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Women’s Basketball Player Profile: Arianna Manzay

Women’s Basketball Player Profile: Arianna Manzay

Maxwell Fiedorczyk, Sports Writer February 11, 2022

Nearing the conclusion of her second year on the Hilltop, Arriana Manzay has proven to be one of the most dominating forwards in the entire Mountain East Conference. After graduating from Mesquite High...

Acrobatics and Tumbling prepares for another exciting season

Acrobatics and Tumbling prepares for another exciting season

Anna Johnston, Writer February 11, 2022

West Liberty’s acrobatics and tumbling team is in full swing preparation mode for the 2022 season. Head Coach Kelsey Kyle’s Lady Toppers were seeded No. 1 in the Mountain East Conference preseason...

Results from the MEC North Division preseason poll have West Liberty ranked at number one.

‘Sky’s the Limit’ for Top-Ranked West Liberty University’s Softball Team

Olivia Romick, News Editor Intern February 11, 2022

Ahead of the 2022 season, Mountain East Conference (MEC) coaches released their annual preseason poll last Wednesday and West Liberty’s softball team was the unanimous pick for first place. WLU’s...

West Liberty Baseball Ranks No.2 in preseason coaches poll

West Liberty Baseball Ranks No.2 in preseason coaches poll

Joshua Spratt, Sports Editor February 11, 2022

As Spring fast approaches, so too does the 2022 season for Eric Burkle’s West Liberty Hilltoppers baseball team. The Toppers, who finished last season 21-20, are looking for greater success this season...

From Left: Chase Morgan, Ty McGeary, Cole Laya, Francesco Borsellino

WLU Wrestling wins second straight MEC title

Anna Johnston, Writer February 4, 2022

Last Saturday, the West Liberty University wrestling team won the Mountain East Conference Championship for the second consecutive year. The event was held at WLU in the ASRC where the Toppers were successfully...

WLU Track and Field returns to Youngstown for Mid-Major Invitational

WLU Track and Field returns to Youngstown for Mid-Major Invitational

Joshua Spratt, Sports Editor February 4, 2022

The West Liberty University Indoor Track team travelled to Youngstown State University this past weekend to compete in the YSU National Mid-Major Invitational. This marked the sixth meet of the season...

West Liberty Men’s Basketball ranked 7th in the Nation

West Liberty Men’s Basketball ranked 7th in the Nation

Maxwell Fiedorczyk, Sports Writer February 4, 2022

The West Liberty University Men’s basketball team continues on with their strong season, a year that has featured a season high 10-game winning streak, which has been good for an overall record of 17-2....

Women’s Basketball continues to rise in MEC

Women’s Basketball continues to rise in MEC

Maxwell Fiedorczyk, Sports Writer February 4, 2022

The West Liberty University Women’s basketball team continues to turn heads throughout the Mountain East Conference (MEC), as Head Coach Kyle Cooper and Associate Head Coach Cassie Seth’s team are...

Adam ODonnell

The Hilltop’s Athlete of the Week

Joshua Spratt, Sports Editor February 4, 2022

Adam O’Donnell Year: Graduate Student Hometown: Martinsburg, WV About O’Donnell: O’Donnell broke his own school record in the men’s heptathlon with a score of 4,894 points, best in the...

Lady Toppers finish their season with a record of 21-13

Lady Toppers finish their season with a record of 21-13

Faith Hayes, Culture Editor Intern December 6, 2021

In the MEC tournament hosted at West Virginia State University, West Liberty swept Davis and Elkins in the quarter-finals before falling to Wheeling in the semi-final match. The Wheeling loss ended the...

Game on the 14th.

Hilltopper’s Women’s Basketball team continues to light up the court

Maxwell Fiedorczyk, Sports Writer December 6, 2021

After suffering an opening night loss, the West Liberty (WLU) women’s basketball team has been surging through recent competition. The Hilltoppers have now won three in a row, and lay claim to a 3-1...

WLU Men’s Basketball wins their fourth game of the season

WLU Men’s Basketball wins their fourth game of the season

Maxwell Fiedorczyk, Sports Writer December 6, 2021

The West Liberty (WLU) men’s basketball is continuing their hot streak to open the season, as they now have won their first four games of the year, posting a 4-0 record in the process. Previously,...

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