Lanie Grant scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, Nyla Harris had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and third-seeded and No. 16 North Carolina beat No. 6 seed Virginia Tech 85-68 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament on Friday night.

When West Virginia needed a spark, the Mountaineers got it from an unlikely source.

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak.

Sixth-ranked Houston is riding a 13-game winning streak behind the stingiest defense in the nation.

West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s career leading scorer, at its sellout game against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be retired across all sports at the university.

Javon Small hit the go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining, and short-handed West Virginia held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead to beat seventh-ranked Kansas 62-61 in an intense Big 12 opener for both teams Tuesday.

TCU has entered The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll at No. 19, the school's best ranking in 16 years.

RaeQuan Battle scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Pat Suemnick added a career-high 20 points and West Virginia beat No. 3 Kansas 91-85.

West Virginia becomes bowl eligible with a 37-7 victory over BYU.

A dynamic victory for the Alleghany Cougars against Waynesboro Little Giants

The Alleghany Mountaineers and the Covington Cougars merged in the Alleghany Highlands school district.

SW Virginia schools will be well represented in this year's spring jubilee. State semifinals are Friday.

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Week 5 winner Garrett Via spent his senior season re-writing the Mountaineers record books.

Erik Stevenson scored a career-high 31 points and West Virginia withstood a furious late rally from No. 15 Auburn to beat the Tigers 80-77 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday.

Will Fields took over as the Mountaineers head coach in 2020 after four years as an assistant.

No. 7 TCU improved to 8-0 after a 41-31 victory at West Virginia.

Glenvar pulled away from Alleghany in the second half for the District win.

Alleghany's Garrett Via didn't led the road trip to Staunton River stop him from dominating the game.

The Mountaineers are 3-1 and Garrett Via is a rolling ball of butcher knives.

Thursday was a perfect night for football, and people had been looking forward to the Hokies versus Mountaineers faceoff for a while.

Virginia Tech will take on West Virginia University on their home turf Thursday, competing for the Black Diamond Trophy.

The Hokies fell into a 20 point deficit in Morgantown in 2021 only to have their comeback attempt stopped with an incomplete pass at the goal line.

Alleghany came out on top tonight, with Garrett Via’s 4-year touchdown capping off a methodical opening drive and bringing the score to 7-0.

Friday night’s final score was 54-13 with the Mountaineers taking home the win.

On Friday, the Mountaineers visited Roanoke Catholic and fought a hard four quarters, which paid off.

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.

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

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.