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2018 Annual Gold-Blue Spring Game Set

By: Mike Montoro | Posted: Feb. 16, 2018 | Source: WVU Sports

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University will hold its annual Gold-Blue Spring Game presented by U.S. Cellular on Saturday, April 7, at 1 p.m., at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.

Tickets are available in advance for $10 each and can be purchased online at WVUGAME.com or by calling 1-800-WVU GAME. WVU students will be admitted free with a valid ID. Information on the stadium, parking, online streaming and television broadcast will be released at a later date.

A portion of the proceeds from the Gold-Blue Game once again will benefit WVU Medicine Children’s. Since 1984, the Mountaineers have donated more than $740,000 to WVU Medicine Children’s.

March 1, 2018 in Local Collegiate Athletics, NEWS, Sports News

State wrestling tournament results — Feb. 24

Nitro’s Paul Frampton throws down Adam Daniels of Independence during the AA-A 182-pound championship match, won by Frampton. Chris Dorst | Gazette-Mail

Nitro’s Paul Frampton throws down Adam Daniels of Independence during the AA-A 182-pound championship match, won by Frampton. Chris Dorst | Gazette-Mail

By: Chris Dorst | Posted: Feb. 24, 2018 | Source: Gazette-Mail PREPS

2018 AAA WVSSAC Wrestling State Championship

Saturday results

Team scores

1  Parkersburg South 288; 2 Huntington 136; 3 Parkersburg 113.50; 4  University 111.50; 5 Wheeling Park 108; 6  St Albans 102; 7 Spring Valley 95.50; 8 John Marshall 92; 9 Greenbrier East 74.50; 10 Washington 69.50; 11 George Washington 63; 12 Cabell Midland 62; 13 Ripley 59; 14 Musselman 49.50; 15 Buckhannon-Upshur 48; 16 Hampshire 44; 17 Spring Mills 40.50; 18 Woodrow Wilson 35.50; 19 Preston 34; 20 Hurricane 27.50; 21 Riverside 26; 22 Hedgesville 24; 23 Brooke 21; 24 Jefferson 14.50; 25 Morgantown 3; Capital 3; 27 Martinsburg 0; Princeton 0

Weight:  106

1st:  Thomas Hartley, St Albans  Fr  31-  4;2nd:  Garret Donahue, Parkersburg  So  31-  7; 3rd:  Michael Dolan, Spring Mills  Fr  52-  3; 4th:  Jace Stockett, University  Soph  42-  5; 5th:  Devin Easton, Parkersburg South  Fr  33- 17; 6th:  Landen Hoover, Greenbrier East  Fr  37- 15

113

1st:  Brandon Holt, St Albans  Jr  38-  4; 2nd:  London Bowen, Huntington  Jr  24- 14; 3rd:  Brayden Johnson, Parkersburg South  Fr  32- 18; 4th:  Julius Hobbs, Buckhannon-Upshur  Fr  32- 14; 5th:  Ethan Gray, John Marshall  Soph  31- 15; 6th:  Jacob McCarren, Spring Mills  Fr  42- 15

120

1st:  Jake Staud, University  Soph  44-  2; 2nd:  Tucker Windland, Parkersburg South  Jr  38- 10; 3rd:  Ethan Hardy, Washington  Fr  38- 14; 4th:  Eian Harper, Spring Valley  Soph  56-  6; 5th:  Isaiah Isabell, George Washington  Jr  35- 17; 6th:  Maison Richardson, Wheeling Park  Jr  35- 16

126

1st:  Brayden Roberts, Parkersburg South  Soph  39-  8; 2nd:  Joey Miller, Musselman  Soph  52-  4; 3rd:  Jacob Simpson, University  Jr  42-  5; 4th:  Jack Lorea, George Washington  Sr  46- 10; 5th:  Tristan Adkins, Huntington  Jr  28- 10; 6th:  Eric Dreyer, Washington  Sr  31- 20

132

1st:  Gavin Quiocho, Parkersburg South  Fr  35- 14; 2nd:  Bo Moler, Parkersburg  Soph  32- 11; 3rd:  Billy Gooch, Wheeling Park  Fr  36- 14; 4th:  Austin Love, John Marshall  Jr  31- 18; 5th:  Elijah Bailey, St Albans  Sr  35- 11; 6th:  Brise Bennett, University  Jr  26- 17

138

1st:  Luke Martin, Parkersburg South  Sr  41-  7; 2nd:  John Martin-Best, Parkersburg  Soph  30-  6; 3rd:  Noah Bailey, St Albans  Jr  39-  7; 4th:  Stevie Mitchell, Wheeling Park  Fr  36- 15; 5th:  Isaiah Vaughn, Cabell Midland  Fr  26- 10; 6th:  Tyler Cutright, Buckhannon-Upshur  Jr  40-  8

145

1st:  Stephen Carder, Parkersburg  Sr  32-  3; 2nd:  Andrew Shelek, Wheeling Park  Soph   5-  2; 3rd:  Zach Collins, Parkersburg South  Sr  31- 11; 4th:  Jacob Smithson, Buckhannon-Upshur  Soph  41-  8; 5th:  Hunter Burdette, Ripley  Sr  40- 16; 6th:  Daniel Long, Hurricane  Sr  37- 15

152

1st:  Josh Humphreys, Parkersburg South  Se  49-  2; 2nd:  Owen Zeiders, University  Sr  41-  5; 3rd:  Levi Hobbs, Greenbrier East  Sr  44-  4; 4th:  Tyson Hall, Spring Valley  Jr  42- 14; 5th:  Brayden Elswick, George Washington  Jr  22- 15; 6th:  Richard Edwards, Huntington  Jr  19- 15

160

1st:  Zane Hinzman, Parkersburg South  Jr  41-  8; 2nd:  Anthony Carman, John Marshall  Jr  44-  6; 3rd:  Clayton Stewart, Huntington  Jr  34- 10; 4th:  Robbie Holley, Cabell Midland  Sr  39-  8; 5th:  Jacob Hefner, Greenbrier East  Sr  42-  6; 6th:  Jayvon Hall, George Washington  Sr  29- 12

170

1st:  Cameron Pine, Washington  Sr  45-  2; 2nd:  Jacob Berisford, John Marshall  Jr  35- 11; 3rd:  Jacob Starkey, Ripley  Sr  36-  4; 4th:  Drew Parde, Huntington  Jr  26- 12; 5th:  Isaiha Casto, St Albans  Jr  38-  8; 6th:  Leslie Campbell, Greenbrier East  Sr  36- 16

182

1st:  Zane Lanham, Huntington  Jr  35-  3; 2nd:  Drew Dunbar, Parkersburg South  Sr  35-  5; 3rd:  Blake Miller, Preston  Sr  58-  2; 4th:  Chase Stevens, Spring Valley  Jr  56-  8; 5th:  Jace Bradbury, Washington  Soph  34- 11; 6th:  Jacob Biller, Jefferson  Sr  49- 12

195

1st:  Dustin Swisher, Hampshire  Jr  44-  2; 2nd:  Cody Stanley, Spring Valley  Jr  48-  6; 3rd:  Austin Loew, Wheeling Park  Sr  44-  7; 4th:  Mason Fischer, Cabell Midland  Sr  36-  8; 5th:  CJ Wade, Parkersburg  Soph  24- 16; 6th:  Jacob Northcraft, Musselman  Sr  36- 20

220

1st:  Braxton Amos, Parkersburg South  Soph  48-  0; 2nd:  BJ Haynes, Ripley  Sr  42-  6; 3rd:  Dylan Wood, Wheeling Park  Jr  40-  8; 4th:  Ben Gribble, University  Jr  37- 17; 5th:  Payton Lunsford, Hurricane  Sr  23-  6; 6th:  Caleb Holbrook, Cabell Midland  Jr  24- 18

285

1st:  Owen Porter, Spring Valley  Sr  24-  0; 2nd:  Louden Haga, Parkersburg South  Jr  40- 10; 3rd:  Tyree Swafford, Woodrow Wilson  Sr  31-  6; 4th:  Austin Chapman, Riverside  Soph  46-  7; 5th:  Brady Williams, John Marshall  Jr  33- 17; 6th:  Daniel Sherrard, Hedgesville  Sr  47- 18

Championship

106   Thomas Hartley, St Albans Dec Garret Donahue, Parkersburg, 5-2

113   Brandon Holt, St Albans Dec London Bowen, Huntington, 1.06

120   Jake Staud, University Dec Tucker Windland, Parkersburg South, 3-2

126   Brayden Roberts, Parkersburg South Dec Joey Miller, Musselman, 4-2

132   Gavin Quiocho, Parkersburg South Dec Bo Moler, Parkersburg, 4-3

138   Luke Martin, Parkersburg South M-Dec John Martin-Best, Parkersburg, 12-2

145   Stephen Carder, Parkersburg M-Dec Andrew Shelek, Wheeling Park, 10-2

152   Josh Humphreys, Parkersburg South Fall Owen Zeiders, University, 1.58

160   Zane Hinzman, Parkersburg South Dec Anthony Carman, John Marshall, 3-1

170   Cameron Pine, Washington M-Dec Jacob Berisford, John Marshall, 12-1

182   Zane Lanham, Huntington Dec Drew Dunbar, Parkersburg South, 6-3

195   Dustin Swisher, Hampshire Dec Cody Stanley, Spring Valley, 4-3

220   Braxton Amos, Parkersburg South Fall BJ Haynes, Ripley, 3.15

285   Owen Porter, Spring Valley Fall Louden Haga, Parkersburg South, 5.49

Consolation

106   Michael Dolan, Spring Mills Dec Jace Stockett, University, 7-0

113   Brayden Johnson, Parkersburg South Dec Julius Hobbs, Buckhannon-Upshur, 2-1

120   Ethan Hardy, Washington Dec Eian Harper, Spring Valley, 4-2

126   Jacob Simpson, University DQ Jack Lorea, George Washington

132   Billy Gooch, Wheeling Park Dec Austin Love, John Marshall, 3-0

138   Noah Bailey, St Albans Dec Stevie Mitchell, Wheeling Park, 10-4

145   Zach Collins, Parkersburg South Dec Jacob Smithson, Buckhannon-Upshur, 3-0

152   Levi Hobbs, Greenbrier East Dec Tyson Hall, Spring Valley, 8-5

160   Clayton Stewart, Huntington Dec Robbie Holley, Cabell Midland, 5-3

170   Jacob Starkey, Ripley Dec Drew Parde, Huntington, 9-2

182   Blake Miller, Preston Dec Chase Stevens, Spring Valley, 9-2

195   Austin Loew, Wheeling Park Dec Mason Fischer, Cabell Midland, 5-2

220   Dylan Wood, Wheeling Park Dec Ben Gribble, University, 3-2

285   Tyree Swafford, Woodrow Wilson Fall Austin Chapman, Riverside, 3.26

5th Place

106   Devin Easton, Parkersburg South M-Dec Landen Hoover, Greenbrier East, 13-3

113   Ethan Gray, John Marshall Fall Jacob McCarren, Spring Mills, 3.57

120   Isaiah Isabell, George Washington Dflt Maison Richardson, Wheeling Park, INJ

126   Tristan Adkins, Huntington Dec Eric Dreyer, Washington, 8-4

132   Elijah Bailey, St Albans M-Dec Brise Bennett, University, 15-4

138   Isaiah Vaughn, Cabell Midland Dec Tyler Cutright, Buckhannon-Upshur, 6-4

145   Hunter Burdette, Ripley Dec Daniel Long, Hurricane, 3-2

152   Brayden Elswick, George Washington Fall Richard Edwards, Huntington, 3.34

160   Jacob Hefner, Greenbrier East Dec Jayvon Hall, George Washington, 7-6

170   Isaiha Casto, St Albans Fall Leslie Campbell, Greenbrier East, 0.58

182   Jace Bradbury, Washington Fall Jacob Biller, Jefferson, 3.17

195   CJ Wade, Parkersburg Fall Jacob Northcraft, Musselman, 4.59

220   Payton Lunsford, Hurricane Fall Caleb Holbrook, Cabell Midland, 2.02

285   Brady Williams, John Marshall Dec Daniel Sherrard, Hedgesville, 9-5

2018 AA-A WVSSAC Wrestling State Championship

Saturday results

Team scores

1 Independence (AA) 237.50; 2 East Fairmont (AA) 186.50; 3 Berkeley Springs (AA) 75; 4 Point Pleasant (AA) 71.50; 5 Madonna (A) 64.50; 6 Petersburg (AA) 64; 7 Oak Glen (AA) 56; 8 Wirt County (A) 52.50; 9 Braxton County (AA) 50; 10 Oak Hill (AA) 49.50; 11 Greenbrier West (A) 47; 12 Nitro (AA) 45.50; 13 Winfield (AA) 44;14 St Marys (A) 39; 15 Herbert Hoover (AA) 38; 16 Bridgeport (AA) 37; Keyser (AA) 37; 18 Roane County (AA) 35; 19 Fairmont Senior (AA) 34; 20 Frankfort (AA) 33; Ritchie County (A) 33; 22  Weir (AA) 32.50; 23 Lewis County (AA) 32; 24 Grafton (AA) 29; 25 Pikeview (AA) 24; 26 Liberty Raleigh (AA) 22; Williamstown (A) 22; 28 Fayetteville (A) 20; 29 Midland Trail (A) 17; 30 Moorefield (A) 16; 31 Richwood (A) 13; 32  Bluefield (AA) 11; 33 Calhoun County (A) 10.50; 34 South Harrison (A) 9; Wahama (A) 9; 36 Liberty Harrison (AA) 7; North Marion (AA) 7; 38 Nicholas County (AA) 6; 39 Clay County (AA) 5; Sissonville (AA) 5; 41 Logan (AA) 4; 42 Cameron (A) 3; Magnolia (A) 3; 44 Buffalo (A) 2; Lincoln (AA) 2; Robert C Byrd (AA) 2; 47 Notre Dame (A) 1; Shady Spring (AA) 1; 49 Doddridge County (A) 0; Lincoln County (AA) 0;Philip Barbour (AA) 0; Ravenswood (A) 0; Tyler Consolidated (A) 0; Man (AA) 0; Poca (AA) 0

Weight:  106

1st:  Blake Boyers, East Fairmont (AA)  Fr  36-  4; 2nd:  Wiley Houser, St Marys (A)  Fr  40-  6; 3rd:  Christopher Smith, Point Pleasant (AA)  Fr  35-  4; 4th:  John Sanders, Independence (AA)  Fr  21- 18; 5th:  Logan Powell, Wirt County (A)  Fr  37- 11; 6th:  Zach Barber, Oak Hill (AA)  Sr  25-  7

113

1st:  Blake Whorton, East Fairmont (AA)  Soph  44-  2; 2nd:  Shawn Moore, Oak Glen (AA)  Jr  37-  9; 3rd:  Bryce Perdue, Independence (AA)  Fr  25- 12; 4th:  Noah Hodges, Grafton (AA)  Jr  54-  5; 5th:  Ashby West, Oak Hill (AA)  Soph  37- 10; 6th:  Tyler Teel, Herbert Hoover (AA)  Fr  30- 11

120

1st:  Cole Laya, East Fairmont (AA)  Sr  39-  1; 2nd:  Sean Dawson, Independence (AA)  Soph  28- 10; 3rd:  Keith Skaggs, Grafton (AA)  Sr  26-  3; 4th:  George Smith, Point Pleasant (AA)  Jr  32-  7; 5th:  Connor Spaulding, Ritchie County (A)  Jr  38-  6; 6th:  Davy Stoots, Liberty Raleigh (AA)  Soph  39- 13

126

1st:  Brock Whorton, East Fairmont (AA)  Sr  43-  0; 2nd:  Liam Lusher, Independence (AA)  Jr  27- 11;3rd:  Mitchell Freeman, Point Pleasant (AA)  Fr  45-  9; 4th:  Justin Stover, Herbert Hoover (AA)  Sr  41-  7; 5th:  Aidan Gibson, Bridgeport (AA)  Soph  43- 12; 6th:  Gavin Ray, Oak Glen (AA)  Fr  28- 15

132

1st:  Peyton Hall, Oak Glen (AA)  Soph  45-  5; 2nd:  Caleb Rea, Weir (AA)  Sr  42-  5; 3rd:  Lane Flint, East Fairmont (AA)  Jr  45-  8; 4th:  Hunter Taylor, Independence (AA)  Sr  12-  6; 5th:  Mason Deem, Williamstown (A)  Soph  33- 11; 6th:  Kemo Summers, Bridgeport (AA)  Fr  39- 13

138

1st:  Alec Cook, Madonna (A)  Jr  48-  5; 2nd:  Austin Pumphrey, Frankfort (AA)  Sr  57-  1; 3rd:  Tanner Harris, Independence (AA)  Sr  29-  9;4th:  Khaleb Fazenbaker, East Fairmont (AA)  Sr  40- 14; 5th:  Ethan Zimmerman, Berkeley Springs (AA)  Soph  54- 11; 6th:  Bailey Alderman, Richwood (A)  Sr  43- 14

145

1st:  Jamie Ward, Winfield (AA)  Jr  34-  2; 2nd:  Alex Hart, Independence (AA)  Sr  34-  8; 3rd:  Jake Whiting, Roane County (AA)  Jr  46-  4; 4th:  Zach Davis, Berkeley Springs (AA)  Sr  51-  3; 5th:  Gamon Trigg, Bluefield (AA)  Jr  37-  9; 6th:  Dylan Burks, East Fairmont (AA)  Sr  28- 13

152

1st:  Davy Mundey, Berkeley Springs (AA)  Sr  62-  2; 2nd:  Haegan Harvey, Independence (AA)  Sr  33-  7; 3rd:  Hunter Mitchell, Lewis County (AA)  Sr  53-  5; 4th:  Adam Reichard, Roane County (AA)  Sr  51-  9; 5th:  Malik Cox, Greenbrier West (A)  Soph  28- 13; 6th:  Dylan Kincell, East Fairmont (AA)  Sr  35- 12

160

1st:  Connor Gibson, Independence (AA)  Sr  33-  7; 2nd:  Trent Pullens, Fayetteville (A)  Sr  43-  6; 3rd:  Isaac Van Meter, Moorefield (A)  Fr  54-  3; 4th:  Dimarrian Thomas, East Fairmont (AA)  Jr  19-  7; 5th:  JC Cousins, Frankfort (AA)  Sr  26-  5; 6th:  Jacob Whitney, Braxton County (AA)  Sr  53- 10

170

1st:  Hunter Moore, Wirt County (A)  Sr  36-  5; 2nd:  Vinny Devaney, Nitro (AA)  Sr  35-  8; 3rd:  Nate Kotsko, East Fairmont (AA)  Jr  42-  9; 4th:  Jordan Williams, Braxton County (AA)  Soph  52-  5; 5th:  Shayden Daughtery, Keyser (AA)  Sr  48-  5; 6th:  Will Kuhn, Lewis County (AA)    42- 15

182

1st:  Paul Frampton, Nitro (AA)  Sr  42-  4; 2nd:  Adam Daniels, Independence (AA)  Sr  17-  3; 3rd:  Garrett Cook, Madonna (A)  Jr  48-  5

4th:  Josh Mason, Ritchie County (A)  Sr  39-  8; 5th:  Alec Burgess, Petersburg (AA)  Jr  48-  8; 6th:  Colton Dorsey, Greenbrier West (A)  Jr  33- 12

195

1st:  Jackson Moomau, Petersburg (AA)  Sr  52-  0; 2nd:  Donovan Kirby, Madonna (A)  Jr  38-  8; 3rd:  Mason Kump, Independence (AA)  Jr  32- 12; 4th:  Alex Hale, Winfield (AA)  Sr  46-  6; 5th:  Eric Workman, Liberty Raleigh (AA)  Sr  36- 12; 6th:  Elias Stamm, South Harrison (A)  Jr  42-  6

220

1st:  Christian Lively, Oak Hill (AA)  Sr  28-  5; 2nd:  Tanner Clark, Berkeley Springs (AA)  Sr  18-  5; 3rd:  Doug Morral, Petersburg (AA)  Jr  48-  7; 4th:  Antone Herring, St Marys (A)  Sr  35- 10; 5th:  Kavaughn Summers, Bridgeport (AA)  Jr  35-  3; 6th:  Trey Gunnoe, Independence (AA)  Sr  13- 10

285

1st:  Zach Frazier, Fairmont Senior (AA)  Soph  40-  0; 2nd:  Trey White, Pikeview (AA)  Sr  37-  4; 3rd:  Steven White, Keyser (AA)  Sr  41-  7; 4th:  Levi Lesher, Midland Trail (A)  Sr  34-  7; 5th:  Jordan Brueck, Weir (AA)  Fr  24- 17; 6th:  Hunter Isom, Independence (AA)  Soph  19-  9

Championship

106   Blake Boyers, East Fairmont (AA) Dec Wiley Houser, St Marys (A), 7-2

113   Blake Whorton, East Fairmont (AA) Dec Shawn Moore, Oak Glen (AA), 8-7 OT

120   Cole Laya, East Fairmont (AA) Dec Sean Dawson, Independence (AA), 7-1

126   Brock Whorton, East Fairmont (AA) Dec Liam Lusher, Independence (AA), 5-3

132   Peyton Hall, Oak Glen (AA) Dec Caleb Rea, Weir (AA), 3-1

138   Alec Cook, Madonna (A) Dec Austin Pumphrey, Frankfort (AA), 8-5

145   Jamie Ward, Winfield (AA) Dec Alex Hart, Independence (AA), 8-7 OT

152   Davy Mundey, Berkeley Springs (AA) Dec Haegan Harvey, Independence (AA), 4-2

160   Connor Gibson, Independence (AA) Dec Trent Pullens, Fayetteville (A), 5-2

170   Hunter Moore, Wirt County (A) Dec Vinny Devaney, Nitro (AA), 3-2 OT

182   Paul Frampton, Nitro (AA) M-Dec Adam Daniels, Independence (AA), 11-3

195   Jackson Moomau, Petersburg (AA) Dec Donovan Kirby, Madonna (A), 5-2

220   Christian Lively, Oak Hill (AA) Dec Tanner Clark, Berkeley Springs (AA), 3-1 OT

285   Zach Frazier, Fairmont Senior (AA) Fall Trey White, Pikeview (AA), 1:07

Consolation

106   Christopher Smith, Point Pleasant (AA) M-Dec John Sanders, Independence (AA), 11-2

113   Bryce Perdue, Independence (AA) Dec Noah Hodges, Grafton (AA), 7-3

120   Keith Skaggs, Grafton (AA) Dec George Smith, Point Pleasant (AA), 6-3

126   Mitchell Freeman, Point Pleasant (AA) Dec Justin Stover, Herbert Hoover (AA), 1-0

132   Lane Flint, East Fairmont (AA) M-Dec Hunter Taylor, Independence (AA), 11-1

138   Tanner Harris, Independence (AA) Dec Khaleb Fazenbaker, East Fairmont (AA), 4-3

145   Jake Whiting, Roane County (AA) Dec Zach Davis, Berkeley Springs (AA), 3-1

152   Hunter Mitchell, Lewis County (AA) Dec Adam Reichard, Roane County (AA), 2-1

160   Isaac Van Meter, Moorefield (A) M-Dec Dimarrian Thomas, East Fairmont (AA), 12-3

170   Nate Kotsko, East Fairmont (AA) Dec Jordan Williams, Braxton County (AA), 11-4

182   Garrett Cook, Madonna (A) Dec Josh Mason, Ritchie County (A), 6-1

195   Mason Kump, Independence (AA) Dec Alex Hale, Winfield (AA), 3-1

220   Doug Morral, Petersburg (AA) Dec Antone Herring, St Marys (A), 3-2

285   Steven White, Keyser (AA) Dec Levi Lesher, Midland Trail (A), 5-1

5th Place

106   Logan Powell, Wirt County (A) Dec Zach Barber, Oak Hill (AA), 5-3

Nitro

120   Connor Spaulding, Ritchie County (A) M-Dec Davy Stoots, Liberty Raleigh (AA), 17-0

126   Aidan Gibson, Bridgeport (AA) Dec Gavin Ray, Oak Glen (AA), 11-4

132   Mason Deem, Williamstown (A) M-Dec Kemo Summers, Bridgeport (AA), 13-1

138   Ethan Zimmerman, Berkeley Springs (AA) Dec Bailey Alderman, Richwood (A), 8-2

145   Gamon Trigg, Bluefield (AA) Dec Dylan Burks, East Fairmont (AA), 12-5

152   Malik Cox, Greenbrier West (A) M-Dec Dylan Kincell, East Fairmont (AA), 10-1

160   JC Cousins, Frankfort (AA) Dec Jacob Whitney, Braxton County (AA), 9-4

170   Shayden Daughtery, Keyser (AA) Dec Will Kuhn, Lewis County (AA), 9-3

182   Alec Burgess, Petersburg (AA) Fall Colton Dorsey, Greenbrier West (A), 1:47

195   Eric Workman, Liberty Raleigh (AA) Dec Elias Stamm, South Harrison (A), 6-2

220   Kavaughn Summers, Bridgeport (AA) Fall Trey Gunnoe, Independence (AA), 1:39

285   Jordan Brueck, Weir (AA) Dflt Hunter Isom, Independence (AA), INJ

February 24, 2018 in Herbert Hoover High School Athletics, NEWS, Sports News

Softball looks to keep up winning ways this weekend

Posted: Feb. 23, 2017 |  The Morehead News

Sporting a 6-2 mark to open the season, the Morehead State softball team is back in action this weekend at the Kennesaw State Bobbie Bailey Memorial Tournament.

The Eagles face Florida A&M for a doubleheader Friday at noon, tangle with the host Owls on Saturday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and finish with a matchup versus Rutgers on Sunday at 10 a.m. (more…)

February 23, 2018 in Local Collegiate Athletics, NEWS, Sports News

Shady Invitational set for this weekend

By: Gary Fauber, Sports Editor | Posted: Feb. 16, 2018 | Source: Beckley Register-Herald

It’s mid-February in southern West Virginia. That can only mean one thing.

It’s archery season.

Elementary, middle and high schools all over the state have adopted archery programs through the Archery in the Schools program. Some of them will be in Raleigh County today and Saturday. (more…)

February 16, 2018 in Elkview Middle School Athletics, Herbert Hoover High School Athletics, Local News, NEWS, Sports News, Youth Sports

’Jackets top Clay for 5th in LKC

Posted: Feb. 16, 2018 | Source: The Marietta Times

WILLIAMSTOWN — Eli Inman had 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to help lead Williamstown past Clay County, 58-46, and grab fifth place in the LKC.

The Yellowjackets, who finished the regular season 17-5 and await their postseason matchup, also got 12 points and seven boards from Cullen Cutright as well as 10 markers and seven caroms from Baylor Haught. Xavier Caruthers had an 11-point effort for the ‘Jackets, who also received eight points from Trent Lynch.

Clay County (12-8) was led in scoring by Thomas Haverty (14) and Isaac Workman (13).

Calhoun County 67, St. Marys 63

ST. MARYS — Ben Frederick double-doubled and visiting Calhoun County shot 50 percent from the field Thursday night as the visiting Red Devils knocked off St. Marys, 67-63, to capture 11th place in the Little Kanawha Conference.

St. Marys, which dropped to 7-11 and got a game-high 21 points from Evan Lamp, held a 23-17 lead after the opening quarter.

Frederick finished with 16 points and 10 boards while Red Devil teammates Adam Parsons (15), Trevor Carder (13) and Soney Wilson (13) also provided plenty of scoring punch. Parsons added five assists and John Whipkey chipped in eight markers.

Richard Dornon double-doubled with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who also got 10 points and a game-high six assists from William Steele. SMHS also had a combined 17 points from Peyton Auxier and Cameron Miller.

Calhoun County (5-15) returns to action with a road tilt Tuesday versus Harman.

Wood County Christian 68, Calvary Baptist 56

SUMMERSVILLE — Wood County Christian was sizzling from the floor Thursday in a West Virginia Christian Athletic Tournament game.

The Wildcats (10-14) knocked off Calvary Baptist (21-5) 68-56 to advance to the semifinals at 6 p.m. today against Cross Lanes Christian.

Wood County Christian made 23 of 38 (61 percent) shot attempts. Luke Spencer led the way with a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double. Trey Davis added 14 points, Garrett Napier netted 12 and Sam Cremeans and Ethan Thibault chipped in 10 apiece.

Isaac Massie led all scorers with 21 points for Calvary Baptist. Robert Clutter added nine.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Valley (Wetzel) 45, St. Marys 44

PINE GROVE — A tough season for St. Marys didn’t get any better here Thursday as Mary Taylor’s potential game-winning basket went off the iron as host Valley (Wetzel) survived the Blue Devils, 45-44, on senior night.

Sophie Palmer finished her final regular season game with 23 points to lead all scorers for the hosts. Caitlyn Underwood chipped in 11 markers for Valley (12-9), which squandered a 30-16 halftime advantage.

SMHS, which will carry an 8-14 record into a 3:30 p.m. Saturday home sectional game versus Paden City, battled back to take a 44-42 lead late. After the Blue Devils missed two foul shots, Valley made one and the visitors had the ball. However, a SMHS turnover then proved costly and Valley made two more freebies and then held on at the end.

Addie Furr (16) and Ciara Bennett (11) led the Blue Devils, who went 20 of 40 from the charity stripe, in scoring. Kylie Wright grabbed 10 boards and had three assists in the setback.

Victory Christian Academy 36, Wood County Christian 22

SUMMERSVILLE — In the opening round of the WVCAT here Thursday, Wood County Christian couldn’t recover from a 15-4 deficit after the first quarter as the Wildcats were saddled with a 36-22 defeat at the hands of Victory Christian Academy.

WCC, which dropped to 6-13 and plays at 9 a.m. today versus Greater Beckley Christian, received eight points from Hannah Headley and four markers apiece from Ellie Powell and Sidney Strause.

VCA (9-7) was led in point-production by Abby Gregory with 10 and Emily Markham with nine.

Caldwell 66, Paden City 22

CALDWELL — Cayton Secrest was three steals shy of a triple-double Thursday, registering 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven swipes in Caldwell’s 66-22 victory over visiting Paden City.

The Redskins also got a 14-point, 11-board double-double from Julia Griffith, 12 points and four assists from Cloe Siddle and 10 points from Lexie Weisend.

Paden City got 13 of its points from Hannah Loy.

February 16, 2018 in Local News, NEWS, Sports News, Youth Sports

MSU softball sweeps Central Michigan

Posted: Feb. 12, 2018 | Source: The Morehead News

Morehead State softball picked up another win early in its 2018 campaign, but recorded its first loss, bringing its record to 3-1 on the season.

The Eagles defeated Central Michigan for the second time this season, recording a 3-2 victory on a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning. Appalachian State handed Morehead State its first loss after a 15-8 late-night contest at Sikes Field.

MSU 3, CMU 2

Freshman Paige Scruggs sealed the win for Morehead State, but senior pitcher Chelsea McManaway carried the Eagles with a full game in the circle. McManaway struck out eight, allowing only one earned run among 24 batters faced.

Each of Morehead State’s three runs were scored off home runs by freshman players. Kalle Coleman homered to left center in the top of the second, followed by a two-run game-winner from Scruggs in the final inning. Allison Rager recorded three hits in four at-bats, while Taylor Wheeler logged two hits and one run in three at-bats.

ASU 15, MSU 8

Rager began the Eagles’ second matchup in the circle, pitching the game’s first 2.2 innings. Rager allowed nine hits and seven runs, striking out four and walking one. A trio of Eagles relieved Rager, led by 2.2 innings from freshman Megan Murphy. Rager received the loss on the day, brining her season record to 1-1.

In a game-high five at-bats, Taylor Wheeler logged two hits and two runs with a solo homer in the first inning. Rager took the plate with one run and a hit in three at-bats, complemented by two RBIs. Coleman recorded three hits in four at-bats, bringing home one run and two RBIs.

February 13, 2018 in Local Collegiate Athletics, Local News, NEWS, Sports News

Class AA-A state wrestling tournament pairings

By: Gary Fauber | Posted: Feb. 12, 2018 | Source: Beckley Register-Herald

Class AA/A pairings for the first round of the 2018 West Virginia high school wrestling championships beginning Feb. 22 in Huntington, including wrestler, school, class and record (key: C-regional champion, R-runner-up, T-third place, F-fourth place, number is region; read paragraphs top to bottom as brackets):

106 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Blake Boyers, East Fairmont, fr., 32-4 vs. F4-Brandon Maynard, Man, fr., 29-7; R2- Joseph Blake, Lewis County, 40-9 vs. T3-Zach Barber, Oak Hill, sr., 22-4;

C4-Christopher Smith, Pt. Pleasant, fr., 31-3 vs. F1-Camden Barr, Oak Glen, soph., 24-20; R3-Marshall Clere, Greenbrier West, soph., 28-19 vs. T2-Noah Allman, Grafton, fr., 41-16.

LOWER BRACKET: C2-Jake Long, Braxton County, fr., 46-8 vs. F3-Bradley Brown, Liberty (R), soph., 40-15; R1-Wiley Houser, St. Marys, fr., 37-5 vs. T4-Billy Smith, Winfield, fr., 29-18;

C3-John Sanders, Independence, fr., 18-16 vs. F2-Ryan Murphy, Liberty Harrison, fr., 38-19; R4-Logan Powell, Wirt County, fr., 33-9 vs. T1-Eli Nazelrodt, Petersburg, fr., 25-20.

113 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Blake Whorton, East Fairmont, soph., 40-2 vs. F3-Matt Amick, Nicholas County, jr., 43-10; R4-Justin Cornell, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 39-6 vs. T2-Alex Burge, Braxton County, fr., 39-14;

C3-Bryce Perdue, Independence, fr., 21-11 vs. F1-Tyler Staggs, Keyser, sr., 42-6; R2-Zaiah Blackwell, Roane County, jr., 33-17 vs. T4-Hunter Poole, Wirt County, soph., 25-10.

LOWER BRACKET: C4-Brantley Guckert, Williamstown, sr., 32-5 vs. F2-Joseph Powers, Doddridge County, fr., 31-18; R1-Shawn Moore, Oak Glen, jr., 34-8 vs. T3-Tyler Teel, Herbert Hoover, fr., 27-8;

C2-Noah Hodges, Grafton, jr., 51-3 vs. F4-Matt Smith, Winfield, sr., 23-15; R3-Ashby West, Oak Hill, soph., 33-8 vs. T1-Brady Layman, Ritchie County, fr., 40-6.

120 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Cole Laya, East Fairmont, sr., 35-1 vs. F2-Paxton Cody, Moorefield, soph., 8-12; R3- Eric Crowe, Greenbrier West, jr., 24-19 vs. T4-Hunter Whittington, Sissonville, jr., 23-8;

C2-Keith Skaggs, Grafton, sr., 22-2 vs. F1-Wyatt Conley, Weir, soph., 28-16; R4-Mike Daley, Winfield, fr., 31-14 vs. T3-Davy Stoots, Liberty (R), soph., 36-10.

LOWER BRACKET: C3-Sean Dawson, Independence, soph., 25-9 vs. F4-AJ Garrett, Wirt County, fr., 23-16; R1-Connor Spaulding, Ritchie County, jr., 34-4 vs. T2-Blake Sontos, Clay County, fr., 36-12;

C4-George Smith, Pt. Pleasant, jr., 29-5 vs. F3-Levi Price, Shady Spring, fr., 23-31; R2-Tyee Ellison, Braxton County, fr., 40-13 vs. T1-Kevin Brewer, Fairmont Senior, sr., 27-8.

126 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Brock Whorton, East Fairmont, sr., 39-0 vs. F4-Dallas Hazelett, Nitro, soph., 21-19; R2-Reese Burnside, Doddridge County, fr., 36-11 vs. T3-Logan Seldomridge, Greenbrier West, sr., 35-9;

C4-Mitchell Freeman, Pt. Pleasant, fr., 40-8 vs. F1-Gavin Ray, Oak Glen, fr., 25-12; R3-Justin Stover, Herbert Hoover, sr., 38-5 vs. T2-Preston Peck, South Harrison, soph., 31-17.

LOWER BRACKET: C2-Aidan Gibson, Bridgeport, soph., 40-10 vs. F3-Kyle Barker, Nicholas County, sr., 34- 14; R1-Blaze Cain, Weir, sr., 29-17 vs. T4-Casey Burdette, Sissonville, jr., 23-14;

C3-Liam Lusher, Independence, jr., 24-10 vs. F2-Devin Barnes, Liberty Harrison, jr., 38-18; R4-Colton Whipkey, Wirt County, soph., 27-17 vs. T1-Cole Morris, Berkeley Springs, soph., 38-9.

132 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Caleb Rea, Weir, sr., 39-4 vs. F3-Dan Nutter, Greenbrier West, jr., 22-19; R4-Trevor Hunt, Wahama, soph., 33-12 vs. T2-Gunner Childers, Liberty Harrison, fr., 30-19;

C3-Hunter Taylor, Independence, sr., 9-4 vs. F1-Brandon Shaw, Berkeley Springs, jr., 45-12; R2-Anthony Colombo, South Harrison, soph., 18-13 vs. T4-Mason Deem, Williamstown, soph., 29-9.

LOWER BRACKET: C4-Wyatt Powell, Wirt County, jr., 33-6 vs. F2-Gage Smith, Doddridge County, soph., 29-17; R1-Peyton Hall, Oak Glen, soph., 41-5 vs. T3-Seth Martin, Oak Hill, sr., 30-12;

C2-Kemo Summers, Bridgeport, fr., 36-10 vs. F4-Tyler Messinger, Lincoln County, jr., 19-9; R3-Clayton Pettry, Liberty (R), jr., 43-14 vs. T1-Lane Flint, East Fairmont, jr., 41-7.

138 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Austin Pumphrey, Frankfort, sr., 54-0 vs. F2-Kevin Wetzel, Moorefield, fr., 31-23; R3-Bailey Alderman, Richwood, sr., 40-11 vs. T4-Wyatt Wilson, Pt. Pleasant, fr., 31-17;

C2-Gage Vincent, Braxton County, sr., 49-4 vs. F1-Ethan Zimmerman, Berkeley Springs, soph., 51-9; R4- Eli Stump, Calhoun County, sr., 36-5 vs. T3-Colton Testerman, Shady Spring, soph., 32-19.

LOWER BRACKET: C3-Tanner Harris, Independence, sr., 24-8 vs. F4-Luke Hughes, Nitro, fr., 27-15; R1- Alec Cook, Madonna, jr., 44-5 vs. T2-Russel Murphy, Liberty Harrison, soph., 17-5;

C4-Casch Somerville, Williamstown, soph., 38-11 vs. F3-Eli Sedlock, Fayetteville, fr., 28-18; R2-Addison Courtney, Bridgeport, soph., 28-14 vs. T1-Khaleb Fazenbaker, East Fairmont, sr., 37-12.

145 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Zach Davis, Berkeley Springs, sr., 48-1 vs. F4-Clay Tanner, Ravenswood, soph., 25- 13; R2-Dillion Williams, Grafton, soph., 47-7 vs. T3-Trevor Edenfield, Greenbrier West, sr., 39-11;

C4-Jamie Ward, Winfield, jr., 30-2 vs. F1-Dylan Burks, East Fairmont, sr., 25-10; R3-Gamon Trigg, Bluefield, jr., 33-7 vs. T2-Gavin Triplett, Braxton County, jr., 28-6.

LOWER BRACKET: C2-Jake Whiting, Roane County, jr., 42-3 vs. F3-Ben Kee, Herbert Hoover, soph., 30-10; R1-Ethan Swick, Petersburg, sr., 34-13 vs. T4-Julian Stoneman, Williamstown, fr., 27-15;

C3-Alex Hart, Independence, sr., 31-7 vs. F2-Tanner George, Philip Barbour, jr., 21-8; R4-Zac Samson, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 33-14 vs. T1-Tyler Mason, Keyser, jr., 39-7.

152 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Dylan Kincell, East Fairmont, sr., 33-9 vs. F3-Sammy Pullens, Fayetteville, jr., 28-16; R4-Ethan Herdman, Wahama, sr., 37-9 vs. T2-Austin Gibson, Bridgeport, jr., 38-11;

C3-Haegan Harvey, Independence, sr., 30-6 vs. F1-Garrett Conaway, North Marion, fr., 44-15; R2-Adam Reichard, Roane County, sr., 47-7 vs. T4-Bryce Breeden, Winfield, jr., 24-5.

LOWER BRACKET: C4-Logan Southall, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 25-11 vs. F2-Logan Conley, Braxton County, fr., 39-20; R1-Davy Mundey, Berkeley Springs, sr., 58-2 vs. T3-Cameron Crislip, Nicholas County, sr., 46-8;

C2-Hunter Mitchell, Lewis County, sr., 48-4 vs. F4-Noah Garrett, Wirt County, sr., 18-15; R3-Malik Cox, Greenbrier West, soph., 25-11 vs. T1-Noah Kiszka, Frankfort, soph., 44-10.

160 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Hunter Baird, Madonna, sr., 21-8 vs. F2-Caleb Crabtree, Lincoln, jr., 42-19; R3-Trent Pullens, Fayetteville, sr., 40-5 vs. T4-Jacob Roub, Pt. Pleasant, sr., 30-16;

C2-Isaac Van Meter, Moorefield, fr., 50-2 vs. F1-Scotty Collins, Ritchie County, sr., 18-8; R4-Dalton McCune, Calhoun County, jr., 8-2 vs. T3-Colton Kessler, Greenbrier West, jr., 31-14.

LOWER BRACKET: C3-Connor Gibson, Independence, sr., 29-7 vs. F4-Caleb Whittington, Sissonville, sr., 15-9; R1-Dimarrian Thomas, East Fairmont, jr., 15-5 vs. T2-Jacob Whitney, Braxton County, sr., 50-7;

C4-Jay Hall, Winfield, sr., 31-7 vs. F3-Zach Paxton, Herbert Hoover, fr., 16-13; R2-Deacon Stearns, Liberty Harrison, jr., 43-8 vs. T1-JC Cousins, Frankfort, sr., 23-3.

170 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Shayden Daugherty, Keyser, sr., 45-3 vs. F4-Jacob Bryant, Pt. Pleasant, sr., 27-19; R2-Will Kunh, Lewis County, 39-12 vs. T3-Hayden Burdette, Richwood, sr., 22-10;

C4-Hunter Moore, Wirt County, sr., 32-5 vs. F1-Wyatt Wingrove, Cameron, sr., 22-18; R3-Tucker Lawson, Independence, sr., 25-13 vs. T2-Lincoln Mayle, Philip Barbour, jr., 26-15.

LOWER BRACKET: C2-Jordan Williams, Braxton County, soph., 48-3 vs. F3-Kris Wilson, Fayetteville, jr., 35-13; R1-Nate Kotsko, East Fairmont, jr., 38-8 vs. T4-Chance Dixon, Winfield, jr., 33-14;

C3-Chase Patterson, Greenbrier West, soph., 42-5 vs. F2-Benson Bassell, Bridgeport, sr., 38-14; R4-Vinny Devaney, Nitro, sr., 32-7 vs. T1-Peyton Thompson, Berkeley Springs, fr., 47-11.

182 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Garrett Cook, Madonna, jr., 44-4 vs. F3-Ben Lusk, PikeView, sr., 40-10; R4-Clayton Hill, Pt. Pleasant, sr., 28-17 vs. T2-Seth Meador, Braxton County, soph., 41-17;

C3-Adam Daniels, Independence, sr., 14-2 vs. F1-Grant Postlethwait, East Fairmont, jr., 25-21; R2-Colton Casto, Clay County, fr., 39-6 vs. T4-JD McCallister, Winfield, jr., 28-9.

LOWER BRACKET: C4-Paul Frampton, Nitro, sr., 38-4 vs. F2-Kyle Parsons, Roane County, jr., 33-20; R1- Alec Burgess, Petersburg, jr., 44-6 vs. T3-Zach Spencer, Herbert Hoover, jr., 27-10;

C2-Colten Hovermale, Lincoln, soph., 42-7 vs. F4-Christian Thomas, Wahama, sr., 28-12; R3-Colton Dorsey, Greenbrier West, jr., 30-9 vs. T1-Josh Mason, Ritchie County, sr., 36-6.

195 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Jackson Moomau, Petersburg, sr., 48-0 vs. F2-Ryan LaAsmar, Notre Dame, sr., 22-5; R3-Noah Brown, Greenbrier West, fr., 36-9 vs. T4-Glenn McFee, Wirt County, jr., 19-14;

C2-Elias Stamm, South Harrison, jr., 40-3 vs. F1-Nate Gerau, East Fairmont, jr., 18-18; R4-Juan Marquez, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 36-12 vs. T3-Eric Workman, Liberty (R), sr., 32-10.

LOWER BRACKET: C3-Mason Kump, Independence, jr., 27-11 vs. F4-Jacob Reynolds Jr, Poca, jr., 20-11; R1-Donovan Kirby, Madonna, jr., 35-7 vs. T2-Sturgis May, Braxton County, fr., 30-7;

C4-Alex Hale, Winfield, sr., 43-4 vs. F3-Jordan Vaught, PikeView, jr., 27-9; R2-Jaden Marino, Robert C Byrd, jr., 35-4 vs. T1-Kyler Flanigan, Oak Glen, sr., 18-23.

220 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Doug Morral, Petersburg, jr., 44-6 vs. F4-Waytt Stanley, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 17-12; R2-Quinn Meador, Braxton County, soph., 44-7 vs. T3-Ben Bailey, Herbert Hoover, sr., 26-4;

C4-Gavin Shamblin, Sissonville, soph., 29-9 vs. F1-Austin Conaway, North Marion, sr., 21-8; R3-Christian Lively, Oak Hill, sr., 24-5 vs. T2-DJ Smith, Roane County, soph., 27-13.

LOWER BRACKET: C2-Kavaughn Summers, Bridgeport, jr., 31-1 vs. F3-Logan Price, PikeView, jr., 37-12; R1-Tanner Clark, Berkeley Springs, sr., 15-4 vs. T4-Jacob Scraggs, Lincoln County, jr., 15-3;

C3-Trey Gunnoe, Independence, sr., 11-7 vs. F2-Seth Pumphrey, South Harrison, jr., 24-17; R4-Antonio Serevicz, Wahama, jr., 33-3 vs. T1-Antone Herring, St. Marys, sr., 31-8.

285 pounds

UPPER BRACKET: C1-Zach Frazier, Fairmont Senior, soph., 36-0 vs. F3-Devin Vance, Liberty (R), soph., 26- 23; R4-Cody Riley, Buffalo, soph., 14-8 vs. T2-Michael Junkins, Notre Dame, fr., 25-9;

C3-Levi Lesher, Midland Trail, sr., 30-5 vs. F1-Mikey Hamrick, Magnolia, soph., 21-8; R2-Ryan Metzgar, Lewis County, sr., 36-8 vs. T4-DJ Browning, Man, sr., 18-7.

LOWER BRACKET: C4-Jake Muncy, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 23-14 vs. F2-Isaiah Cumberledge, Braxton County, sr., 31-8; R1-Cory Chipps, Tyler Consolidated, sr., 29-3 vs. T3-Hunter Isom, Independence, soph., 17-6;

C2-Garrett Ware, Grafton, sr., 47-3 vs. F4-Tyler Mileto, Logan, jr., 24-6; R3-Trey White, PikeView, sr., 34- 3 vs. T1-Steven White, Keyser, sr., 36-6.

February 12, 2018 in Herbert Hoover High School Athletics, Local News, NEWS, Sports News

Herbert Hoover Huskies Place 3rd in Regional Tournament

Herbert Hoover Huskies wrestling earns birth to the 71st Annual West Virginia State High School Wrestling Tournament that will be held in Huntington on February 22 – 24, 2018 at Big Sandy Super Store Arena.

Hoover took third place in the Class AA-A Region 3 tournament at Independence.

According to Tom Bragg, Sports Reporter with the WV Gazette-Mail PREPS the Huskies will send Tyler Teel (113), Justin Stover (126), Zach Paxton (160), Zach Spencer (182) and Ben Bailey (220) to Huntington.

For Tom Bragg’s full report on the wrestlers from the Kanawha Valley who landed spots in the state tournament click here.

Herbert Hoover Huskies Wrestling Places 3rd in Regional Tournament

Individual Placers:

2nd Place – Justin Stover

3rd Place – Ben Bailey, Zach Spencer and Tyler Teel

4th Place – Ben Kee and Zach Paxton

5th Place – Peyton Huffman and Jacob Mullins

February 11, 2018 in Herbert Hoover High School Athletics, NEWS, Sports News

Signing classes show bright future for WVSU, UC football

Former South Harrison standout Freddy Canary (21) is one of the highlights of West Virginia State’s signing class.
Photo by: Kyle Jenkins Exponent-Telegram

By: Michael Carvelli, Staff Writer | Posted: Feb. 7, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail

When National Signing Day came around last year, things were a lot different for John Pennington at West Virginia State.

Just days into his tenure as the Yellow Jackets’ head coach, Pennington and the small staff he already had in place scrambled to get to recruits in the closing days before signing day, pitching the idea of what his version of the program would look like. A year later, that idea has turned into actual tangible results on the field – and a WVSU team that is coming off its first winning season since 2008 as it heads toward what Pennington and his staff believes to be a bright future. (more…)

February 7, 2018 in Local Collegiate Athletics, NEWS, Sports News

Hundreds attend youth archery tournament

Ryan Fischer/The Herald-Dispatch | Alexandria Christian, 11, of Elkview Middle and Adam Workman, 11, of Marlington Middle drew back their arrows during the 8th annual Elkview Middle School Archery Tournament on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at the Chris Cline Athletic Complex in Huntington.

By: Fred Pace | Posted: Feb. 4, 2018 | Source: Herald-Dispatch view additional photos here

HUNTINGTON – Thanks to movies like “The Hunger Games,” participation in youth archery has increased each year at the annual Elkview Middle School Archery Tournament, which was held at Marshall University this year.

“I want to be as good of an archer as Katniss is in ‘The Hunger Games’ movies,” Marra Tharp, an 11-year-old student at Moundsville Middle School, said in reference to one of the movie series’ main characters, Katniss Everdeen, who is known for her archery skills. “This is my first year in the tournament, and I have been practicing since the summer to be ready for this tournament.”

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February 4, 2018 in Elkview Middle School Athletics, NEWS, Sports News, Youth Sports