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OPINION

CULTURE

SPORTS

A look at President Trump’s message to Congress

Arts Monongahela, local businesses honor Women’s History Month

Mountaineers look to showcase talents at NFL Combine this week

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Morgantown’ss new ordinance limits concealed carry on city property. Read some residents’ conncerns and how the city can legally implement the statute. See p.3

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City Council takes aim at concealed carry laws in Morgantown What does “concealed carry” mean?

BY ADRIANNE UPHOLD ASSOCIATE CITY EDITOR

The right to bear arms has been redefined in Morgantown.

Morgantown City Council narrowly approved prohibiting guns in municipal buildings and city-owned property Feb. 21, leaving many residents with mixed feelings.

“Morgantown City Council is out of control,” said Greg Gutta Jr., the owner of Second Amendment Sports & Defense LLC. “It’s a much bigger issue than just a gun issue. Many groups including West Virginia Citizens Defense League, various attorneys in the city and residents of the city have advised the Council that this is a bad idea and not lawful.”

West Virginia state law allows concealed carry with a permit on city property. City Council’s law, which went into place immediately following the 4-3 vote last week, limits concealed carry so only active and retired law enforcement officials can carry within municipal property.

Registered permit holders can carry firearms on city property, like sidewalks, but not inside buildings.

“When we look at crime, tragedies, terrorism, mass shootings—there is a clear mental health issue,” Gutta said.

“Those individuals aren’t going to be stopped by a sign outside of a building that says ‘No Guns Allowed.’”

During a public hearing at the last City Council meeting, 14 residents spoke to oppose the ordinance and four were in favor.

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Second Amendment Sports and Defense in Morgantown, WV, sells different makes of handguns including compact and full size models.

Joshua Zangari, a member of the WVCDL, was one of the people who spoke during the public portion of City Council.

“The right of self-defense is one every person is born with, that our country and state have enumerated as a part of their constitutions,” Zangari said.

“You don’t have to carry a firearm, but it’s your right to do so, concealed or not.”

While a state law passed last year allows concealed carry without a permit, state code also reads that municipalities have the right to enact ordinances that could regulate firearms in city buildings, which is exactly what Morgantown’s new ordinance does, said Morgantown City Attorney Ryan Simonton.

Zangari believes firearms can be a great equalizer for anyone that needs them, as long as they hold the proper attitude and training.

“You put a hack in your car just like I put my carry pistol in its holster on my belt every day.

Just in case,” Zangari said.

Members of the WVCDL said they requested to work with the council on the ordinance during December and February. WVCDL wanted to remove the concealed carry restriction and pushed to have the council rethink their concerns.

When the ordinance was first approved, Councilman Wes Nugent moved to amend that the effective date of the ordinance be postponed until security measures, like metal detectors, could be installed at municipal buildings.

“Should we restrict rights that will ultimately cost taxpayers more money?” Nugent asked during the City Council meeting. “This ordinance will potentially cost more if there is an incident in a (municipal) building.”

With the ordinance already being enforced, stickers are being placed on the city buildings affected by the law.

There are no mechanisms

to enforce the new rules, Gutta said, since the city has not committed to installing metal detectors inside the doorways of every city building.

Morgantown inherently is not a dangerous city, it’s just plagued by “external issues,” Gutta said. Metal detectors won’t help this, and neither will a sticker on the wall that says “no guns allowed,” he said. The ordinance will just act as a barrier, he believes, to people that may need a firearm for their own protection.

“The number of women that come into my shop and say, ‘I was sexually assaulted- I need a firearm, I need mace. I need a way to protect myself’ would blow your mind. It happens,” Gutta said. “When you don’t have an issue with law abiding citizens, don’t make the decisions that are going to hurt them. Make the decisions that are going to harm your criminals. And that is not being done with the Council.”

According to West Virginia State Code: “‘Concealed’ means hidden from ordinary observation so as to prevent disclosure or recognition. A deadly weapon is concealed when it is carried on or about the person in such a manner that another person in the ordinary course of events would not be placed on notice that the deadly weapon was being carried.”

In other words, the weapon is not visible while worn— whether in a holster, bag or other accessory.

In most states, a Concealed Handgun License is needed to conceal carry, but as of May 2016, West Virginia allows permitless, or “constitutional” carry.

The law allows citizens 21 or older to conceal carry without a CHL, while 18-20 year olds can qualify for a provisional conceal carry permit.

Anyone who does hold a permit in the state, however, receives a $100 tax credit.

A look at recent Morgantown shootings 2011 Sept. 25, Karma Nightclub (now Lux) One dead, two injured 2012 April 21, WalMart on 4-H Camp Road One dead

2014 Dec. 1, Westover and Cheat Lake Four dead, one suicide 2015 Jan. 15, Solomon’s Village One dead, several injured 2016 March 7, Churchill Drive One dead (wanton endangerment) 2016 March 26, Sabraton One injured 2016 March 31, Montrose Avenue One dead, one injured

2016 Aug. 25, High Street One dead, one injured 2016 Sept. 25, Mainstage Morgantown.

One injured 2016 Nov. 24, Kingwood Street.

Two injured

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WVU expands yoga options to downtown

BY RACHEL ROGERS STAFF WRITER

Students at WVU have a unique opportunity on both the Downtown and Evansdale campuses to relieve stress and unplug.

The WVU Student Rec Center has always offered yoga, but it branched out to the Downtown campus beginning spring semester this year to appeal to students who cannot travel to Evansdale or find the Rec Center intimidating, said Nancy Bond, fitness and wellness coordinator at the SRC. “Instead of them coming to us, we wanted to bring what we offer to them,” Bond said.

The classes, which incorporate power yoga, are geared toward college students and involve more movement and fluidity than

a traditional yoga practice.

“We’ve really tried to do a lot of hiring and searching for good yoga instructors who would appeal to students,” Bond said.

Bond says that yoga has endless benefits for the mind and body.

Haley Palmer, a senior child development and family studies student, has been attending yoga classes at the rec center for two years and started attending the classes downtown this semester. She appreciates everything the practice has to offer.

“I like the style of exercise,” Palmer said. “It’s good for the mind and body, I like all aspects of it.”

Lila O’Bryant, a freshman human nutrition student, has been doing yoga intermittently for several years and has continued the practice during her time at

WVU. “I continued doing it because I really enjoyed how it made me feel empowered and more in tune with my body,” O’Bryant said.

Although yoga is beneficial for all age groups, Bond believes the practice is especially useful for college students since most students are constantly surrounded by technology. “ You’re unplugged,” Bond said. “You’re really just focused on yourself and a lot of things get internalized when you do that.”

O’Bryant agrees that the calming aspect of yoga helps alleviate the stress of college.

“In college, doing yoga helps a ton with stress relief and tension release,” she said.

The drop-in classes are at 5:30 p.m.on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as 7:50

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Instructor Ryan Wamsley demonstrates a balance exercise during Yoga in the Rec at the Student Rec Center Feb. 21, 2017.

Wamsley has been practicing yoga for 10 years and teaching classes for two. p.m. on Thursday at the SRC. The downtown yoga classes are in the ping-pong

room of the Mountainlair at 5:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. Since space is limited, students are ad-

vised to register for the downtown classes on the WVUGo app or online at http://wvugo.wvu.edu/.

Morgantown based internet provider could rival Comcast

BY ADRIANNE UPHOLD ASSOCIATE CITY EDITOR

A new internet service provider builds underground to create faster and cheaper service to Morgantown with free installation and no contract.

ClearFiber, a Morgantown based internet, phone and TV service, would manufacture underground fiber-optics in the backyards, sidewalks and streets, opposed to Comcast or Frontier which use telephone poles to provide internet.

Chad Hesn, owner of ClearFiber, presented the internet service to Morgantown City Council on Feb. 28.

“There are really only two main (internet) providers in Morgantown—Comcast and Frontier. A lot of areas Frontier is slower and Comcast does have the speed, it does have high price points,” Hesn said. “What we are trying to do here is bring both the speed, reliability and a good price for our customers.”

More than 1,000 people in Morgantown have filled out

a survey saying they would want the internet placed into their homes once City Council provides ClearFiber with a permit to allow business to start.

“Fiber is a better connection because it runs underground and the other companies use old phone lines,” Hesn said. “While using Fiber you can download a HD movie in seven seconds and turn on Netflix within a second.”

For 1,000 Mbps (1 Gig), ClearFiber would cost $49.99 a month. Compared to Com-

cast at 150 Mbps at $80 a month with a 12-month contract and Frontier 24 Mbps for $70 a month.

Handholds, the electrical wiring for the internet, would be placed in sidewalks and grassed areas.

From there, flexible interdict wires would be pulled through underground to the house or building. It would cost $5-$10 per foot to run the wires to the desired position.

“I’m currently writing my checks to Comcast, but as a customer I am so in-

trigued and want to see where (ClearFiber) can go with this,” said Councilman Jay Redmond.

If City Council grants ClearFiber a permit, a 10year Franchise Agreement would be in place for residents of Morgantown.

Also during the committee of the whole meeting, Botanic Gardens could be getting a $15 million transformation.

A 10-year master plan would consist of new parking lots, an upgraded Welcome Center, themed gar-

dens, expanded walls in the gardens and an expansion of the basin to keep a stream of water running all year.

“This was a collaborated effort with the community and board members to create the best possible outlook for the future of the gardens,” said Bill Mills, executive director of the master plan.

The Morgantown City Council will vote on ClearFiber when it meets again at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 in City Hall Chambers on Spruce Street.

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OPINION

Six things we learned from President Trump’s speech

BY BRANDON RIDGELY OPINION EDITOR

1. Donald Trump thinks he’s still on the campaign trail Donald Trump comes to a podium more than a month into his presidency, and with more specificity than he perhaps gave any other issue beyond immigration, Trump proceeded to lay out his case against the affordable care act, only referring to it as Obamacare.

But this speech wasn’t about Trump’s opinions, it was about America moving forward. This can’t be done by rehashing political positions without a modicum of new information about it. In a speech about America’s next steps, to focus so heavily on a political issue that has been the same now for years felt more like a campaign tactic than a president addressing the public.

2. Trump slips in “clean water” and “clean air” between viciously targeting regulations After calling for removal of regulations and the infamous plan of ‘each new regulation removes two old regulations’, Trump managed to sneak in “clean water” and “clean air” as goals.

This is very similar to the political environment of West Virginia, where

regulations are being targeted as impeding business with their efforts to protect our environment.

Governor Jim Justice has laid out that he expects regulation agencies to assist in creating and facilitating jobs instead. It seems our commander in chief would agree.

3. Trump calls for creation of an organization to give inflated perception to immigrant violence Trump’s call for a new office called VOICE for citizens who are victim of crimes by immigrants is no sudden altruistic effort on behalf of the President. Do not let yourself be fooled into thinking this is coming from the bottom of Trump’s heart, this is as much a political pawn as something could possibly be.

While the office might offer residual positives for victims, it’s no coincidence that this office would be created in the heat of Trump’s fight for heightened immigration restriction.

In an environment of frozen non-military government hiring, new government expansion like this has a very clear purpose: to further stigmatize immigration to bring reform and to create political soundbites for years to come.

4. Trump supports even higher increases to national defense budget Trump has made significant moves to raise the national defense budget and this may not be slowing down anytime soon.

Despite America having a greater defense budget than the next eight countries combined in 2016, Trump is looking to dedicate even more dollars to the cause.

With so many of Trump’s complaints and aims pertaining to the economy, this utterly needless spending should be a major red flag to the American public. And not the one with the stars and stripes.

5. Trump will condemn the affordable care act without presenting a solution until it is repealed Trump directed complaints and mentioned issues with the Affordable Care Act for a large portion of this speech, but still managed to give no specifics to an alternative. Trump spoke to the faults of ACA and the great things Americans would be able to enjoy without it, but gave not even a semblance of how this will come to be. This is completely unacceptable, and the hot air could’ve been better served nearly anywhere else.

6. Trump looks to unite

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President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. an America he made his chief responsibility to disrupt just a year ago Now that Trump is in office, his switch to uniting America was certainly expected. But Trump made it a point to mention a

united America time and time again, saying that an America in conflict is much worse than one without it.

In a political environment where Trump has excluded specific press from

White House proceedings based on his personal opinion of their work, I suppose he does support unification in our country.

It just has to be under his banner.

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The DA Eats

WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 2017

Detroit-style pizza at Lefty’s Place, a different pizzeria and pub

BY ABBY HUMPHREYS BLOGS EDITOR

Lefty’s Place, located next to 4th and Goal on Walnut Street, isn’t your average Morgantown pizza joint. Instead of greasy hangover food, Lefty’s offers a menu of fresh appetizers, savory wings and Detroit-style pizza that packs tons of flavor into every bite.

The DA Eats team (Abby Humphreys, Brady Smearman and Patrick Arneault) visited Lefty’s on Sunday to sample their menu. While we expected something close to your average slice of soggy-crusted pizza, we left fully satisfied and ready to come back soon to try their other snacks.

“We think we make a really, really good pizza, and we think it’s worth the price. We’re different in that way,” said Amel Morris, co-manager and chef at Lefty’s.

Atmosphere When we walked in, strips of twinkle lights and memorabilia from Morgantown and the surrounding areas greeted us. Photos and pictures of Pittsburgh’s sports teams lined the walls (as well as plaques featuring the best and worst pizza puns), which made Lefty’s feel just like home.

Ordering Lefty’s menu was written on a large chalkboard next to the counter. Our server was helpful with food recommendations, so we ordered the Mozzarella Logs, Spicy Lemon Pepper Wings, and the House Special pizza, which came with pepperoni, sweet peppers and bleu cheese crumbles. Amel also sent out a basket of fries for us to try, which came with

house-made ranch dressing.

Food Mozzarella Logs: These were mozzarella sticks on steroids, and just one for each of us was enough. They tasted freshly breaded and contained bits of herbs like rosemary in the crust, which complemented the marinara dipping sauce.

“The breading was really good. The mozzarella melted in your mouth, but it still had a great crunch to it,” Brady said.

Spicy Lemon Pepper Wings: The bone-in wings had the best of both worlds.

They were covered in both a lemon pepper dry rub and a spicy buffalo sauce. We all agreed that the sauce didn’t overpower the lemon pepper taste.

“My favorite thing was that it didn’t look or taste like the wings were swimming in the sauce,” Patrick said. “It was just the right amount.”

French Fries: We expected

these to be your average runof-the-mill deep fried snack, but they were covered in what Amel called the equivalent of a dry rub spice mix.

They were slightly sweet but also had a savory flavor that none of us could place. The house-made ranch was thick enough to stick heartily to each fry.

“These fries are so interesting,” Brady said. “I could eat them every day.”

House Special Pizza: We couldn’t wait to try Lefty’s pizza, especially its signature dish. When it came to our table, we found it consisted of only four squares of pizza, but I found I couldn’t even finish my slice. The crust was thicker than any other pizza Morgantown offers, and the sauce was placed on top of the pizza instead of underneath the cheese.

The tanginess of the bleu cheese, the sweetness of the peppers, the spiciness of the pepperoni, the sa-

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The house special pizza is Lefty’s signature dish. vory flavor of the tomato sauce and the solid bready crust all blended together perfectly. There is definitely no other pizza like this in Morgantown.

“The best test of a pizza is the crust, and this one passes,” Patrick said.

Final Impressions Lefty’s Place surprised us.

It breaks the mold of other downtown pizza restaurants

and could easily become Morgantown’s go-to casual date night or hangout pizza joint. You pay for quality at Lefty’s, but its prices don’t break the bank.

Our recommendation?

Try the fries. You won’t be disappointed.

Find more photos, interviews and impressions of Lefty’s Place at The DA Eats, thedaeats.wordpress.com

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CULTURE

WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 2017

Morgantown celebrates Women’s History Month

BY ERIN DRUMMOND CULTURE EDITOR

Throughout March, various events and interactive activities are planned around Morgantown to show appreciation for West Virginian women in history.

Arts Monongahela, a nonprofit and Morgantown’s first official Arts Council as of 2014, is focused on advancing the arts and enhancing the community with plans to honor Women’s History Month by opening a new exhibit.

The exhibition showcases the influences West Virginian women have made through-

out history. Along with interactive elements, it features a unique installation design that presents a male-dominated space among symbols of womanhood.

“It is vital that people know about the accomplishments of women,” said Carter Taylor Seaton, a published author and artist for the exhibit from Huntington. “Look at the recent movie, Hidden Figures.

We’ve always thought men were the most important figures in the space race. Now we know that’s not true. I’m sure those stories of the accomplishments of women are more common than we realize.”

An interactive, online tour designed by co-curator Eliz Newland and WVU graduate students Lacey Bonar and Karleen Kovalcik is also part of the exhibit.

“We’re reaching out to all professors in the area to get their students involved,” said Sally Deskins, a curator of the exhibit and a member of the Arts Mon Gallery Committee.

“I hope people come and see all of the talent we have here in West Virginia.”

The exhibit will be open March 3 through April 7 in the Monongalia Arts Center.

Along with the exhibit, Arts Monongahela has multiple events scheduled to educate

the community on women’s history, as well as to encourage them to visit and support area nonprofit organizations.

Each event features women of West Virginia.

The exhibit is sponsored by other Morgantown businesses, including Mylan Pharmaceuticals, the Tea Shoppe at Seneca Center and West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Partners include M. T. Pockets Theatre Company, Monongalia Arts Center, The Diamond Shop, Art Museum of WVU, West Virginia Women Work, Inspire West Virginia, WVU Dance Program and Watts Museum.

EVENT SCHEDULE March 3, 5-8 p.m.: Poetry reading, artist talk and opening reception at the Tea Shoppe located in Seneca Center March 14, 5:30 p.m.: Panel on women in art at the Art Museum of WVU March 15, 12:30-4:30 p.m.: Art and Feminism Wikipediathon at the Art Museum of WVU March 18, 7 p.m.: “Women on Fire” with a series of monologues by Irene O’Garden at M.T. Pockets Theatre March 24, 7 p.m.: An evening of poetry and dance March 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Workshops, presentations and events March 3-24: BARED: The Art of Bras and Breasts hosted by the Diamond Shop Gallery

Tea Shoppe sponsors IN.EXclusive opening reception and poetry reading

BY EMILY ZEKONIS

ASSOCIATE CULTURE EDITOR Arts Monongahela kicks off its celebration of Women’s History Month on Friday with a poetry reading, artist talk and opening reception for their upcoming exhibit.

The night will start with a poetry reading by Mary Lucille DeBerry. DeBerry is a West Virginia native poet, producer and director.

For years, Deberry worked with West Virginia Public Television and is now a published poet with two collections entitled “Bertha Butcher’s Coat” and “Alice Saw the Beauty.”

Her works have also appeared in various journals and literary publications focused on

“As a female business owner, I see the importance of women’s history and felt this was a great event to sponsor.”

— Lisa Biafore, Tea Shoppe owner her appalachian heritage.

Deberry’s presentation for the event is titled “Extraordinary Ordinary West Virginia Women” to promote the theme of the month and the influence of the great state from which she draws inspiration for her art.

Following the reading, there will be a talk with the artists of the upcoming IN.EXclusive art exhibit. Participants will have the opportunity to meet artists Bridget Stamp, Carter Taylor Seaton, Elissa Greathouse, Caroline Jennings, Cheryl Harsh-

man and Betsy Cox. The Tea Shoppe, located in the Seneca Center on Beechurst Avenue, will sponsor the opening reception to be held at the Arts Monongahela Gallery, located at 201 High St. “As a local business, we try and sponsor events in the community as much as we can,” said owner of the Tea Shoppe Lisa Biafore. “As a female business owner, I see the importance of women’s history and felt this was a great event to sponsor.”

This is the first of a series of

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The Tea Shoppe will provide tea sandwiches, sweets and pots of hot tea at the opening reception. events throughout the month to celebrate Women’s History Month.

The reception will run from

5 p.m.-8 p.m. with tea sandwiches, sweets and pots of hot tea provided by the Tea Shoppe, open to the public for free.

For more information about the month of celebration and its events contact Arts Monongahela at executive@artsmon.org.

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SPORTS

WVU alumni battle for draft stocks at NFL Combine WVU NFL COMBINE ATTENDEES

BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS WRITER

1. Tyler Orlosky, Center

FOOTBALL This week, five WVU football players arrive in Indianapolis for one of pro football’s greatest spectacles: the NFL Scouting Combine.

Over the course of several days, these Mountaineers will be put through a ringer of physical and mental drills and examinations that could shape their pro football future.

That’s a fact, whether or not you believe the exhibition of track speed and powerlifting that defines the Combine really tells you which players are going to be stars.

In 1999, Eastern Kentucky wide receiver Rondel Menendez ran a blazing 40-yard dash time of 4.24 seconds—a Combine record—and never played an NFL game. Neither did fellow EKU defensive tackle Justin Ernest, who set a record that still stands with 51 bench press reps of 225 pounds.

But for these five Mountaineers—running back Rushel Shell, center Tyler Orlosky, wide receiver Shelton Gibson, cornerback Rasul Douglas and defensive end Noble Nwachukwu, who represent the largest contingent invited to the Combine from any Big 12 team this season—the Combine could have an enormous effect on their draft stock, for better or

Position Rank: 3 Projection: 2nd-3rd Round 2. Rasul Douglas, Defensive Back Position Rank: 15 Projection: 3rd Round 3. Shelton Gibson, Wide Receiver Position Rank: 31 Projection: 6th-7th Round 4. Noble Nwachukwu, Defensive Lineman Position Rank: 23 Projection: 7th Round-Undrafted 5. Rushel Shell, Running Back Position Rank: 37 Projection: Undrafted All projections and rankings made by http://CBSSports.com.

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Rasul Douglas returns an interception for a touchdown during WVU’s 35-32 vic- Top: Shelton Gibson looks to sprint past a TCU defender during WVU’s 34-10 victory over BYU at FedEx Field in Landover, MD on Sept. 24. tory over the Horned Frogs on Oct. 22.

Bottom: Rushel Shell breaks a TCU tackle during WVU’s win over the Horned Frogs. for worse.

None of the five WVU players heading to Indianapolis this week are blue-chip prospects. Orlosky, one of the top centers in the country last season, and Big 12 interception leader Douglas are likely the only two guaranteed draft picks: both are rated as second-to-thirdround draft choices by CBS Sports.

For Gibson, Nwachukwu and Shell, a good Combine performance could mean ev-

erything. Gibson, who forwent his senior season to declare for the 2017 NFL Draft, is rated as a late-round pick, Nwachukwu is expected to be on the edge between a seventh-round choice and undrafted, and Shell isn’t expected to merit a pick from any NFL team after his injury-plagued senior season.

This latter group has a very set and defined path to make the most out of their Combine and improve their NFL Draft stock as much as

they can. For Gibson, he can wow the scouts with his extremely impressive straightline speed, but he’ll also have to showcase some subtlety and skill in his position drills, and give teams a look at a receiver who can do more than run a go route.

In the case of Nwachukwu, there’s nothing he can do about his height and his frame—one of the predominant reasons why he’s projected at the low end of the

draft. However, Nwachukwu can showcase his strength on the bench press and his technical ability as a pass rusher.

And for Shell, he comes in as close to a blank slate as anyone in the Combine. Shell has all the physical tools to be a powerful NFL running back and has flashed top-end talent throughout his career.

A strong all-around Combine performance is more important to him than anyone else: it’s his opportunity to dis-

play that he’s healthy and in shape, and reintroduce himself to NFL scouts as a player who’s worthy of taking a flier on.

Regardless of what happens, all five Mountaineers will more than likely end up with an NFL team for minicamp in a couple months.

But for the players at the end of the draft, like Gibson, Nwachukwu and Shell, what happens this week could be a major factor in their pro football future.

The NFL Combine will be covered live all this week by the NFL Network.

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Mountaineers head to OKC with sense of urgency

BY NEEL MADHAVAN SPORTS WRITER

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL With the regular season behind it, the W V U women’s basketball team is firmly on the bubble and likely still has work to do in order to secure them a spot in the NCAA tournament.

“I think we have to win some more games,” said head coach Mike Carey.

“We’re on the bubble and that’s how we have to play.

Ever y game is an NCA A game for us right now.”

That’s where this weekend’s Big 12 Conference Championship comes into play.

T he Mou nta i neers locked up the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament with their 73-54 win over Kansas on Monday night and will face No. 3 seed Oklahoma at 9:30 p.m. Saturday in Oklahoma City.

As the No. 6 seed, W VU na r rowly escapes having to play in either of the two first round games on Friday. It also means the Mountaineers k now ex-

actly who their opponent is, giving them more time to practice and prepare.

“There’s a sense of urgency for us because we know that it’s win or go home,” said senior center Lanay Montgomer y.

“I know our players don’t want to go home, so I think we’ll tr y to get together and put together some wins in the Big 12 tournament.”

No. 1 seed Baylor is the clear-cut favorite to capture its ninth tournament championship after wrapping up its eighth regular season title last week.

But don’t count out No. 2 seed Texas. The Longhorns split t he reg ular season series w ith Baylor, winning in Waco 8579, while narrowly falling in Austin 70-67. They were the only team in the nation—aside from undefeated Connecticut—to knock off the Lady Bears this year.

Should t hey get t hat fa r, t he Mou nta i neers wou ld n’t have to face Baylor until the championship game. However, if they get by Oklahoma,

“There’s a sense of urgency for us because we know that it’s win or go home.”

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RIFLE The Mountaineer Rifle squad earned yet another accomplishment, clinching its 12th Great American Rifle Conference Championship (GARC).

“The scores have been

very consistent, especially our overall team score,” said WVU head coach Jon Hammond in an interview with WVUSports.com. “We’re shooting the same in different ranges and different environments, which is great to see this time of year.”

As if the team couldn’t stack up more honors, sophomore Ginny Thrasher, the

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— Lanay Montgomery, Center and assuming the higher seeds win their respective games, W V U would take on Texas in the second semifinal.

In this week’s edition of Bracketolog y, Charlie Creme, ESPN.com’s Women’s Basketball Bracketologist, has the Mountaineers narrowly missing out on the tournament as part of the “First Four Out.” But there is cause for optimism. In 2013, W V U made the NCA A tournament with a 17-13 record and an RPI of 54. Right now, W V U’s R PI is 61, which puts the Mountaineers about as borderline as a team can get. Their RPI should rise regardless of whether or not W V U defeats Oklahoma on Saturday, whose RPI is 19.

“I n pre v iou s yea r s, we’ve had a worse record than we do now, and we still got in the NCAA, but I don’t k now about this year,” Montgomery said.

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now is that they need to win two games in Ok lahoma Cit y to feel confident about making it into the Big Dance.

“We have to win at least t wo,” sophomore g uard Tynice Martin said. “I’d li ke to w in t he whole thing, but one game at a time.”

A lot of things are going to have to go right for the Mountaineers if they are to pull-off the improbable.

“I have confidence we can win these games if we go play,” Carey said. “If we go execute, play our defense, rebound and stay out of foul trouble—there are a lot of things that have to happen. We can’t get anybody else hurt and we can’t have a bunch of turnovers. There are a lot of check marks we have to check off, but if those check off then we have a shot of winning them.”

Rifle team adds another honor, continues work for more

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2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in women’s 10m air rifle, won the GARC title with a 208.4 final score. Thrasher also was awarded the 2017 GARC Shooter of the Year.

Four different Mountaineers advanced to the final of the GARC Championships before taking home the title, which is half the field of competition.

WVU has shown little inconsistency, but that does not mean it will not stop working to maintain its style ahead of the 2017 NCAA Rifle Championships in two weeks.

“There is not a whole lot we need to change,” Hammond said. “We just need to keep working hard and smart.”

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