MHS girls soccer returned to Beckley and regional volleyball competitions were held

Oct. 30—MORGANTOWN — The 2024 fall sports season is moving toward crowning this year’s state champions. There will be state finals in several sports over the next two weeks, including cross country, soccer and volleyball.

Class AAA girls soccer The Morgantown Mohigans return to the state tournament in search of their third consecutive Class AAA state championship after defeating Bridgeport 5-1 Tuesday night in the final of the Region I championship.

Junior forward Ella Miller scored a hat trick within the first ten minutes of the opening kickoff, giving MHS an early 3-0 lead that the Indians were unable to overcome.

Miller added an assist to freshman Shae Nethken, and junior Lily Gorman-Wilson added the fifth goal with a free kick in the second half.

The Mohigans will battle Region III champion George Washington in the Class AAA semifinals of the WVSSAC girls soccer tournament next Thursday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m., at the Paul Cline Sports Complex in Beckley.

Class AAA Volleyball Both the Morgantown Mohigans and University Hawks came through their sectional tournaments unscathed, winning the competition 3-0.

MHS defeated John Marshall Tuesday night to punch its ticket to next week’s Region I co-final. The Mohigans will host Buckhannon-Upshur, which finished second in Region II.

The Hawks defeated BU on Tuesday night to capture the Region II title. They will also host a regional co-final, with a chance to secure a trip to Charleston, as John Marshall visits UHS next week.

Both games start at 6pm on Wednesday from Wilson Avenue and Baker’s Ridge.

Class AAA&A cross-country regional meets were held statewide last Thursday, and several local teams and runners qualified for the state meet in Ona on Saturday morning: https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/10/24/ university-sweeps-region-i-cross-country-team-titles-runners-turn-attention-to-state-meet /