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Morgantown boy suffers seizure at the pool, parents praise medical team, lifeguards for saving his life
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - An 11-year-old Morgantown boy was saved after having a seizure in the Krepps Pool recently. When Elizabeth Pauley heard three whistles from the pool’s lifeguards, she knew something wasn’t right and saw a boy being pulled from the pool. She instantly recognized his swim trucks and realized it was her son, Jackson.
WVU baseball coach: ‘I love the recruiting piece’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As Steve Sabins ascends into the head coaching position within West Virginia’s baseball program, taking over for the retiring Randy Mazey, the new skipper plans on being heavily involved with the facet were he previously worked closely – recruiting. Sabins was hired at WVU...
Mon River Sweep a success
MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Monongahela River is now cleaner thanks to thirty volunteers. On West Virginia Day, June 20, the West Virginia Water Research Institute’s Three Rivers QUEST program teamed up with Ascend WV to organize a Monongahela River Sweep. Thirty volunteers participated, removing over 1,225 pounds of trash from the waters, banks, and […]
Which current WVU Hoops players are most likely to have an NBA future?
Darian DeVries has built a roster of 11 scholarship players in Morgantown so far, and is still looking to fill those final two spots (with presumably big men). 10 of those players are newcomers, with the only returnee being sophomore wing Ofri Naveh, who scored just 2.6 points per game last season as a freshman on a bad West Virginia squad.
Examining the recruitments of the remaining WVU summer official visitors
West Virginia hosted 41 official visitors over the summer but with many of them already declaring their college intentions. The Mountaineers hosted three separate weekends of prospects over the summer and with several of those visitors remaining on the board WVSports.com takes a look at the latest with each of them.
West Virginia’s secondary has no excuses in 2024 – It’s do or die
Roll back the clock to the 2020 season, the second year on the job for head coach Neal Brown. The starting secondary consisted of Tykee Smith, Sean Mahone and Alonzo Addae at the three safety spots, and Dreshaun Miller and Nicktroy Fortune at cornerback. That's a unit that allowed just 159.6 passing yards per contest across the shortened, 10-game COVID season… a number that ranked No. 1 in all of college football. But things have fallen apart since then on the defensive side of the ball. The following season's iteration had its issues, but was still treading water. But these past two years, it's been a total collapse in the backend of the defense.
The Shotgun/Throwdown (7/2/24): Milum earns preseason honors and it’s “do or die” for West Virginia’s secondary
Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments. Programming Note:...
WVSN Notebook 7/2/24: WVU Player Earns More Recognition
The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning West Virginia University Athletics. 4-Star LB Grant Beerman Confirms Commitment Date, Solidifies WVU as Contender. Update (2:30 PM) – 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝟏𝟐 ⭐️ @MilumWyatt pic.twitter.com/SnPGT1TdVf...
Former Fairmont Senior, WVU Standout and Current Pittsburgh Steeler, Zach Frazier, Nets Another Honor
Houston’s Jamal Shead and Texas’ Madisen Skinner were named the Big 12 Male and Female Athletes of the Year for the 2023-24 season. Shead captured the award in the Cougars’ inaugural year in the league while Skinner is the second consecutive Longhorn to collect the honor and the 16th overall.
Demolition set soon for Richwood Avenue redevelopment in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W,Va. –– The ambitious multi-year Richwood Avenue redevelopment project is about to make a major advancement. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” President and CEO of the Morgantown Area Partnership (MAP) Russ Rogerson said the bid date for structure demolition will be July 18, just about three weeks away.
NSO Meet the head coaches of Mountaineer sports
The University is home to 18 varsity sports led by newcomer and long-accomplished head coaches. Over the last few years, there have been several coaches in Morgantown who have produced successful season campaigns and athletes. Here are some of the most notable of Mountaineer sports:. Neal Brown, Football. Head Coach...
National Writer Projects WVU Football Meeting Old Big East Foe in Familiar Bowl Game
We are still months away from games being played, but that’s not stopping college football bowl projections. Even though some may feel WVU can contend for the Big 12 title, this projection has the Mountaineers wrapping up their season before the new year. Bill Bender of the Sporting News...
West Virginia Heat Advisory Issued Amid Dangerous Heat Index Values
Charleston, WV – A heat advisory is in effect starting at noon today for a large portion of the forecast area, as the region braces for potentially dangerous heat index values. The National Weather Service in Charleston has warned residents to prepare for high temperatures and to take necessary precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses.
14-year old WV cowboy wins a world championship
Des Moines, Iowa, – Koalton Heckler, 14, of Mill Creek, West Virginia won “World Reserve Champion” in chute dogging at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa. Chute dogging is an event that prepares youth and junior high cowboys for steer wrestling. Competitors must...
Mountain State Spotlight Explains: Should West Virginians care about the state’s bond rating?
Back in 2017, Gov. Jim Justice stood before state senators and delegates and told them West Virginia had “a $500 million hole in the bucket” and warned that this hole in the state budget would grow to $700 million the next year. During his first State of the State address, Justice came out from behind […] Mountain State Spotlight Explains: Should West Virginians care about the state’s bond rating? appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Baseball tabs Joseph Yanchak to lead WVU’s analytics tracking
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Steve Sabins and the WVU baseball program have named former student manager Joseph Yanchak as its director of analytics and player valuation. Yanchak served West Virginia as a student manager for the past four years. This past season, during which the Mountaineers made a historic run to the Super Regionals, Yanchak carried the title of head student manager. It was his second year in that position.
WATCH: Does Neal Brown have an alpha receiver in 2024?
West Virginia is not a place that struggles to produce star receivers. Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Kevin White, Gary Jennings, David Sills. That's just a selection from the Big 12 Era ... and it omits a few other names, like Mario Alford, Ka'Raun White and Shelton Gibson. Yet in head coach Neal Brown's five seasons, the offense hasn't had a receiver catch 70 passes, reach 1,000 yards or score 10 touchdowns. Six Mountaineers caught 70 or more passes, seven had 1,000-yard seasons and nine had double-digit touchdown catches in the eight seasons before that.
WVU Football Sending Veteran Leaders to Represent Mountaineers at Big 12 Media Days
As the Big 12 moves its Media Days event to Las Vegas, the WVU football program will send four veteran leaders to represent the 2024 team. Safety Aubrey Burks, quarterback Garrett Greene, defensive lineman Sean Martin and offensive lineman Wyatt Milum have been selected to make the trip with head coach Neal Brown and director of athletics Wren Baker.
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