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Kinley Eggleston celebrates after one of her four goals. (Recorder photos by Gavin Dressler) Faith Howell (1) on offense during yesterday’s soccer game. Girls’ Soccer — Alleghany 5, Virginia High 2. The Mountaineers got four goals from Kinley Eggleston, a goal from Faith Howell and two assists from Carlee Lanford in the Class 2 state

CHS’ Lauren Bragg steals second in last night’s Covington-Auburn softball game. The final score was 3-0, Auburn. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 5, Patrick County 1. Hunter DePriest made just his second mound start of the year a memorable one Monday night at Radford University in the Class 2, Region C semifinals.

Covington’s Kayla Bartley, right, congratulates second baseman Lexi Dressler after a big infield play during yesterday’s softball game. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 3, James River 1. The Mountaineers advanced in the Class 2, Region C tournament with a quarterfinal win over the Knights Saturday evening in Springwood. Halen Lowman pitched four

Highland Rams Cayden Roberson, Ethan Moore, Eli Moore, Colton Williams, and Jazmine Douglas have all qualified for state competition. AH first baseman Abbie Fridley celebrates after recording the final out to seal the victory against Radford in yesterday’s softball game. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 10, Glenvar 0. The Mountaineers broke open

Sadie Alphin plays No. 2 singles during the Bath-Grayson County regional tennis match. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Boys’ Tennis — Floyd County 5, Alleghany 4. The Buffalos outlasted the Mountaineers in a Class 2, Region C semifinal that lasted nearly seven hours Tuesday at Virginia Tech. Baron Leitch, Maddox Crance and Coree Nicely posted

Alleghany’s Nathan Clark plays No. 5 doubles in regional boys’ tennis vs. Narrows on Thursday. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Boys’ Tennis — Alleghany 8, Narrows 1. The Mountaineers rolled past the Green Wave in the first round of the Class 2, Region C tournament at Clifton Middle School. Baron Leitch, Coree Nicely, Eli Entsminger,

CHS courtesy runner Trinity Scott scores from third on a wild pitch in the first inning of the Covington-Craig softball game last night. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 5, Carroll County 4. The Mountaineers rallied from a 3-0 hole to pick up a Three Rivers District win in Hillsville. Eli Weese had

Alleghany’s starting pitcher Hale Lowman during last night’s baseball game against Glenvar. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 12, Glenvar 7. The Mountaineers scored five times in the home half of the fifth and five more in the sixth to take control of a Three Rivers District win over the Highlanders. Eli Weese,

Covington’s Mitchell Tallman and Bath's Andrew Turner facing off during yesterday’s soccer match. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 11, Floyd County 10 (8 innings). Anthony Webb's double in the bottom of the eighth scored Andrew Middleton, giving the Mountaineers a comeback Three Rivers District home win. Alleghany scored five times in the

Alleghany’s Maddox Crance plays No. 2 doubles. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Radford 5, Alleghany 0. Daniel Hale fired a two-hit shutout, leading the Bobcats to a home Three Rivers District victory over the Mountaineers. Tate Mannon had two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Radford (3-1 TRD, 4-6 overall)

Kinley Eggleston scores one of her six goals on the evening against Glenvar. Baseball — Alleghany 18, Glenvar 6. The Mountaineers won their fifth straight Tuesday in Salem, scoring double figure runs in all five of the wins. Connor McPeek had two hits and drove in four runs to lead the winners, while Jackson Ross

Chadwick Tacy got 3 in the goal last night in Covington's win over Craig. Jesus Reyes scored the other 3. Baseball — Alleghany 12, Floyd County 6. The Mountaineers rallied from behind in the seventh inning, scoring nine runs to knock off the Buffaloes in a game played at Floyd. Andrew Middleton and Anthony Webb

Bryce Leitch slides safely into third base during the AHS softball game last night. Baseball — Alleghany 17, Radford 5. Wyatt Griffith had a huge day for the Mountaineers with a pair of home runs and nine RBI. His grand slam highlighted a six-run first, and his three-run shot gave the Mountaineers the cushion to

Alleghany's Carlee Lanford fights for the ball. Girls’ Soccer — William Byrd 4, Alleghany 1. Maddy Simmons scored three goals for the Terriers (5-1) in a match that ended in a driving rainstorm Friday night at Mountaineer Field. Kinley Eggleston had the lone goal for the Mountaineers, a first-half penalty kick. The score was Eggleston's

Baron Leitch playing No. 1 singles. Boys’ Tennis — Riverheads 5, Alleghany 4. The Mountaineers, who were blanked by the Gladiators 9-0 less than two weeks ago, lost a close 5-4 decision Wednesday at Clifton Middle School. Alleghany won at No. 1 singles (Baron Leitch) and No. 3 singles (Coree Nicely in a tiebreaker) and

Faith Howell (1), a freshman, scored two second-half goals in Alleghany's 11-0 win over William Fleming. Baseball — Riverheads 6, Alleghany 1. Riverheads moved to 6-0 on the season with the home win over the Mountaineers. Aidan Miller had two hits and drove in two runs for the Gladiators. Garrett Via had two hits and

Alleghany's Mason Kinsey steals second on Covington's Ashton Cook. Baseball — Alleghany 12, Covington 2. The Mountaineers scored six times in the top of the first and rolled past the Cougars at Casey Field in five innings. Anthony Webb pitched the complete-game win for Alleghany, allowing just four hits and two unearned runs, while striking

Coree Nicely playing at No. 2 singles during the AHS-Narrows boys’ tennis match. Baseball — Alleghany 22, Parry McCluer 1. The Mountaineers scored 15 runs in the top of the third in Buena Vista Tuesday, posting the run-rule win. Hunter DePriest went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI to lead the AHS offense. Anthony Webb added two hits […]

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Mar. 6—MORGANTOWN — They celebrated Saturday. On the court. In the stands with their fellow students. "It was just happiness, " WVU guard Taz Sherman said after the Mountaineers held off TCU for a 70-64 victory in front of 11, 324 fans inside the Coliseum. "I feel like when we win, everyone is happy. I saw Pauly (Paulicap) run over there, so I just went over there." For just a moment, as ...

Girls’ Basketball: Central-Wise 57, Alleghany 41. The Warriors got 24 points and seven rebounds from freshman Emmah McAmis in a win over the Mountaineers in the quarterfinals of the Class 2 state tournament Friday night in Norton. Central led by just one, 28-27, early in the third quarter before McAmis scored all 10 points in a 10-2 run to […]

Girls’ Basketball — Alleghany 53, Nelson County 34. The Mountaineers picked up their first girls’ basketball regional win since the 2006-07 season, blasting Nelson County at home Monday night. Macyn Cash led the winners with 15 points, while Erin Harden added 13 points and six rebounds. Averi Phillips and Kelsey Nicely led Alleghany on the boards with seven apiece. […]

Wrestling — Mountaineers put two on the podium at state championships. Alleghany placed 13th as a team and both Nathan Clark and Dontae Miller earned all-state honors Saturday in the Class 2 state championships at the Salem Civic Center. Clark finished 4th in the 285-pound weight class, putting together a 4-2 record and recording four pins. Miller was 1-3 in the […]

Boys’ Basketball — Alleghany 72, Glenvar 58. The Mountaineers, who lost twice to the Highlanders in the regular season, got 21 points from Baron Leitch, including 19 in the second half and 16 in the final quarter, in a Class 2, Region C first round win Friday night in Salem. Davien Moore added 14 points and six rebounds for […]

Swimming — Alleghany Swims in State Championships in Richmond. Alivia Hoover's seventh-place finish in the 200 freestyle highlighted the Mountaineers' day at the combined Class 1 and Class 2 state meet at The Collegiate School Aquatics Center. Hoover swam a personal record time of 2:13.49 in the finals. Hoover also reached the finals in the 100 backstroke. Other Alleghany […]

Boys’ Basketball — Glenvar 71, Alleghany 63 (OT). Stephen Barber scored eight of his game-high 24 points in overtime, lifting Glenvar to the win at Alleghany in the regular season finale for both teams. Baron Leitch, Anthony Webb and Halen Lowman scored 13 points each for the Mountaineers. The game was tied at 56-all at the end of regulation. […]

Boys’ Basketball — Radford 67, Alleghany 44. Radford used a 21-0 run that started just before the half and continued into the third quarter as the team cruised to a 67-44 win over Alleghany Tuesday night at Mountaineer Gym. Landen Clark and Gavin Cormany scored 17 points apiece to pace the Bobcats (8-1 Three Rivers District, 13-4 overall). Baron […]

Boys’ Basketball — Radford 66, Alleghany 48. The Mountaineers were within seven, 34-27, at the halftime break, but were outscored by the Bobcats 32-21 in the second half. Elijah Kelly scored 16 for Radford (7-1 TRD, 12-4 overall), Landen Clark added 15 and Gavin Cormany scored 13. Baron Leitch put up 12 points for the Mountaineers and Andrew Middleton […]

Boys’ Basketball — James River 60, Alleghany 28. The Knights jumped to a 33-14 halftime lead in a home win over the Mountaineers Friday night. Patrick Clevenger led River (7-1 TRD, 14-3 overall) with 17 points, Corey Easton added 13 and Jayson Easton scored 11. Chris Harden led the Mountaineers with six points and Anthony Webb had five. Next […]

Boys’ Basketball — Alleghany 73, Carroll County 64. Baron Leitch celebrated senior night with a big 26-point game, leading four Mountaineers into double figures at home Tuesday night. Halen Lowman added 17 for the winners, Dylan Gibson scored 13 and Chris Harden added 10. The win was the sixth straight for Alleghany. Elijah Cox led the Cavaliers (0-8 TRD, […]

Boys’ Basketball — Alleghany 81, Floyd County 72. The Mountaineers started a five games in five day stretch Tuesday night with a big Three Rivers District win over Floyd County. Baron Leitch scored 25 points to lead the Mountaineers, Dylan Gibson added 19 and Halen Lowman scored 10 points and blocked two shots. Alleghany was 11-of-21 from behind the […]

Boys' Basketball — Alleghany 62, Carroll County 59. The Mountaineers rallied from a five-point, 35-30, halftime deficit to post the Three Rivers District win in

Boys' Basketball — Alleghany 71, Rockbridge County 45. Seven Mountaineers combined to hit nine 3-pointers in a big non-district victory in Lexington. Chris

Boys' Basketball — Alleghany 64, Covington 44. The Mountaineers closed the game on a 33-10 run after trailing by three (34-31) with three minutes to go in the

Boys' Basketball — Alleghany 48, Stuarts Draft 40. Chris Harden scored a team-high 10 points for the Mountaineers in the road win. Garrett Via added nine and

Girls' Basketball — Alleghany 47, Auburn 43. The Mountaineers improved to 4-1 on the season with a road win in Riner. Kendell Keene scored a team-high 15 points

Boys' Basketball — Wilson Memorial 64, Alleghany 46. The Green Hornets led 41-19 at the half on their home floor and cruised to the win over the Mountaineers.

Girls Basketball — Liberty 53, Alleghany 42 Liberty broke away in the second half in a game that was tied 22-22 at the halftime break in Bedford. Kendell Keene

Chandler Staton kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired and Appalachian State knocked off 14th-ranked Coastal Carolina 30-27 on Wednesday night.

West Virginia survived No. 15 Virginia Tech’s furious rally from a 20-point deficit to beat the Hokies 27-21.

The Black Diamond Trophy won’t be going home with the No. 15 Virginia Tech Hokies after its rivalry game against the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Virginia Tech renews its rivalry with West Virginia for the first time since 2017 when the two played in their season opener on a Sunday night at FedEx Field.

Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns, and Maryland topped turnover-prone West Virginia 30-24 on Saturday. With his brother Tua on the sideline watching, Tagovailoa threw touchdown passes of 66 yards to Dontay Demus, 18 yards to Chigoziem Okonkwo — and then a 60-yarder to Rakim Jarrett in the fourth quarter that gave the Terrapins a 30-21 lead. “It's always good to have family at my games, knowing that I'm far away from home,” Tagovailoa said.

Litter, erosion and traffic put "significant pressure" on the mountain, says the Snowdonia Society.

Alleghany spent a week on pause, but they are dedicated to having a good season under new coach Will Fields.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is getting a thank you from what some would say is a seemingly unlikely place: the libertarian-leaning Koch network.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – We now know where the Brackman Cup will reside, for at least a few more months. The Cougars took the short bus ride to Alleghany High tonight, beating the Mountaineers 28-21.

Texas Southern players celebrate after defeating Mount St. Mary's in a First Four game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. – Texas Southern forward John Walker III celebrated the program's second NCAA Tournament win the way he always envisioned — hooting, hollering and just having fun. Their win over North Carolina Central in 2018 was the program's first in the NCAA Tournament. While Texas Southern found a way to advance, it needs to play much better to compete with the Wolverines. THE ROADMount St. Mary's: Positive COVID-19 tests forced the Mountaineers to put the program on pause twice in December, forcing them into a monthlong break between games.

Copyright 2021 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved. The Bobcats beat the Mountaineers, 40-0. ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – Radford made the trip up to Alleghany County and left with smiles. Radford gets shutout win against Alleghany Bobcats beat the Mountaineers, 40-0If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1558.

14 West Virginia 91-90 on Saturday. Culver scored seven points in the second overtime to put West Virginia ahead 88-85 with 2:12 left. Reaves capped the scoring with a floater in the lane over McBride with 27 seconds left. West Virginia got it right back on a tie-up during the ensuing inbounds pass. AdAfter the ball went out of bounds again and West Virginia kept possession, McBride lofted a pass underneath the basket to Culver.

The all-Nepalese mountaineering team that became the first to scale Mount K2 in winter cheer as they arrive at Tribhuwan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)KATHMANDU – A team of 10 Nepalese climbers who became the first to scale the world’s second-highest peak during the harsh winter season received a hero’s welcome on return home to Nepal on Tuesday. “As a team we feel really proud; we feel really honored. The Nepalese team made sure that all 10 members reached the summit at the same time. We felt like it has to be justice for every team member," Purja said.

___George Washington’s men’s basketball team is postponing two upcoming Atlantic 10 games after head coach Jamion Christian tested positive for COVID-19. ___The Kennesaw State women’s volleyball team called off the first two games of its spring season because of positive COVID-19 tests. The league says the postponement is because of a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining inside the Vanderbilt program. ___Rutgers women’s basketball has postponed home games on Thursday against Penn State and Sunday against Iowa. Rutgers has not announced any recent positive tests, but it cannot play because of protocols outlining a return to competition after positive COVID-19 tests among Tier 1 individuals.

ROANOKE, Va. – Michael Albert was a VHSL champion in shot put and discus his senior season at James River. I didn’t want to settle for less because I always like to set my goals high,” said Albert. Albert competed in shot put, discus, weight throw and hammer events for the Mountaineers. “Each component breaks down and is so complicated that one small mishap can throw your whole day off,” Albert said. The biggest lesson he carried from his high school days, was patience.