There's a new definition for "Christmas in July" at West Virginia State.
When State football Coach Earl Monroe was told a couple weeks ago that Central State intended to move its Sept. 6 game with the Yellow Jackets from the Ohio campus to Chicago's storied Soldier Field, he might have easier believed that aliens had landed on the Institute campus.
HUNTINGTON -- Minor league baseball pitcher Zach Baldwin of Barboursville was selected for today's Northern League All-Star Game.
Baldwin, 25, is a left-hander for the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
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Yellow Jacket softball recruit Brittany Hyatt (seated on the left) was named Washington County "Hitter of the Year" by the Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail recently.
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There are many historic football venues in this country, perhaps none more so than Chicago's Soldier Field.
West Virginia State will play a game there Sept. 6. Click 'View Full Story' for the full article.
West Virginia State University Tennis Coach John Simms announced Friday the signing of McDonough, Georgia native Brittany Craig to a National Letter of Intent to play tennis for the Yellow Jackets this coming year.
“Brittany is a great addition to our team,” Simms said. “She had several opportunities to go to Division I schools and we are very happy she chose West Virginia State.”
Craig is ranked 15th in Georgia and 75th in the southeast United States by TennisRecruiting.com and is at number 276 nationally.
It was announced Sunday that Yellow Jacket softball recruit Alli Mayle was selected West Virginia high school softball Player of the Year by the state sportswriter's association for a second straight season.
Mayle led all state prep players with a .608 batting average and 13 home runs. She also struck out 178 and recorded an earned run average of just 0.52 as a senior.
PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER/Times West Virginian
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A total of 60 WVSU student/athlete names appear on this semester's Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Football leads the way with 16 players recording a 3.0 or better grade point average. Next is baseball with 11 players followed by women's tennis with 7.
Congratulations to every one of these fine young men and women!
West Virginia State University men’s basketball Coach Bryan Poore has added one more player to his fall recruiting class. Martez Scales, a 6-foot-4 combination point guard/forward from Columbus, Ohio is the latest addition to the Yellow Jacket basketball program.
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Below are listed the remaining summer camps sponsored by West Virginia State University Athletic Department.
All camps are on the campus of WV State University unless otherwise noted. You can contact the Athletic Department by dialing 1-800-987-2112 or contactthe coach/camp director directly at the numbers provided.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Will Robinson, a West Virginia State alumnus and the first black basketball coach at a Division I school, died Monday. He was 96. Robinson was the Detroit Pistons scout who discovered Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman.
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