MHS girls soccer returned to Beckley, where the volleyball regionals were scheduled

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

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

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

Miller had an assist for freshman Shae Nethken, and junior Lily Gorman-Wilson added her fifth goal on a free throw in the second half.

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

Class AAA Volleyball Both the Morgantown Mohigans and the University Hawks made it through their tournament brackets unscathed, winning 3-0.

MHS defeated John Marshall on Tuesday night to earn a spot in next week’s Region I co-finals. Mohigan will host Buckhannon-Upshur, which finished second in Region II.

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

Both games will start at Wilson Avenue and Baker’s Ridge on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Class AAA and A regional cross country meets were held across the state last Thursday, and many local teams and runners qualified for the state meet in Ona on Saturday morning: /2024 /10 /24 /university-sweeps-region-and-cross-country-team-runners-titles-pays-attention-to-state-meet/