September 25, 2025 • 14 mins
Today on MetroNews This Morning:
--Rainfall creates some situations overnight in parts of West Virginia
--The President of WVU continues travelling the state and visiting with those served by the university
--Three bodies found in Berkeley County a result of a double-murder/suicide
--In Sports: The unique story of a WVU defensive back
--Rainfall creates some situations overnight in parts of West Virginia
--The President of WVU continues travelling the state and visiting with those served by the university
--Three bodies found in Berkeley County a result of a double-murder/suicide
--In Sports: The unique story of a WVU defensive back
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
This is Metro News this morning, bringing you this morning's
biggest news headlines from across the state.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
It's Thursday, September twenty fifth, twenty twenty five. Good morning,
I'm Chris Lawrence getting the day started with all the
news and information you're gonna need in the Mountain State.
Your West Virginia weather on this Thursday morning. More off
and on rainfall in the forecast, not only today but
for the next few days. We'll run down that full
forecast in just a moment, but right now, let's turn
(00:30):
our attention to what's been happening overnight with an update
from the Metro News anchored desk. Rainfall became intense in
parts of West Virginia on Wednesday evening, a day loge
was more than parts of the street drainage could handle
in the city of Huntington. That caused some minor flooding.
Also a brief overnight flood warning posted for parts of
Wayne and Cabal Counties. A lot of it, though, was
(00:50):
low lying areas that are flood prone anyway during heavy
down pourse. No word this morning on any damages. More
off and on shower activity in parts of the state
is expected later today Today now. The rainfall may have
come too late for many West Virginia farmers as the
growing season is at its end, but the State Conservation
Agency says due to the drought, many West Virginia farmers
(01:10):
are now eligible for cost sharing funds from their local
conservation district. The funds will help with the cost of
things like hay fencing, trucking, water supplies, and other expenses
incurred due to drought conditions. Growers are encouraged to speak
with their local conservation district office about eligibility for that money.
And McDowell County, a bridge that was lost to the
(01:32):
flooding in February was ineligible for federal or state disaster
funding to be replaced. That bridge to Sunburst Drive in
Gary was privately owned and therefore did not qualify for
any public assistance, but Governor Patrick Morrissey announced, through a
partnership of the deep local government agencies and multiple businesses
in McDowell County, an alternate route has been constructed and completed.
(01:56):
Close to a quarter mile road was recently opened up
to allow access back in to the homes in that
neighborhood in McDowell County. Part of the overall recovery work
happening there. In Calhoun County, a member of the County
Commission facing sexu related charges has waived his preliminary hearing.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Thirty nine year old Jacob mccumbers of Arnoldsburg had his
preliminary hearing waived Wednesday afternoon to give him time to
obtain legal counsel. Mccumbers, who was also a first grade
teacher at arnolds Burke Elementary School, is charged with fifty
counts of sexual abuse by parent, guardian or custodian. State
Police said the alleged victim disclosed mccumbers had sexually assaulted
him for eight or nine years and told him that
(02:33):
if he told anyone, he would hurt him. Victim said
the abuse began when he was under the age of ten.
Mccombers remains free on bond. Another preliminary hearing is scheduled
for October twentieth at ten am. I'm Morganpimberton, WV Metronews dot.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Com and Berkeley County. The Sheriff's Department reports three men
found dead in a vehicle earlier this week were all
killed by gunfire. The three individuals are all from Winchester, Virginia,
and have been identified as thirty year old Dalton Weaver
when he's a seven year old Darien Clevenger, and fifty
two year old e v amps Now wtsay all of
the men died of gunshot wounds in what appeared to
(03:07):
have been a double murder suicide, since one of the
victim's fatal gunshot wound was self inflicted. However, investigators so
far have not indicated which of the individuals died at
his own hand. The investigation goes on, the president of
West Virginia University continues to travel the state and ingrain
himself into the state's culture and heritage and visit with
(03:27):
those the university serves. Wednesday, Michael Benson was at George
Washington High School in Charleston, where he met with students,
staff and faculty and talked up the attributes of attending WVU.
Says he wants students to feel comfortable in Morgantown.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
I talked to a lot of prospectives, to ents that
come to Morgantown and ask them, how's your visit going?
And then if they end up enrolling, why, And it's
that feel if you set foot on campus and the
switch gets flipped and think this is where I want
to be.
Speaker 5 (03:53):
That's what I've heard from a lot of students.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Now today, Benson will get another uniquely West Virginia experience.
He'll be traveling down to southern West Virginia where he
will tour underground a working coal mine and learn about
one of the state's most important industries and the links
that that industry has to training. At WVU, ninth graders
from five southern West Virginia counties will hear a presentation
(04:15):
aimed at inspiring them and seeking a commitment to graduate
from high school. That event is sponsored by gear Up
Southern West Virginia. They aim to get the class of
twenty twenty nine pointed in the right direction as they
begin their high school careers. Jessica Lilly is a spokesperson
for gear Up swe.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
It's a ceremony where we're bringing in a guest speaker
that has a fantastic story, an inspiring story to share
with students so that they can get excited about graduating
from high school. You know that it's you know, one
of the first steps that they have to take in
the past to their careers.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
And that speaker is nationally known motivational speaker and clinical
psychologist doctor Adolph Brown. Ninth graders from Mercer, Monroe, Summers,
Raleigh and Wyoming Counties will participate and what's called a
commitment ceremony. The first of them is today at Bluefield
High School. The second identical event will be tomorrow at
Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. Coming up in our backgrounder,
(05:11):
we will hear from Daniel Woods, who visited with President
Michael Benson yesterday. We'll hear what doctor Benson had to
say in that conversation, and then Daniel will cover the
rest of the day's sports. It's all still ahead. Stay
with us.
Speaker 7 (05:27):
I'm Kyle Wiggs, I'm Greg Hunter, and I'm Brad Howe,
and we welcome you to join us each weeknight at
six oh six for the City Net state Wide Sports Line.
As always, will dive deep into Mountaineer athletics.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
We'll cover the Mountainees, we'll cover high school sports, and
if it's happening in the world of sports, we'll.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Be talking about it.
Speaker 7 (05:43):
You can listen live and text into the show each
night at six oh six, or watch anytime on the
Metro News TV app. It's the City Net state Wide
Sports line on Metro News.
Speaker 8 (05:57):
Week five on the high school football season continues Friday
night with our Go Mart Game of the Week Elkins
and Phellop Barber, Last Catch Bluefield and Independent Morgan Down
versus Spring Hills, Spring Valley and Saint Aubans, Lone County
and Braxton County and Sistant Villain Raevens was all on
Metro News TV, brought to you by the Thrasher Group,
Marshall University hand On Mountaineer Challenge Academy. Download the free
(06:17):
Metro News TV app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple TV,
or Fire TV, or visit Double DV Metro newstv dot
com for more information. Coming up, Daniel Woods, we'll have
a check on sports for us, but before that, meeting
with the people served by WDU. As the goal of
the new president Michael Benson traveling the hills and hollows
(06:39):
of the Mountain State. He was in Charleston on Wednesday,
and Daniel caught up with him as well. WU President
Michael T.
Speaker 9 (06:45):
Benson's tour of the state continues this week with Stompson, Connaught, Lincoln,
Logan and Mingo Counties that included a trip to Charleston's
George Washington High School, where he laid out a challenge
for the students he met with.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
I said, look, this is a really exciting time in
your life.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
Enjoy it, and regardless of what you choose to do,
we certainly hope you come to WU, but make sure
it's something.
Speaker 9 (07:05):
In addition to sitting down with some of George Washington's
highest achievers, Benson met with school administrators and counselors. He
asked them a simple question.
Speaker 4 (07:13):
We're so grateful for the students he center our away,
but how can we do better and what can we
do to help?
Speaker 9 (07:17):
One of Benson's early focuses as president has been developing
a strong connection between perspective in state students and the university.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
I really hope that they see and feel from our
team that we.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Want them to come to WU and boots on the ground.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
We're going to be in a lot of different schools
conveying that message and telling people we want him to
become a mountaineer.
Speaker 9 (07:37):
Benson says the opportunity to get out and meet people
face to face is important to his mission to make
every West Virginian feel like WVU belongs to them.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
It doesn't matter if you're in the far flung Wyoming County,
or down in Bluefield or Princeton, or all the way
up and Wheeling or out in the Easterampan Handle. The
university belongs to the state and we want them to
feel part of it.
Speaker 9 (07:58):
Benson plans to visit all fifty five counties by the
end of twenty twenty six. I Daniel Woods wv Metro
News dot Com.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
And Daniels at the sports desk this morning as well. Daniel,
what you got going on this morning?
Speaker 9 (08:14):
Well, we've got a fascinating story for the WVU football
team this year. Chris Michael Coates has been one of
the bright spots for the West Virginia defense this season,
transferring in from Nevada, but his journey to Morgantown is
an unlikely one. Coach didn't play football in high school
and was working in an arcade before deciding to try
out for the team at his local junior college.
Speaker 10 (08:35):
I've seen a Facebook post of my junior college that
I tried out for ten dollars in every day. I
went out there for like six seven months. After I
got all worked out every day and then when the
tryout came, then that's when I just made the team.
Speaker 9 (08:49):
Coats has ten tackles and two pass breakups so far
this season. The Mountaineers take on Utah Saturday at three
point thirty. The Marshall football team rallied on Saturday to
beat Middle Tennessee State forty two to twenty eight. Defensive
back Cam Smith says that performance showed the team what
it's capable of when it puts together a complete performance.
Speaker 11 (09:07):
When office needed the most, we came and showed up,
and when offense needed us like vice versa, they came,
they came. We just helped each other like they came
to play with. They helped us out. We helped them
out in like office fins of the ball with the
last six minutes of the game, and like that's what
we love to see.
Speaker 9 (09:20):
Marshall takes on Louisiana this Saturday at eight o'clock. The
WVU women's soccer team continues its hot run of form,
upsetting number sixteen BYU on the road. Taylor White proved
to score the game winning goal for West Virginia as
the Mountaineers went ahead in the seventy third minute three
to one. West Virginia was stood a late push by
the Cougars despite allowing a second goal in the eighty
(09:41):
ninth minute. Maa Leoni and Laila Thompson also scored for
the Mountaineers, who are now six two and one, with
the only losses this season coming against number one ranked
Virginia and number eighteen Penn State. The Mountaineers continue their
Big twelve road trip Saturday night at Utah. The Marshall
men's soccer team, ranked number four in the country, settled
for a two to two draw at VCU. Shaw Roberto
(10:03):
and Takehiro Fujita both scored for the Herd, but an
equalizer from the Rams Mohammed Ibraheim tied the game in
the fifty ninth minute, and it remained deadlocked until full time.
Marshall is still unbeaten on the season with three wins
and four draws as it re enters Sun Belt Conference
play on Sunday to take on number nineteen Georgia Southern.
And the basketball season is right around the corner. Practices
(10:24):
starting this week and the WVU women are aiming for
a third straight NCUBLEA tournament appearance under coach Mark Kellogg.
He says he's happy with how the summer went and
is excited to get to work.
Speaker 12 (10:34):
Really pleased with the summer from the preseason. We have
eleven players right now, which is a little bit of
a smaller roster than what I've ever had, but really
liked the group, think there's some great depth. Excited to
continue to kind of work with them, just to kind
of see where we end up.
Speaker 9 (10:47):
The Mountaineers reached the NCAA round of thirty two in
each of Kellogg's first two seasons, and Seattle Mariners catcher
Cal Raley making history again. He's the first catcher in
the big leagues to hit sixty home runs in a
season after a two homer performance last night at Seattle
clinch the National League West Hi You Daniel Metro News
Midday coming your way at noon today on it'll run
(11:07):
until three o'clock. Dave Allen and Amanda Baron get you
caught up in all that's been happening through the morning
and what's to come later in the day. Check them
out on the radio stayed wide from noon to three,
or their live streaming at WDV metronews dot com. Now
with their commentary for the day of the Dean of
West Virginia broadcasters Hoppy Kurgible Chris.
Speaker 13 (11:25):
A stark contrast between Donald Trump and the fundamental tenet
of Christianity was revealed at Charlie Kirk's funeral. Kirk's widow, Erica,
adhere to the embodiment of Christian faith when she said
that she forgave her husband's killer. She said, that man,
that young man, I forgive him. I forgive him because
it was what Christ did and what Charlie would do.
(11:49):
She said, the answer to hate is not hate. The
answer we know from the Gospel is love and always love,
love for our enemies, and love for those who would
persecute us.
Speaker 9 (12:00):
Her words, at.
Speaker 13 (12:00):
A most painful time, were an unassailable testament to what
it means to be a Christian. It is hard to
imagine a more heartfelt and accurate interpretation of Jesus's message
on the Cross, Father, forgive them, for they know not
what they do. Contrast that with Trump's comment he said, quote,
I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best
(12:21):
for them. He said, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Erica. But
now Erica can talk to me and the whole group
and maybe they can convince me that's not right. But
I can't stand my opponent. Some in the crowd laughed,
even though Trump's apparent at lib was antithetical to the
essence of the Gospel. The defense of Trump from the
Christian right is that Trump has flaws like everyone else.
(12:44):
Evangelist Reverend Franklin Graham, a Trump supporter, said of Trump,
remember when Jesus told the crowd, let the one without
sin cast the first stone, and slowly the entire audience
began to disappear. All of us have sinned, Graham said.
The Christian right also justifies its support of Trump with
the argument that he is fighting for what they value most.
(13:05):
Graham said, we believe this president will defend religious freedom
where the Democrats would not. That is a decision Christians
must make for themselves. But it always feels like a
perverse justification. Yes, we all have imperfections, but the Christian
faith instructs us to acknowledge our sins and follow the
path to salvation, to love instead of hate, to forgive
(13:27):
instead of seeking retribution. It is notable that at a
time of unimaginable personal pain, the individual who has suffered
the most from Kirk's death, Erica Kirk, relied on her
faith and knowledge of what Jesus said in his final
moments to begin healing. Trump also said at the funeral,
we want religion brought back to America. Well, if he's
(13:49):
sincere about a spiritual revival, he could start by practicing
what Erica Kirk preaches.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
Chris, thanks Hoby.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
You can read hopies commentary we posted at WDV metro
news dot com. The West Virginia weather forecast for the day.
Opportunities for sharer and thunderstorm activity continue today and throughout
the week amid a slow moving disturbance. The rain could
be moderate to heavy at times today and we could
could cause some localized high water issues in poor drainage
areas now that frontal passage is anticipated for tonight, the
(14:19):
unsettled weather stretching all the way into the weekend. Temperatures
though near seasonal values. And now you're up to date,
have yourself a great day for Hoppy Kerchival and Daniel Woods.
I'm Chris Lawrence, and you're listening to Metro News for
forty years, The Voice of West Virginia.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
Metro News This Morning is an exclusive production of the
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This is Metro News this morning, bringing you this morning's
biggest news headlines from across the state.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
It's Thursday, September twenty fifth, twenty twenty five. Good morning,
I'm Chris Lawrence getting the day started with all the
news and information you're gonna need in the Mountain State.
Your West Virginia weather on this Thursday morning. More off
and on rainfall in the forecast, not only today but
for the next few days. We'll run down that full
forecast in just a moment, but right now, let's turn
(00:30):
our attention to what's been happening overnight with an update
from the Metro News anchored desk. Rainfall became intense in
parts of West Virginia on Wednesday evening, a day loge
was more than parts of the street drainage could handle
in the city of Huntington. That caused some minor flooding.
Also a brief overnight flood warning posted for parts of
Wayne and Cabal Counties. A lot of it, though, was
(00:50):
low lying areas that are flood prone anyway during heavy
down pourse. No word this morning on any damages. More
off and on shower activity in parts of the state
is expected later today Today now. The rainfall may have
come too late for many West Virginia farmers as the
growing season is at its end, but the State Conservation
Agency says due to the drought, many West Virginia farmers
(01:10):
are now eligible for cost sharing funds from their local
conservation district. The funds will help with the cost of
things like hay fencing, trucking, water supplies, and other expenses
incurred due to drought conditions. Growers are encouraged to speak
with their local conservation district office about eligibility for that money.
And McDowell County, a bridge that was lost to the
(01:32):
flooding in February was ineligible for federal or state disaster
funding to be replaced. That bridge to Sunburst Drive in
Gary was privately owned and therefore did not qualify for
any public assistance, but Governor Patrick Morrissey announced, through a
partnership of the deep local government agencies and multiple businesses
in McDowell County, an alternate route has been constructed and completed.
(01:56):
Close to a quarter mile road was recently opened up
to allow access back in to the homes in that
neighborhood in McDowell County. Part of the overall recovery work
happening there. In Calhoun County, a member of the County
Commission facing sexu related charges has waived his preliminary hearing.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Thirty nine year old Jacob mccumbers of Arnoldsburg had his
preliminary hearing waived Wednesday afternoon to give him time to
obtain legal counsel. Mccumbers, who was also a first grade
teacher at arnolds Burke Elementary School, is charged with fifty
counts of sexual abuse by parent, guardian or custodian. State
Police said the alleged victim disclosed mccumbers had sexually assaulted
him for eight or nine years and told him that
(02:33):
if he told anyone, he would hurt him. Victim said
the abuse began when he was under the age of ten.
Mccombers remains free on bond. Another preliminary hearing is scheduled
for October twentieth at ten am. I'm Morganpimberton, WV Metronews dot.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Com and Berkeley County. The Sheriff's Department reports three men
found dead in a vehicle earlier this week were all
killed by gunfire. The three individuals are all from Winchester, Virginia,
and have been identified as thirty year old Dalton Weaver
when he's a seven year old Darien Clevenger, and fifty
two year old e v amps Now wtsay all of
the men died of gunshot wounds in what appeared to
(03:07):
have been a double murder suicide, since one of the
victim's fatal gunshot wound was self inflicted. However, investigators so
far have not indicated which of the individuals died at
his own hand. The investigation goes on, the president of
West Virginia University continues to travel the state and ingrain
himself into the state's culture and heritage and visit with
(03:27):
those the university serves. Wednesday, Michael Benson was at George
Washington High School in Charleston, where he met with students,
staff and faculty and talked up the attributes of attending WVU.
Says he wants students to feel comfortable in Morgantown.
Speaker 4 (03:41):
I talked to a lot of prospectives, to ents that
come to Morgantown and ask them, how's your visit going?
And then if they end up enrolling, why, And it's
that feel if you set foot on campus and the
switch gets flipped and think this is where I want
to be.
Speaker 5 (03:53):
That's what I've heard from a lot of students.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
Now today, Benson will get another uniquely West Virginia experience.
He'll be traveling down to southern West Virginia where he
will tour underground a working coal mine and learn about
one of the state's most important industries and the links
that that industry has to training. At WVU, ninth graders
from five southern West Virginia counties will hear a presentation
(04:15):
aimed at inspiring them and seeking a commitment to graduate
from high school. That event is sponsored by gear Up
Southern West Virginia. They aim to get the class of
twenty twenty nine pointed in the right direction as they
begin their high school careers. Jessica Lilly is a spokesperson
for gear Up swe.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
It's a ceremony where we're bringing in a guest speaker
that has a fantastic story, an inspiring story to share
with students so that they can get excited about graduating
from high school. You know that it's you know, one
of the first steps that they have to take in
the past to their careers.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
And that speaker is nationally known motivational speaker and clinical
psychologist doctor Adolph Brown. Ninth graders from Mercer, Monroe, Summers,
Raleigh and Wyoming Counties will participate and what's called a
commitment ceremony. The first of them is today at Bluefield
High School. The second identical event will be tomorrow at
Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. Coming up in our backgrounder,
(05:11):
we will hear from Daniel Woods, who visited with President
Michael Benson yesterday. We'll hear what doctor Benson had to
say in that conversation, and then Daniel will cover the
rest of the day's sports. It's all still ahead. Stay
with us.
Speaker 7 (05:27):
I'm Kyle Wiggs, I'm Greg Hunter, and I'm Brad Howe,
and we welcome you to join us each weeknight at
six oh six for the City Net state Wide Sports Line.
As always, will dive deep into Mountaineer athletics.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
We'll cover the Mountainees, we'll cover high school sports, and
if it's happening in the world of sports, we'll.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Be talking about it.
Speaker 7 (05:43):
You can listen live and text into the show each
night at six oh six, or watch anytime on the
Metro News TV app. It's the City Net state Wide
Sports line on Metro News.
Speaker 8 (05:57):
Week five on the high school football season continues Friday
night with our Go Mart Game of the Week Elkins
and Phellop Barber, Last Catch Bluefield and Independent Morgan Down
versus Spring Hills, Spring Valley and Saint Aubans, Lone County
and Braxton County and Sistant Villain Raevens was all on
Metro News TV, brought to you by the Thrasher Group,
Marshall University hand On Mountaineer Challenge Academy. Download the free
(06:17):
Metro News TV app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple TV,
or Fire TV, or visit Double DV Metro newstv dot
com for more information. Coming up, Daniel Woods, we'll have
a check on sports for us, but before that, meeting
with the people served by WDU. As the goal of
the new president Michael Benson traveling the hills and hollows
(06:39):
of the Mountain State. He was in Charleston on Wednesday,
and Daniel caught up with him as well. WU President
Michael T.
Speaker 9 (06:45):
Benson's tour of the state continues this week with Stompson, Connaught, Lincoln,
Logan and Mingo Counties that included a trip to Charleston's
George Washington High School, where he laid out a challenge
for the students he met with.
Speaker 5 (06:56):
I said, look, this is a really exciting time in
your life.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
Enjoy it, and regardless of what you choose to do,
we certainly hope you come to WU, but make sure
it's something.
Speaker 9 (07:05):
In addition to sitting down with some of George Washington's
highest achievers, Benson met with school administrators and counselors. He
asked them a simple question.
Speaker 4 (07:13):
We're so grateful for the students he center our away,
but how can we do better and what can we
do to help?
Speaker 9 (07:17):
One of Benson's early focuses as president has been developing
a strong connection between perspective in state students and the university.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
I really hope that they see and feel from our
team that we.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
Want them to come to WU and boots on the ground.
Speaker 4 (07:31):
We're going to be in a lot of different schools
conveying that message and telling people we want him to
become a mountaineer.
Speaker 9 (07:37):
Benson says the opportunity to get out and meet people
face to face is important to his mission to make
every West Virginian feel like WVU belongs to them.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
It doesn't matter if you're in the far flung Wyoming County,
or down in Bluefield or Princeton, or all the way
up and Wheeling or out in the Easterampan Handle. The
university belongs to the state and we want them to
feel part of it.
Speaker 9 (07:58):
Benson plans to visit all fifty five counties by the
end of twenty twenty six. I Daniel Woods wv Metro
News dot Com.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
And Daniels at the sports desk this morning as well. Daniel,
what you got going on this morning?
Speaker 9 (08:14):
Well, we've got a fascinating story for the WVU football
team this year. Chris Michael Coates has been one of
the bright spots for the West Virginia defense this season,
transferring in from Nevada, but his journey to Morgantown is
an unlikely one. Coach didn't play football in high school
and was working in an arcade before deciding to try
out for the team at his local junior college.
Speaker 10 (08:35):
I've seen a Facebook post of my junior college that
I tried out for ten dollars in every day. I
went out there for like six seven months. After I
got all worked out every day and then when the
tryout came, then that's when I just made the team.
Speaker 9 (08:49):
Coats has ten tackles and two pass breakups so far
this season. The Mountaineers take on Utah Saturday at three
point thirty. The Marshall football team rallied on Saturday to
beat Middle Tennessee State forty two to twenty eight. Defensive
back Cam Smith says that performance showed the team what
it's capable of when it puts together a complete performance.
Speaker 11 (09:07):
When office needed the most, we came and showed up,
and when offense needed us like vice versa, they came,
they came. We just helped each other like they came
to play with. They helped us out. We helped them
out in like office fins of the ball with the
last six minutes of the game, and like that's what
we love to see.
Speaker 9 (09:20):
Marshall takes on Louisiana this Saturday at eight o'clock. The
WVU women's soccer team continues its hot run of form,
upsetting number sixteen BYU on the road. Taylor White proved
to score the game winning goal for West Virginia as
the Mountaineers went ahead in the seventy third minute three
to one. West Virginia was stood a late push by
the Cougars despite allowing a second goal in the eighty
(09:41):
ninth minute. Maa Leoni and Laila Thompson also scored for
the Mountaineers, who are now six two and one, with
the only losses this season coming against number one ranked
Virginia and number eighteen Penn State. The Mountaineers continue their
Big twelve road trip Saturday night at Utah. The Marshall
men's soccer team, ranked number four in the country, settled
for a two to two draw at VCU. Shaw Roberto
(10:03):
and Takehiro Fujita both scored for the Herd, but an
equalizer from the Rams Mohammed Ibraheim tied the game in
the fifty ninth minute, and it remained deadlocked until full time.
Marshall is still unbeaten on the season with three wins
and four draws as it re enters Sun Belt Conference
play on Sunday to take on number nineteen Georgia Southern.
And the basketball season is right around the corner. Practices
(10:24):
starting this week and the WVU women are aiming for
a third straight NCUBLEA tournament appearance under coach Mark Kellogg.
He says he's happy with how the summer went and
is excited to get to work.
Speaker 12 (10:34):
Really pleased with the summer from the preseason. We have
eleven players right now, which is a little bit of
a smaller roster than what I've ever had, but really
liked the group, think there's some great depth. Excited to
continue to kind of work with them, just to kind
of see where we end up.
Speaker 9 (10:47):
The Mountaineers reached the NCAA round of thirty two in
each of Kellogg's first two seasons, and Seattle Mariners catcher
Cal Raley making history again. He's the first catcher in
the big leagues to hit sixty home runs in a
season after a two homer performance last night at Seattle
clinch the National League West Hi You Daniel Metro News
Midday coming your way at noon today on it'll run
(11:07):
until three o'clock. Dave Allen and Amanda Baron get you
caught up in all that's been happening through the morning
and what's to come later in the day. Check them
out on the radio stayed wide from noon to three,
or their live streaming at WDV metronews dot com. Now
with their commentary for the day of the Dean of
West Virginia broadcasters Hoppy Kurgible Chris.
Speaker 13 (11:25):
A stark contrast between Donald Trump and the fundamental tenet
of Christianity was revealed at Charlie Kirk's funeral. Kirk's widow, Erica,
adhere to the embodiment of Christian faith when she said
that she forgave her husband's killer. She said, that man,
that young man, I forgive him. I forgive him because
it was what Christ did and what Charlie would do.
(11:49):
She said, the answer to hate is not hate. The
answer we know from the Gospel is love and always love,
love for our enemies, and love for those who would
persecute us.
Speaker 9 (12:00):
Her words, at.
Speaker 13 (12:00):
A most painful time, were an unassailable testament to what
it means to be a Christian. It is hard to
imagine a more heartfelt and accurate interpretation of Jesus's message
on the Cross, Father, forgive them, for they know not
what they do. Contrast that with Trump's comment he said, quote,
I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best
(12:21):
for them. He said, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Erica. But
now Erica can talk to me and the whole group
and maybe they can convince me that's not right. But
I can't stand my opponent. Some in the crowd laughed,
even though Trump's apparent at lib was antithetical to the
essence of the Gospel. The defense of Trump from the
Christian right is that Trump has flaws like everyone else.
(12:44):
Evangelist Reverend Franklin Graham, a Trump supporter, said of Trump,
remember when Jesus told the crowd, let the one without
sin cast the first stone, and slowly the entire audience
began to disappear. All of us have sinned, Graham said.
The Christian right also justifies its support of Trump with
the argument that he is fighting for what they value most.
(13:05):
Graham said, we believe this president will defend religious freedom
where the Democrats would not. That is a decision Christians
must make for themselves. But it always feels like a
perverse justification. Yes, we all have imperfections, but the Christian
faith instructs us to acknowledge our sins and follow the
path to salvation, to love instead of hate, to forgive
(13:27):
instead of seeking retribution. It is notable that at a
time of unimaginable personal pain, the individual who has suffered
the most from Kirk's death, Erica Kirk, relied on her
faith and knowledge of what Jesus said in his final
moments to begin healing. Trump also said at the funeral,
we want religion brought back to America. Well, if he's
(13:49):
sincere about a spiritual revival, he could start by practicing
what Erica Kirk preaches.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
Chris, thanks Hoby.
Speaker 2 (13:56):
You can read hopies commentary we posted at WDV metro
news dot com. The West Virginia weather forecast for the day.
Opportunities for sharer and thunderstorm activity continue today and throughout
the week amid a slow moving disturbance. The rain could
be moderate to heavy at times today and we could
could cause some localized high water issues in poor drainage
areas now that frontal passage is anticipated for tonight, the
(14:19):
unsettled weather stretching all the way into the weekend. Temperatures
though near seasonal values. And now you're up to date,
have yourself a great day for Hoppy Kerchival and Daniel Woods.
I'm Chris Lawrence, and you're listening to Metro News for
forty years, The Voice of West Virginia.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
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