Montgomery stars as WVU tops Marshall in Capital Classic
Lanny Montgomery scored 13 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked three shots to earn MVP honors as West Virginia defeated Marshall 66-60 at the Charleston Civic Center. It marked WVU's 11th straight win over the Thundering Herd. Leah Scott led Marshall with 24 points. The Capital Classic men’s game is set for Thursday in Charleston at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanny Montgomery
Marshall
Charleston Civic Center
West Virginia
Thundering Herd
Leah Scott
Charleston
Local High and College Basketball Tonight Schedule
Grundy visits Tazewell for boys at 7 30. Grundy girls host Tazewell at 6. James River at Giles 7. Mount View at Westside 7. Shady Spring at Princeton 7. Bluefield at Richlands 7 30. Northwood at Twin Valley 7 30. Concord at Davis and Elkins 7. North Carolina Central at Marshall 7. Concord women at Winston Salem 5 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
James River
Giles
Mount View
Westside
Shady Spring
Princeton
Bluefield
Richlands
Northwood
Twin Valley
Concord
Davis & Elkins
North Carolina Central
Marshall
Winston-Salem
Tigers Princeton Lineman Isaiah Edwards Named to WV All-State
Princeton Tigers senior defensive lineman Isaiah Edwards was named to the West Virginia all state football second team by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Three Princeton teammates received special honorable mention: Jordan Jones Kevin Phillips and Zach Standifur. Honorable mentions went to Mohamed Abdelwahed Garrison Hartwell Clayton Rickman and Jacob Whittington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Isaiah Edwards
West Virginia
West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Jordan Jones
Kevin Phillips
Zach Standifur
Mohamed Abdelwahed
Garrison Hartwell
Clayton Rickman
Jacob Whittington
Tigers
Herd Huskies clash in St Petersburg St. Pete Bowl homecoming taint
Marshall brings 26 Florida natives to the St Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field while UConn lists 10. The Dec 26 matchup highlights differing recruiting philosophies as hometown players shape the rosters for the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Connecticut
Uconn
Tropicana Field
Sunshine State
Huskies
Warriors streak ends with loss to Bucks
Golden State see their NBA record start end at 24 wins after a 108 to 95 defeat by Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks while Greg Monroe scored 28 points as Milwaukee halted the Warriors’ 28 game streak and kept pace in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Warriors
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks
Golden State
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
Milwaukee
Greg Monroe
Bucks
Holiday hoops begin with regional high school tourneys
Several high school basketball tournaments start this week with a three day event in Narrows and a four team event at Princeton. Bluefield State women host the Herb Sims Classic December 17 to 19 at Ned Shott Gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narrows
Princeton
Secadivac R.2
Bluefield State
Herb Sims
Ned Shott Gymnasium
Cardinals claim first NCAA Division II volleyball title
Wheeling Jesuit University defeated Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0 in Tampa Florida to win the Mountain East Conference program’s first NCAA Division II volleyball title. The Cardinals claimed sets 25-22 26-24 26-24 and improved to a 39-4 season record, the program’s single-season wins mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Jesuit
Tampa
Fla
Palm Beach Atlantic
WJU
Cardinals
Steelers close gap in AFC North in Cincinnati win
Steelers beat Bengals 33 20 as Andy Dalton broke his right thumb on an interception return and backup AJ McCarron was pressured. William Gay returned a pick for a 23 yard TD, Ben Roethlisberger led a 30 point pace. Cincinnati suffers its first blowout of the season while Pittsburgh tightens race in North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Andy Dalton
Steelers
AJ McCarron
Bengals
William Gay
McCarron
Ben Roethlisberger
Pittsburgh
Stephon Truitt
Dalton
Bibbs Leads Hokies Past Cardinals With Five 3s
Virginia Tech cruised to an 88-53 win over Lamar as Justin Bibbs tied a career high with five 3-pointers and 17 points. Zach LeDay added 19 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double, with six Hokies reaching double figures in the rout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Justin Bibbs
Virginia Tech
Hokies
Bibbs
Lamar
Zach LeDay
West Virginia routs Louisiana Monroe behind 21 by Carter
No. 14 West Virginia powered past Louisiana Monroe 100-58 as Jevon Carter posted 21 points and Daxter Miles Jr added 18. The Mountaineers hit 15 three-pointers, with Carter, Miles, and Jaysean Paige each knocking down four. Devin Williams had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Jamaal Samuel led the Warhawks with 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organtown
Jevon Mi Carter
West Virginia
Louisiana- Monroe
Daxter Miles Jr
Mountaineers
Virginia
New York
Louisiana-Monroe
Carter
Miles
Jaysean Paige
Devin Williams
Paige
Tarik Phillip
Jamaal Samuel
Warhawks
Bowl season begins with 80 teams and 40 games
The column mocks the expanding bowl slate, noting 40 games from 80 teams with 7-5 to 5-7 records. It mentions Colorado State and Nevada in the Arizona Bowl, quotes MWC Commissioner Crai Thompson calling the system broken, and questions adding more bowls while predicting 16 teams at 7-5 and several 5-7 entrants. It forecasts six bowls this Saturday and 19 days of play through Jan 2, with ESPN carrying most games and a national semifinal setup leading to Glendale on Jan 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado State
Mountain West Conference
Nevada
MWC
Crai Thompson
Nebraska
Minnesota
San Jose State
Glendale
Ariz
ESPN
ESPN2
ABC
CBS
CBS Sports Network
Tba
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capital Classic
AAA Tigers
Warriors
Steel Invasion
Southwest Virginia
Heath Miller
Miller
Honaker High School
University of Virginia
Panthers
Falcons
Cam Newton
Carolina Panthers
Atlanta Falcons
Newton
Ted Ginn Jr
Jonathan Stewart
Seahawks
Ravens
Russell Wilson
Doug Baldwin
Wilson
Routs
Elijah Macon
Louisiana Monroe
DeMondre Harvey
Morgantown
Huggins
Brian
Woodson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!