Dustin Jones scored 19 points Monday as West Virginia State got by Fairmont State 87-82 in West Virginia Conference men's basketball in Fairmont.
Jones, who hit 5-of-7 shots from beyond the arc, was one of six players for State (11-10, 9-8 WVC) to reach double figures. David Ford posted 14 for the Jackets, while Corey Bethea netted 13, Qua'Darius Fewell and Robbie Lewis each turned in 12 and Delrico Lane contributed 10. WVSU shot 54.5 percent from the floor.
Isaac Thornton scored a game-high 27 points for Fairmont State (7-13, 5-11).
The Yellow Jackets visit Bluefield State at 4 p.m. Saturday.
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STATE WOMEN LOSE: Kaitlin Snyder erupted for 23 points as Fairmont State downed West Virginia State 87-78.
State (9-11, 6-10 WVC) held a 48-47 advantage at halftime, but an 11-of-32 shooting performance in the second half doomed the Jackets.
Hailey Garrett added 20 points for Fairmont State (10-10, 8-8).
Asia Greenleaf led the Yellow Jackets with 20 points, while Kashauna Cook posted 18 and Jasmine Blanton had 15.
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PARK'S BAYNES TO USC: Errin Baynes, a three-sport standout at Wheeling Park, signed a letter-of-intent Monday to attend Southern California on a track scholarship.
Baynes, who also plays football and basketball, is a 7-foot high jumper. He's won the event the past two seasons at the West Virginia Class AAA state meet, clearing 6-10 as a sophomore and 6-4 last year.
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MARSHALL'S MIDAY PROMOTED: Marshall's Joe Miday was promoted to the head strength and conditioning coach, the school announced on Monday.
Miday, entering his sixth football season at Marshall, has worked under three coaches who have won a combined eight college football national championships.
"It is truly an honor to accept this position," said Miday. "I certainly owe a debt of gratitude to former Florida and Marshall strength and conditioning coach Frank Piraino, who has had a huge impact on my career, not to mention the current program we have at Marshall today."
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WVC AWARDS: On strength of his 48-point performance, West Virginia Wesleyan's Raymont McElroy was named the West Virginia Conference's men's basketball player of the week Monday. McElroy helped lead Wesleyan to a pair of wins over Concord and Ohio Valley.
McElroy's 48 against OVU was the most by a WVC player since Glenville State's Tryvan Leach 52 points against Wheeling Jesuit Jan. 22, 2009.
Dustin Jones scored 19 points Monday as West Virginia State got by Fairmont State 87-82 in West Virginia Conference men's basketball in Fairmont.
Jones, who hit 5-of-7 shots from beyond the arc, was one of six players for State (11-10, 9-8 WVC) to reach double figures. David Ford posted 14 for the Jackets, while Corey Bethea netted 13, Qua'Darius Fewell and Robbie Lewis each turned in 12 and Delrico Lane contributed 10. WVSU shot 54.5 percent from the floor.
Isaac Thornton scored a game-high 27 points for Fairmont State (7-13, 5-11).
The Yellow Jackets visit Bluefield State at 4 p.m. Saturday.
nnSTATE WOMEN LOSE: Kaitlin Snyder erupted for 23 points as Fairmont State downed West Virginia State 87-78.
State (9-11, 6-10 WVC) held a 48-47 advantage at halftime, but an 11-of-32 shooting performance in the second half doomed the Jackets.
Hailey Garrett added 20 points for Fairmont State (10-10, 8-8).
Asia Greenleaf led the Yellow Jackets with 20 points, while Kashauna Cook posted 18 and Jasmine Blanton had 15.
nnPARK'S BAYNES TO USC: Errin Baynes, a three-sport standout at Wheeling Park, signed a letter-of-intent Monday to attend Southern California on a track scholarship.
Baynes, who also plays football and basketball, is a 7-foot high jumper. He's won the event the past two seasons at the West Virginia Class AAA state meet, clearing 6-10 as a sophomore and 6-4 last year.
nnMARSHALL'S MIDAY PROMOTED: Marshall's Joe Miday was promoted to the head strength and conditioning coach, the school announced on Monday.
Miday, entering his sixth football season at Marshall, has worked under three coaches who have won a combined eight college football national championships.
"It is truly an honor to accept this position," said Miday. "I certainly owe a debt of gratitude to former Florida and Marshall strength and conditioning coach Frank Piraino, who has had a huge impact on my career, not to mention the current program we have at Marshall today."
nnWVC AWARDS: On strength of his 48-point performance, West Virginia Wesleyan's Raymont McElroy was named the West Virginia Conference's men's basketball player of the week Monday. McElroy helped lead Wesleyan to a pair of wins over Concord and Ohio Valley.
McElroy's 48 against OVU was the most by a WVC player since Glenville State's Tryvan Leach 52 points against Wheeling Jesuit Jan. 22, 2009.
Tiara Stossel of Seton Hill was named the WVC's women's basketball player of the week. Stossel propelled the Griffins to a 2-0 week and posted 29 points Saturday in a home win over Glenville State.Clay Ullman of Ohio Valley was named the WVC baseball player of the week, while the Fighting Scots' Chris McIntyre was named the league's pitcher of the week. Ullman went 5-for-8 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs, while McIntyre gave up one hit in seven innings pitched in OVU's 10-1 win over Elizabeth City State (N.C.).Charleston's Logan Tretick was named the WVC softball player of the week and UC's Emily Fultz was named pitcher of the week. Tretick went 6-for-12 with two doubles and three RBIs. Fultz went 2-0 and struck out 23 in her first two collegiate starts.nnPREP WRESTLING: The Cardinal Conference Wrestling Championship will be held today at Poca. Point Pleasant ranked No. 1 in the latest WVMat.com Class AA-A poll.
The Big Blacks feature three wrestlers who lead the WVMat.com individual rankings for their respective weight classes, including Steve Porter (126), Noah Searls (132) and Josh Hereford (170).
Herbert Hoover's Josh Mack holds WVMat.com's No. 1 spot in the 160-weight class.
nnPREP BASKETBALL: Greenbrier East and Scott remained No. 1 in the Class AA and A Associated Press girls high school basketball polls, respectively, Monday while Huntington St. Joseph took over the top spot in Class A.
The unbeaten Spartans (19-0) received all 10 first-place votes in AAA while South Charleston, the only other Kanawha Valley school in the three polls, moved up one spot to third. In AA, the Skyhawks garnered six of the 10 first-place votes while undefeated Westside earned four and was second.
St. Joseph had six of the 10 first-place votes and 94 points to jump a spot from second to first by one point over No. 2 Wheeling Central, which had four first-place votes and 93 points. (See Page 2B for polls.)
nnWVU FAN CLUB MEETING: The Charleston WVU Fan Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Harding's Restaurant in Mink Shoals. Defensive coach Steve Dunlap will the guest speaker.
nnSTATE POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP: The West Virginia High School State Powerlifting Championship will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at South Charleston High School. For more information, contact John Messinger at 304-766-0352.
nnWVU GYMNASTICS: West Virginia University's gymnastics team dropped four spots to No. 24 in Monday's GymInfo poll.
The Mountaineers fell Friday at Michigan.
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