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Armani Guzman to return to WVU baseball for the 2027 season

MORGANTOWN — "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day" will be heard at Kendrick Family Ballpark once more. Long-time Mountaineer Armani Guzman announced on social media that he'd be returning to play for West Virginia baseball for the 2027 season. Guzman was a three-year veteran for the Mountaineers, playing in all three seasons. He was MLB Draft-eligible after his junior year but decided to return to Morgantown. Like in his walk-up song "My Girl" by the Temptations, Guzman was a sunshine in all three years he played so far. Guzman played a major part in the College World Series ...

Rodriguez points out multiple factors for his belief WVU football will be better in 2026

The more you look into the 2025 season for West Virginia football — Year 1 for Rich Rodriguez — the worse it gets. The Mountaineers went 4-8, won two Big 12 games and lost to Ohio, who is a Group of Five school. The last time Rodriguez's squad took the field, Texas Tech came to Morgantown and won 49-0. It was one of the worst seasons in recent years. Realistically, the season was set up for failure. Rodriguez was hired in December, so he couldn't have much of a recruiting class, and he had a mass exodus of players leave through the transfer portal. He attempted to patch holes to ...

Division leading White Sox and Rays had top 2 picks in baseball’s draft

The Chicago White Sox took shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the first pick of the amateur draft this past weekend, and Tampa Bay selected shortstop Grady Emerson one spot later. Yes, both those teams are currently in first place. Pro drafts — even those with lotteries — generally start with ...

St. C pulls away from Post 33

STEUBENVILLE — Miscues leading to a big inning have been a thorn in the side of the youthful Post 33 baseball team all summer. On Saturday, St. Clairsville Post 159's older, more experienced ball club was able to take advantage of both. The visitors from Belmont County took full ...

Wheeling Central wins Class A Champions Cup titles

he WVSSAC has announced the Class A winners of The Health Plan Champions Cup, recognizing the top-performing high schools for excellence in both athletics and academics. Wheeling Central Catholic swept both the boys and girls competitions. The Health Plan Champions Cup honors the leading ...