Lacrosse Lady Bucs fall late to defending state champion University, 8-7

West Virginia Wesleyan swept the Mountain East Conference tennis honors as Felipe Mioch and Dominique Jansen van Vuuren were named Men’s and Women’s Players of the Week. Both went undefeated at No.

West Virginia Wesleyan’s ITA top-50 men’s tennis team rolled past West Liberty 7-0 in Buckhannon, not dropping a set and allowing just eight total points. The Bobcat women matched the shutout with their own 7-0 sweep, dropping no sets and surrendering zero points in four matches.

West Virginia Wesleyan dropped both games of a home doubleheader to Charleston, falling 8-0 in five innings before a 10-6 extra-inning loss.

West Virginia Wesleyan struck early in both games, but Concord answered every rally to sweep Sunday’s doubleheader at Anderson Field, 7-3 and 11-5. The Mountain Lions used early runs, timely homers, and a six-run fifth in game two to pull away as their bullpen shut the door.

Fairmont State University has named Dr. Abbey Zink as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. The West Virginia native brings nearly 15 years of senior academic leadership experience.

Midland Trail Middle School students pitched an overpass on US 19 near New River Gorge to improve safety and cut congestion as tourism climbs to about 2 million visitors a year. Backed by crash data, engineering studies and community input, the plan’s biggest hurdle is funding.