West Liberty’s Ben Howlett excited for upcoming season

— Story by Taylor Kennedy CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Liberty Hilltoppers are coming off yet another impressive season under head coach Ben Howlett. The ‘Toppers finished first in the Mountain East Conference with a 27-4 overall record, and they earned the  No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Region in Division II men’s basketball tournament.

Mountain East Conference plans to open winter sports season on Jan. 7

Football teams will compete in the spring, with a league championship game scheduled.

MEC postpones fall sports to spring semester

NCAA Division II fall championships were canceled last week.

Mountain East delays fall sports season, moves some competition to spring in new plan

Three football games are being moved to the spring semester.

Hilltoppers ‘bummed out’ over not being able to play in NCAA Tournament

Tops in all of Division II in scoring, West Liberty was fresh off both regular season and tournament championships in the MEC.

City of Wheeling eyes another successful year of hosting MEC tourney

Wheeling is in its second year of a three-year deal to host.

Charleston City Council recognizes UC men’s soccer team

The Golden Eagles won the NCAA Division II men's soccer national championship game Saturday.

West Virginia State University, West Virginia Radio sign broadcast agreement

Basketball broadcasts start Friday.

UC’s Kirkland hospitalized after suffering medical episode

Division II school expects seventh-year hhead coach to recover.

Mountain East basketball tournaments to return to Charleston in 2018

The 12-member conference will return to Charleston in 2018 to host its men's and women's basketball tournaments.

New UC arena to open Saturday

A basketball double-header and a concert to headline the opening of the new Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center on University of Charleston campus this weekend.

Mountain East issues reprimand and penalties for postgame incident

The Mountain East Conference addresses last week's postgame incident between Notre Dame and Fairmont State.

Glenville State’s Rahmann Lee talks Pro Day, NFL future

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Watch former Glenville State running back Rahmann Lee discuss his workout at West Virginia’s Pro Day as well as where scouts think he fits into the NFL.

Bonifant’s 44 not quite enough: West Liberty drops thriller 103-102

No. 1 Lincoln Memorial edged the Hilltoppers on Thursday in a matchup of Division II's highest-scoring teams.

West Liberty clips Stonehill, moves on to Final Four

FRISCO, Texas – No. 5 West Liberty led virtually wire-to-wire but nearly squandered a 13-point cushion against Stonehill (Mass.) before winning 75-74 in an NCAA Division II Elite Eight quarterfinal. Coach Jim Crutchfield’s Hilltoppers (31-3) advanced to Thursday night’s 7 p.m. national semifinal against No. 1 Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.). Behind a strong second half, the Railsplitters (33-2)

West Liberty dominates Kutztown to earn Elite Eight berth

Seger Bonifant became West Liberty's career scoring leader and freshman David Dennis narrowly missed a triple-double as the No. 5 Hilltoppers rolled 85-64.

Marshall named West Virginia State women’s basketball coach

Charles Marshall has been named the new head women’s basketball coach at West Virginia State University.

MEC: West Liberty heads back to NCAA Sweet 16

WHEELING, W.Va. — Second-seeded West Liberty will return to the Atlantic Region final for the seventh straight year after defeating Virginia State, 84-74, on Sunday. Seger Bonifant led the way for West Liberty (29-3) with 34 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3. David Dennis was able to penetrate and get to the basket

At 26, Reed’s hoop dreams finally playing out for Concord

A former high school dropout who was homeless before being discovered at a pickup game, Reed leads Concord into an NCAA Division II regional.

MEC championships set for Sunday

Championship Sunday in the Mountain East Conference has arrived with an expected matchup on the women’s side, and a surprising finale for the men’s championships. Top-seeded West Liberty takes on cross-town rival and second-seeded Wheeling Jesuit on the women’s side. The Hilltoppers swept the regular season series and is looking for a second-straight MEC Tournament