McGrew, Wesleyan too much for West Virginia State
By Derek Redd It is not often at the Mountain East Conference level that a team can feature a post player the size of West Virginia Wesleyan's Tanner McGrew, a 6-foot-8, 250-pound senior who entered...
View ArticleRoundup: Poor shooting dooms UC at Glenville State
By From staff reports The University of Charleston couldn't overcome a miserably poor shooting first half in a 72-62 men's basketball loss to Glenville State Saturday at the Waco Center in Glenville....
View ArticleArea roundup: WVSU announces 2016 football schedule
By From staff reports West Virginia State University football coach Jon Anderson announced the Yellow Jackets' schedule for the upcoming season, opening Saturday, Sept. 3 against Fairmont State in...
View ArticleOpening of UC's Wehrle Center pushed back to fall
By Derek Redd The steel has started to go up at the site of the Wehrle Innovation Center on the University of Charleston's campus, but the opening of the new home of UC athletics will come a little...
View ArticleRoundup: Former UC soccer standout Vincent lands with D.C. United
By From staff reports Major League Soccer club D.C. United has acquired former University of Charleston standout Rob Vincent on permanent transfer from the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer...
View ArticleUC, WVSU get another chance to tangle with No. 7 Fairmont State
By From staff reports The University of Charleston and West Virginia State men's basketball teams go another round with the nation's No. 7 team this weekend, both trying to land the one blow for the...
View ArticleRoundup: Fairmont State's Connor sets MEC record in win against WVSU
By From staff reports West Virginia State traveled to Marion County on Thursday and left with a 110-77 loss to No. 7-ranked Fairmont State in Mountain East Conference men's basketball play. West...
View ArticleUC softball solid mix of vets, newcomers
By Derek Redd A pair of integral components to the University of Charleston softball team no longer wear a Golden Eagles uniform. UC knew of one departure since the end of last season. The other was...
View ArticleWright takes over reins of UC baseball team
By Derek Redd Andrew Wright knew he was entering a good situation when he accepted the University of Charleston head baseball coaching job in June. But settling into the job has gone beyond even his...
View ArticleWVSU, UC hoops still with plenty to play for
By Derek Redd The men's and women's basketball teams at the University of Charleston and West Virginia State all know one thing for certain in terms of the upcoming Mountain East Conference...
View ArticleRoundup: Wheeling Jesuit jumps to No. 1 in NABC poll
The Mountain East Conference has three teams ranked in the top five of the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released Tuesday. Wheeling Jesuit (26-1, 19-1 MEC) is ranked No. 1 for the...
View ArticleWVSU's Mazyck balances scoring with mentor role
By Derek Redd Markee Mazyck has enjoyed a close relationship with the bottom of a basketball net since high school. It started with more than 2,000 points at Cesar Chavez High School in Washington,...
View ArticleSzorenyi makes immediate impact for WVSU women's hoops
By Derek Redd Laura Szorenyi went from her Hungarian home town that housed more than 1.7 million people to a state whose entire population is only slightly larger than that. The differences between...
View ArticleWVSU's youth key to early softball success
By From staff reports Underclassmen have played a big part in the West Virginia State softball team's start, and a look at the Yellow Jackets roster proves there are plenty of opportunities for...
View ArticleUC's Lockhart keeps faith through tough season
By Derek Redd Chyress Lockhart was reminded at the start of the University of Charleston's women's basketball season that sometimes when you pray, you don't really realize what you're praying for. At...
View ArticleArea roundup: UC men defeat Concord 92-62
The University of Charleston picked up a big win Thursday night, easily disposing of regionally ranked Concord 92-62 in Mountain East Conference men's hoops action at the Charleston Civic Center. The...
View ArticleChuck McGill: MEC prepares for hoops history, wild tourney
By Chuck McGill Last month, college basketball buzzed because of a Big 12 regular-season matchup between then-No. 1 Oklahoma and then-No. 2 Kansas, a pair of teams from the same conference atop the...
View ArticleWork ethic turns DiTrapano into crucial member of UC hoops team
By Derek Redd When he's first asked what motivates him to pour all of his energy into college basketball, University of Charleston senior guard Tino DiTrapano isn't sure of the answer. "That's a tough...
View ArticleUC women end regular season with win over WVSU
By Derek Redd Neither the University of Charleston nor West Virginia State women's basketball teams shot anywhere close to well to start Saturday afternoon's game. Both the Golden Eagles and Yellow...
View ArticleUC men blow by West Virginia State
By Derek Redd In terms of momentum, the University of Charleston men's basketball team is swimming in it entering the upcoming Mountain East Conference tournament, while West Virginia State's is...
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