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JJ Quinerly wrapping up an impressive junior season at West Virginia – Blue Gold Sports

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2 years ago

March 2, 2024

JJ Quinerly wrapping up an impressive junior season at West Virginia – Blue Gold Sports

It was no secret heading into the season that JJ Quinerly was West Virginia Women’s Basketball’s top player. After all, she was a unanimous All-Big 12 selection the season prior.

This season, she is having arguably her best season to date. Her performance has had her named to multiple watchlists, including a candidate for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist, and the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Award Watchlist.

She is averaging a couple of career highs, including minutes with 30.9 per game, in points with 19.6 per game, and in steals with 3.1 per game. Her points per game are good enough to rank her 27th nationally, with her steals per game ranking 10th.

Quinerly has scored at least 10 points in all but one game this season, and her best individual performance in that category came when she scored 33 points in a loss to Baylor last Saturday.

“The kid is such a competitor, such a competitor,” head coach Mark Kellogg said after that game.

It is worth noting that Quinerly has played for a different coach each season she has been at West Virginia. She first played at West Virginia under Mike Carey, then opted to stay around when Dawn Plitzuweit was brought in, and now Kellogg is in as West Virginia’s head coach.

Quinerly spoke to the media earlier this season and talked about what it has been like to play for current coach Kellogg.

“He’s actually a pretty great coach,” Quinerly said. “I put a lot of trust into him when he came to this school and he’s taken us a pretty long way for it to be the start of the season, so I’m gonna continue to trust him and the other coaches too.”

Kellogg has helped the Mountaineers sit at 22-6 on the season, their first such season with at least 22 wins since 2020-21. He has also helped players such as Quinerly improve statistically.

Quinerly still has the regular season finale on Saturday and the postseason to continue adding to her impressive stats. She hopes to bring home some more hardware when it is all said and done at the end of the season.

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W.Va. lawmakers push through multiple bills as Saturday deadline nears

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10 hours ago

March 11, 2026

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W.Va. lawmakers push through multiple bills as Saturday deadline nears

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – West Virginia lawmakers continued working as the Saturday midnight deadline approaches.

Senate Action

The Senate passed 12 bills, including one requiring adult content websites to use age verification to block minors. Senators also passed a bill creating a Cold Case Task Force.

House Bill 49-90, targeting gift card crimes, and House Bill 54-37, the Vape Safety Act, also passed unanimously. All four bills now go to the House for concurrence.

Delegates passed Alyssa’s Law, allowing teachers to wear mobile alert buttons that notify 9-1-1 and trigger a school lockdown in emergencies. The bill is named after a victim of the 2018 Parkland shooting.

Bill 4005, which clarifies jobs prohibited for workers under 16 — including bar work and logging — also passed. Both bills now head to Governor Patrick Morrisey’s desk.

Senate Bill 4 would require bystanders to stay at least 30 feet from first responders.

Senate Bill 75 would allow West Virginia law enforcement to cooperate with officers in bordering states. A bill from the Education Committee would allow teachers with at least 15 years of experience to become certified as school principals.

For more legislative coverage, go to our website at wdtv.com.

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West Virginia Returns Home to Face Maryland in Midweek Clash

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1 day ago

March 10, 2026

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West Virginia Returns Home to Face Maryland in Midweek Clash

The West Virginia Mountaineers (10-3) welcome the Maryland Terrapins (10-5) to Kendrick Family Ballpark Tuesday afternoon the first encounter between the two programs since 2023 and the first meeting in Morgantown since 2018. The first pitch is set for 2:00 p.m. EST and the action will stream on ESPN+.

The Mountaineers captured their fourth consecutive series of the season after taking two of the three games from Columbia over the weekend. West Virginia sophomore Matt Ineich and senior Brodie Kresser both blasted grand slams during the series. Ineich lifted WVU in game two with a walk-off grand slam in the 10th in game two, and Kresser ignited a 16-1 rout, capping a six-run second inning in the series finale.

Gavin Kelly leads West Virginia at the plate with a .436 batting average with a Big 12 leading nine doubles. Ineich and senior Paul Schoenfeld has raked in a team-leading 16 RBI apiece, while senior Matthew Graveline has clubbed a team-high three home runs.

On the mound, West Virginia is expected to start sophomore David Hagen. The right-hander has made four appearances on the season, including one start. He last started in the home-opener against Ohio where he pitched two scoreless innings and recorded a strikeout to collect his first win of the season. He holds a 1.00 ERA with five strikeouts on the season.

After starting 3-4, Maryland is 7-1 in its last eight games. The Terrapins won two of three at UNC Wilmington in the season opening series, followed by a midweek win against Georgetown before getting swept at Louisiana. The Terps bounced back with a pair of midweek wins versus Delaware and swept a one-win Wagner team.

Junior Brayden Martin is batting a team-best .443 to go with four doubles and 12 RBI. Redshirt freshman Ryan Costello leads the Terps in home runs (9) and RBI (21) and is third in batting average at .328, while freshman Ty Kaunus has a team-high seven doubles and has .269 batting average.

Maryland is scheduled to start freshman Nic Morlang. The right-hander has four appearances on the season, including four starts. He allowed five earned runs in his appearances, coinciding with his two starts, in six innings of work. In his last two appearances in relief, He’s allowed one earned run on five hits.

West Virginia leads the all-time series 8-5, including a five-game winning streak over Maryland.

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Citations issued after big party weekend in Morgantown – WV MetroNews

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2 days ago

March 9, 2026

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Citations issued after big party weekend in Morgantown – WV MetroNews

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a series of parties in Morgantown over the weekend.

Morgantown police officers, West Virginia University Police and state police responded to reports of overcrowded parties, underage drinking, physical altercations and multiple injuries.

Morgantown Communications Director Brad Riffie said several citations were issued for open containers and underage consumption.

Two large parties were dispersed and six arrests were made without incident.

None of the reported injuries are believed to be serious or life-threatening.

The Morgantown Fire Department assisted in the operations.

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