By Shawn Stinson, Moorefield Examiner MOOREFIELD – When Moorefield and Southern Garrett lined up, it was two teams looking in the mirror.Both rosters featured more sophomores and freshmen than juniors or seniors. But it was a junior who led Moorefield to a 21-7 victory against Southern Garrett at home. Adam[Read More…]
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Golden LanesPetersburg, W.Va. ODD COUPLES MIXED LEAGUE08/30/2022TEAM STANDINGS: Strike Force 6 – 2, Country Cars & Trucks 6 – 2, WELD 5 – 3, Vetter’s Guns & Ammo 4 – 4, Terminators 4– 4, Split Happens 4 – 4, Empire Strikes 2 – 6, Lucky Strikes 1 – 7;HIGH GAME[Read More…]
Mountain Lions emerge as top cats clipping Cougars
By Carl HolcombMoorefield Examiner It was a gut wrenching fight among unbeaten felines as the Mountain Lions (3-0) clawed and scraped past the Cougars (2-1) fora 14-13 victory to remain the top cat in the Potomac Valley Conference last Friday in Parsons during the West VirginiaMetroNews Game of the Week.Tucker[Read More…]
East Hardy shift gears surpassing Cee-Bees
By Carl HolcombMoorefield Examiner The Cougars overcame a slow start before revving the engines for a 35-nil halftime lead en route to cruising past Clay-Battelle59-12 on Friday night (September 2) in Baker.“I’m very excited about our momentum. I am pleased, but Clay-Battelle gave us a handful up front. They were[Read More…]
Cougars ruffle Falcons nest despite loss in five sets
By Carl HolcombMoorefield Examiner The Cougars arrived in Short Gap looking to ruffle the Falcons nest, but Frankfort kept it intact with a five-set match victory onThursday night.East Hardy won the first set 25-22, then Frankfort took the second set 25-17. The Cougars responded in the third set 25-16,however, the[Read More…]
Moorefield braves head and pierces Warriors
By Carl HolcombMoorefield Examiner The Yellow Jackets survived the heat on Saturday afternoon (September 3) in a tight battle against Pocahontas County andTyson Arnold made a game saving interception to seal a 36-29 victory in Moorefield.“Our line did their job I have been stressing it all week in practice That[Read More…]
Falcons’ talons slice open Hive
By Carl HolcombMoorefield Examiner Frankfort Volleyball opened its season staving off a rally and shook away some rust as the Falcons’ talons ripped open the Hivein a five-set match victory over the Yellow Jackets on Tuesday in Moorefield: 25-18, 26-28, 25-22, 28-30 and 18-16.Moorefield JV Volleyball won in three sets[Read More…]
The Old Master’s Views
After the Pitt game, I was actually encouraged by what I saw overall, despite the close loss. I saw a team hold up well at the line of scrimmage against a Pitt squad that figures to be very strong in the trenches. I saw a better offense, with a much[Read More…]
Senior Scramble Tournament
Valley View Golf Club Champion (-12):Phil VanceJohn SwickHurley ReedyBen FoutSteve Wilson Runner-up (-11/one hole card-off):Jim BurtonJoe FisherJerry SimmonsDove Turner Third Place (-11/one hole card-off):Mike CosnerJoel StumpMike RyanTerry KesnerJerry CritesPin Winners: 3 Bob Reeves 6 Phil Vance 13 John Crites 15 Larry Eye 17 Delmas See
Hardy County Health and Wellness Center Youth Volleyball Teams
E.A. Hawse Coaches:Benjamin ShirkAshley FitzwaterTeam members:Abigail ShirkAddison FitzwaterHarper HuntAnna KoontzKendall LiggetAdalyn ToneyTatum CritesJocalynn GeorgeMakenna BothwellLelia Brafford Hardy County Health & Wellness CenterCoaches:Morgan SeeSydney HardyTeam members:Darah SeeChole SitesSummer HeavnerRebecca MillerMadelynn VetterAllison OursSuttor FunkNorah WilliamsLucca DeanAlana Feiyley Pendleton Community BankCoaches:Stephanie VanMeterJessica MarkwoodTeam members:Alyssa VanMeterArapaho PenningtonBella LinvilleAlly LandesKylan MarkwoodKennedy StrawdermanNaomi MarkwoodGracelynn TurnerLaila RedmanCapon[Read More…]
SEASON ENDS for East Hardy Football
Coaches React to Pandemic-CausingSeason Closures and Postponements The severity of COVID-19 has impacted the sports world as the state football playoff teams can continue if they aren’t in the orange or red colors on the metrics map and Governor Jim Justice made the announcement to halt all winter practices and[Read More…]
East Hardy Takes Graceful Bow In Title Loss To Tigers
East Hardy Volleyball showed heart and determination throughout this season finishing as the WVSSAC Class A State Volleyball Tournament runner-up displaying grace in the title match loss to defending champion Wirt County and earning the team sportsmanship award in the process playing in Charleston last Thursday: 25-14, 25, 25-15, 25-8.[Read More…]
East Hardy Barrels Through Last Year’s Season-Enders
The Cougars sought redemption in West Union last Saturday to avenge last year’s quarterfinal loss to the Bulldogs and this time around in the first round of the state playoffs, No. 14 East Hardy pounced for an 18-nil lead en route to a 25-19 victory against No. 3 Doddridge County.[Read More…]
Wildcats Reap Reward on Moorefield’s Mistakes to Claim Playoff Victory
Costly mistakes in the rematch of the WVSSAC Class A state football playoffs first round contest was deja vu for the Yellow Jackets as Pendleton County took advantage in the final two minutes to snatch the 14-7 victory in Franklin on Friday night. “I am not mad at their effort.[Read More…]
Cougars Eliminate Moorefield From Title Shot
East Hardy and Moorefield took its rivalry to the biggest stage competing for the first time against each other at the Class A State Volleyball Tournament, setting for a semifinal bout in Charleston and for the fifth time this season with the Cougars rotating to the victory in straight sets[Read More…]
Hardy County Sets for Full State Representation, Moorefield Spikes Past Cougars for Region II Title
BThe Yellow Jackets have been battled tested going toe-to-toe in back-and-forth bouts with East Hardy all season long culminating in an All-Hardy County re-match in the Class A Region II Volleyball Championship round as Moorefield earned back-to-back titles over the Cougars in West Union with straight sets 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.[Read More…]
East Hardy Dethrones Yellow Jackets For Section Crown
Having an All-Hardy County Region II Section 2 Volleyball Championship has been a familiar sight and the Yellow Jackets were the defending champion coming in as the top seed, but East Hardy was hungry to take a bite out of the Hive to claim the title crown this past Thursday[Read More…]
Cougars Can’t Hold onto Lead Against Pendleton County
The Wildcats thwarted East Hardy in the red zone four times and kept grinding to big rewards resulting in a 21-14 victory during the regular season finale and crashing senior night in Baker last Friday. Pendleton County needed to get this win to seal a playoff spot and the Cougars[Read More…]
Moorefield Volleyball Bests Cougars in Tiebreaker Match
Moorefield senior Alyson Simmons delivered an ace to force a tiebreaker fifth set against the Cougars after trailing two sets to kick off the second edition of the Hardy County Volleyball match as the Yellow Jackets exacted revenge evening the series against East Hardy last Thursday in the Hive: 20-25,[Read More…]
Cougars Splash Through Berkeley Springs
The Cougars splashed the volleyball through the defense of Berkeley Springs creating a kaleidoscope of three straight sets forming a match victory in Baker last Tuesday by the scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-17. “We came out and battled. When you are down a couple of kids, it is always a[Read More…]