Day: February 15, 2020 Archives


SaturdayFebruary 15, 2020

Beyers, Williams step up to lead Marshall past UTEP, 71-61

Herd finish in Pod No. 2 in Conference USA.

First lady recognizes winners of Create a Quarter contest

The contest allowed high school juniors to re-create the tails side of West Virginia's state quarter.

West Virginia’s offense a no-show in blowout loss at No. 1 Baylor

The Mountaineers offense was completely throttled by the top-ranked team in the country.

Principal: ‘thugs’ comments ‘show complete lack of respect for our students and coaches’

Principal says he is proud of how players and coaches have conducted themselves.

Lee scores 34 as Wheeling Central claims 8th consecutive OVAC crown

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Oh. — Highlights from Wheeling Central Catholic’s 72-67 win over Shadyside, Oh. in the OVAC 2A Championship game. Shadyside, Oh. (14-6): Kelly Hendershot – 34 points Korey Beckett – 12 points Wheeling Central Catholic (15-7): Avery Lee – 34 points J.C. Maxwell – 15 points Ryan Reasbeck – 13 points

Number of RISE homes remains at 124

The West Virginia National Guard said Friday there are 83 homes in active construction through four different contractors

Frontier’s fourth quarter surge denies Madonna OVAC 1A title, 54-44

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Oh. — Highlights from Frontier’s 54-44 win over Madonna in the OVAC 1A Championship game. Madonna (12-8): Evan Boniti – 12 points Lucky Pulice – 11 points Frontier, Ohio: Logan Brookover – 18 points Tanner Bills – 14 points Kyle Daugherty – 11 points

University downs Morgantown to win fourth consecutive OVAC title

Kaden Metheny and K.J. McClurg combine for 53 points.

Manchin criticizes border wall funding move

The Trump administration will divert $3.8 billion from National Guard improvements for wall construction.

Nabors to face no discipline from SSAC over incident

Attorney for Beckley assistant coach confirms SSAC has cleared him after activity at the end of the Greenbrier East vs. Beckley game

Search for missing kayaker expected to resume Sunday

Public access to Middle Fork River closed at Audra State Park to allow for staging of river recovery equipment by Natural Resources Police

Listen: High School Basketball Roundup (Feb. 15)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Listen to the sixth edition of ‘High School Basketball Roundup’, which airs every Saturday at 8:30am across the MetroNews Radio Network. Frankfort, Wheeling Central Catholic and Parkersburg Catholic teams are featured and Fred Persinger discusses the sixth edition of the MetroNews Power Index.

U.S. Census officials confident after first round of hiring events in West Virginia

The Census is planning more hiring events in West Virginia.