West Virginia Wesleyan men’s soccer was picked fifth in the Mountain East Conference preseason poll while University of Charleston, coming off a national runner-up season, was tabbed the heavy preseason favorite.
West Virginia Wesleyan was picked fourth in the Mountain East Conference preseason South Division poll, which named Wheeling and Charleston as the North and South favorites based on votes by the league’s 11 head coaches.
The Mon Valley Board is recruiting basketball officials for 2025–26; applicants must complete the WVSSAC RefReps online course and weekly classroom/court training beginning Sept. 7 in Bridgeport, and should call Rob Kimble at 304-677-3384.
Charleston was chosen as the Mountain East Conference preseason favorite in the coaches’ poll, while Fairmont State and Glenville State also received first-place votes and West Virginia Wesleyan was picked ninth.
West Virginia Wesleyan finished seventh in the 2024-25 Mountain East Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings, while the University of Charleston captured its eighth consecutive and tenth overall title for all-around athletic excellence.
Sixteen high school teams will compete in the inaugural four-class WVSSAC state baseball tournament at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston June 5-7, with semifinals on Thursday and Friday and championships on Saturday.
The WVSSAC Board of Directors has chosen the Paul Cline Memorial Sports Complex in Beckley to continue hosting the state soccer championships through 2028, extending its long-running role as the event’s venue since 2003.
Six West Virginia Wesleyan student-athletes earned All-Region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for their standout performances ahead of the NCAA Division II National Championships.
Eight Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School track athletes qualified for the inaugural Best of the Best: WV Middle School State Meet in Huntington after standout performances and school record-breaking achievements during a successful season.
Buckhannon-Upshur, seeded fifth in the Class AAAA Region I baseball tournament, will open double-elimination regional play by visiting fourth-seeded John Marshall, under a new format eliminating sectional rounds.
