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Pair Of Wheeling University Athletes Honored By MEC

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FAIRMONT, W. Va. -- The Mountain East Conference has announced Monday the winners of this week’s Football Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan. West Virginia Wesleyan's quarterback Liam McGuire was selected as the MEC Offensive Player of the Week, Wheeling’s outside linebacker Jalen Higginbotham was named the MEC Defensive Player of the Week, and Charleston’s kicker Zachary Alvarez was named the MEC Special Teams Player of the Week. Higginbotham, a sophomore from Suitland, Md., repeated as the league’s defensive player ...

Maroon Knights Fly By Zeps, Primed For Championship Saturday

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WHEELING — Wheeling Central’s OVAC 1A-3A semifinal at 16th Street Field seemed to pass by at a mile a minute— or, more aptly, a goal a minute, as the Maroon Knights started off their outing at a breakneck pace on their way to an abbreviated 10-0 win over Shenandoah, advancing to ...

WVU Football's Punting Shows Highs, Lows Through Three Games

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s offense scored 38 points on No. 25 Virginia’s top-rated offense through the first two games. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. scored five total touchdowns, the rushing attack had 247 yards and the offense as a whole totaled 437 yards. Defensively, it ...