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INSTITUTE – 85 West Virginia State student-athletes earned Mountain East Conference All-Academic honors, including 38 who were named Academic All-Conference, as well as 47 named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.]]>060326_MEC_AcademicHonorsWed, 3 Jun 2026 15:52:00 EST45315https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/13/mens-basketball-wvsu-alum-fomby-to-play-in-ones-basketball-league-this-weekend.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/13/mens-basketball-wvsu-alum-fomby-to-play-in-ones-basketball-league-this-weekend.aspxMen's Basketball

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State men's basketball alum Robert Fomby will be playing in Tracy McGrady's One's Basketball League (OBL) for Team Baltimore. Fomby will be competing at the OBL's first event of the year Friday in Orlando.]]>mbb fomby pow web Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 EST55314https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/11/mens-tennis-wvsu-season-concludes-at-ncaa-division-ii-atlantic-regional.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/11/mens-tennis-wvsu-season-concludes-at-ncaa-division-ii-atlantic-regional.aspxMen's Tennis

FAIRMONT, W. Va. – The 2025-26 season came to an end for the West Virginia State men's tennis team Monday, as they fell 4-0 to Jefferson in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Atlantic Regional. This concludes a historic season that saw the Yellow Jackets reach the regional tournament for the first time in program history.]]>Mens TennisMon, 11 May 2026 17:38:00 EST75313https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/7/softball-yellow-jackets-season-comes-to-a-close-on-11-inning-loss-to-frostburg-state.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/7/softball-yellow-jackets-season-comes-to-a-close-on-11-inning-loss-to-frostburg-state.aspxSoftball

SALEM, W. Va. -- West Virginia State continued postseason play with an offensive outburst against West Liberty, then was unable to hold off Frostburg State in the MEC Tournament.]]>2026 SB WLU FSU MEC Tourney RecapThu, 7 May 2026 20:54:00 EST95312https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-yellow-jackets-fall-into-bottom-bracket-with-10-2-loss-to-fairmont-state.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/6/softball-yellow-jackets-fall-into-bottom-bracket-with-10-2-loss-to-fairmont-state.aspxSoftball

SALEM, Va. -- West Virginia State battled back with runs in the third and fourth innings, but a late Fairmont State surge proved too much as the Yellow Jackets fell 10-2 in the opening round of the MEC Softball Championship at James Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.]]>2026 SB MEC vs Fair St RecapWed, 6 May 2026 19:46:00 EST95311https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/5/baseball-paulsen-barnitz-earn-all-conference-honors.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/5/baseball-paulsen-barnitz-earn-all-conference-honors.aspxBaseball

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The West Virginia State baseball team had two players earn All-Mountain East Conference honors Tuesday afternoon. Aidan Paulsen was named First Team All-Conference while Ethyn Barnitz was named Honorable Mention All-Conference.]]>BB All ConferenceTue, 5 May 2026 13:31:00 EST15310https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/5/softball-bell-green-named-all-mec.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/5/softball-bell-green-named-all-mec.aspxSoftball

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Olivia Bell and Adrianna Green of the West Virginia State softball team were named All-Mountain East Conference second team Tuesday afternoon, ahead of the start of the Mountain East tournament on Wednesday.]]>SB All ConferenceTue, 5 May 2026 13:27:00 EST95309https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/4/mens-tennis-yellow-jackets-make-history-with-ncaa-tournament-berth.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/4/mens-tennis-yellow-jackets-make-history-with-ncaa-tournament-berth.aspxMen's Tennis

INSTITUTE, W. Va. – The West Virginia State University men's tennis team has qualified for the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional tournament. The announcement was made Monday night via a selection show on ncaa.com.]]>Men's TennisMon, 4 May 2026 20:38:00 EST75308https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/3/baseball-wvsu-celebrates-senior-day-with-doubleheader-sweep-over-uc.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/3/baseball-wvsu-celebrates-senior-day-with-doubleheader-sweep-over-uc.aspxBaseball

INSTITUTE, W. Va. – The West Virginia State baseball team closed the 2026 season with a doubleheader sweep over University of Charleston Sunday afternoon, taking the first game 8-0 before taking game two 6-5.]]>Baseball 2026 Senior DaySun, 3 May 2026 17:49:00 EST15307https://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-wvsu-drops-a-pair-at-uc.aspxhttps://wvsuyellowjackets.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-wvsu-drops-a-pair-at-uc.aspxBaseball

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia State baseball team suffered a pair of losses Saturday on the penultimate day of the regular season. The Yellow Jackets lost 4-2 to University of Charleston in the first game before a 2-0 pitcher's duel in the second game.]]>Baseball Recap-- BluefieldSat, 2 May 2026 20:07:00 EST15306