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Father and son duo Ted and Johnny Kostecki, Catholic Central assistant coach and senior lineman, share a moment during the team's media day. Preparations for the upcoming high school football season are underway for all area teams. Area fans can get ready for the season by getting a copy of ...

Lightly raced Zinhal takes shot at W.Va. Derby

NEW CUMBERLAND — Augustin Stables’ Zinhal, who has made only four starts in his career but has shown promise, will stretch out to 1 1/8 miles in the $400,000 Grade III West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races on Sunday. Zihnal, at 6-1 on the morning line with Hall of ...

Racing product getting a boost at Mountaineer

NEW CUMBERLAND — As Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races prepares to host its marquee event, the Grade III West Virgina Derby, there is enthusiasm in the racing community given recent improvements and increased interest in the local product from a business standpoint. Mike Bish, who took ...

Multiple true freshmen showing starting potential early for WVU

MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez used this offseason to create a foundation to build the West Virginia program on. Rodriguez didn't have a normal offseason the year before since he was hired in December. There wasn’t time to bring in a freshman recruiting class. The only commits left were the ones who stayed from the Neal Brown class. Rodriguez brought in almost 50 high school and junior college players to hopefully create continuity for the next couple of years at WVU instead of living by the transfer portal like some schools do. Rodriguez landed a couple of highly recruited ...

WVU quarterbacks working on ball security, decision-making

MORGANTOWN — It was almost a year ago when Rich Rodriguez made his debut back at West Virginia against Robert Morris. By looking at the boxscore, you’d think the FCS school from up the road was no match for the Mountaineers, but that was only the case in the second half. WVU was up 10-3 against the Colonials heading into the locker room. In the second quarter, the Mountaineers had the ball five times. The outcomes? Field goal, fumble, fumble, fumble and punt. This was against an FCS pay-to-win school as well. WVU finished the game with four turnovers. Rodriguez has been a head ...

O-line still a concern after Ohio State’s first practice

COLUMBUS (AP) — At the start of his eighth season as Ohio State football head coach, Ryan Day is looking for his eighth consecutive AP top 10 finish, including No. 5 last season when the Buckeyes fell short of defending their 2024 national championship. With those high expectations in ...