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Arizona baseball drops midweek home game to West Virginia

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April 1, 2026

Arizona baseball drops midweek home game to West Virginia

It’s hard to defend free bases.

Arizona pitchers struck out 16 batters and only allowed five hits on Tuesday night, but they also issued 10 walks and hit two batters in a 7-4 loss to West Virginia at Hi Corbett Field.

“We gave them pretty much all seven runs,” UA coach Chip Hale said. “They did a good job of base running and putting some pressure on us, but the walks, the hit batsmen, the error, those things kill you.”

Arizona (9-19) fell to 0-9 this season when walking six or more batters. Last year, in reaching the College World Series, the Wildcats only walked six or more six times, and still won four of those games.

“It wasn’t like they they batted you around,” Hale said he told the five pitchers who threw Tuesday. “We just gave them those free ones, and then you advance them with some passed balls and some wild pitches, and that’s what winning teams take advantage of.”

Arizona led 2-0 on a 2-run home run by Carson McEntire, his team-leading 6^th of the season, but West Virginia scored seven times over the next three innings with only the last two coming via a hit. The others scored on a wild pitch, fielding error, passed ball, hit batter and groundout.

Yet the UA also had some very good pitching. Jack Lafflam threw two scoreless innings to start, with one hit allowed and two strikeouts, but Hale said the true freshman “didn’t feel great” so he was pulled as a precautionary measure. Matthew Martinez struck out six over 2.1 scoreless innings and another true freshman, Benton Hickman, struck out four over the final two innings including two after loading the bases with one out in the 8^th.

The Wildcats finished with seven hits, two by McEntire, who drove in three and is tied for the team lead with 19 RBI.

Arizona remains home to host ASU for three games beginning Thursday night. The finale on Saturday night is on ESPN2 but also happens to coincide with the Final Four.

“I would hope we can put some stuff on (the scoreboard) between innings,” Hale said.

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Let’s Go Fishing – WV MetroNews

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June 12, 2026

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It doesn’t take much to engage children in the lifelong pursuit of fishing. PHOTO: Chris Lawrence

ELKINS, W.Va. — The requirement of a fishing license in West Virginia will be waived this weekend all across the Mountain State. June 13th and 14th are designated as “free” fishing days in West Virginia.

“All other regulations still apply, but this is for all of our public waters and this is for resident and NON-resident both,” said Frank Williams, acting director of the Division of Natural Resources hatchery programs.

The idea is to encourage all West Virginians to consider going fishing and see how much fun it can be. Many adults probably fished at some time in their lives and had fun, but when life happened schedules became too busy and fishing was one of the first casualties. The DNR is betting if people are introduced to fishing, they’ll be compelled to go buy a license and make fishing trips a part of life again.

“Life gets busy, but there’s always an opportunity and it’s nice to get out and get away from all of that and go to a pond or stream and enjoy the outdoors,” Williams explained.

To help things along the West Virginia DNR puts on a kids fishing event. The annual fishing derby is set for the Bowden Fish Hatchery in Randolph County. The event at Bowden gets started at 7 a.m. with registration and fishing for the youngest anglers starts at 8 a.m. and runs through noon.

DNR is actively engaged in recruitment and retention of anglers. Studies have shown the earlier children are exposed to outdoors pursuits, the more likely they are to make it a lifelong pursuit.

“That’s a big part of the DNR program is that recruitment and retention. It’s a big part of what we’re working on every day,” Williams said.

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Judge Jim Douglas sworn in to West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals

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June 12, 2026

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Judge Jim Douglas sworn in to West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals

Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – The newest member of the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals was officially sworn in this evening.

Judge Jim Douglas defeated Dan Greear back in the May election for a spot on the Mountain State’s second highest court.

Judge Douglas currently serves as a family court judge in Kanawha County for the 11th Circuit, 5th Division.

He has a great deal of experience in family law, having spent 10 years as a judge, and also nearly 40 years as a divorce lawyer.

“I think kids and families are the most important thing there are, and I’m going to carry that, and I hope to vindicate the faith that the people in the Northern Panhandle put in me. I hope to vindicate their belief that I can do the job. I hope to justify everything positive that they thought about my ability to be a judge on the Intermediate Court of Appeals.”
Jim Douglas – Elected to West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals

Judge Douglas will assume office on January 1st of 2027.

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Moore says he’s honored being mentioned as possible U.S. Secretary of Labor – WV MetroNews

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June 11, 2026

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Moore says he’s honored being mentioned as possible U.S. Secretary of Labor – WV MetroNews

WASHINGTON, D.C. — West Virginia Second District Congressman Riley Moore didn’t deny a recent report that he’s being considered as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor by President Donald Trump in an appearance Thursday on WAJR’s “Talk of the Town.”

Riley Moore

Moore said he couldn’t confirm the report in Politico but did offer his opinion on the credibility of the report.

“The reporter cited some pretty credible sources; that’s about all I can say,” Moore said. “If it weren’t a thing, I would be able to tell you it’s not.”

Moore is in his first term in the U.S. House. He’s on the House Appropriations Committee and is a conferee for the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch appropriations conference committees.

“I really can’t comment on it much further other than what I would say is it is certainly an honor to be mentioned in the conversation,” Moore said.

The House currently has four vacancies, 218 Republicans, 212 Democrats, and one Independent, creating a margin so tight it’s possible Moore wouldn’t be appointed.

“If we decide to go in that direction, the President, Speaker, and I will discuss the tight margins here,” Moore said.

Moore also said two of his Community Project Funding requests for hospitals were approved by the House Appropriations Committee as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Requests for $1.5 million each for Grant Memorial Hospital and the Grafton City Hospital will now be considered by the full House of Representatives.

“Every little bit helps,” Moore said. “Everybody knows how important it is to have functional hospitals, especially in a very rural state like ours,” Moore said.

Moore said the area is getting spruced up for the 250th birthday party for America. He also noted the “claw” is quite visible while motoring down Pennsylvania Avenue.

“The whole town is getting decorated—there are big flags for America’s 250th,” Moore said. Things are going up all over the place, and we drove by the White House, and they have, I think they call it the “claw,” that they have put in front of the White House.”

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