Sports
After being swept by Frostburg, Shepherd faces win-happy East Stroudsburg
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Frostburg University’s game-deciding uprising in the ninth inning of the second game played last Friday at Fairfax Field denied host Shepherd University at least getting a split of the non-conference doubleheader the teams played. And the loses left the Rams staring at the ...
Pitch perfect
Both Means and Manoah are questionable for beginning of Major League season
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Former West Virginia University baseball players Alek Manoah and John Means are questionable for the beginning of Major League Baseball’s regular season. The two one-time Mountaineers are pitchers — Means with the again-popular Baltimore Orioles and Manoah with the ...
A West Virginia win
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University played host to the 2024 NCAA Rifle Championship, which it placed second in last weekend.
Harpers Ferry High alumnus was three-year starter and captain of 1966 WVU baseball team
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Jefferson County has historically gained the reputation as a haven for baseball and it’s a place where the sport has an unmistakable niche in people’s minds. From Bakerton to Summit Point and Leetown, baseball has been enjoyed by players in Little League, rural sandlots, ...
Doyle readies for second Major League Baseball season
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Arizona in early March. It’s not broiling hot. It’s not a despotic sun or enervating heat to wither your spirit and resolve. It’s the Cactus League and 15 Major League Baseball teams try to ready for the 162-game Major League season without much fanfare or ...
Big wins at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships
MORGANTOWN -- Overall, WVU claimed six medals at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, with one gold, two silver and three bronze.
Taking a shot
Tournament road to the West Virginia boys state tournament begins
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Spring Mills High School and Morgantown High School are the state’s winningest boys basketball teams at the big-school level. Morgantown has lost only once and that failure came on the road at Spring Mills. The Cardinals have also lost only once and that came against ...