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West Virginia sweeps Houston, goes on 10-game winning streak
MORGANTOWN — Suburban Granville, just outside Morgantown and the home of Mountaineer baseball, has become something of a hotbed of interest for everything West Virginia University. Even in the normally chilly spring weather, the crowded attendance figures have exceeded the listed seating ...
Third year in big leagues and Doyle is off to a hitting start
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Brenton Doyle is now at the beginning of his third season in spacious Coors Field, playing for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball’s National League. Doyle won a Gold Glove, emblematic of defensive prowess, both in his first and second year as the centerfielder of ...
Pitching gems from Engle and Sager lift Cougars to wins over Broadfording
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION -- Jefferson High School pitching and clearing skies were on display on Saturday, as the Cougars faced Broadfording Christian Academy in a doubleheader at well-manicured Sager Field. In the opener, Jefferson would ride its one lone run and the strike-throwing effectiveness ...
From ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas,’ Hodge inherits little and has to revamp roster
MORGANTOWN — Ross Hodge comes from a school that calls its teams the “Mean Green,” from the University of North Texas in Denton. Now that he has been signed to a five-year contract as the next West Virginia University basketball coach, one of his first tasks will be to find a new roster ...
Cougars defeat Musselman, Patriots — start season with eight wins
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION — Jefferson High School already owns wins over Musselman High School and Washington High School, and has begun the season with an 8-0 record. Earlier games this week had the Cougars playing on the road at Hedgesville High School on Tuesday and at Spring Mills High School ...
Mansfield takes doubleheader from Rams at Fairfax Field
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Mansfield University is tucked away in rural western Pennsylvania, with its campus and small student body. Rarely, if ever, do the Mountaineers make any real noise in the standings of any conference men’s sport. But this past Saturday, on an afternoon made especially for ...
Millersville continues winning ways, sweeps four from Shepherd
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Windy and mostly cloudy were the conditions at age-old Fairfax Field, as Shepherd University hosted streaking Millersville University last Saturday. The visiting Marauders came in with a nine-game win streak after defeating the Rams in two games the day before. The Rams had ...
Mountaineers began conference play; hold 19-3 overall record and lose in 16-inning game
MORGANTOWN -- After grabbing an armload of non-conference wins to begin its baseball season, West Virginia University started into Big 12 play, beating Oklahoma State University on the road. Two games were postponed at Oklahoma State and then the Mountaineers came home to face the University of ...
Jefferson still young, even with returning nucleus of hitters
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION — Serf Guerra, Alex Danner, Brady Roberts, Sam Hefner, Nayan Dominguez, Jett Gross, Conner Williams, Liam Sager and Cole Smith give “Jefferson Baseball 2025” a group of players with varsity experience. Those hitters were very important in the Cougars, achieving another ...