Shepherd thumps WVSU to win MEC baseball tournament
By Derek Redd BECKLEY - For the first time since the Mountain East Conference came into existence, the West Virginia State baseball team had to watch someone other that itself hold aloft the...
View ArticleUC softball's bottom of the order rising to the challenge
By Derek Redd For Jenna Evans, Alyssa Stanley and Allison Evans, their spots in the University of Charleston softball team's batting order are nothing but a number. Jenna Evans, Stanley and Allison...
View ArticleUC softball excited, unified as WCWS begins
By Derek Redd K-Ci and JoJo can take at least a little credit for where the University of Charleston softball team is today. The Golden Eagles had boarded the bus back home from the Mountain East...
View ArticleWest Virginia State adds two football assistants
West Virginia State's football team added a pair of assistant coaches Tuesday, announcing the hirings of LeFloyd Phillips and Matt Kloss. Phillips will coach running backs while Kloss will coach...
View ArticleUC softball falls in first round of WCWS
By Derek Redd The University of Charleston softball team's debut in the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series was one filled with memories for the Golden Eagles, but few of them good. UC...
View ArticleUC softball eliminated from WCWS
By Derek Redd The University of Charleston softball team's maiden voyage in the Division II Women's College World Series came to an abrupt end late Wednesday night. The Golden Eagles' stay lasted just...
View ArticleRoundup: University of Charleston No. 8 in final softball poll
By Staff reports The University of Charleston softball team concluded its record-setting season with its highest-ever spot in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 poll. The Golden Eagles...
View ArticleMountain East Conference making splash on a national level
By Derek Redd The Mountain East Conference was born in 2012 after a group of schools across West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio were ready to compete at a national level. It didn't take long for the MEC...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: WVU's Gee on Big 12; MEC and recruiting
By Mitch Vingle Ye olde notebook: A meeting many have awaited begins Thursday in Irving, Texas. “It's the annual gathering of the Big 12 presidents, athletic directors and others involved,” said WVU...
View ArticleRoundup: UC's Benes, State's Gardeck gain preseason football honors
By Staff reports A pair of local Mountain East Conference football players recently received preseason recognition in national publications. University of Charleston punter Brett Benes was named to...
View ArticleWVSU drops 'interim' tag from Nate Burton's athletic director title
By Derek Redd Nate Burton now owns a more streamlined job title - and Burton couldn't be happier. Outgoing West Virginia State President Brian Hemphill, who becomes the new president at Radford...
View ArticleRoundup: West Liberty's Bonifant named MEC Male Athlete of the Year
By Staff report West Liberty men's basketball player Seger Bonifant was named MEC male athlete of the year Wednesday for the second straight year. The award-winner is selected by a vote of...
View ArticlePoore's contract at West Virginia State extended to 2022
By Derek Redd West Virginia State men's basketball coach Bryan Poore, already the program's career leader in wins, will get a couple more years to extend that lead. WVSU agreed in January to extend...
View ArticleRoundup: UC wins Mountain East Conference's Commissioner's Cup
The University of Charleston was named Thursday as the winner of the Mountain East Conference's Commissioner's Cup, awarded annually to the top athletic program in the MEC. UC also won the inaugural...
View ArticleRoundup: WVSU volleyball coach leaves for Lock Haven job
By From staff reports West Virginia State University is looking for a new women's volleyball coach after Shannon Gerencir left WVSU after 14 seasons to become volleyball coach at Lock Haven University...
View ArticleRoundup: WVU's Shelton Gibson on preseason watch list
West Virginia University junior Shelton Gibson is part of the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the top receiver in the country. Last season, Gibson caught 37 passes for...
View ArticlePublic Courts tennis: UC coach bouncing back from illness
By Tom Bragg Shari Reed missed playing tennis. The Clarksburg native and University of Charleston women’s tennis coach has been a fixture in the city’s tennis scene for more than two decades, but...
View ArticleDedication of new UC facility set for December
By Derek Redd By the time the second semester rolls around for the University of Charleston, its athletic programs should be settled into their new home in the Wehrle Innovation Center. UC athletic...
View ArticleUC hires new men's volleyball coach
By Derek Redd The University of Charleston hired as its new men's volleyball coach a former ACC women's volleyball coach who resigned in April facing a second investigation into treatment of his...
View ArticleMEC notebook: Shepherd tops preseason football poll, UC picked 2nd
By Derek Redd The Shepherd football team's place at the top of the Mountain East Conference preseason coaches poll was no surprise, considering the Rams played in the 2015 NCAA Division II national...
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