Obituary-Helen Maxine Harris

Hoover Huskies march at Magic Kingdom

The Herbert Hoover High School Huskies marching band led the morning parade at Walt Disney World in Orlanda, Florida, on April 3. Photo courtesy Kanawha County Schools.

By: Clint Thomas, Metro Staff | Posted: April 23, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail Kanawha Metro

In June 2016, as torrential floodwaters annihilated the band room, its contents and, in fact, the entirety of Herbert Hoover High School along the banks of the Elk River, no band member probably considered the ebullient saying/slogan “I’m going to Disney World!” as a serious reply to what he or she would do after the ruinous waters subsided. (more…)

April 23, 2018 in Education News, Herbert Hoover High School Athletics, Local News, NEWS, Sports News

Kanawha Valley prep softball standings, leaders — April 23

By: Ryan Pritt, Staff Writer | Posted: April 23, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail

TEAM RECORDS

Team W L Pct.
 Herbert Hoover 22  0  1.000 
 Hurricane 15 1 .938
 Nitro 19 4 .826
 George Washington 14 4 .778
 Cross Lanes Christian 15 8 .652
 St. Albans 13 7 .650
 Riverside 11 6 .647
 Buffalo 16 9 .640
 Poca 14 8 .636
 Winfield 10 12 .455
 Sissonville 7 15 .318
 South Charleston 5 12 .294
 Charleston Catholic 3 12 .250
 Capital 4 19 .174

BATTING AVERAGE

(Minimum 2 plate appearances per team game)

Player, school AB H Avg.
 Caiti Mathes, Hurr. 43 25 .581
 Kirsten Belcher, HH 56  31  .554 
 Lydia Sweat, Nitro 58 32 .552
 Jenna Thomas, Siss. 69 37 .536
 Emma Groe, GW 48 25 .521
 Madison Ramirez, Riv. 48 24 .500
 Rebekah Woody, HH 69  34  .493 
 Gracie Donato, Riv. 45 22 .489
 Hannah Pullen, Riv. 47 23 .489
 Haley Stepp, CLC 50 24 .480
 Kalissa Lacy, GW 44 21 .477
 Jayme Bailey, Hurr. 36 18 .472
 Kiersten Landers, Hurr. 53 25 .472
 Hannah McDermitt, Riv. 49 23 .469
 Katlynn Rasnake, Buff. 71 33 .465
 Grace Smith, GW 56 26 .464
 Jasmine Symns, Riv. 50 23 .460
 Kinsey Hudson, SA 61 28 .459
 Charity Stepp, CLC 62 28 .452
 Kenzie Hale, Winf. 73 33 .452
 Cortney Fizer, HH 49  22  .449 
 Bella Savilla, Nitro 65 29 .446
 Lauren Pauley, Riv. 61 27 .443
 Fran George, Catholic 25 11 .440
 Gracie Payne, SA 57 25 .439
 Morgan Larch, SC 44 19 .432
 Lindsey Russell, Buff. 70 30 .429
 Sara Stepp, CLC 70 30 .429
 Lindsey Phares, Hurr. 42 18 .429
 Kiersten Witters, CLC 54 23 .426
 Sydney Houck, Winf. 68 29 .426
 Presley McGee, HH 59 25 .424
 Jillian Holley, SA 57 24 .421
 Delani Buckner, HH 50 21 .420
 Elyssa Medley, Winf. 58 24 .414
 Kelsie Lanham, Riv. 39 16 .410
 Taylor Long, Siss. 66 27 .409
 Brianna McCown, GW 49 20 .408
 Aly Soblit, Siss. 49 20 .408
 Jess Canterbury, HH 52  21  .404 
 Hailey Harr, Nitro 57 23 .404
 Megan Seafler, HH 72  29  .403 
 Morgan Jennings, Siss. 63 25 .397
 Taylor Bonnett, Poca 61 24 .393
 Lauren Price, GW 49 19 .388
 Taylor McCray, Hurr. 47 18 .383
 Katy Darnell, GW 51 19 .373
 Zoey Dunlap, Hurr. 43 16 .372
 Mallori Chapman, HH 62  23  .371 
 Grace Denison, Winf. 68 25 .368
 K.K. Short, Winf. 57 21 .368
 Tori Green, Hurr. 41 15 .366
 Kayla Letart, SA 58 21 .362
 Maggie Bird, Buff. 61 22 .361
 Kennedy Buckley, Riv. 42 15 .357
 Brooke Persinger, Buff. 62 22 .355
 Mercedes Bush, Poca 65 23 .354
 Anna Falbo, SC 48 17 .354
 Jaelyn Beane, Siss. 54 19 .352

HOME RUNS

11: Thomas, Sissonville

9: Mathes, Hurricane

6: Payne, SA

5: Ramirez, Riverside

4: Holley, SA; Donato, Riverside; Pullen, Riverside; Hale, Winfield; Medley, Winfield

3: Belcher, Hoover; Bailey, Hurricane; Soblit, Sissonville

2: Russell, Buffalo; C. Stepp, CLC; Groe, GW; Smith, GW; Darnell, GW; Fizer, Hoover; McGee, Hoover; Woody, Hoover; Savilla, Nitro; Bonnett, Poca; Tori Gibeaut, Poca; Honesty Bragg, Sissonville; Houck, Winfield; Denison, Winfield

RBI

38: Mathes, Hurricane

37: Belcher, Hoover

36: Thomas, Sissonville

33: Sweat, Nitro

30: Payne, SA

29: C. Stepp, CLC

25: Woody, Hoover; Holley, SA

24: H. Stepp, CLC; Groe, GW; Savilla, Nitro

23: Hale, Winfield

22: Fizer, Hoover

21: McCown, GW; Ramirez, Riverside

20: Persinger, Buffalo; Donato, Riverside

Triples

6: H. Stepp, CLC

5: C. Stepp, CLC

4: Darnell, GW

3: Falbo, SC

2: Smith, GW; Fizer, Hoover; Chapman, Hoover; Pauley, Riverside; Symns, Riverside; Buckley, Riverside; McDermitt, Riverside; Emily Taylor, Sissonville; Medley, Winfield

Doubles

11: Sweat, Nitro

9: Groe, GW; Houck, Winfield; Medley, Winfield; Hale, Winfield

8: S. Stepp, CLC; Price, GW; Chapman, Hoover; McCray, Hurricane; Savilla, Nitro; Bonnett, Poca; Hudson, SA; Thomas, Sissonville

7: Belcher, Hoover

6: McCown, GW; Smith, GW; Jaelin Overton, GW; Fizer, Hoover; Bailey, Hurricane; Harlie Vannatter, Hurricane; Molly Collins, Poca; Donato, Riverside; Payne, SA

Stolen bases

31: Kerigan Moore, Nitro

28: Rasnake, Buffalo

25: Morgan Burdette, Nitro

18: Symns, Riverside

17: Landers, Hurricane

16: Bush, Poca

14: S. Stepp, CLC

13: C. Stepp, CLC; Gibeaut, Poca

10: Bailey, Hurricane; Jennings, Sissonville

Pitching wins

17-4: Savilla, Nitro

13-0: Buckner, Hoover

11-1: Vannatter, Hurricane

11-4: Bonnett, Poca

10-5: Hudson, SA

10-6: Russell, Buffalo

9-0: McGee, Hoover

9-2: McCown, GW

8-2: Pauley, Riverside

7-5: Elizabeth Witzke, CLC

6-3: Bird, Buffalo

5-2: Smith, GW

5-4: Aly Grover, SC

5-6: Faith Gaylor, Winfield

ERA

0.38: Buckner, Hoover

1.08: Vannatter, Hurricane

1.20: McCown, GW

1.36: McGee, Hoover

1.57: Bonnett, Poca

2.06: Witzke, CLC

2.31: Savilla, Nitro

3.06: Pauley, Riverside

3.24: Hudson, SA

3.97: Smith, GW

4.61: Grover, SC

4.70: Gaylor, Winfield

4.75: Medley, Winfield

Strikeouts

156: Buckner, Hoover

144: Savilla, Nitro

128: Bonnett, Poca

114: Hudson, SA

107: Witzke, CLC

101: McCown, GW

99: Russell, Buffalo

89: Vannatter, Hurricane

87: Olivia Corbett, Catholic

72: McGee, Hoover

53: Alexis Bailey, Sissonville

48: Bird, Buffalo

44: Gaylor, Winfield

41: Pauley, Riverside

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April 23, 2018 in Herbert Hoover High School Athletics, Local News, Sports News