late 2025 at Mylan Park, according to Mylan Park Foundation President Ron Justice. The arena’s exact design is still in the early stages, but Justice said the rink will most likely include one sheet of ice with locker rooms and seating, as well as a skate rental shop. He said their hope is to have the rink open in fall 2025.
West Virginia recruiting rundown examining remaining 2025 targets
West Virginia has put together a significant chunk of the 2025 recruiting class at this stage, but who are some of the key targets remaining on the board?. The Mountaineers are now up to 21 total commitments in the current cycle but are still looking to add a number of key pieces across the board at the various spots.
History made with Cardinals’ selection of JJ Wetherholt
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced West Virginia University star shortstop JJ Wetherholt as the seventh overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, history was made. By being selected with the No. 7 overall pick by the St. Louis Cardinals, Wetherholt became the highest-drafted player in...
Back at full strength, Ahmad looks to deliver for Best Virginia
Esa Ahmad enjoyed a strong four-year career at West Virginia and was an instrumental part of consecutive Sweet 16 teams in 2017 and 2018. More than five years after Ahmad wrapped up his college career, he again has an opportunity to represent the Mountaineers through Best Virginia, the WVU-alumni based squad that will begin play in The Basketball Tournament on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Teams Ohio & West Virginia Report to OVAC Media Day
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF)– Both Team Ohio (coached by Harrison Central’s Anthony Hayes) and West Virginia (coached by Weir’s Frank Sisinni) are on campus now for the OVAC All Star Game. They will spend the week there before heading over to Wheeling Island Stadium for the big game. Stream the game on WTRF.com with our own […]
Garrett Greene Pinpoints Biggest Weakness, Provides Lofty Personal Goal
After Neal Brown repeated what he said all spring, Garrett Greene was tasked with assessing his own game at Big 12 Media Days. And in typical Greene fashion, he was honest and echoed much of what his coach said. But in this case, Greene also went a bit further. When...
The Rivalry Series: WVU football’s history against Louisville
Across 131 seasons on the gridiron, the West Virginia University football team has developed several rivalries that have helped forge the identity of Mountaineer football. Over the next several weeks, we’ll break down some of the biggest series in West Virginia football history. We open the series with a...
Cummings and Goings: The WVSports.com: 3-2-1
WVSports.com continues with our popular feature: The 3-2-1. We'll break down three things we learned that week, two questions we have and give one prediction. Here is the next installment of the 3-2-1 looking at the West Virginia football program, the latest on basketball and what’s happening in recruiting.
WVU baseball commit selected in 2nd round of MLB Draft
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University baseball commit Griffin Burkholder was selected with the No. 63 pick of the 2024 MLB Draft Sunday. Burkholder, a native of South Riding, Virginia, was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Phillies. Burkholder is the second WVU player selected in this...
Sauve announces return to WVU baseball
As the MLB Draft continues on for one more day, West Virginia baseball and their fans got some good news for next season’s team. Mountaineers catcher Logan Sauve announced his withdrawal from the Draft with the intent to return to Morgantown for another season. Sauve was an asset to...
Angels Select WVU Pitcher Derek Clark in 9th Round of MLB Draft
Derek Clark became the fourth WVU baseball player drafted when the Angeles took him in the ninth round of the 2024 MLB Draft. The Los Angeles Angels selected Clark with the 262nd pick. Even though he only spent one season as a Mountaineer, Clark will likely be remembered by WVU fans for years to come.
West Virginia Ranked as an 82 Overall in College Football 25
From what we know the day before the game’s official release, the Mountaineers rank below six teams within the Big 12 Conference. With College Football 25’s release imminent, content creator EricRayweather released a video with every team’s uniform sets. Included in that video are some sneak peaks at potential team ratings, including West Virginia’s.
Taking Stock of Big XII Transfer Classes: West Virginia
For all intents and purposes college basketball's 2024 transfer season is over although some schools could still add one or two more players prior to tipping off in November. However, in this age of highly paid transfers, many coaches could opt for quality over quantity, meaning they'll concentrate their NIL funds on several elite transfer prospects rather than scatter those finite moneys over more marginal prospects in an attempt to fill all 13 scholarship spots. They may prefer to roll the dice on injury and other attrition with nine or 10 scholarship players. Texas Tech, incidentally, has filled only 11 scholarship positions as of this writing and could stand pat. This is a calculated risk Grant McCasland and other coaches may be willing to run.
WVU Hoops offers Huntington Prep point guard prospect
Coach DeVries and his staff extended a scholarship offer to 2026 guard Rassell Young on Saturday night, per a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account. The offer marks approximately the 50th high school prospect that has received a WVU scholarship offer since Darian DeVries arrived in Morgantown. Young, a...
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