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Schedule adjustment sees Mountaineers face Longwood before returning home to improved surface

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 15th-ranked West Virginia men’s soccer team plays its sixth match this season Friday at Longwood.
The contest was announced less than a week ago and came about as a result of WVU’s home venue, Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, in need of re-sodding to improve field conditions. The Mountaineers were originally to host Cal Baptist on September 12, but canceled the contest and will now go more than two weeks without a home match until welcoming James Madison on September 19.
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West Virginia’s squirrel hunting season arrives this weekend

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One of West Virginia’s longest running fall traditions will return this Saturday. No, I’m not talking about the Backyard Brawl, the day of the game also happens to be the opening day of the West Virginia squirrel hunting season. Mountaineers have been putting squirrels on dinner plates for generations. While participation in the hunt may not be at the level it once was, for those who step into the woods on Saturday, the enthusiasm is the same.
“It’s a great opportunity to get

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3 Guys Before The Game – Backyard Brawl Preview (Episode 657)

Shall we brawl?
Pitt rolls in as more than a touchdown favorite. West Virginia limps in after one of its most crushing defeats in decades.
So what happens next in the 108th Backyard Brawl? If history tells us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. That’s why this rivalry remains one of college football’s longest, fiercest, and most unpredictable.
In this episode, the “Guys” break down Saturday’s showdown—digging into the analytics, the matchups, and the storylines that could swing the game.




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Wells feels Herd still searching for identity, hopes EKU can create challenges in Huntington

— By Bill Cornwell
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall has developed strong athletic rivalries with many neighboring schools over the years.
Among those schools is Eastern Kentucky, and the Colonels will be in Huntington to take on the Thundering Herd come 6 p.m. Saturday inside Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
This will be the 22nd all-time meeting between Marshall (0-2) and EKU (1-1) and the Herd holds a 12-8-1 series advantage.
The teams last met in 2020 when Marshall won handily, 59-0 — the Herd’s fourth



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DNR says virtual commission meetings were effective

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Division of Natural Resources said there was considerable interest in the first ever hybrid Natural Resources Commission meeting. The agency held the first commission meeting under the new format July 24th.
The meeting was broadcast virtually on the DNR’s website and social media pages. Each Commissioner was live from their respective district offices as well as the DNR headquarters in Charleston. Members of the public wishing to speak had to be at one of the locations.


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Justice says current West Virginia debate over vaccines is ‘out and out nuts’

Senator Jim Justice, who vetoed a bill that would have loosened West Virginia mandatory school vaccinations while he was governor, said the current conflict over vaccination requirements “is plain, out and out nuts.”
“You know, the CDC has been around a long time. You know these vaccines are proven in every way. You know where I stood when I was your governor. You know, in regards to the vaccine, President Trump stands right with me in regard to the vaccine today,” Justice, a Republican, said on

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State Player of the Year Eli Sancomb selects Liberty

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Months after leading Wheeling Central Catholic to the Class AA state championship in a season where he was named the Bill Evans Award winner as the state player of the year, Eli Sancomb brought his college recruitment to a close on Tuesday. The senior guard offered his verbal commitment to play at Liberty University.
Wheeling Central’s Eli Sancomb in action against Westside during a Class AA semifinal. Photo by Teran Malone
Sancomb was a guest on Wednesday’s edition of the

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Body recovered in Kanawha River in Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An investigation is underway after a body was pulled from the Kanawha River Thursday afternoon.
The body was spotted at around 11:45 a.m. near the 35th Street Bridge. The initial call came in as a drowning.
Charleston police and firefighters were called to the scene.
Authorities will attempt to make positive identification.
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