MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University point guard Darryl “Truck” Bryant took his first step toward reinstatement to the basketball team on Tuesday when he pleaded no contest in Monongalia County Magistrate Court to leaving the scene of an accident and failure to render aid.
He was fined $100 plus court costs on each count and will serve no jail time.
Charges of failure to maintain control and failure to immediately report an accident were dropped.
These charges grew out of a traffic incident on July 4.
Last week, according to a clerk in Morgantown Municipal Court, Bryant came to a plea agreement in a different case from a June 21 incident in front of Bent Willey’s nightclub. Bryant was fined $40 plus court costs and will serve no jail time after pleading no contest to leaving the scene of an accident and failure to use due care.
Bryant replaced an injured Joe Mazzulla as the starting point guard for the Mountaineers last year and averaged 9.8 points a game.
Mazzulla was recently reinstated to the Mountaineer team after being suspended for a pair of alcohol-related incidents within a year’s time.
West Virginia shortstop Jedd Gyorko has been ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the Cape Cod baseball league by Baseball America.
The junior from Morgantown led the Brewster Whitecaps in nearly every offensive category despite missing the first five games due to USA Baseball tryouts. Gyorko batted .323 with five homers and 18 RBI in 34 games.
At WVU as a sophomore, Gyorko hit .421 with a school-record 28 doubles, eight homers and 58 RBI.
West Virginia’s Top 10 ranked women’s soccer team hosts Duquesne at 7 p.m. today at the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium next to the Coliseum.
The Mountaineers, ranked No. 7 and 9 in the two major polls, are playing their third match in six days after having upset Penn State and losing to BYU, both nationally ranked teams.
The two teams are meeting for the fifth time, the Mountaineers holding a 3-0-1 advantage.
West Virginia senior linebacker Reed Williams is one of 30 players nominated for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, which is judged on four areas of excellence — classroom, character, community and competition.
The field will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the season and voted upon by coaches, fans and media.
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