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Patterson Sets Two WLU Records In Hilltoppers’ Loss At Fairmont State

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FAIRMONT — West Liberty University running back Hunter Patterson made program history twice Saturday afternoon, breaking the career rushing touchdown record and setting a new single-season rushing mark in the Hilltoppers’ 34-17 loss to Fairmont State at Duvall-Rosier Field. With his rushing touchdown, Patterson reached 44 career scores on the ground, breaking the previous school record of 43 held by Kevon Calhoun, who played at West Liberty from 2007-10. Patterson also rushed for 78 yards on 23 carries, bringing his season total to 1,592 yards and surpassing Calhoun’s previous ...

Walkquem Cox Scores All Five TDs As Ferry Blanks Bellaire 35-0

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MARTINS FERRY – The Walkquem Cox show took center stage Friday night at Purple Rider Stadium inside the Dave Bruney Football Complex. Martins Ferry’s junior tailback carried the ball 28 times for 287 yards, scoring touchdowns on runs of 37, 24, 35 and 18 as the No. 7 Purple Riders (10-1) ...

Cardinals Wraps Up 2026 Road Schedule With Halloween Trip To Concord

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WHEELING - October has seen the Wheeling University Football team (4-4, 3-2) go on the road for four of it's five weekends, with the Cardinals going 2-2 during the month. On Saturday, the road portion of the 2026 schedule comes to an end as the team heads to Concord for a Halloween match-up, with kick-off at 1 p.m.. The Cardinals are looking to end the month on a high note as they continue their race for the first Mountain East Conference (MEC) title in program history. The Cardinals are coming off a strong bounce back effort when they traveled to Frostburg State a week ago and won ...