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31. <title>Postmaster halts changes to USPS facilities, including Charleston center, till next year</title>
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35. <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 12:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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41. <description><![CDATA[<p>Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says any changes will be put on pause until 2025.</p>
42. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/19/postmaster-halts-changes-to-usps-facilities-including-charleston-center-till-next-year/">Postmaster halts changes to USPS facilities, including Charleston center, till next year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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44. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says any major changes that could be made to postal facilities across the country won&#8217;t happen now until 2025.</p>
45. <p>There have been almost 60 processing plants under a mail processing facility review including the Charleston Processing &amp; Distribution Center. According to the United States Postal Service, the reviews are to assess if some operations should be relocated from certain facilities to more regional sites in order to &#8220;create consistency, precision and efficiency.&#8221;</p>
46. <p>In April, the USPS decided to downgrade the Charleston facility located in Southridge from a Processing and Distribution Center to a Local Processing Center. A review was conducted of the facility starting in November 2023. The Charleston P&amp;DC was identified as a candidate facility to have operations moved out of state to Pittsburgh, PA.</p>
47. <p>The decision from DeJoy comes in response to a <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/usps_network_advisory_letter.pdf">letter</a> sent to him last week, signed by 26 U.S. Senators including Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin.</p>
48. <figure id="attachment_572862" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-572862" style="width: 121px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-572862" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/louis-dejoy-121x150.png" alt="" width="121" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/louis-dejoy-121x150.png 121w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/louis-dejoy.png 175w" sizes="(max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-572862" class="wp-caption-text">Louis DeJoy</figcaption></figure>
49. <p>The first line in the letter states: &#8220;We call on you to pause planned changes to the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) processing and delivery network under the “Delivering for America” plan, until you request and receive a comprehensive Advisory Opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission to fully study the potential impacts of these changes.&#8221;</p>
50. <p>In his response letter, DeJoy said any movement will be put on hold until at least January 1, 2025. He also mentioned that he is considering a further look at the process of the mail processing facility reviews.</p>
51. <p>&#8220;I am continuing to evaluate any additional changes we have underway,&#8221; DeJoy said in the letter which can be read <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PMG-Letter-to-Chairman-Peters-5.9.2024.pdf">here</a></p>
52. <p>The halt also means any investments made into facilities recently will also be on hold as will the annual cost savings associated with the mail moves. DeJoy estimates the annual cost savings to be $133-$177 million and the positive investments to total around $430 million.</p>
53. <p>The news of a hold is music to the ears of Postal Workers Union Local 133 President Tim Holstein.</p>
54. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re very excited about what Senators Capito and Manchin were able to accomplish along with the other Senators,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They all came together and requested that the Postmaster General pause some things and maybe regroup to see how to correct some deficiencies.&#8221;</p>
55. <p>What feels like a minor win now for Holstein and some union workers, a majority of them represented at the Charleston facility, there&#8217;s still an ongoing battle ahead and plenty of questions from Holstein that need answered.</p>
56. <p>&#8220;I&#8217;m optimistic in the fact of the pressure that they&#8217;ve placed on the Postmaster, but I&#8217;m realistic as well,&#8221; said Holstein.</p>
57. <p>In DeJoy&#8217;s letter, he mentioned a &#8220;pause in implementation,&#8221; which to Holstein means they are not out of the woodwork yet in their efforts of preventing these changes from continuing or happening altogether. Some postal service facilities have already undergone significant changes, including the facility in Charleston.</p>
58. <p>&#8220;Are the ones that are in process now, are they going to be halted?&#8221; Holstein asked.</p>
59. <p>That question has been relayed to representatives of the USPS for some clarity.</p>
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61. <p>According to Holstein, at least four temporary employees have been let go and have not been placed back on schedule. He said they&#8217;re fighting to get them back and or compensated for missed time because they are in need of workers to sort through the mail that has been massively delayed. It&#8217;s the worst Holstein has seen it in quite some time.</p>
62. <p>&#8220;The mail backed up is probably the worst I&#8217;ve ever seen it in 27 years of service,&#8221; Holstein said.</p>
63. <p>There are still political mailers sitting in the Charleston facility too. The delay on most mail is multiple days.</p>
64. <p>Holstein claims the postal service hurried their decision to downgrade the facility in Charleston and with the loss of workers and mail being backed up at the Charleston facility, it&#8217;s also possible they&#8217;re losing business to competitors and losing the trust of some current customers.</p>
65. <p>&#8220;You&#8217;re talking about years and years of planning that takes place just to shut down one facility, transfer that mail to another facility and then ensure that those employees are contractually right in the movements of their job and they&#8217;re trying to do hundreds of facilities across the United States,&#8221; Holstein said.</p>
66. <p>&#8220;How much revenue are we losing because of this half-hazard decision that was made quickly in my opinion?&#8221; he asked.</p>
67. <p>The facility has around 800 employees and 500 of them are represented by the union.</p>
68. <p>U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said she and several other Senators collaborated on the letter because of what they believe could be the wrong steps taken for dozens of postal service sites in the country.</p>
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70. <p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been very active with Postmaster DeJoy to make sure that he realizes not only the employment implications but also the delivery of the mail,&#8221; she said last week in a media briefing.</p>
71. <p>Sen. Capito says the jobs in Charleston are too important to lose.</p>
72. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had them for a long time and I want to keep them right there at that distribution center,&#8221; said Capito. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been there and they do great work.&#8221;</p>
73. <p>U.S. Senator Joe Manchin also released a statement following the news of the pause.</p>
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75. <p>“I’m glad Postmaster DeJoy has heeded our repeated, bipartisan calls to pause these changes to the USPS’s mail delivery network, which would jeopardize timely mail delivery in communities across West Virginia and our entire country,&#8221; said Manchin last week. &#8220;It is essential we understand the full impact of these proposed changes, especially on our hardworking postal employees, before moving forward on their implementation.&#8221;</p>
76. <p>Senators Capito and Manchin have already sent <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/02/27/u-s-senators-joe-manchin-and-shelley-moore-capito-send-letter-to-usps-postmaster-general-regarding-charleston-postal-processing-facility-transition/">letters</a> to Postmaster DeJoy before. A <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/02/15/postal-workers-fear-job-loss-public-anticipates-delayed-mail-if-some-services-are-moved-out-of-state/">public hearing</a> with union postal workers was also held back in February in Charleston.</p>
77. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/19/postmaster-halts-changes-to-usps-facilities-including-charleston-center-till-next-year/">Postmaster halts changes to USPS facilities, including Charleston center, till next year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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84. <title>West Virginia wins regular season finale at TCU, will face Horned Frogs again Tuesday</title>
85. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/19/west-virginia-wins-regular-season-finale-at-tcu-will-face-horned-frogs-again-tuesday/</link>
87. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Carey]]></dc:creator>
88. <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 05:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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93. <description><![CDATA[<p>Mountaineers earn No. 4 seed in Big 12 Baseball Championship.</p>
94. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/19/west-virginia-wins-regular-season-finale-at-tcu-will-face-horned-frogs-again-tuesday/">West Virginia wins regular season finale at TCU, will face Horned Frogs again Tuesday</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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96. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>West Virginia will enter the Big 12 Baseball Championship the No. 4 seed after wrapping up the regular season Saturday with a 6-5 win against TCU at Lupton Stadium,</p>
97. <p>The Mountaineers (33-20, 19-11 Big 12) and No. 9 Horned Frogs (31-19, 14-16) are set to battle again in the second game of the Big 12 Baseball Championship when it begins Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.</p>
98. <p>Reed Chumley led the way with four RBI in the latest victory, which allowed WVU to secure a series victory.</p>
99. <p>Chumley’s three-run home run punctuated the Mountaineers’ four-run eighth inning, allowing a 2-1 lead to grow to five runs.</p>
100. <p>WVU needed every bit of it as TCU got a two-run double from Chase Brunson to pull to within two, before Jack Arthur’s run-scoring single cut the Horned Frogs’ deficit in half.</p>
101. <p>Luke Lyman then came on and struck out Brody Green to seal the result.</p>
102. <p>West Virginia won seven of its 10 Big 12 series and three of its last four.</p>
103. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
104. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">We&#8217;re locked in <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f512.png" alt="🔒" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
105. <p>Get your first look at the official 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship bracket. <a href="https://t.co/GgcHdkPkiG">pic.twitter.com/GgcHdkPkiG</a></p>
106. <p>— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) <a href="https://twitter.com/Big12Conference/status/1792004880220955079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
107. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
108. <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball </b><b>Championship Schedule</b></span></p>
109. <p>May 21-25 at Globe Life Field — Arlington, Texas</p>
110. <p><b>Note: </b>All Games air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ unless otherwise indicated</p>
111. <p>Tuesday, May 21</p>
112. <p>Game 1: No. 6 Kansas State vs. No. 7 Kansas, 10 a.m.</p>
113. <p>Game 2: No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 9 TCU, 1:30 p.m.</p>
114. <p>Game 3: No. 5 Cincinnati vs. No. 8 UCF, 5 p.m.</p>
115. <p>Game 4: No. 3 Texas vs. No. 10 Texas Tech, 8:30 p.m.</p>
116. <p>Wednesday, May 22</p>
117. <p>Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 10 a.m. (ESPNU)</p>
118. <p>Game 6: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Lower-seeded winner of Games 1 &amp; 2, 1:30 p.m.</p>
119. <p>Game 7: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 5 p.m.</p>
120. <p>Game 8: No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. Lower-seeded winner of Games 3 &amp; 4, 8:30 p.m.</p>
121. <p>Thursday, May 23</p>
122. <p>Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 10 a.m.</p>
123. <p>Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Higher-seeded winner of Games 1 &amp; 2, 1 p.m.</p>
124. <p>Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)</p>
125. <p>Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Higher-seeded winner of Games 3 &amp; 4, 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)</p>
126. <p>Friday, May 24</p>
127. <p>Game 13: Game 10 loser vs. Game 9 winer, 10 a.m.</p>
128. <p>Game 14: Game 10 winner vs. Game 13 winner (semifinal), 1:30 p.m.</p>
129. <p>Game 15: Game 12 loser vs. Game 11 winner, 5 p.m.</p>
130. <p>Game 16: Game 12 winner vs. Game 15 winner (semifinal), 8 p.m.</p>
131. <p>Saturday, May 25</p>
132. <p>Game 17: Championship, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)</p>
133. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/19/west-virginia-wins-regular-season-finale-at-tcu-will-face-horned-frogs-again-tuesday/">West Virginia wins regular season finale at TCU, will face Horned Frogs again Tuesday</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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140. <title>Class AAA Track: Jefferson girls take title in final event, Cabell Midland boys surge late</title>
141. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/class-aaa-track-jefferson-girls-take-title-in-final-event-cabell-midland-boys-surge-late/</link>
143. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brocato]]></dc:creator>
144. <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 03:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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149. <description><![CDATA[<p>Jefferson won the final event to wrestle the title from Morgantown while Cabell Midland claimed their first title since 2016.</p>
150. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/class-aaa-track-jefferson-girls-take-title-in-final-event-cabell-midland-boys-surge-late/">Class AAA Track: Jefferson girls take title in final event, Cabell Midland boys surge late</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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152. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; For the first time since 2016, Cabell Midland can celebrate a boys Class AAA state track championship. The Knights scored 108 points and they were buoyed by three wins on Saturday.</p>
153. <p>In the 800 meter run, Tristan Blatt shattered the previous state meet record by over two seconds (1:51.12). Teammate Aidan Kneeland and University&#8217;s Drew Zundell all posted times better than the previous record.</p>
154. <p>Marshall football signee Michael Lunsford won the shot put by over ten feet with a winning toss of 65 feet, 3.75 inches. And the Knights won the 4&#215;200 relay with future WVU linebacker Curtis Jones, Jr. running the third leg.</p>
155. <p>Hurricane finished as the state runners-up. Ty Steorts set a state meet record in the 1600 meter run at 4:07.75.</p>
156. <p>Huntington came in a point behind the Redskins in third place. The Highlanders won the 4&#215;100 relay with Mikey Johnson running anchor leg and WVU football commit Zah Jackson on the first leg.</p>
157. <p>Jefferson finished fourth. Future Mountaineer football player Keyshawn Robinson won the 200 and 400 meter runs en route to high point honors. His future WVU teammate, Dom Collins won the 100 meter in his first year running track.</p>
158. <p>&#8220;I was going to camps in the summer and dropping insane 40 [yard dash] times,&#8221; Collins said. &#8220;Coaches were like, &#8216;You don&#8217;t run track?&#8217; I said, &#8216;No&#8217;. They were like, &#8216;Go run track and you&#8217;ll be a state champion&#8217;. And they were right.&#8221;</p>
159. <p>&#8220;In my last season, I was trying to get as much as I can,&#8221; Robinson said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been hurt a little bit during the season but I have been trying to push through and do my own thing.&#8221;</p>
160. <p>Spring Valley&#8217;s Dalton Ferguson swept the hurdle events. In other events, Gradian Graham of Spring Mills won the discus and Parkersburg South took the 4&#215;400 relay.</p>
161. <p>For the second year in a row, the Morgantown and Jefferson girls decided the state championship in the final event. Last year, the Cougars and the Mohigans tied for the title. On Saturday, Jefferson won the 4&#215;400 relay to win the outright championship, ten points ahead of MHS.</p>
162. <p>In addition to the final event, Jefferson won six more events on Saturday, including the 4&#215;200 (state record time of 1:43.11) and 4&#215;100 relays. Jazmyn Taylor won the 100 meter en route to high points honors. Hannah Phillips won the 1600 and 800 meters and Samantha Ogden won the pole vault.</p>
163. <p>Huntington finished third behind Morgantown. Mallori Dunn-Martin swept the 300 and 100 hurdle events.</p>
164. <p>Elsewhere, Preston&#8217;s Ella White won the 400 meter. Ama Ackon-Annan of Woodrow Wilson won the 200 meter and Hampshire&#8217;s Kaylie Hall claimed victory in the discus.</p>
165. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/class-aaa-track-jefferson-girls-take-title-in-final-event-cabell-midland-boys-surge-late/">Class AAA Track: Jefferson girls take title in final event, Cabell Midland boys surge late</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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172. <title>Photo gallery: WVSLA Division 1 Lacrosse: GW boys and UHS girls win state titles</title>
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181. <description><![CDATA[<p>(Photo galleries by Teran Malone) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &#8212; Photo galleries from the WVSLA Division 1 state championship games at University H.S. The George Washington boys defeated University, 14-8 while the UHS girls defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in triple overtime.</p>
182. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/photo-gallery-wvsla-division-1-lacrosse-gw-boys-and-uhs-girls-win-state-titles/">Photo gallery: WVSLA Division 1 Lacrosse: GW boys and UHS girls win state titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4343-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4343-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4343-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4343-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4458.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1322" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4458.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4458.jpg 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height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4590.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4590.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4590-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4590-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4590-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4590-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4590-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A4647-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5007-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5032-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1338" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108-300x196.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108-490x320.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108-150x98.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108-768x502.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5108-1536x1004.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5133-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5155-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1685" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272-300x247.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272-425x350.jpg 425w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272-150x123.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272-768x632.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5272-1536x1264.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5483-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1474" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503-300x216.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503-486x350.jpg 486w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503-150x108.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503-768x553.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5503-1536x1106.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5550-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1537" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659-300x225.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659-466x350.jpg 466w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659-150x113.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659-768x576.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5659-1536x1153.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5684-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5713-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5784-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5971-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5975-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1195" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673-300x175.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673-490x286.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673-150x88.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673-768x448.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6673-1536x896.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2.jpg" data-caption="George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>George Washington defeated University, 14-8 in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0113-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0163-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0188-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0218-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0228-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0229-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0268-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1218" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287-300x178.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287-490x291.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287-150x89.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287-768x457.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0287-1536x914.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0304-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0310-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0346-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0361-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1371" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406-300x201.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406-490x328.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406-768x514.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0406-1536x1028.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0462-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1421" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471-300x208.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471-490x340.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471-150x104.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471-768x533.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0471-1536x1066.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1442" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473-300x211.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473-490x345.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473-150x106.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473-768x541.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0473-1536x1082.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0503-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0513-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0524-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0553-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0582-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1543" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629-300x226.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629-465x350.jpg 465w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629-150x113.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629-768x579.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0629-1536x1157.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0698-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0705-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0718-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0749-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1429" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788-300x209.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788-490x342.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788-150x105.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788-768x536.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0788-1536x1072.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A0803-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1463-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A1682-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2068-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2278-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2298-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the WVSLA Division I Championship game (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A2307-1.jpg" data-caption="University defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in 3OT in the 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185. <p><em>(Photo galleries by Teran Malone)</em></p>
186. <p><strong>MORGANTOWN, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Photo galleries from the WVSLA Division 1 state championship games at University H.S. The George Washington boys defeated University, 14-8 while the UHS girls defeated Fairmont Senior, 6-5 in triple overtime.</p>
187. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/photo-gallery-wvsla-division-1-lacrosse-gw-boys-and-uhs-girls-win-state-titles/">Photo gallery: WVSLA Division 1 Lacrosse: GW boys and UHS girls win state titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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194. <title>Class AA Track: Winfield boys regain title, girls win fifth in a row</title>
195. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/class-aa-track-winfield-boys-regain-title-girls-win-fifth-in-a-row/</link>
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198. <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 02:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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203. <description><![CDATA[<p>Just like in 2022, Winfield made a clean sweep of the Class AA track championships.</p>
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207. <p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Both Class AA state track championship trophies will once again reside at Winfield High School. The Winfield boys pulled away from defending champion Point Pleasant late on Saturday afternoon, claiming their first title since 2022.</p>
208. <p>The Generals were paced by individual high point champion Justin Lipscomb. He won the 3200 meter run on Friday and followed that up with a win in the 1600 meter in a state record time (4:13.77) and a victory in the 800 meter. Winfield also collected two more wins on Saturday. Chase Massey won the 100 meter run by .02 seconds and their 4&#215;400 relay team closed out the meet with another victory.</p>
209. <p>Runner-up Point Pleasant collected one win on Saturday. Reece Hunt raced to victory in the 110 hurdles.</p>
210. <p>The Frankfort Falcons finished third in the team competition. Cohen Arbogast won the 400 and 200 meter runs and the Falcons scored another victory in the 4&#215;200 relay.</p>
211. <p>East Fairmont&#8217;s Dakota Dammyer swept the throwing events. He won the discus on Saturday by nearly 20 feet with a toss of 171 feet, 7 inches. Elsewhere in field events, Nicholas County&#8217;s Isaiah Miner won the high jump and Poca&#8217;s Landon Coleman won the long jump.</p>
212. <p>Back on the track, Weir won the 4&#215;100 relay and Roane County&#8217;s Lane Watson defended his title in the 300 hurdles.</p>
213. <p>Just like Williamstown in Class A, the Winfield girls won their fifth consecutive state championship. The Generals had only one event win on Saturday but their depth in several events showed as they scored 99.83 points. Carlie Sibold won the 100 meter run for WHS.</p>
214. <p>Oak Glen finished as the Class AA runner-up. Hannah Kliner won the 1600 meter on Saturday after winning the 3200 meter on Friday. Kensington McConnachie also collected a win for Oak Glen in the long jump.</p>
215. <p>Weir finished in third place. Olivia Baker was a double-winner with victories in the 100 and 200 meters. Their 4&#215;400 relay team also collected a victory as well.</p>
216. <p>Grafton came in fourth. Hadley Horne won the 300 hurdles and she finished as the individual high point champion in Class AA. Emily Viani added a win for the Bearcats in the 800 meter.</p>
217. <p>Other event victories included the Bluefield 4&#215;100 relay team, the Fairmont Senior 4&#215;200 relay team, Poca&#8217;s Kendra Dunbar in the shot put, Nitro&#8217;s Isabella Cowger in the discus and Lincoln&#8217;s Hannah Rowan in the 400 meter.</p>
218. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/class-aa-track-winfield-boys-regain-title-girls-win-fifth-in-a-row/">Class AA Track: Winfield boys regain title, girls win fifth in a row</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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225. <title>Class A Track: Buffalo and Williamstown defend state titles</title>
226. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/class-a-track-buffalo-and-williamstown-defend-state-titles/</link>
228. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brocato]]></dc:creator>
229. <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 01:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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234. <description><![CDATA[<p>The Bison won their second consecutive title and the Yellowjackets extended their streak to five.</p>
235. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/class-a-track-buffalo-and-williamstown-defend-state-titles/">Class A Track: Buffalo and Williamstown defend state titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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238. <p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; The 2023 Class A state champions will hold their titles for at least another year. The Buffalo boys and Williamstown girls each cleared the hundred-point plateau to win state track championships on Saturday.</p>
239. <p>Buffalo pulled away late to win their second consecutive title. Nicholas Pitchford earned high point honors. He won the 3200 meter run on Friday and followed that up with a state-record time (4:17.20) and victory in the 1600. He also won the 800 meters and Cole Whittington won the 300 meter hurdles.</p>
240. <p>Doddridge County is the state runner-up. Their event victory on Saturday came from Sage Landis in the pole vault.</p>
241. <p>Wheeling Central Catholic collected three wins. JJ White won the 400 meters, as did their 4&#215;100 and 4&#215;200 relay teams.</p>
242. <p>Wyatt Milhoan of Ravenswood is a double winner. He crossed the line first in the 100 and 200 meter runs.</p>
243. <p>Other event victories included Dubale Greathouse of Magnolia winning the high jump. Isaac Agee of Greenbrier West won the 110 hurdles and the Ritchie County 4&#215;400 meter relay team set a new state record (3:28.65).</p>
244. <p>Williamstown claimed their fifth consecutive girls title in familiar fashion. Junior Alyssa Sauro now owns nine individual event titles at the state meet. After winning the 3,200 meter run on Friday night, Sauro cruised to victory in the 1,600 and the 800 (new state record of 2:15.69) on Saturday. The Jackets also won the 4&#215;200 meter relay.</p>
245. <p>Doddridge County is the state runner-up. The Bulldogs won a pair of relays on Saturday, taking home titles in the 4&#215;100 and the 4&#215;400 relays.</p>
246. <p>Trinity finished in third place. 38 of their 59 points came from freshman Elecia McCurrie. She burst on the scene by setting state records in the 100 (11.98 in final), 200 (24.87 in preliminaries) and 400 (55.70 in final) meter runs while finishing second in the long jump.</p>
247. <p>&#8220;It is not expected for a freshman to come out here and win first place and break records at a state track meet,&#8221; McCurrie said. &#8220;I just came in today and I was like, &#8216;I want to be the unexpected. I want to come out here and go after records, do my best and give my all. That&#8217;s what I did.&#8221;</p>
248. <p>Another state record fell in the pole vault with Ritchie County&#8217;s Sydney Kopshina setting a new mark at 11 feet, 8 inches.</p>
249. <p>Magnolia&#8217;s Jenna Blain claimed a pair of titles by winning both the 300 hurdles and the 100 hurdles.</p>
250. <p>Other event winners included Valley Wetzel&#8217;s Laken Dawson in the long jump and Carlee Dillard of Richwood in the high jump.</p>
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258. <title>Photo gallery: WVSLA Division 2 Lacrosse: Hedgesville sweeps state titles</title>
259. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/wvsla-division-2-lacrosse-hedgesville-sweeps-state-titles/</link>
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262. <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 00:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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267. <description><![CDATA[<p>(Photo gallery by Teran Malone) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. &#8212; Photo galleries from the WVSLA Division 2 State Championship games. The Hedgesville girls defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7. The Hedgesville boys defeated Mountain State, 17-9.</p>
268. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/wvsla-division-2-lacrosse-hedgesville-sweeps-state-titles/">Photo gallery: WVSLA Division 2 Lacrosse: Hedgesville sweeps state titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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270. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-default su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center" style="max-width:100%" data-flickity-options='{"groupCells":true,"cellSelector":".su-image-carousel-item","adaptiveHeight":true,"cellAlign":"left","prevNextButtons":true,"pageDots":true,"autoPlay":5000,"imagesLoaded":true,"contain":false,"selectedAttraction":0.025,"friction":0.28}' id="su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c"><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5459.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" 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https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5855-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5855-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5855-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5855-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5855-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5862-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1635" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909-300x240.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909-438x350.jpg 438w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909-150x120.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909-768x613.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5909-1536x1226.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5941-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A5972-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1459" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054-300x214.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054-490x350.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054-150x107.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054-768x547.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6054-1536x1094.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1238" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104-300x181.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104-490x296.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104-150x91.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104-768x464.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6104-1536x929.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6109-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1213" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123-300x178.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123-490x290.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123-150x89.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123-768x455.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6123-1536x910.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6144-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6153-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1298" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1-490x311.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1-150x95.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1-768x487.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6181-1-1536x974.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6217-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6239-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6248-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6257-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6290-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6317-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6334-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6349-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6369-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6407-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6447-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6498-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6544-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6564-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6598-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6612-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6643-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6692-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1421" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1-300x208.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1-490x340.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1-150x104.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1-768x533.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6694-1-1536x1066.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6717-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6767-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6793-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6968-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1374" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993-300x201.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993-490x329.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993-150x101.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993-768x515.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A6993-1536x1031.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7030-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1311" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113-300x192.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113-490x314.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113-150x96.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113-768x492.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7113-1536x983.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7164-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7192-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7212-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7215-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7221-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7233-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7277-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7337-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7364-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7372-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7405-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7468-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7498-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7504-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1427" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520-300x209.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520-490x341.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520-150x105.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520-768x535.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7520-1536x1070.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7529-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7564-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7578-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1569" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961-300x230.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961-457x350.jpg 457w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961-150x115.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961-768x588.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A6961-1536x1177.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1287" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027-300x189.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027-490x308.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027-150x94.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027-768x483.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7027-1536x965.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1578" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202-300x231.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202-454x350.jpg 454w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202-150x116.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202-768x592.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7202-1536x1184.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7232-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1374" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292-300x201.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292-490x329.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292-150x101.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292-768x515.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7292-1536x1031.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="2006" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435-300x294.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435-357x350.jpg 357w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435-150x147.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435-768x752.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7435-1536x1505.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7536-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1340" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605-300x196.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605-490x321.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605-150x98.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605-768x503.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0S1A7605-1536x1005.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7603-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7623-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7653-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7678-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1291" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713-300x189.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713-490x309.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713-150x95.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713-768x484.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7713-1536x968.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7728-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7738-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7753-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7768-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7798-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7823-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7842-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1417" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868-300x208.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868-490x339.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868-150x104.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868-768x531.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7868-1536x1063.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7893-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7962-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7979-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A7987-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8076-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1283" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078-300x188.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078-490x307.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078-150x94.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078-768x481.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8078-1536x962.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8098-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1449" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102-300x212.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102-490x347.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102-150x106.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102-768x543.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8102-1536x1087.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8131-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8148-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8173-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8227-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8243-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8266-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8321-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8489-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8563-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8572-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8581-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8618-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8668-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8684-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1765" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694-300x259.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694-406x350.jpg 406w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694-150x129.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694-768x662.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8694-1536x1324.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8733-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8741-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8743-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8745-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8769-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8789-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1479" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817-300x217.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817-485x350.jpg 485w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817-150x108.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817-768x555.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8817-1536x1109.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8833-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8848-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1514" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858-300x222.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858-473x350.jpg 473w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858-150x111.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858-768x568.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8858-1536x1136.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8868-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8892-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8916-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8929-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8933-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A8978-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9038-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9088-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9187-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9329-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9363-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1668" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383-300x244.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383-430x350.jpg 430w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383-150x122.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383-768x626.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9383-1536x1251.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1365" height="2048" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435.jpg 1365w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435-233x350.jpg 233w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9435-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1658" height="2048" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440.jpg 1658w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440-243x300.jpg 243w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440-283x350.jpg 283w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440-121x150.jpg 121w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440-768x949.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9440-1244x1536.jpg 1244w" sizes="(max-width: 1658px) 100vw, 1658px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9479-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9513-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div><div class="su-image-carousel-item"><div class="su-image-carousel-item-content"><a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563.jpg" data-caption="Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563.jpg" class="" alt="" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563.jpg 2048w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563-490x327.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6A9A9563-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /><span>Hedgesville defeated Mountain State, 17-9 to win the WVSLA Division 2 state championship (Photo by Teran Malone)</span></a></div></div></div><script id="su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c_script">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById("su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c_script=document.getElementById("su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c_script");if(su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c_script){su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_6649fcff2628c_script);}</script>
271. <p><em>(Photo gallery by Teran Malone)</em></p>
272. <p><strong>MORGANTOWN, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Photo galleries from the WVSLA Division 2 State Championship games. The Hedgesville girls defeated Martinsburg in overtime, 8-7. The Hedgesville boys defeated Mountain State, 17-9.</p>
273. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/wvsla-division-2-lacrosse-hedgesville-sweeps-state-titles/">Photo gallery: WVSLA Division 2 Lacrosse: Hedgesville sweeps state titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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280. <title>UPD plans scenario-based training in Morgantown this month</title>
281. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/upd-plans-scenario-based-training-in-morgantown-this-month/</link>
283. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Nolting]]></dc:creator>
284. <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 22:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
285. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
286. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572270</guid>
287.  
288. <description><![CDATA[<p>The exercises are designed to prepare officers to quickly respond to a wide variety of situations.</p>
289. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/upd-plans-scenario-based-training-in-morgantown-this-month/">UPD plans scenario-based training in Morgantown this month</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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291. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_469332" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-469332" style="width: 159px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-469332" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/matt-swain-240x300.png" alt="" width="159" height="199" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/matt-swain-240x300.png 240w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/matt-swain-280x350.png 280w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/matt-swain-120x150.png 120w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/matt-swain.png 520w" sizes="(max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-469332" class="wp-caption-text">Cpt. Matt Swain</figcaption></figure>
292. <p><strong>MORGANTOWN, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; The University Police Department will hold training exercises in the coming weeks on the Morgantown campus.</p>
293. <p>Captain Matthew Swain directs the Training, Investigations, Dispatch divisions and will lead these exercises designed to prepare officers to quickly respond to a wide variety of situations.</p>
294. <p>&#8220;We at the West Virginia University Police Department take training very seriously,&#8221; Cpt. Swain said. &#8220;We want to make sure we&#8217;re staying up to date and that our officers receive top notch training so they are prepared for any situation.&#8221;</p>
295. <p>Swain said the field problems will be more like drills that require an immediate coordinated response. The simulations could be anything from a verbal argument to a non-compliant suspect with a gun.</p>
296. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to throw a lot of different scenarios at our officers, at our dispatchers to make we&#8217;re preparing them for situations that could occur,&#8221; Cpt. Swain said. &#8220;We hope that never do, but we always want to be prepared.&#8221;</p>
297. <p>Swain said they are moving the focus away from active shooter scenarios, but it is still taught. These exercises could deal with legally armed suspects involved in disputes that refuse to cooperate.</p>
298. <p>&#8220;This year with campus carry coming we want to make sure we&#8217;re training our officers how to handle other situations,&#8221; Swain said.</p>
299. <p>The days and times of the sessions will be held until the last possible moment to preserve the training value. One focus of the exercise is to test the ability of officers to gain control and de-escalate a situation.</p>
300. <p>&#8220;Every call is going to be a little bit different. There will be some involving weapons, there will be some focusing on de-escalation,&#8221; Swain said. &#8221; Making sure our officers are prepared to talk to individuals are be prepared to not escalate a situation.&#8221;</p>
301. <p>Swain said they will communicate via social media and official channels so people will have some advance warning. Some safety personnel will also be in and around the exercise to inform those who might be nearby.</p>
302. <p>&#8220;If they hear folks screaming and things like that it will be clearly marked and labeled where we&#8217;ll be,&#8221; Swain said.&#8221; We&#8217;ll have a bunch of safety officers around making sure everything is taken care of so everybody knows it&#8217;s a training scenario.&#8221;</p>
303. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/upd-plans-scenario-based-training-in-morgantown-this-month/">UPD plans scenario-based training in Morgantown this month</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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310. <title>Monongalia County commissioner wants to reset homeless outreach efforts</title>
311. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/monongalia-county-commissioner-wants-to-reset-homeless-outreach-efforts/</link>
313. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Nolting]]></dc:creator>
314. <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 19:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
315. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
316. <category><![CDATA[news-top-story]]></category>
317. <category><![CDATA[top-story]]></category>
318. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572758</guid>
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320. <description><![CDATA[<p>Commissioner Tom Bloom says he wants to meet with municipalities in the county and non-profit organizations to find solutions.</p>
321. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/monongalia-county-commissioner-wants-to-reset-homeless-outreach-efforts/">Monongalia County commissioner wants to reset homeless outreach efforts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
322. ]]></description>
323. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>MORGANTOWN, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom says he wants to heal old wounds to build trust among members of the homeless community.</p>
324. <figure id="attachment_479957" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-479957" style="width: 131px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-479957" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bloom.jpg" alt="" width="131" height="197" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bloom.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bloom-100x150.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-479957" class="wp-caption-text">Tom Bloom</figcaption></figure>
325. <p>On WAJR&#8217;s &#8220;Talk of the Town,&#8221; he responded to calls for a meeting with municipalities in the county and non-profit organizations to find solutions.</p>
326. <p>&#8220;So, if we&#8217;re going to get together, we need the right people in the room,&#8221; Bloom said. &#8220;The bottom line is this: whether it&#8217;s the state or a non-profit, somebody is going to have to step forward and solve this problem.&#8221;</p>
327. <p>The wounds, he said, were caused by the Diamond Village encampment off Pennsylvania Avenue along Deckers Creek and the aftermath of the Home for the Holidays program. Diamond Village came with a wave of drug and property crime in the neighborhood, and significant damage was reported to rental properties during the Home for the Holidays program.</p>
328. <p>&#8220;That is the big effect that Diamond Village had—you lost the landlords that were willing to help; you&#8217;ve got people screaming and yelling at each other and not solving the problem.&#8221;</p>
329. <p>Before Diamond Village, Bloom said the working relationship between the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties, and the city of Morgantown was far from perfect, but things did get done. The Home for the Holidays program placed nearly thirty people in homes in a 30-day period.</p>
330. <p>&#8220;When the four of us would work together, we could move slowly, but here&#8217;s the first thing: we need solutions, not complaints,&#8221; Bloom said.</p>
331. <p>One of the barriers to getting into treatment for many is the $1,000 cost to enter the West Virginia Sober Center. Bloom has encouraged those workers to apply for opioid grants from the commission to cover the cost of 20 people entering treatment. The program includes wrap-around services to keep the person on the road to recovery after initial treatment.</p>
332. <p>&#8220;I know it isn&#8217;t 120, but if you start at 20 and start small, you can grow that,&#8221; Bloom said. &#8220;Then someone may have another suggestion.&#8221;</p>
333. <p>Reorganizing the local efforts to help those in need will be a process that will result in a reliable system but won&#8217;t bring immediate gains. Finding small efforts like the $1,000 grant program for people to get into treatment can ultimately develop a series of services that can be offered.</p>
334. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not going to solve the opioid problem; we&#8217;re not going to solve the homeless problem right away,&#8221; Bloom said. &#8220;What we need to do is start working in our community to find what will help those individuals in need.&#8221;</p>
335. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/monongalia-county-commissioner-wants-to-reset-homeless-outreach-efforts/">Monongalia County commissioner wants to reset homeless outreach efforts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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342. <title>Appalachian Power seeking proposals for renewable energy and battery energy storage resources</title>
343. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/appalachian-power-seeking-proposals-for-renewable-energy-and-battery-energy-storage-resources/</link>
345. <dc:creator><![CDATA[MetroNews Staff]]></dc:creator>
346. <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
347. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
348. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572904</guid>
349.  
350. <description><![CDATA[<p>The company issued three Requests for Proposals on Friday for wind, solar, battery energy storage systems and renewable energy certificates.</p>
351. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/appalachian-power-seeking-proposals-for-renewable-energy-and-battery-energy-storage-resources/">Appalachian Power seeking proposals for renewable energy and battery energy storage resources</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
352. ]]></description>
353. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Appalachian Power is trying to meet its future clean energy needs.</p>
354. <p>The company says they are seeking proposals for renewable energy and battery energy storage resources. Three Requests for Proposals (RFPs) were issued Friday for wind, solar, battery energy storage systems, and renewable energy certificates.</p>
355. <figure id="attachment_551051" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-551051" style="width: 150px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-551051 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Walker_Aaron-150x113.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="113" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Walker_Aaron-150x113.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Walker_Aaron-300x225.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Walker_Aaron.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-551051" class="wp-caption-text">Aaron Walker</figcaption></figure>
356. <p>Under the Virginia Clean Economy Act (<a href="https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1526">VCEA</a>), Appalachian Power must meet annual escalating Renewable Energy Portfolio (RPS) requirements in order to deliver 100% carbon-free energy to its customers in Virginia by the year 2050. The company is also looking for bids for solar and battery energy storage resources in West Virginia due to <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sb583-sub1-enr.pdf">Senate Bill 583</a>.</p>
357. <p>“The advertised RFPs play an important role in helping us meet our clean energy commitments,” said Aaron Walker, Appalachian Power President and COO. “These projects will also support local communities by generating jobs and tax base.”</p>
358. <p>The first RFP requests bids for up to 800 megawatts (MW) of wind and/or solar resources. It also mentions co-located and standalone battery energy storage systems. Appalachian Power will look to acquire completed projects or ones in the development stage through one or more purchase and sale agreements (PSAs). The company says they prefer projects located in Virginia or on eligible sites in West Virginia.</p>
359. <p>The RFP reads, &#8220;Eligible sites in West Virginia are those previously used in electric generation, industrial, manufacturing or mining operations, including, but not limited to, brownfields, closed landfills, hazardous waste sites, former industrial sites, and former mining sites. Facilities must achieve a commercial operation date of no later than Dec. 15, 2028, and be within the PJM region and/or interconnected to the Appalachian Power distribution system.&#8221;</p>
360. <p>Only resources that interconnect to PJM and are at least 50 MW in size for wind and solar and 10 MW in size for standalone battery energy storage systems qualify to be considered. Resources that interconnect to the Appalachian Power distribution system must be at least 10 MW in size.</p>
361. <p>The second RFP requests bids for up to 300 MW of solar and/or wind resources from one or more long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs). Under a PPA, the company enters into an agreement for the energy, capacity, ancillary services, and environmental attributes including renewable energy certificates (RECs) from facilities located within the PJM region and/or interconnected to the Appalachian Power distribution system. Resources must be at least 50 MW in size for wind and 5 MW in size for solar and be operational by Dec. 31, 2028 to be considered.</p>
362. <p>The third RFP focuses on renewable energy certificates (RECs). A REC is a market-based instrument issued when one megawatt-hour of electricity is generated and then delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. All RECs purchased must be <a href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title56/chapter23/section56-585.5/">produced</a> from eligible energy resources, per the RFP.</p>
363. <p>Bidders may submit proposals for contract terms between five and 30 years starting on Jan. 1, 2027. Alternative terms will also be considered.</p>
364. <p>RFP participation criteria, required forms, and other information sought by businesses can be found online at www.appalachianpower.com/rfp. Proposals must be submitted by July 16, 2024.</p>
365. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/appalachian-power-seeking-proposals-for-renewable-energy-and-battery-energy-storage-resources/">Appalachian Power seeking proposals for renewable energy and battery energy storage resources</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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372. <title>PSC chairman blasts federal air pollution control rule</title>
373. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/psc-chairman-blasts-federal-air-pollution-control-rule/</link>
375. <dc:creator><![CDATA[MetroNews Staff]]></dc:creator>
376. <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
377. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
378. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572847</guid>
379.  
380. <description><![CDATA[<p>State Public Service Commission Chair Charlotte Lane released a statement this week.</p>
381. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/psc-chairman-blasts-federal-air-pollution-control-rule/">PSC chairman blasts federal air pollution control rule</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
382. ]]></description>
383. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; State Public Service Commission Chair Charlotte Lane is urging a federal court to halt the application of a proposed federal air pollution control rule until it can be fully litigated.</p>
384. <figure id="attachment_479926" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-479926" style="width: 113px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-479926" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lane_charlotte-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="170" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lane_charlotte-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lane_charlotte-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lane_charlotte.jpg 216w" sizes="(max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-479926" class="wp-caption-text">Charlotte Lane</figcaption></figure>
385. <p>Lane on Wednesday filed a 27-page document in support of the lawsuit. She encouraged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to grant a stay of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s plan to implement new carbon emissions standards on July 8.</p>
386. <p>&#8220;The targets and technologies mandated by the Final Rule are an obvious pernicious effort to ensure the shutdown of coal-fired power plants in less than six years when they could otherwise operate for sixteen years or more,&#8221; Lane stated. &#8220;The Final Rule does not simply encourage, but effectively mandates, early retirement of coal-fired, baseload, dispatchable generation that is necessary to maintain the reliability and resilience of the electric power grid.&#8221;</p>
387. <p>Lane said the rule&#8217;s goals are unrealistic, it would threaten electric power reliability across the nation and would destroy West Virginia&#8217;s economy.</p>
388. <p>&#8220;I cannot imagine a worse plan for providing adequate, reliable, safe and affordable electricity service than the premature retirement of reliable base load dispatchable steam-driven power plants and substituting for that lost capacity and energy up to ten times more megawatts of less reliable intermittent power supplies as will result from the EPA Final Rule,&#8221; Lane stated.</p>
389. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/psc-chairman-blasts-federal-air-pollution-control-rule/">PSC chairman blasts federal air pollution control rule</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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396. <title>FestivALL to return for 10 days in the Capital City</title>
397. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/festivall-to-return-for-ten-days-in-the-capital-city/</link>
399. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katherine Skeldon]]></dc:creator>
400. <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
401. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
402. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572440</guid>
403.  
404. <description><![CDATA[<p>FestivALL will take place June 14-23.</p>
405. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/festivall-to-return-for-ten-days-in-the-capital-city/">FestivALL to return for 10 days in the Capital City</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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407. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; It&#8217;s once again time to embrace the culture in the Capital City as it becomes a work of art for ten days.</p>
408. <p>FestivALL Charleston makes its return for the 20th year starting Friday, June 14. It will showcase over 90 events across the city featuring music, art, theater, dance, literature, and culinary arts.</p>
409. <p>FestivALL Executive Director Mackenzie Spencer said after two decades of holding the event in the city, it&#8217;s truly a milestone they are excited to celebrate.</p>
410. <figure id="attachment_572441" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-572441" style="width: 100px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-572441" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mackenzie-web-photo-100x150.jpeg" alt="" width="100" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mackenzie-web-photo-100x150.jpeg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mackenzie-web-photo-201x300.jpeg 201w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mackenzie-web-photo-234x350.jpeg 234w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mackenzie-web-photo.jpeg 642w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-572441" class="wp-caption-text">Mackenzie Spencer</figcaption></figure>
411. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re so excited to see everybody come out, support artists, support entertainers, support local businesses, and really just be able to create those memories and have a great time in our city,&#8221; Spencer said.</p>
412. <p>FestivALL favorites will make their return again this year, including the Sunrise Carriage Trail Walk, Mountain Stage performances, the Shakepearoke with the Rustic Mechanicals at Short Story Brewing, the two-day Capitol Street Art Fair and the Children&#8217;s Art Fair, as well as the Youth ArtBus. This year, the Art Fair will showcase over 80 artists.</p>
413. <p>Some new and old programming this year includes a FestivALL Princess Art Exhibit showcasing costumes and props at the Kanawha County Public Library, Dance FestivALL that will feature famed-Broadway choreographer and performer James Kinney, and Recycle the Runway with Dress for Success.</p>
414. <p>In addition, the Community Keys artist-piano project will also make its return this year after not being held since 2015. Spencer explained a little bit about what the project entails and where festival-attendees will be able to find it.</p>
415. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to bring in artists and actually commission them to make pianos into works of art and have them throughout our city, so we&#8217;re going to have one at the Capitol Market, we&#8217;re going to have one at GoMart Ballpark,&#8221; she said.</p>
416. <p>She said they are also excited for the Clay Center to be hosting a longtime Charleston artist in an exhibit this year, the Charly Jupiter Hamilton Retrospective exhibit, because he was a prominent contributor of FestivALL and they wanted to make sure the exhibit took place during the event.</p>
417. <p>Spencer said last year was FestivALLs&#8217; first year fully returning to normal after the Covid-19 Pandemic forced them to take the event virtual and then hybrid for a couple of years.</p>
418. <p>She said it has felt good to be able to make the transition back into normalcy for the event.</p>
419. <p>&#8220;We are excited to be fully back in person, fully back to all of the programming that we know and that we love but also adding some new favorites in and also bringing back some old favorites that may have fallen by the wayside in years past in honor of the 20th,&#8221; she said.</p>
420. <p>A host of sponsors help put on FestivALL every year. Some of them this year include The City of Charleston, the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, West Virginia Humanities Council, the State of West Virginia, Maier Foundation, Ford, Encova, Annie &amp; Gaines Wehrle Charitable Fund, among many others.</p>
421. <p>Spencer said Charleston has such a vibrant art, music, and theatrical scene already, and to be able to condense it into one huge community event is something truly remarkable.</p>
422. <p>&#8220;To be able to showcase that local talent and to be able to bring all of our friends and neighbors together and bring that sense of community to Charleston is just so important,&#8221; said Spencer. &#8220;And to be able to bring in acts that are nationally and internationally recognized also brings the perspective of things that you may not see in Charleston otherwise.&#8221;</p>
423. <p>You can find out more about FestivALL, see the full programming and event schedule, and sign up to be a volunteer <a href="https://festivallcharleston.com/">here</a>.</p>
424. <p>Print schedules will also be available throughout the city at FestivALL event locations, restaurants and hotels.</p>
425. <p>FestivALL will take place June 14-23.</p>
426. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/festivall-to-return-for-ten-days-in-the-capital-city/">FestivALL to return for 10 days in the Capital City</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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433. <title>Rose credits modestly funded Senate victory to hard work, sticking to the issues</title>
434. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/rose-credits-modestly-funded-senate-victory-to-hard-work-sticking-to-the-issues/</link>
436. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Nolting]]></dc:creator>
437. <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 12:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
438. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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441. <description><![CDATA[<p>Chris Rose defeated two-term state senator Mike Maroney, R-Marshall, in the May primary election.</p>
442. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/rose-credits-modestly-funded-senate-victory-to-hard-work-sticking-to-the-issues/">Rose credits modestly funded Senate victory to hard work, sticking to the issues</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
443. ]]></description>
444. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>MORGANTOWN, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Despite being massively outspent, Chris Rose defeated two-term state senator Mike Maroney, R-Marshall, in the May primary election by more than 2,800 votes in his first run for political office.</p>
445. <figure id="attachment_526277" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-526277" style="width: 207px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-526277" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rose-661x840-1-236x300.jpg" alt="" width="207" height="263" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rose-661x840-1-236x300.jpg 236w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rose-661x840-1-275x350.jpg 275w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rose-661x840-1-118x150.jpg 118w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rose-661x840-1.jpg 661w" sizes="(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-526277" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Rose</figcaption></figure>
446. <p>On WAJR&#8217;s &#8220;Talk of the Town,&#8221; Rose said the campaign was won on hard work and face-to-face contact with voters in the district that covers three counties and portions of three others. Campaign finance reports show Rose spent $54,282.66, compared to $1,187,298.43 spent by Maroney.</p>
447. <p>&#8220;Hopefully this race is an example to people that you don&#8217;t have to have a lot of money; you just have to have the will and the willingness to get out there and fight to make that difference,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;The fact that we were willing to go out and meet the voters at their homes made all the difference at the end of the day.&#8221;</p>
448. <p>The district encompasses all or portions of Monongalia, Marion, Doddridge, Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel counties, and Rose believes he has knocked on more than 4,000 doors during the campaign.</p>
449. <p>&#8220;Three gentlemen in a pickup truck are traveling this district, a very large six-county district,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;Door knocking and having front porch conversations with voters, getting to know the people in the district, hearing their needs and concerns, and hearing what I stand for.&#8221;</p>
450. <p>Rose said he will support policies that encourage energy production and snub policies that provide subsidies for renewable energy. Energy produced from wind and solar is only competitive because of government subsidies, according to Rose.</p>
451. <p>&#8220;Free market capitalism is what built this country and made it great,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;When we have that same approach with our energy, we have a lot of energy jobs in the state of West Virginia, and we have to get back to that—we have to do what we can to get government out of the way to let the energy sector do what it does.&#8221;</p>
452. <p>Some of the issues Rose talked with voters about were Maroney&#8217;s voting record on energy-related issues, and his campaign materials referred to Maroney as a &#8220;phony conservative&#8221; who does not have Christian values.</p>
453. <p>&#8220;He had a very poor attendance record, and when he did show up, he supported things like the Green New Deal, and we&#8217;re an energy district—we have a lot of coal, oil, and gas in the district, and they felt like they were being betrayed with their tax dollars funding the Green New Deal,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;They definitely didn&#8217;t like some of his other votes on social issues.&#8221;</p>
454. <p>Rose does not face a challenger in the November election, but he has plans to continue the campaign pace and voter engagement through the summer.</p>
455. <p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have a general election opponent, but I feel like I need to be out with the people, introducing myself to them and thanking them for their vote,&#8221; Rose said. &#8220;Obviously continuing to have those conversations about the wants and needs in the district because that&#8217;s what good public servants do.&#8221;</p>
456. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/18/rose-credits-modestly-funded-senate-victory-to-hard-work-sticking-to-the-issues/">Rose credits modestly funded Senate victory to hard work, sticking to the issues</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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463. <title>Boys State Track: Huntington leads in Class AAA, Winfield &#038; Buffalo also own slim leads</title>
464. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/boys-state-track-huntington-leads-in-class-aaa-winfield-buffalo-also-own-slim-leads/</link>
466. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brocato]]></dc:creator>
467. <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 03:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
468. <category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
469. <category><![CDATA[High School Sports]]></category>
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472. <description><![CDATA[<p>The Highlanders and the Bison are looking to defend their state titles on Saturday.</p>
473. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/boys-state-track-huntington-leads-in-class-aaa-winfield-buffalo-also-own-slim-leads/">Boys State Track: Huntington leads in Class AAA, Winfield &#038; Buffalo also own slim leads</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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476. <p>(Photos by Teran Malone)</p>
477. <p><a href="https://results.kvtfoa.net/2024051718/">Meet results</a></p>
478. <p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va</strong>. &#8212; Two of last year&#8217;s three state champions will take leads into the final day of the WVSSAC Boys Track and Field state championships. Huntington leads a tightly-bunched field in Class AAA. The defending champs scored 40 points on Day 1, putting them ten points ahead of MSAC-rival Hurricane. 23 of Huntington&#8217;s points came in the long jump. Mikey Johnson defended his title. Carmello Sheffield was second and Avonte Crawford came in fourth.</p>
479. <p>Hurricane won two events, the shuttle hurdle relay and the 3200 meter run. Ty Steorts won the final event by over ten seconds.</p>
480. <p>University is tied for third place with 26 points. The Hawks set a new state record in the 4&#215;800 meter relay. Ethan Conroy, Jacob West, Tyler Umbright and Drew Zundell set the new mark at 7 minutes, 47.66 seconds.</p>
481. <p>Cabell Midland is tied for third with the Hawks. Cohen Jordan won the pole vault at 14 feet.</p>
482. <p>In the high jump, Woodrow Wilson&#8217;s Ryan Mutkar was the winner at 6 feet, 10 inches.</p>
483. <p>The stage is set for a pair of future WVU football players to square off in sprint finals Saturday. Jefferson&#8217;s Keyshawn Robinson and Princeton&#8217;s Dom Collins qualified for the finals in the 100 and 200 meter runs.</p>
484. <p>In Class AA, Winfield has 35 points, eight points ahead of Point Pleasant. Justin Lipscomb crossed first in the 3200 meter run and the Generals also won the 4&#215;800 meter run.</p>
485. <p>Point checks in with 27 points. They claimed victory in the shuttle hurdle relay.</p>
486. <p>Dakota Hamrick of Berkeley Springs cleared 13 feet to win the pole vault. And Dakota Dammyer of East Fairmont won the shot put with a toss of 54 feet, 2 inches.</p>
487. <p>And the defending champion Bison from Buffalo own a 35-33 lead over Magnolia through six of 18 events in Class A. Nicholas Pitchford won the 3200 meter run and he ran the anchor leg on the victorious 4&#215;800 meter relay.</p>
488. <p>Williamstown stands third. Aiden Corbett won the shot put with a throw of 53 feet. Josh Biggs of Petersburg won the discus. Trinity&#8217;s Chase Livengood won the long jump and Greenbrier West won the shuttle hurdle relay by nine-tenths of a second over Moorefield.</p>
489. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/boys-state-track-huntington-leads-in-class-aaa-winfield-buffalo-also-own-slim-leads/">Boys State Track: Huntington leads in Class AAA, Winfield &#038; Buffalo also own slim leads</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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496. <title>Girls State Track: Williamstown, Winfield &#038; Morgantown in position to defend titles</title>
497. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/girls-state-track-williamstown-winfield-morgantown-in-position-to-defend-titles/</link>
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505. <description><![CDATA[<p>Competition continues Saturday at University of Charleston Stadium.</p>
506. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/girls-state-track-williamstown-winfield-morgantown-in-position-to-defend-titles/">Girls State Track: Williamstown, Winfield &#038; Morgantown in position to defend titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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509. <p><em>(Photos by Teran Malone)</em></p>
510. <p><a href="https://results.kvtfoa.net/2024051718/">Meet results</a></p>
511. <p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Three state champions are in position to defend their titles at the WVSSAC Girls Track and Field Championships. In Class AAA, Morgantown shared the title with Jefferson last year. The Mohigans have a 17-point lead through six of 18 events. MHS racked up points in the two distance events. They finished second in the 4&#215;800 meter relay. In the final event of the day, the Mohigans finished 1-3-5 in the 3,200 meter run with Madeline Gump pushing late to win by .29 seconds.</p>
512. <p>Parkersburg is second. The Big Reds won the shuttle hurdle relay for the fourth consecutive year.</p>
513. <p>In other event finals, University won the 4&#215;800 meter relay. The Hawks stand third overall. Mya Baruwa of Parkersburg South defended her title in the high jump. Riverside&#8217;s Cianna Groom won the discus and Jazmyn Taylor of Jefferson won the long jump with a leap by 18 feet, 0.75 inches, a quarter-inch ahead of Spring Valley&#8217;s Haleigh Crum.</p>
514. <p>Winfield is well on their way to a title defense in Class AA. The Generals have a 25-point lead on Frankfort atop the field. The Generals won the shuttle hurdle relay and they finished 1-2 in the pole vault with Abbie McGhee clearing 9 feet, 4 inches to win.</p>
515. <p>Oak Glen&#8217;s Hannah Kliner won the 3200 meter run. Frankfort cruised to victory in the 4&#215;800 meter relay by over seven seconds and Nicholas County&#8217;s Adriene Truman won the high jump.</p>
516. <p>In Class A, Williamstown is in good position to claim their fifth consecutive title. The Yellowjackets lead Doddridge County by eight points heading into Saturday. Alyssa Sauro defended her title in the 3200 meter run and she ran the anchor leg on the victorious 4&#215;800 meter relay team.</p>
517. <p>A&#8217;Kaia Williams earned ten points for Doddridge County with a win in the shot put at 35 feet, 8 inches. The Bulldogs trail their conference rivals, 48-40 heading into Day 2.</p>
518. <p>And the other two event victories in Class A were claimed by Wetzel County schools. Hundred&#8217;s Areonna Zarco&#8217;s winning  discus toss covered 111 feet, 2 inches. And Paden City crossed the line first in the shuttle hurdle relay, winning by a second over the runners-up from East Hardy.</p>
519. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/girls-state-track-williamstown-winfield-morgantown-in-position-to-defend-titles/">Girls State Track: Williamstown, Winfield &#038; Morgantown in position to defend titles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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526. <title>Fit + Active Schools Face-off returns to State Culture Center</title>
527. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/fit-active-schools-face-off-returns-to-state-culture-center/</link>
529. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katherine Skeldon]]></dc:creator>
530. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 20:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
531. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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534. <description><![CDATA[<p>It was the third year West Virginia Department of Education held the competitive event between nine elementary and middle schools. </p>
535. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/fit-active-schools-face-off-returns-to-state-culture-center/">Fit + Active Schools Face-off returns to State Culture Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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537. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Six elementary schools and three middle schools around the state are facing off to see who&#8217;s the fittest.</p>
538. <p>The West Virginia Department of Education held its Fit + Active Schools Face-off Friday at the State Culture Center for its third year.</p>
539. <p>WVDE Physical Education Coordinator Josh Grant said the groups of elementary and middle schools compete in an eight exercise and four round workout routine for the event.</p>
540. <p>&#8220;It puts them against other schools to see what schools are the fittest and they&#8217;re judged on their form, their rhythm, their intensity, their stamina and their transitions,&#8221; Grant said.</p>
541. <p>Trinity Hill and Kendall Long were two students competing with their team from Peterstown Middle School in Monroe County.</p>
542. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a pretty cool experience to be here,&#8221; said Hill.</p>
543. <p>&#8220;Yeah, we worked hard to get here,&#8221; Long added.</p>
544. <p>They explained what all they were doing as part of the face-off.</p>
545. <p>&#8220;We do pushups, butt kicks, planks, jumping jacks, plank rolls, butterfly crunches,&#8221; they said.</p>
546. <p>Grant said the competing schools were selected to participate in the event by submitting a virtual entry of them doing the exercises and they trained throughout the semester to get there.</p>
547. <p>Along with Peterstown Middle, the other schools taking part in the face-off included: Frametown Elementary School in Braxton County, Overbrook Elementary and Richmond Elementary in Kanawha County, Roosevelt Elementary in Mason, Teays Valley and West Teays elementary schools in Putnam, Roosevelt Middle School in Mason County, and Teays Valley Christian Middle School in Putnam County.</p>
548. <p>In addition, students got to watch a performance by the Village of Barboursville Magic Jump Rope Team.</p>
549. <p>Grant said the focus of the event is on promoting children&#8217;s wellness, health, and team-building initiatives.</p>
550. <p>&#8220;A neat thing about this event is that it shows students that once they compete here they can be active for life,&#8221; Grant said. &#8220;I think we need to showcase wellness in our state and just encourage students to be healthy and active, and this is just a great way to show what it takes to work as a team, and they have what it takes inside of them to be fit and healthy for life.&#8221;</p>
551. <p>Judges from SHAPEWV, CrossFit Coal, the West Virginia Grind Basketball Team and West Virginia University were scoring the team&#8217;s on their performances during the face-off.</p>
552. <p>Grant said both groups of elementary and middle schools would be receiving first, second, and third places within their categories.</p>
553. <p>He explained what was in it for the winning schools.</p>
554. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to come with monetary prizes, all of the students get a t-shirt, gold, silver, bronze medals, a banner to hold in their gym and a trophy,&#8221; said Grant.</p>
555. <p>First place winners Friday were Frametown Elementary from Braxton County and Teays Valley Christian Middle School from Putnam County.</p>
556. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/fit-active-schools-face-off-returns-to-state-culture-center/">Fit + Active Schools Face-off returns to State Culture Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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563. <title>Yeager Airport, American Water team up to bring water bottle refilling stations to the airport terminal</title>
564. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/yeager-airport-american-water-team-up-to-bring-water-bottle-refilling-stations-to-the-airport-terminal/</link>
566. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katherine Skeldon]]></dc:creator>
567. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 20:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
568. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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571. <description><![CDATA[<p>The filling stations are expected to boost sustainability efforts at CRW. </p>
572. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/yeager-airport-american-water-team-up-to-bring-water-bottle-refilling-stations-to-the-airport-terminal/">Yeager Airport, American Water team up to bring water bottle refilling stations to the airport terminal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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574. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; A sustainable way to fill up your water bottle has come to the busiest and largest airport in the state.</p>
575. <p>As a commitment to sustainability and passenger convenience, West Virginia International Yeager Airport partnered with West Virginia American Water to install a number of water bottle filling</p>
576. <figure id="attachment_479112" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-479112" style="width: 100px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-479112" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ranieri-100x150.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ranieri-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ranieri-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ranieri-234x350.jpg 234w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Ranieri.jpg 427w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-479112" class="wp-caption-text">Dominique Ranieri</figcaption></figure>
577. <p>stations at all passenger gates throughout the terminal.</p>
578. <p>Officials from both services came together at the airport Friday morning for an unveiling ceremony of the new filling stations.</p>
579. <p>Yeager Airport President and CEO Dominque Ranieri said when it comes to helping reduce plastic waste and support the planet&#8217;s health and well-being through the placement of these stations, CRW is happy to take the lead.</p>
580. <p>&#8220;Here at CRW we know how important it is to concentrate on the environment and sustainability, and all airports really need to focus on that moving forward to be good stewards of our planet,&#8221; Ranieri said.</p>
581. <p>West Virginia American Water President Robert Burton said the initiative to bring water bottle filling stations to organizations, schools, parks and other public places has been their focus for a few years now throughout American Water&#8217;s service areas across the state.</p>
582. <p>He said they felt they would be a significant benefit at the airport as well, as they continue to expand their sustainability efforts.</p>
583. <figure id="attachment_545983" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-545983" style="width: 107px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-545983" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Robert-Burton-e1702320294260-107x150.jpg" alt="" width="107" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Robert-Burton-e1702320294260-107x150.jpg 107w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Robert-Burton-e1702320294260-214x300.jpg 214w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Robert-Burton-e1702320294260-250x350.jpg 250w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Robert-Burton-e1702320294260.jpg 307w" sizes="(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-545983" class="wp-caption-text">Robert Burton</figcaption></figure>
584. <p>&#8220;One, it&#8217;s important to get out the message of safe, reliable drinking water at your tap, but also it&#8217;s important to protect our environment, remove plastics as much as possible by the way stream,</p>
585. <p>and this is a great partnership here at the airport in this regard,&#8221; said Burton.</p>
586. <p>Ranieri said passengers now have access to three water bottle filling stations post-security as well as one in the ticket lobby and throughout the gate areas of the airport.</p>
587. <p>She explained what to expect when coming through the terminal with the empty bottles.</p>
588. <p>&#8220;You can come to the TSA checkpoint with an empty water bottle and once you pass through security you can fill your water bottle at any of the West Virginia American Water refill stations, also at each station is some beautiful artwork by a renowned photographer here in West Virginia,&#8221; she said.</p>
589. <p>Ranieri said at each filling station there is a counter which keeps track of exactly how many plastic water bottles they are avoiding by having passengers utilize the stations.</p>
590. <p>Burton said ecotourism was a driving factor that also led them to bring the filling stations to the airport as people seek out ways for a more sustainable life and eco-friendlier travel options.</p>
591. <p>He said the ultimate goal&#8211; decrease the usage of plastic water bottles that potentially leave long-term, damaging affects on the environment.</p>
592. <p>&#8220;The majority of plastics take many years, decades, sometimes centuries to bio-degrade, there&#8217;s a major issue of plastic in our water streams, within our rivers, within our lakes and within our oceans, so anything we can do collectively together to remove plastics out of our way stream is really important and this is a very sustainable way to do that,&#8221; Burton said.</p>
593. <p>Ranieri said as American Water aims to expand its sustainability efforts by providing the filling stations to its partners around the state, it only made sense for them to come to CRW as the initiative will reach a lot of people there.</p>
594. <figure id="attachment_572891" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-572891" style="width: 453px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-572891 size-large" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/441581690_1897175754034657_6040428385491665217_n-453x350.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="350" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/441581690_1897175754034657_6040428385491665217_n-453x350.jpg 453w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/441581690_1897175754034657_6040428385491665217_n-300x232.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/441581690_1897175754034657_6040428385491665217_n-150x116.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/441581690_1897175754034657_6040428385491665217_n-768x594.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/441581690_1897175754034657_6040428385491665217_n.jpg 780w" sizes="(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-572891" class="wp-caption-text">Yeager Airport&#8217;s Wildlife Life Canine Hercules, American Water&#8217;s Puddles the Duck</figcaption></figure>
595. <p>&#8220;We know that we have half a million people passing through our airport each year, and it&#8217;s a great opportunity to share their initiatives and help people have drinking water wherever they are,&#8221; Ranieri said.</p>
596. <p>Yeager Airport&#8217;s Wildlife Patrol Dog, Hercules and American Water&#8217;s mascot Puddles the Duck were both on hand for Friday&#8217;s ceremony as well. They helped greet passengers and distribute reusable water bottles and pilot-themed rubber ducks as people were leaving or coming in.</p>
597. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/yeager-airport-american-water-team-up-to-bring-water-bottle-refilling-stations-to-the-airport-terminal/">Yeager Airport, American Water team up to bring water bottle refilling stations to the airport terminal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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604. <title>Kanawha County Commission meets Monday to begin filling Carper&#8217;s vacant seat</title>
605. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/kanawha-county-commission-meets-monday-to-begin-filling-carpers-vacant-seat/</link>
607. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrie Hodousek]]></dc:creator>
608. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 20:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
609. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
610. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572890</guid>
611.  
612. <description><![CDATA[<p>Former longtime Commissioner Kent Carper resigned last week following health problems and an investigation into alleged misconduct.</p>
613. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/kanawha-county-commission-meets-monday-to-begin-filling-carpers-vacant-seat/">Kanawha County Commission meets Monday to begin filling Carper&#8217;s vacant seat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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615. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; The Kanawha County Commission will meet Monday to discuss next steps on filling a vacant seat created by the departure of former longtime Commissioner Kent Carper.</p>
616. <figure id="attachment_525370" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-525370" style="width: 130px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-525370" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ben-Salango.jpg" alt="" width="130" height="195" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ben-Salango.jpg 183w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ben-Salango-100x150.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-525370" class="wp-caption-text">Ben Salango</figcaption></figure>
617. <p>Carper, a Democrat, <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/10/kanawha-county-commissioner-kent-carper-resigns-after-a-year-of-legal-and-medical-challenges/">resigned last week</a> after a series of medical issues and an investigation that involved allegations of lewd behavior at Daniel Boone Park in Charleston.</p>
618. <p>The commission will begin canvassing votes from Tuesday&#8217;s election at the Voter&#8217;s Registration Office. It will be followed by a special meeting of the commission beginning at 12 p.m.</p>
619. <p>Commission President Lance Wheeler and Commissioner Ben Salango will discuss the application process.</p>
620. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to announce the deadline to submit application and resumes to fill the spot,&#8221; Salango said on Friday&#8217;s &#8220;580 Live&#8221; with Dave Allen heard on MetroNews affiliate station 580-WCHS in Charleston.</p>
621. <p>Salango said candidates must meet certain qualifications to apply. The applicant must be a registered Democrat and must live in District 1 or 4. Salango represents District 2 and Wheeler represents District 3.</p>
622. <p>If Salango, a Democrat, and Wheeler, a Republican, cannot reach a decision, the Kanawha County Democratic Executive Committee will step in and submit names.</p>
623. <p>&#8220;The Democratic Executive Committee, since that is the party where the vacancy is, they submit three names. Now, since I&#8217;m the senior commissioner, I would strike out a name and then Lance would strike out a name and whoever is left is the commissioner,&#8221; Salango explained.</p>
624. <p>Salango said he would like it to be a closed interview process. He said filling Carper&#8217;s position won&#8217;t be an easy task and that he&#8217;s looking for stability on the commission more than anything.</p>
625. <p>&#8220;I want someone with a level head. I don&#8217;t want it to be political,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been through a lot, and I want things to be calm for a while.&#8221;</p>
626. <p>Carper underwent quadruple bypass surgery in May 2023. The allegation that Carper exposed himself to a woman at the park came the same week as his strokes and heart attack.</p>
627. <p>Carper&#8217;s name still appeared on Tuesday&#8217;s Primary Election ballot even though he dropped out of the race against former Secretary of State Natalie Tennant days before that. Tennant won the Democratic nomination for county commissioner and will face Republican nominee Chris Walters in November.</p>
628. <p>Whoever is elected in the General Election will assume office in Jan. 2025. Salango said they need someone to fill Carper&#8217;s seat until then. He said it won&#8217;t be an easy task given Carper&#8217;s legacy in Kanawha County.</p>
629. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s some big shoes to fill,&#8221; Salango said. &#8220;He was an advocate for law enforcement, for public safety, many of the things that we now see in routine Kent had worked on for years and decades. He had really done a wonderful job.&#8221;</p>
630. <p>Carper served on the commission since 1996, many of those years as president. Earlier this year, he stepped aside from the president’s role.</p>
631. <p>The commission will hold a special meeting on May 30 to fill the vacancy.</p>
632. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/kanawha-county-commission-meets-monday-to-begin-filling-carpers-vacant-seat/">Kanawha County Commission meets Monday to begin filling Carper&#8217;s vacant seat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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638. <item>
639. <title>3 Guys Before The Game &#8211; WVU Golf Coach Sean Covich Visits (Episode 553)</title>
640. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-golf-coach-sean-covich-visits-episode-553/</link>
642. <dc:creator><![CDATA[MetroNews Staff]]></dc:creator>
643. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 20:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
644. <category><![CDATA[WVU Sports]]></category>
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646.  
647. <description><![CDATA[<p>The Mountaineer golf team's special season has been nine years in the making </p>
648. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-golf-coach-sean-covich-visits-episode-553/">3 Guys Before The Game &#8211; WVU Golf Coach Sean Covich Visits (Episode 553)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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650. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s been a storybook season for West Virginia University golf team and head coach Sean Covich.</p>
651. <p>The Mississippi native, hired to restart the Mountaineer program nine years ago, has guided his squad to the championship round of the NCAA tournament.</p>
652. <p>It&#8217;s just the second time in school history that a Mountaineer golf team has reached this round.  The only other time it happened was 1947.  So, yeah, it&#8217;s a big deal.</p>
653. <p>In this episode, Covich reflects on building the WVU program and the significance of this season&#8217;s accomplishments.</p>
654. <p>Listener questions and comments complete the show.</p>
655. <p>Three Guys Before The Game is sponsored by &#8212; <a href="https://www.komaxwv.com/">Komax Business Systems </a> &#8212;-  <a href="https://gomart.com/">GoMart   </a>&#8212; &#8211; and <a href="https://www.louwendellmarinesales.com/">Lou Wendell Marine Sales.</a></p>
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660. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/3-guys-before-the-game-wvu-golf-coach-sean-covich-visits-episode-553/">3 Guys Before The Game &#8211; WVU Golf Coach Sean Covich Visits (Episode 553)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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667. <title>Judge dismisses lawsuit over changes made to Beckley&#8217;s form of government</title>
668. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-changes-made-to-beckleys-form-of-government/</link>
670. <dc:creator><![CDATA[MetroNews Staff]]></dc:creator>
671. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 19:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
672. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
673. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572881</guid>
674.  
675. <description><![CDATA[<p>Businessman Doug Epling filed the lawsuit earlier this year because he believes the change violates state law.</p>
676. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-changes-made-to-beckleys-form-of-government/">Judge dismisses lawsuit over changes made to Beckley&#8217;s form of government</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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678. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>BECKLEY, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; A Raleigh County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Beckley businessman regarding changes to the city&#8217;s form of government.</p>
679. <figure id="attachment_568020" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-568020" style="width: 135px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-568020" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Epling_Doug.jpg" alt="" width="135" height="169" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Epling_Doug.jpg 189w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Epling_Doug-120x150.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-568020" class="wp-caption-text">Doug Epling</figcaption></figure>
680. <p>Circuit Judge Andrew Dimlich tossed out businessman Doug Epling&#8217;s lawsuit on Friday, meaning attempts by the Beckley Common Council to hire a city manager can continue.</p>
681. <p>Beckley had had a strong mayor form of government until voting to make the switch earlier this year to a city manager form of government.</p>
682. <p>Judge Dimlich heard <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/19/raleigh-county-judge-hears-testimony-in-ongoing-beckley-form-of-government-dispute/">testimony in April</a> but didn’t issue a ruling until Friday.</p>
683. <p>Attorneys for Epling argued council&#8217;s 4-3 vote to reduce the powers of the mayor while at the same time hiring a city manager violates state law.</p>
684. <p>Epling told reporters after the April hearing that city council is ignoring the residents of Beckley by not giving them the opportunity to vote.</p>
685. <p>&#8220;I just think the people need to be represented and someone needs to take up the fight for them,&#8221; Epling said at the time.</p>
686. <p>Beckley Mayor Rob Rappold has supported the change to a city manager form of government.</p>
687. <p>The council was considering hiring a Virginia-based search firm to help find a city manager.</p>
688. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-changes-made-to-beckleys-form-of-government/">Judge dismisses lawsuit over changes made to Beckley&#8217;s form of government</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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695. <title>Special session will include steps to ease mess associated with federal student aid</title>
696. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/special-session-will-include-steps-to-ease-mess-associated-with-federal-student-aid/</link>
698. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad McElhinny]]></dc:creator>
699. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 19:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
700. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
701. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572838</guid>
702.  
703. <description><![CDATA[<p>A drop in West Virginia college applications has been attributed to frustrations over FAFSA.</p>
704. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/special-session-will-include-steps-to-ease-mess-associated-with-federal-student-aid/">Special session will include steps to ease mess associated with federal student aid</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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706. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During a special session starting Sunday, lawmakers expect to put millions of additional dollars into higher education funding in an attempt to support West Virginia students who have been jammed up with problems with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly called FAFSA.</p>
707. <p>This will be an $80 million dollar, one-time increase in allocation for higher education in West Virginia. A drop in West Virginia college applications has been attributed to frustrations over FAFSA.</p>
708. <figure id="attachment_501533" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-501533" style="width: 143px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-501533 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-143x150.jpg" alt="" width="143" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-143x150.jpg 143w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-286x300.jpg 286w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-334x350.jpg 334w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874.jpg 378w" sizes="(max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-501533" class="wp-caption-text">Gov. Jim Justice</figcaption></figure>
709. <p>Gov. Jim Justice last month <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/30/governor-declares-emergency-over-problems-with-federal-college-financial-aid-program/">declared emergency</a> over the problems, streamlining West Virginia’s part of the process.</p>
710. <p>&#8220;This money will be used to backfill the mess created by the federal government,&#8221; Justice said of the special session.</p>
711. <p>&#8220;Hopefully, they fix it soon, but we aren&#8217;t going to wait for them and let our colleges fail. Our students and faculty deserve stability and support, and we’re committed to providing it. This funding will ensure our students have peace of mind and our state&#8217;s institutions can serve our communities effectively.”</p>
712. <p>FAFSA has<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/26/amid-fafsa-crisis-richard-corday-steps-down/73469057007/"> been rocked by</a> frustrating delays and technical problems stemming from the rollout of a redesigned form intended to ask fewer questions and include more automated features.</p>
713. <p>Parents and students across the nation <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/13/what-to-know-about-fafsa-changes/">have reported trouble</a> completing the application, resulting in frustrations that have discouraged many from completing the process. Many colleges, in turn, have been delayed in assessing and completing financial aid packages.</p>
714. <p>&#8220;This is probably as critical a situation that we&#8217;ve had for the colleges and universities for a long time,&#8221; Criss said. &#8220;This is the every day stuff that the colleges need, and we&#8217;ve worked hard on trying to get kids to go to college and increase our college participation from high school graduates.</p>
715. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s no fault of anybody&#8217;s except for the federal government for doing what they&#8217;re doing, and we&#8217;ve got to pick up and take care of our own and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re trying to do here.&#8221;</p>
716. <figure id="attachment_499110" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-499110" style="width: 120px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-499110 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-120x150.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-120x150.jpg 120w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-240x300.jpg 240w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-280x350.jpg 280w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-499110" class="wp-caption-text">Mike Oliverio</figcaption></figure>
717. <p>Senator Mike Oliverio, R-Monongalia, agreed with the priority of helping colleges and students with financial support.</p>
718. <p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t have to just fill out the FAFSA if you are a needy family, in need of support. Most loan programs and grant programs require you to fill it out regardless of your family&#8217;s income. So this struck all across West Virginia families of students starting college in the fall and also all those returning to college,&#8221; Oliverio said on MetroNews&#8217; &#8220;Talkline.&#8221;</p>
719. <p>&#8220;So this is a huge issue we&#8217;re trying to address. I applaud the governor for declaring a state of emergency on federal financial aid issues. I hope we as a legislature pass a resolution to continue that state of emergency.&#8221;</p>
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723. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/special-session-will-include-steps-to-ease-mess-associated-with-federal-student-aid/">Special session will include steps to ease mess associated with federal student aid</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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730. <title>Lawmakers will gavel in for special session on human services funding, surplus spending</title>
731. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/lawmakers-will-gavel-in-for-special-session-on-human-services-funding-surplus-spending/</link>
733. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad McElhinny]]></dc:creator>
734. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 19:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
735. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
736. <category><![CDATA[news-top-story]]></category>
737. <category><![CDATA[top-story]]></category>
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739.  
740. <description><![CDATA[<p>Justice, earlier this spring, referred to 'a dog’s mess' — saying a budget that passed during the regular legislative session left human services funding far short of where it needs to be.</p>
741. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/lawmakers-will-gavel-in-for-special-session-on-human-services-funding-surplus-spending/">Lawmakers will gavel in for special session on human services funding, surplus spending</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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743. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>West Virginia lawmakers expect to convene for a special session starting Sunday, focusing on the state&#8217;s level of funding for human services plus additional surplus spending priorities.</p>
744. <p>The expectation is that the special session will gavel in late Sunday afternoon with the likelihood of continuing into Monday. The schedule aligns with <a href="https://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/interims/intcomsched.cfm?day1=05/20/2024">legislative interim meetings</a> that were already planned for lawmakers at the state Capitol early in the week.</p>
745. <p>The proclamation lists 15 items for the Legislature to consider and act upon, mostly supplemental appropriations and a few pieces of new legislation that have been requested.</p>
746. <figure id="attachment_501533" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-501533" style="width: 143px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-501533 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-143x150.jpg" alt="" width="143" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-143x150.jpg 143w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-286x300.jpg 286w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874-334x350.jpg 334w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/blair-justice-copy-e1677563299874.jpg 378w" sizes="(max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-501533" class="wp-caption-text">Gov. Jim Justice</figcaption></figure>
747. <p>Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged that isn&#8217;t everything that needs to be done, but he described those as the priority for now.</p>
748. <p>“I’ve said time and time again that I would call a special session as soon as I heard that lawmakers were ready. I know additional matters need to be taken up, but for now, these are the issues they are ready to address, so I’m calling them in for a special session,&#8221; he said in a statement released by the governor&#8217;s office.</p>
749. <p>Justice has consistently said he wants lawmakers to return for higher funding of state human services programs. And lawmakers have priorities to set for surplus spending that was left undetermined at the end of the regular session.</p>
750. <p>“The special session I’m calling today isn’t just really important; it’s critical to the health and well-being of some of our state’s most vulnerable people. In my book, restoring budgets for our Departments of Health and Human Services is the most pressing item on the call,&#8221; Justice said today.</p>
751. <p>&#8220;We have hundreds of thousands of people in West Virginia who are relying on us right now, including foster kids and those with disabilities. If we don’t restore these funds immediately, it would be a real tragedy with real consequences.&#8221;</p>
752. <p>Justice, earlier this spring, <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/03/14/justice-says-human-services-funding-was-a-dogs-mess-and-he-wants-to-fix-it-right-away/">referred to “a dog’s mess”</a> — saying a budget that passed during the regular legislative session left human services funding far short of where it needs to be.</p>
753. <p>The progressive West Virginia Center on Budget &amp; Policy think tank, <a href="https://wvpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fiscal-year-2025-budget-analysis.pdf">in a budget analysis</a>, described deep cuts to the state’s Medicaid funding. The budget for the coming fiscal year leaves Medicaid with a shortfall of about $147 million, according to the center’s analysis.</p>
754. <p>Furthermore, the level of state funding for intellectual and developmental disabilities waivers, commonly called IDD waivers, has been at the center of a simmering budget dispute among some lawmakers and the governor.</p>
755. <p>A large crowd of <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/14/families-push-for-idd-waiver-fix-during-rally-at-state-capitol/">families gathered</a> at the Capitol earlier this spring to push lawmakers to revisit a 10% cut to the program that was approved at the end of the legislative session.</p>
756. <figure id="attachment_495204" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-495204" style="width: 100px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-495204 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/criss_vernon-100x150.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/criss_vernon-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/criss_vernon-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/criss_vernon.jpg 216w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-495204" class="wp-caption-text">Vernon Criss</figcaption></figure>
757. <p>&#8220;We will obviously restore those dollars 100% to the governor&#8217;s proposed budget,&#8221; said House Finance Chairman Vernon Criss, R-Wood. &#8220;The people involved in all those items need not worry that the funding has been restored for the next fiscal year at the level that the governor has proposed.&#8221;</p>
758. <p>Lawmakers last month focused time and questions on whether West Virginia in recent years <a href="https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/04/16/lawmakers-try-to-sort-out-why-state-didnt-spend-millions-earmarked-for-people-with-disabilities/">spent millions of dollars less</a> than was allocated for waiver programs meant to support people with disabilities, <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/17/governor-reiterates-desire-for-full-financial-support-of-west-virginians-with-disabilities/">instead shifting</a> dollars to expenses like covid-19 testing or contract nursing. Those questions remain as some lawmakers continue to assess what level of funding is appropriate.</p>
759. <figure id="attachment_499110" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-499110" style="width: 120px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-499110 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-120x150.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-120x150.jpg 120w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-240x300.jpg 240w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3-280x350.jpg 280w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/F2_113_8048735_1364085215_3.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-499110" class="wp-caption-text">Mike Oliverio</figcaption></figure>
760. <p>Senator Mike Oliverio, R-Monongalia, acknowledged &#8220;we&#8217;ve received a lot of criticism regarding the IDD waiver program, but if you look back at the amount of money that we funded it was higher than what was used many years in a row.</p>
761. <p>&#8220;So some people were saying that we didn&#8217;t fund the portion that the governor had asked for, but if you look at what the actual expenditures were, we had funded far in excess of that.&#8221;</p>
762. <p>The response, Oliverio said on MetroNews&#8217; &#8220;Talkline,&#8221; will be to fund more than $80 million for the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services. &#8220;And we&#8217;re going to say, &#8216;Hey, if you start to run low in these key areas, these priority areas of the people of West Virginia and of the Legislature, you&#8217;re going to have the ability to transfer funds into those areas.'&#8221;</p>
763. <p>A second financial matter for lawmakers to resolve during special session is surplus spending priorities. The regular session ended with passage of <a href="https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2024/03/house-passes-skinny-budget-as-state-awaits-word-on-federal-waiver/">“a skinny budget”</a> that left many surplus spending possibilities undone because of other uncertainties.</p>
764. <p>One of the <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/03/02/465-million-problem-is-whether-west-virginia-made-spending-on-education-enough-of-a-priority/">big questions was whether</a> West Virginia would be on the hook for millions of dollars of federal covid relief for school systems. A few weeks ago, federal officials gave official word that West Virginia has been <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/04/19/governor-justice-no-465-million-clawback-of-federal-funds-for-schools-after-waiver-approval/">approved for a waiver</a> by showing good-faith financial support for education.</p>
765. <p>With that squared away, administration officials have described $500 million to $600 million in surplus spending still to be allocated. One of the big items is likely to be $50 million for an agriculture lab located at West Virginia State University.</p>
766. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-572829 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jordan-Maynor-100x150.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jordan-Maynor-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jordan-Maynor.jpg 183w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" />&#8220;There&#8217;s still some money that&#8217;s just hanging out there that we put in the back of the budget,&#8221; said Delegate Jordan Maynor, R-Raleigh, this week during an appearance on &#8220;Radio Roundtable&#8221; on WJLS AM in Beckley.</p>
767. <p>Maynor added, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s pretty straightforward on the budget items. We need to take care of them.&#8221;</p>
768. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/lawmakers-will-gavel-in-for-special-session-on-human-services-funding-surplus-spending/">Lawmakers will gavel in for special session on human services funding, surplus spending</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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775. <title>Marshall breaks ground on new cyber security center in Huntington</title>
776. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/marshall-breaks-ground-on-new-cyber-security-center-in-huntington/</link>
778. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrie Hodousek]]></dc:creator>
779. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 19:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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783. <description><![CDATA[<p>A ceremony was held Friday.</p>
784. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/marshall-breaks-ground-on-new-cyber-security-center-in-huntington/">Marshall breaks ground on new cyber security center in Huntington</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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786. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>HUNTINGTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Construction will soon begin on Marshall University&#8217;s Institute for Cyber Security facility in Huntington.</p>
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788. <p>A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday afternoon at the corner of Hal Greer Boulevard and Fourth Avenue.</p>
789. <p>Officials from Marshall University, West Virginia University, the West Virginia National Guard, the Joint Force Headquarters &#8211; Department of Defense Information Network, a component of the United States Cyber Command, and other state and federal leaders were on hand to discuss the importance of the new building.</p>
790. <p>The project symbolizes the initial strides in establishing the National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure, hailed as the second center of its type in the country on a college campus. The other institution is the University of Texas at San Antonio.</p>
791. <p>Marshall President Brad Smith said it took a collaborative effort with multiple partners to get to this point.</p>
792. <p>&#8220;Protecting our networks, our data and our critical infrastructure in this environment is not just a necessity. It&#8217;s an imperative. It&#8217;s bigger than any one agency or institution could take on alone. That&#8217;s why it is so important to have strategic partnerships between industry, academia, the military and government,&#8221; Smith said during Friday&#8217;s ceremony.</p>
793. <figure id="attachment_479818" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-479818" style="width: 121px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-479818" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gordon-Gee-279x419-1-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="121" height="182" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gordon-Gee-279x419-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gordon-Gee-279x419-1-233x350.jpg 233w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gordon-Gee-279x419-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gordon-Gee-279x419-1.jpg 279w" sizes="(max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-479818" class="wp-caption-text">Gordon Gee</figcaption></figure>
794. <p>Marshall is working with WVU and the military to establish the center. WVU President Gordon Gee said there&#8217;s no competition between the two universities in strengthening what West Virginia can offer to students studying cyber security.</p>
795. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to be the front door to making certain that we as a nation are secure. We&#8217;re going to be the front door to making certain that our students who come here have a calling beyond just simply getting an education,&#8221; Gee said.</p>
796. <figure id="attachment_479683" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-479683" style="width: 109px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-479683" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/blair_craig-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="109" height="164" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/blair_craig-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/blair_craig-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/blair_craig.jpg 216w" sizes="(max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-479683" class="wp-caption-text">Craig Blair</figcaption></figure>
797. <p>The university received a $45 million grant from the state last year strictly for the construction of the facility. The bill was approved by lawmakers during a special session in Aug. 2023.</p>
798. <p>State Senate President Craig Blair (R-Berkeley) and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R-Clay) said the funding was critical to put West Virginia on the map.</p>
799. <p>&#8220;When we put $45 million into this, we know it&#8217;s going to be successful and it&#8217;s not just going to lift up Marshall University, it&#8217;s going to lift up this community,&#8221; Blair said.</p>
800. <p>&#8220;We did so that day because we recognize that cyber security and information technology will be where we as a state make our mark in the 21st century economy,&#8221; Hanshaw said.</p>
801. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
802. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thrilled to be at <a href="https://twitter.com/marshallu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@marshallu</a> today to break ground on their Institute for Cyber Security, as well as their National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure that will be housed within the institute. <a href="https://t.co/ZOAzY5qfYG">pic.twitter.com/ZOAzY5qfYG</a></p>
803. <p>— Shelley Moore Capito (@SenCapito) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenCapito/status/1791534965466837360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
804. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
805. <figure id="attachment_480857" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-480857" style="width: 117px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-480857" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/hanshaw_roger-1-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="117" height="176" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/hanshaw_roger-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/hanshaw_roger-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/hanshaw_roger-1.jpg 216w" sizes="(max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-480857" class="wp-caption-text">House Speaker Roger Hanshaw</figcaption></figure>
806. <p>The center will be four stories and 90,000 square feet. The ground floor will include retail space for restaurants and other businesses. Floors two and three will be designated for academic use including the cybersecurity labs. The fourth floor will be leased to industry partners.</p>
807. <figure id="attachment_515688" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-515688" style="width: 135px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-515688" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-237x300.webp" alt="" width="135" height="171" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-237x300.webp 237w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-276x350.webp 276w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-118x150.webp 118w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-768x973.webp 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d.webp 961w" sizes="(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-515688" class="wp-caption-text">Shelley Moore Capito</figcaption></figure>
808. <p>Brig. Gen. Michael Cadle with the West Virginia National Guard said it&#8217;s important to involve the military.</p>
809. <p>&#8220;We think that we can add value and we can contribute to the research and the workforce development opportunities that the national center will bring,&#8221; Cadle said.</p>
810. <p>U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was also on hand Friday and said it&#8217;s exciting to attract more students to Marshall from all over the country.</p>
811. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just going to help West Virginians. Thís is going to be a regional and national magnet pull back to the state of West Virginia to do what we do best which is educate, inform and provide the next solid workforce but also the great Patriots for this country,&#8221; Capito said.</p>
812. <p>Construction is expected to be complete in the fall of 2026.</p>
813. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/marshall-breaks-ground-on-new-cyber-security-center-in-huntington/">Marshall breaks ground on new cyber security center in Huntington</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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820. <title>The South Branch of the Potomac yields big fish in 2024 after some lean years</title>
821. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/the-south-branch-of-the-potomac-yields-big-fish-in-2024-after-some-lean-years/</link>
823. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Lawrence]]></dc:creator>
824. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 18:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
825. <category><![CDATA[Outdoors]]></category>
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829. <description><![CDATA[<p>A float through the Trout offers not only spectacular West Virginia scenery, but some big smallmouth haunt the deep boulders on those steep banks</p>
830. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/the-south-branch-of-the-potomac-yields-big-fish-in-2024-after-some-lean-years/">The South Branch of the Potomac yields big fish in 2024 after some lean years</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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832. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>MOOREFIELD, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; West Virginia is the birthplace of the famous Potomac River. While many know well the lower portions of the water way flowing through Maryland and into the nation&#8217;s Capital, the upper reaches in West Virginia&#8217;s highlands hold some of the watershed&#8217;s most spectacular scenery and at least in recent years some of the most amazing fishing.</p>
833. <p>Kellan Snyder of Moorefield, W.Va. left West Virginia and worked for seven years in Yellowstone National Park. Despite the natural beauty of the western United States, the mountains of West Virginia called him home with a plan to share his boyhood stomping grounds with the world.</p>
834. <p>&#8220;We started up in our first season 2021. When we first started, the goal was just to get people out and show people this area. I grew up here floating theses streams and fishing these rivers. I moved back here from Montana and wanted to bring things back I learned and was doing out there. Our ultimate goal is to get people out,&#8221; he said.</p>
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836. <p>He started up <a href="https://www.breezewoodadventures.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3HYBfnmqhwZEZuOuGojL7xCPLELs5BNoGyhdvltAVW9AeBjwfKlvJWwHE_aem_AYdYA5M5RLEjybizqIMmN9mEX2_plS4IlzhcqWQJ8IMtEADSfIumnzUKrhEpTpxBMAdlDEszoqPgeNBmLJs887YT">Breezewood Adventures</a> based in Moorefield. The business rents kayaks and canoes and provides a shuttle service to those wanting to float the river for fun. A year ago, Snyder added a float fishing guide service to the company&#8217;s list of products.</p>
837. <p>&#8220;A lot of what we do is canoe and kayak rentals. Sometimes they&#8217;ll float a stream for three days in a row anywhere from Big Bend up in Smoke Hole down through the Trough in Hampshire County, so we operate in three different counties,&#8221; he said.</p>
838. <p>The Trough may be the best known stretch of water on the river. It used to be the most popular for fishing, but the scars of the 1985 flood are still clearly visible. In the upper reaches the frame of an old car rested up against the bank with tree through through the windshield. The aptly named Trough narrows with steep banks and takes all of the water from the North Fork and South Forks and channels it down. During the 1985 flood, record amounts of flow pushed the banks straight up the steep canyon walls. It took out tall trees which had created a canopy over the water for years and provided shade and refuge for fish all along the banks.</p>
839. <p>&#8220;You can still see it for sure, but I do think some of those canopy trees are starting to grow back. But that water got so tight, you can look up the bank and see remnants 50 feet up the bank,&#8221; he explained.</p>
840. <p>Although the Trough may be the best known section of the South Branch, Snyder believed the upper stretch in the Smoke Hole Section may be the more spectacular spot. That&#8217;s because you can only float there in the early spring when the flows are right. During the summer and into the fall months there may not be enough water to make it possible.</p>
841. <p>&#8220;I think the Smoke Hole section rivals it, but it&#8217;s a more difficult float. You have to commit yourself to an entire full day or two or three days to float it. It&#8217;s also one of the few sections in West Virginia where you can catch trout and smallmouth bass. Because the Trough isn&#8217;t as far removed it&#8217;s a lot easier to access. It fishes well in the spring, but I think the scenery is the greatest attraction, especially in the summertime. You feel like you&#8217;re literally floating in a trough,&#8221; said Snyder.</p>
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883. <p>As for the fishing, on this day we started with rain shower activity at the Old Field&#8217;s bridge. Rain didn&#8217;t spoil the day and didn&#8217;t stay around, but the overcast skies cast a gray gloom over the area and prompted fish actively feeding.</p>
884. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still got that greenish hue, but I&#8217;d like for it to be a little darker. The levels though I&#8217;m happy with. This time of year when it&#8217;s up like this, they get a little more aggressive pre-spawn, but they are a little more displaced so they&#8217;re harder to find,&#8221; said Snyder.</p>
885. <p>The last couple of years have been a bonanza for anglers on the South Branch. Even on our day multiple fish over 14 to 15 inches were caught along with a slew of smaller ones. DNR District Fisheries Biologist Brandon Keplinger credited that to three straight years of a lost spawn which significantly reduced the competition for food in the river.</p>
886. <p>&#8220;From 2016 to 2018, all three years, we had high flow events in May and June and generated three straight years of poor recruitment and young fish survival. During that time, when the number of smallmouth bass were lower, we saw fish grow much faster, weigh much more, and we saw the number of fish 11-inches and greater stay the same, but we saw fish 14-inches and greater become more numerous. I think this period has been born out of those slim times we saw from 2017 to 2019,&#8221; he explained.</p>
887. <p>Whatever has caused it, Snyder is excited. It&#8217;s giving him the opportunity to showcase some of the amazing scenery of West Virginia and to put some big fish in the boat at the same time.</p>
888. <p>&#8220;A lot of times we get people from out of town, not even from West Virginia. We obviously have a website, e-mail, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064040475164">social media.</a> Just get hold of us and give us an idea of what you&#8217;re looking to do and just show up. We encourage people to book ahead of time just because we&#8217;ve gotten busy in the summer months. If you want the guided float trip, we ask that you get in touch with us at least two weeks ahead of time,&#8221; he said.</p>
889. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/the-south-branch-of-the-potomac-yields-big-fish-in-2024-after-some-lean-years/">The South Branch of the Potomac yields big fish in 2024 after some lean years</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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896. <title>Extension granted in case of two former Jefferson County commissioners</title>
897. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/extension-granted-in-case-of-two-former-jefferson-county-commissioners/</link>
899. <dc:creator><![CDATA[MetroNews Staff]]></dc:creator>
900. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 16:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
901. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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904. <description><![CDATA[<p>Former Commissioners Jennifer Krouse and Tricia Jackson were removed from office earlier this month.</p>
905. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/extension-granted-in-case-of-two-former-jefferson-county-commissioners/">Extension granted in case of two former Jefferson County commissioners</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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907. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; A 90-day extension has been granted in the criminal trial regarding former Jefferson County Commissioners Jennifer Krouse and Tricia Jackson.</p>
908. <p>Krouse and Jackson face 42 charges based on their refusal to attend meetings and conduct the business of the county last fall.</p>
909. <p>The charges were filed by the State Police and under the oversight of a special prosecutor, John Ours of Grant County, in late February.</p>
910. <p>Both commissioners were removed from office by a three-judge panel <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/01/jefferson-commissioners-who-went-awol-are-removed-from-office-by-three-judge-panel/">earlier this month</a>.</p>
911. <p>A new plea hearing date will be set by Berkeley County Magistrate Michelle Barnes Russell who has expressed her desire to try the defendants separately.</p>
912. <p>Defense attorneys Brad Wright and Mark Sutton have asked to modify a condition of a bond which currently does not allow either defendant to have communication with each other or anyone else involved in the case.</p>
913. <p>Both issues will be addressed before the new plea hearing date in late August or early September.</p>
914. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/extension-granted-in-case-of-two-former-jefferson-county-commissioners/">Extension granted in case of two former Jefferson County commissioners</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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921. <title>Skaff to continue snake bite recovery at CAMC through the weekend</title>
922. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/skaff-to-continue-snake-bite-recovery-at-camc-through-the-weekend/</link>
924. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carrie Hodousek]]></dc:creator>
925. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 16:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
926. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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929. <description><![CDATA[<p>The Secretary of State candidate was removing campaign signs Wednesday in Boone County when he was bitten by copperhead snakes.</p>
930. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/skaff-to-continue-snake-bite-recovery-at-camc-through-the-weekend/">Skaff to continue snake bite recovery at CAMC through the weekend</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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932. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.</strong> &#8212; Secretary of State candidate and former House of Delegates member Doug Skaff says he&#8217;ll be hospitalized at least through the weekend after being bitten by two copperhead snakes while removing campaign signs.</p>
933. <figure id="attachment_501551" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-501551" style="width: 135px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-501551" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/skaff_doug-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="135" height="203" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/skaff_doug-200x300.jpg 200w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/skaff_doug-233x350.jpg 233w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/skaff_doug-100x150.jpg 100w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/skaff_doug.jpg 333w" sizes="(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-501551" class="wp-caption-text">Doug Skaff</figcaption></figure>
934. <p>Skaff, who provided an update from his hospital bed at CAMC Friday, said he&#8217;s still in a lot of pain. He was bitten four times Wednesday &#8212; three times on the calf of his left leg and once on the small toe of his right foot.</p>
935. <p>&#8220;It feels like you have a cramp that won&#8217;t go away, and someone is stabbing you with a fork. It&#8217;s still got throbbing pain throughout my left leg. I can&#8217;t put any pressure on my feet. They&#8217;re swollen as heck,&#8221; he said on Friday&#8217;s MetroNews &#8220;Talkline.&#8221;</p>
936. <p>Skaff was picking up his signs with his 7-year-old son along U.S. Route 119 near Danville in Boone County. He said one of the snakes wouldn&#8217;t let go of his leg.</p>
937. <p>&#8220;It was definitely a copperhead. The first snake looked like a normal size snake and then there was a baby one that kind of latched on to me. I had to shake it loose,&#8221; Skaff said.</p>
938. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
939. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Doug Skaff trying to keep a positive attitude after being bitten three times by copperheads while removing campaign signs. <a href="https://t.co/IdiQDwk7vl">pic.twitter.com/IdiQDwk7vl</a></p>
940. <p>— Hoppy Kercheval (@HoppyKercheval) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoppyKercheval/status/1791092791298113929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
941. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
942. <p>Skaff said he still has a lot of swelling and that doctors are monitoring his progress. He said it&#8217;s unknown if there will be permanent muscle damage.</p>
943. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s almost like a balloon ready to pop. It&#8217;s stretching the skin so bad,&#8221; he said.</p>
944. <p>Skaff, a former minority leader in the House, was defeated in Tuesday&#8217;s election in his run for Secretary of State.</p>
945. <p>Skaff said he&#8217;s thankful for the support and advised candidates and others who are out removing campaign signs to be careful of poisonous snakes.</p>
946. <p>&#8220;Obviously if you see a snake, don&#8217;t get close. You never know if it&#8217;s poisonous or not. It could&#8217;ve been a lot worse and could&#8217;ve taken my life if it was really bad,&#8221; he said.</p>
947. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/skaff-to-continue-snake-bite-recovery-at-camc-through-the-weekend/">Skaff to continue snake bite recovery at CAMC through the weekend</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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954. <title>MetroNews This Morning 5-17-24</title>
955. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/metronews-this-morning-5-17-24/</link>
957. <dc:creator><![CDATA[MetroNews Staff]]></dc:creator>
958. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 10:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
959. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
960. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572821</guid>
961.  
962. <description><![CDATA[<p>Summary of West Virginia news, sports, and weather for Friday, May 17, 2024</p>
963. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/metronews-this-morning-5-17-24/">MetroNews This Morning 5-17-24</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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965. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today on MetroNews This Morning:</p>
966. <p>&#8211;Leadership of the WV First Foundation begins the groundwork for distribution of opioid settlement funds</p>
967. <p>&#8211;Republican leaders start to bind up the wounds of a rough and tumble primary election</p>
968. <p>&#8211;World class bicycle racing through the streets of Charleston</p>
969. <p>&#8211;In Sports: the West Virginia SSAC modifies a couple of key features of high school basketball and football</p>
970. <p><a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/metronews-this-morning-5-17-24--60069482" data-resource="episode_id=60069482" data-width="100%" data-height="200px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="false" data-playlist-continuous="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="false" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="true">Listen to &#8220;MetroNews This Morning 5-17-24&#8221; on Spreaker.</a><br />
971. <script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script></p>
972. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/metronews-this-morning-5-17-24/">MetroNews This Morning 5-17-24</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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979. <title>Democratic candidates for statewide office need help&#8230; from Republicans</title>
980. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/democratic-candidates-for-statewide-office-need-help-from-republicans/</link>
982. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoppy Kercheval]]></dc:creator>
983. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 04:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
984. <category><![CDATA[Hoppy's Commentary]]></category>
985. <category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
986. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572767</guid>
987.  
988. <description><![CDATA[<p>Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott may feel a breeze lifting them up following Tuesday’s Primary Election. Both Democrats won their races:  Williams was unopposed in the race for his party’s gubernatorial nomination and Elliott received 45 percent of the vote in a three-person race to win the U.S. Senate nomination. But</p>
989. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/democratic-candidates-for-statewide-office-need-help-from-republicans/">Democratic candidates for statewide office need help&#8230; from Republicans</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
990. ]]></description>
991. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott may feel a breeze lifting them up following Tuesday’s Primary Election. Both Democrats won their races:  Williams was unopposed in the race for his party’s gubernatorial nomination and Elliott received 45 percent of the vote in a three-person race to win the U.S. Senate nomination.</p>
992. <p>But as the reality of the upcoming General Election settles in, both Williams and Elliott will find that the breeze they are feeling is more of a headwind. Each faces long odds in November—Williams vs. Republican nominee Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for Governor and Elliott against Republican Governor Jim Justice for U.S. Senate.</p>
993. <p>Elliott is a bigger long-shot because Justice is a dominant political figure. Republican Representative Alex Mooney could manage only 27 percent of the vote against 61 percent for Justice. Williams also begins as an underdog because Morrisey just won a statewide race, and Republicans have a growing registration advantage—40 percent to 30 percent, with the remaining 30 percent independents/no party or third party.</p>
994. <p>Both Elliott and Williams need some version of the 1996 General Election in West Virginia to have a chance, meaning they need help from the other party. That year, the Democratic nominee was Charlotte Pritt who squared off against the Republican nominee and former Governor Cecil Underwood.</p>
995. <p>Back then, Democrats had a significant registration advantage, and Pritt had momentum coming off a victory over Joe Manchin in the Primary Election. If voters had stuck with their party’s nominee, Pritt would have won easily. Additionally, Democrat Bill Clinton was running for re-election and he was assured of carrying West Virginia again, providing strength at the top of the ticket.</p>
996. <p>Early in the campaign, Pritt led Underwood by 22 points.</p>
997. <p>However, many of the state’s more conservative and pro-business Democrats were terrified that Pritt, who was very liberal and pro-labor, would win. They formed a Democrats for Underwood group to support the Republican. Leading Democratic politicians, including Senator Robert Byrd and former Governor Gaston Caperton provided only generic endorsements of “the Democratic nominee.”</p>
998. <p>On Election Day, thousands of Democrats voted for Clinton and then crossed over to vote for Underwood, who won the election with 52 percent of the vote, compared with 46 percent for Pritt.</p>
999. <p>In 2024, Williams and Elliott also need party defections to have a chance, only this time it would be Republicans crossing over to vote for Democratic candidates. That is a tall order, especially since Donald Trump will be at the top of the ticket and he is more popular here than Clinton was.</p>
1000. <p>It is unlikely that as many Republicans will flip in 2024 as Democrats did in 1996. The circumstances are not exactly analogous, but the strategy holds true; when you are in the minority and an underdog, you need help wherever you can find it.</p>
1001. <p>In the case of Williams and Elliott, that help must come from Republicans.</p>
1002. <p>&nbsp;</p>
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1004. <p>&nbsp;</p>
1005. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/democratic-candidates-for-statewide-office-need-help-from-republicans/">Democratic candidates for statewide office need help&#8230; from Republicans</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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1012. <title>Morrisey seeks unity in social media post; Senator Capito reacts to election results</title>
1013. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/senator-capito-reacts-to-primary-results-involving-her-son-pledges-to-support-the-republican-ticket/</link>
1015. <dc:creator><![CDATA[MetroNews Staff]]></dc:creator>
1016. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
1017. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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1019.  
1020. <description><![CDATA[<p>Morrisey beat Moore Capito, other GOP candidates on Tuesday. </p>
1021. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/senator-capito-reacts-to-primary-results-involving-her-son-pledges-to-support-the-republican-ticket/">Morrisey seeks unity in social media post; Senator Capito reacts to election results</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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1023. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>CHARLESTON, W.Va. </b>&#8212;  West Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is calling for unity behind his fall election campaign for governor.</p>
1024. <figure id="attachment_525469" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-525469" style="width: 107px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-525469" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morrisey-107x150.jpg" alt="" width="107" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morrisey-107x150.jpg 107w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morrisey-214x300.jpg 214w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morrisey-250x350.jpg 250w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morrisey-768x1075.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morrisey-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Morrisey.jpg 1143w" sizes="(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-525469" class="wp-caption-text">Patrick Morrisey</figcaption></figure>
1025. <p>Morrisey made the call in a Thursday night post on X.</p>
1026. <p>&#8220;With the primary behind us, I am asking Republicans, Independents, and Democrats to join our efforts to oppose Biden’s monstrous overreach and help our state reach her potential,&#8221; Morrisey wrote. &#8220;Whether you were with Moore Capito, Mac Warner, or Chris Miller in the primary, we need to unite and defeat the folks who want to get rid of our jobs and our energy resources. My opponents were tough and fought hard in the arena— they were an impressive group of folks.</p>
1027. <p>Morrisey also mentioned the battle against fentanyl and &#8220;crazy woke policies.&#8221;</p>
1028. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
1029. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">With the primary behind us, I am asking Republicans, Independents, and Democrats to join our efforts to oppose Biden’s monstrous overreach and help our state reach her potential.</p>
1030. <p>Whether you were with Moore Capito, Mac Warner, or Chris Miller in the primary, we need to unite…</p>
1031. <p>— Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorriseyWV/status/1791270863800574455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
1032. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
1033. <p>The post came a few hours after U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, whose son Moore Capito lost to Morrisey, was asked about the election.</p>
1034. <figure id="attachment_515688" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-515688" style="width: 118px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-515688" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-118x150.webp" alt="" width="118" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-118x150.webp 118w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-237x300.webp 237w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-276x350.webp 276w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d-768x973.webp 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5f52be0e1bb0d.webp 961w" sizes="(max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-515688" class="wp-caption-text">Shelley Moore Capito</figcaption></figure>
1035. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not easy to lose, and our son is learning that himself, and as his mother, I&#8217;m learning that myself,&#8221; Capito said during her Thursday media briefing. &#8221; But he should be very proud of his efforts, as we are.&#8221;</p>
1036. <p>Moore Capito finished second to Morrisey.</p>
1037. <p>Senator Capito gave a general response in her support for Morrisey in the fall election against Democrat Party nominee, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams.</p>
1038. <p>&#8220;I am the leader of the Republican Party and will be supporting the Republican ticket, so let&#8217;s just see what happens in November,&#8221; Capito said.</p>
1039. <p>Meanwhile, Capito was very clear on who she thought the next U.S. Senator from West Virginia would be.</p>
1040. <p>&#8220;I welcome Governor Justice as the Republican nominee for Senate and the eventual winner,&#8221; Capito said. &#8220;There is no doubt in mind that Governor Justice is exceedingly popular.&#8221;</p>
1041. <p>Justice will face Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott in the U.S. Senate race.</p>
1042. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/senator-capito-reacts-to-primary-results-involving-her-son-pledges-to-support-the-republican-ticket/">Morrisey seeks unity in social media post; Senator Capito reacts to election results</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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1049. <title>New director of West Virginia First Foundation starts laying out vision for opioid relief framework</title>
1050. <link>https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/new-director-of-west-virginia-first-foundation-starts-laying-out-vision-for-opioid-relief-framework/</link>
1052. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brad McElhinny]]></dc:creator>
1053. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 04:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
1054. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
1055. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://wvmetronews.com/?p=572746</guid>
1056.  
1057. <description><![CDATA[<p>Through the end of last month, according to the foundation, there was $222,344,005 in bank accounts.</p>
1058. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/new-director-of-west-virginia-first-foundation-starts-laying-out-vision-for-opioid-relief-framework/">New director of West Virginia First Foundation starts laying out vision for opioid relief framework</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
1059. ]]></description>
1060. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new director of the West Virginia First Foundation laid out a broad vision to move forward with the possibilities and responsibilities of the foundation that was established to distribute millions of dollars in opioid litigation money.</p>
1061. <figure id="attachment_562459" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-562459" style="width: 106px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-562459 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jonathan-Board-106x150.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jonathan-Board-106x150.jpg 106w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jonathan-Board.jpg 203w" sizes="(max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-562459" class="wp-caption-text">Jonathan Board</figcaption></figure>
1062. <p>&#8220;We are in the process of standing up a multi-hundred-million dollar organization from the ether,&#8221; Jonathan Board said Thursday afternoon at the first meeting of the foundation since he officially started in the director&#8217;s position.</p>
1063. <p>&#8220;A lot of incredible work has gone into it thus far; a lot of incredible work is yet to be done.&#8221;</p>
1064. <p>Board, a Marion County resident who has been vice president of external affairs at Mon Health, <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/03/14/jonathan-board-is-selected-as-executive-director-of-west-virginia-first-foundation/">was named to</a> the director&#8217;s role on March 14. In response to a question by reporter Caity Coyne at the conclusion of today&#8217;s foundation meeting, officials disclosed that Board will be making $230,000 annually.</p>
1065. <figure id="attachment_479189" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-479189" style="width: 150px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-479189 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Matt-Harvey-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Matt-Harvey-150x150.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Matt-Harvey-300x300.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Matt-Harvey-350x350.jpg 350w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Matt-Harvey.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-479189" class="wp-caption-text">Matt Harvey</figcaption></figure>
1066. <p>Matt Harvey, president of the foundation board, said the original advertisement for the director&#8217;s position included a range of $230,000 to $300,000. He said the process included comparisons for other executive directors in same sector showed salaries that &#8220;were rather high.&#8221; In the end, Harvey said, negotiations led to the $230,000 pay rate.</p>
1067. <p>Now, Board said the foundation needs to lay the groundwork for success. In response to questions from board members, he said the foundation will have a $30 million outlay this year for projects meant to aid the state&#8217;s recovery from the opioid epidemic.</p>
1068. <p>The state will have about $1 billion following a number of lawsuits against distributors, wholesalers and pharmacies. The money is still coming in. Through the end of last month, according to the foundation, there was $222,344,005 in bank accounts.</p>
1069. <p data-inc="1">The <a href="https://ago.wv.gov/Documents/2022.2.16%20Final%20MOU%20+%20Exhibits%20(M0442065xCECC6).pdf">“West Virginia First Memorandum of Understanding”</a> lays out the terms for the state and the many counties and cities that may receive a portion of settlement dollars to push back against ongoing drug addiction issues.</p>
1070. <p>A major portion of the millions of dollars, 72.5 percent, goes to the private, nonstock, nonprofit Opioid Foundation, which will now distribute the funding for work toward abating the opioid epidemic in communities around the state.</p>
1071. <p>Board described a vision for building out a staff to oversee that work, establishing a physical headquarters and gathering for a June 4 in-person workshop for members of the foundation.</p>
1072. <p>A possible organizational chart could include positions like a chief financial officer, a chief marketing officer, a chief administrative officer, project manager and more. He said the organization needs to be capable of carrying out its mission.</p>
1073. <p>&#8220;We exist because, sadly, folks suffered and many died. So rather than take this as a blase attitude, we want to bring in the best and the brightest. We absolutely must,&#8221; Board said.</p>
1074. <p>&#8220;It is incumbent upon us, if we are going to generationally change the state and the way we&#8217;re handling this problem that we bring in the very best. It doesn&#8217;t mean that we need to be overly heavy on our hiring side, but certainly we need those folks that are top tier operators.&#8221;</p>
1075. <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-572761" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/org-chart-490x239.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="239" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/org-chart-490x239.jpg 490w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/org-chart-300x146.jpg 300w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/org-chart-150x73.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/org-chart-768x374.jpg 768w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/org-chart.jpg 1443w" sizes="(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px" /></p>
1076. <p>Asked by MetroNews if there&#8217;s an estimate for personnel costs, Harvey said there is not yet.</p>
1077. <p>&#8220;The organizational chart is not one that we formally adopted. It&#8217;s more of a guide of how foundations are set up and some of the areas of expertise that are needed to run it. I don&#8217;t know if all those positions will eventually exist, but they are certainly areas that we need. We may find an employee that can cover two of those positions. So the budget going forward on personnel hasn&#8217;t been developed yet.&#8221;</p>
1078. <p>Board said the search is underway for a foundation headquarters.</p>
1079. <p>&#8220;In this state, like most states, we&#8217;ve done a really good job of seating government in one spot. But we are decidedly not government; we&#8217;re private. And we&#8217;ve sent a strong message to a lot of West Virginians: &#8216;Come to us.&#8217; I would like to send a message that we&#8217;re going to go to you. So that&#8217;s sort of leading my thought in how we approach this,&#8221; Board said.</p>
1080. <p>Board members agreed to gather June 4 for a workshop.</p>
1081. <p>&#8220;It is going to be very important that we do this. There are going to be several elements to the startup and the standup that are going to require that we have a good handle on some of these issues,&#8221; Board said.</p>
1082. <p>The foundation also introduced <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/09/new-rep-chosen-for-west-virginia-first-foundation-from-northern-west-virginia/">a new board member</a>, Jon Dower, who is replacing Board after his resignation from being a board member to serve as the director.</p>
1083. <figure id="attachment_572763" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-572763" style="width: 150px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-572763 size-thumbnail" src="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jon-dower-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jon-dower-150x150.jpg 150w, https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jon-dower.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-572763" class="wp-caption-text">Jon Dower</figcaption></figure>
1084. <p>Dower is the executive director for West Virginia Sober Living and the director of recovery services for Ascension Recovery Services. He also serves on the Governor’s Task Force on Substance Misuse and Prevention as the chair of the Recovery Subcommittee.</p>
1085. <p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a person in long-term recovery from opioid use disorder, so this kind of board is special to my heart with a little over a dozen years of recovery,&#8221; Dower told board members today.</p>
1086. <p>&#8220;What&#8217;s important to me is that I give back. My life has been one of service, and I feel that being on this board is another service,&#8221; he said.</p>
1087. <p>&nbsp;</p>
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1089. <p>The post <a href="https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/17/new-director-of-west-virginia-first-foundation-starts-laying-out-vision-for-opioid-relief-framework/">New director of West Virginia First Foundation starts laying out vision for opioid relief framework</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wvmetronews.com">WV MetroNews</a>.</p>
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