Moorefield and East Hardy Wrestling programs reached new heights with total team victories in the season along with the fastest pins plus conference honors at the Vikings Smash which featured 38 state ranked wrestlers in Petersburg last weekend. Moorefield Wrestling set a new program season record with 24 team victories[Read More…]
Author: Carl Holcomb
Lady Rams Rally To Edge Moorefield
The Lady Yellow Jackets defended the Hive with a nine-point halftime advantage, but Southern Garrett found a way to penetrate the honeycomb scoring inside the paint causing it to crumble leading to a 50-48 victory rally on Friday night in Moorefield. “[We] Played good first half. Thought we should have[Read More…]
Wildcats Leave Moorefield Out in the Cold
Coming off winter break both teams struggled to break the ice on the rims combining for 50 missed field goals with the Yellow Jackets chipping away for a 17-14 halftime lead, but Pendleton County warmed up the hoop with late third quarter shooting as Moorefield became frigid during the Wildcats[Read More…]
Lady Crusaders End Moorefield’s Playoff Journey In State Quarterfinals
The Lady Yellow Jackets were grounded on the courts by Parkersburg Catholic in the Class A state volleyball quarterfinals at the Charleston Civic Center last Friday in straight sets: 25-17, 25-11 and 25-20. Moorefield entered the state tournament for a fifth straight season, but that experience wasn’t enough to survive[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Claim Section Title Dethroning East Hardy’s Dozen Year Reign
The Lady Yellow Jackets are the new queens of the Hardy County courts winning the Class A Region II Section 2 Volleyball championship after dethroning East Hardy’s reign for 12 seasons in straight sets last Tuesday in Moorefield: 25-14, 25-9 and 28-26. Moorefield’s last section championship was in 2003, the[Read More…]
Lady Cougars Serve Pendleton County Playoff Exit
East Hardy Volleyball utilized good service accuracy to bounce the Lady Wildcats out of the Class A Region II Section 2 semifinal playoff match in straight sets in Baker on Monday: 25-4, 25-14 and 25-11. The Lady Cougars advanced to the Class A Region II Section 2 championship on Tuesday[Read More…]
Cougars Romp In Mud Over South Harrison
The Cougars frolicked in the mud and pounced with an uncharacteristic ground attack to devour South Harrison 44-7 in Lost Creek last Friday. East Hardy trudged through the muddy terrain carrying the ball for 272 yards for an effective ground game plan, since the aerial assault wasn’t working with two[Read More…]
Lady Falcons Pick Apart Moorefield
The bridge to Short Gap was surrounded by the Lady Falcons swooping down inundating Moorefield with attacks as Frankfort unleashed a three straight set match victory during senior night last Tuesday: 25-11, 25-10 and 25-9. “Obviously we didn’t play well at all tonight. We didn’t move and we can’t continuously[Read More…]
EHEMS Football Earns First PVL Title
East Hardy Early Middle School tackled its first Potomac Valley League Football Championship in program history with a 26-8 victory over the Pioneers last Wednesday in Baker. Having been the runner-up the last three seasons, the Cougars could taste the victory this time facing Romney Middle School. “It is a[Read More…]
Moorefield Middle Ousts Wildcats For PVL Volleyball Championship
Moorefield Middle School mastered the fundamentals and came together as a team to secure the Potomac Valley League 8th grade Volleyball Championship defeating Pendleton County Middle School by straight sets 25-12 and 25-16 in Baker last Thursday. “All season our goal was to build team unity and strength and overall[Read More…]
Pendleton County Spooks Yellow Jackets
The constant rain created miry conditions as the Wildcats wreak havoc ending Moorefield’s season with a 30-7 victory during senior night last Friday in Franklin. “I was proud of their effort. I thought we fixed some mistakes from last week on the defensive line and in coverage. Give Pendleton County[Read More…]
Cougars Ripped Hive In 40th Hardy Bowl During Moorefield Homecoming
The Cougars had the passion and desire to battle for their first victory of the season, so the taste of defeat was swallowed in the bite taken out of the Hive during the 40th Hardy Bowl as East Hardy crushed the homecoming swagger in Moorefield by a score of 20-7[Read More…]
Moorefield Stings Cougars In Net Play
East Hardy Volleyball got tangled up in the net as the Lady Yellow Jackets swarmed the courts for a three-set match victory last Thursday in the Hive: 25-5, 25-23, 25-13. “The first game they came out and it’s their homecoming week, so you worry about all the distractions going on.[Read More…]
Lady Cougars Serve A Victory Over Pendleton County
East Hardy Volleyball survived a rally in the first set before making adjustments on a straight set match victory over the Lady Wildcats in Franklin last Thursday: 26-24, 25-13, 25-16. “We are really proud of their effort. We have been working on playing a really good 25 points, rather than[Read More…]
Mountain Lions Throwdown Against East Hardy
The Cougars pounced to the lead on the opening drive and managed to keep Tucker County in check for most of the game before blunders were amplified in the muddy conditions late in the game enabling the Mountain Lions to claw out a 21-12 victory in Parsons last Friday. “We[Read More…]
Moorefield Golf Earns 7th Place At State Tournament
“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.” – Professional Golfer Arnold Palmer The Yellow Jackets entered the WVSSAC State Golf Tournament in Wheeling as the Region II champions, but the challenges of Oglebay Resort’s Speidel Golf Club Jones Course proved its might testing Moorefield on every hole[Read More…]
Kingwood Rallies To Edge Moorefield In Area Legion Tournament Opener
Moorefield Post 64 fumbled away an early lead as Kingwood Post 56 rallied for a 5-3 victory at George Hott Field during the American Legion Baseball Area 4 Tournament opener on Thursday. “It started when Isaac [Van Meter] started getting sore. My plan was to go as far as I[Read More…]
Stingrays Open Season Splashing For Success
The Hardy County Stingrays splashed into the summer with 21 top-three finishes in the season opening freestyle swim meet at the Cumberland YMCA on Friday night. Cumberland Sea Otters hosted the swim meet with the Stingrays joining Garrett County Manta Rays and the Bel Air Swim Club. In their first[Read More…]
Moorefield 8-10 Baseball All-Stars Walk Past East Hardy In Area 2 Tournament
Moorefield walked 13 times around the West Virginia District 6 Area 2 8-10 years old All-Stars Baseball Tournament quarterfinals diamond traveling to home plate for an 18-3 victory over East Hardy in Romney on Saturday. “Eight to ten year olds are like a box of chocolate, you never know what[Read More…]
Circleville Draws Shutout Against Moorefield In Hillbilly Classic
Circleville Ohio Post 134 Panthers carved two big innings combining eight runs en route to drawing an 11-0 five-inning shutout circle around Moorefield Post 64 in the 28th annual American Legion Pizza Hut Hillbilly Hardball Classic at Elkins High School on Thursday afternoon. “They’re definitely a very good baseball team.[Read More…]