Long-time readers may recognize a trend in my album reviews-- specifically, I tend to obsess over emo-adjacent albums with blue covers (IKHT, Combat, starling, some others). This article is no different.

Mend, Move On, released in 2014, is the first studio-length album from Australian melodic-hardcore-turned-pop-punk band Trophy Eyes, and as you may have gathered, I’ve had it on loop for about a month now. The album has a bit of everything, from its half heavy, half hauntingly melodic shouted vocals and crushingly introspective lyrics to its quintessential emo drums and guitar parts. And a blue album cover, of course.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (16-1) are set to host the James Madison University Dukes (7-12) in a midweek two-game series. 

This will be the Mountaineers’ seventh series of the young season. WVU currently has an unbeaten 7-0 record in series. 

In 1976, Mort Garson released the album “Mother Earth’s Plantasia,” a ten-track, thirty-minute album full of relaxing ambient songs meant exclusively for plants to listen to.

Columbus and Chicago-based band A-Go-Go might not have intended originally to make an album of a similar sort – for ears other than humans – but they might have stumbled into it with the newest album, “Today, Today” released via Super Sport Records on February 7th.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (14-1) will welcome the Towson University Tigers (4-11) to Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark for a single-game Tuesday matchup.

The Mountaineers are coming off their fifth-straight series win against the Kennesaw State University Owls. In that series, the Mountaineers won the first and final games in the three-game series but lost the middle matchup. 

Blink 182’s third studio album, Enema of the State, was released on June 1, 1999, and went on to become one of the most influential and staple albums of the pop-punk genre.  Charting at number nine on the Billboard 200, the album launched Blink into massive mainstream success, with the album since being certified five times platinum selling over five million copies. 

This was the band’s first album to feature Travis Barker on drums, who helped the band evolve in sound and writing. The three singles from the album, “What’s My Age Again,” “All the Small Things,” and “Adam’s Song” have gone on to become three of the band's most iconic tracks. EOTS comes in at a perfect runtime of 35 mins, never losing pacing or flow throughout. 

The West Virginia Mountaineers (18-12, 9-10) are set to host the UCF Knights (15-14, 6-12) in Morgantown on Saturday.

The Mountaineers are coming fresh off of a road trip to Salt Lake City, where they completed their regular-season sweep of the Utah Utes in dramatic fashion. Utah Guard Gabe Madsen missed what would have been a go-ahead three pointer as the game clock hit zeroes as Darian DeVries’ men held on to win 71-69. 

The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-0) aim to notch their 14th consecutive win against the Kennesaw State Owls (5-10) at Kendrick Family Ballpark on Saturday.

The Mountaineers have had a stellar start to their season as they remain perfect through regular season play so far. They are one of only six teams who currently remain undefeated up to this point, alongside powerhouse programs UNC, Tennessee and Florida State.

The West Virginia Mountaineers (12-0) take on the Kennesaw State Owls (5-9) in game one of a three game set. The Mountaineers have been red hot to open this season after twelve straight wins to open the year and to achieve the best start in school history.  

Grant Hussey has led this mountaineer team in homeruns with two but it has been a valiant team effort resulting in an undefeated start. Brodie Kresser has been lights out at the dish with 17 hits in twelve games, with a .425 average which is second best on the team. 

West Virginia Black Bears Manager David Carpenter has taken a job in the Miami Marlins Organization. Carpenter was named the Manager of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Marlins AAA affiliate, on Tuesday, February 11th. 

David Carpenter took over the reins of the manager position in 2023 after another former Mountaineer Jedd Gyrko was at the head. 

The 18-ranked West Virginia University Mountaineers (21-6) host the University of Utah Utes (21-6) on Wednesday night. 

After a crushing defeat against Texas Christian University last time out, the Mountaineers look to bounce back and improve their resume with a win against Utah. The Utes received votes in the most recent AP Poll.