Lost
Lost sports equipment bag near WVU Rec Center
Outside the WVU Student Recreation Center
Lost
listing
Posted
12 days
ago
Description
On Tuesday around 5:50 p.m., I realized my equipment bag was missing from the rack outside the West Virginia University Student Recreation Center by the basketball courts in Morgantown. The bag is a gray Nike duffel with a blue strap, stuffed with gear for soccer, basketball, and tennis—rugged cleats, a racket with a taped grip, and a well-worn pair of sneakers. The loss hits hard as practices and pickup games depend on that gear. I’m hoping whoever found it left it somewhere safe or turned it into the rec center lost-and-found so it can find its way back to me.
Approximate last-seen location
Outside the WVU Student Recreation Center
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