Submitted photo West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Department of Physics and Engineering has been successful at the recent West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, a program sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Shown here are Department Chair Dr. Albert Popson, John Harvey, Angela Meyer, Connor Farrell, Dr. Tracey DeLaney and Ethan Randolph. Not pictured is Paige Stinson.
Posted: April 17, 2018 | Source: The InterMountain
BUCKHANNON — West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Department of Physics and Engineering was successful at the April meeting of the West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, a program sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (more…)
Posted: April 17, 2018 | Source: Clay County Free Press
The first 2018 meeting of the Clay County Landmarks Commission and Historical Society was held April 4, 2018 in the Clay County Library. Present were Quincy Potasnik, Sandra Claybrook, Jeanine Samples, Jim Miller, Marlene Potasnik, Eloise Boggs and Danny Dawson.
In the absence of President Jerry Stover, Eloise Chaired the meeting, following an agenda prepared by President Stover.
The minutes of our last meeting in November, 2017, were approved as printed in the local newspapers. Sandra gave the treasurer’s report.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The meeting adjourned.
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 1:00 PM, Clay County Library.
By: Ryan Pritt | Posted: April 16, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
TEAM RECORDS
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Herbert Hoover | 16 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hurricane | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Nitro | 14 | 3 | .824 |
| George Washington | 10 | 3 | .769 |
| Poca | 12 | 5 | .706 |
| St. Albans | 11 | 6 | .647 |
| Buffalo | 12 | 7 | .632 |
| Cross Lanes Christian | 12 | 8 | .600 |
| Riverside | 8 | 6 | .571 |
| Winfield | 8 | 10 | .444 |
| Sissonville | 6 | 12 | .333 |
| South Charleston | 3 | 10 | .231 |
| Capital | 4 | 15 | .211 |
| Charleston Catholic | 1 | 10 | .091 |
BATTING AVERAGE
(Minimum 2 plate appearances per team game)
| Player, school | AB | H | Avg. |
| Caiti Mathes, Hurr. | 28 | 17 | .607 |
| Kalissa Lacy, GW | 31 | 18 | .581 |
| Kirsten Belcher, Hoover | 38 | 22 | .579 |
| Lydia Sweat, Nitro | 45 | 25 | .556 |
| Jayme Bailey, Hurr. | 24 | 13 | .542 |
| Rebekah Woody, Hoover | 50 | 26 | .520 |
| Kiersten Landers, Hurr. | 35 | 18 | .514 |
| Jenna Thomas, Siss. | 55 | 28 | .509 |
| Hannah McDermitt, Riv. | 41 | 20 | .488 |
| Kiersten Witters, CLC | 39 | 19 | .487 |
| Emma Groe, GW | 35 | 17 | .486 |
| Hannah Pullen, Riv. | 39 | 17 | .483 |
| Madison Ramirez, Riv. | 42 | 20 | .476 |
| Grace Smith, GW | 40 | 19 | .475 |
| Cortney Fizer, Hoover | 36 | 17 | .472 |
| Gracie Donato, Riv. | 36 | 17 | .472 |
| Kinsey Hudson, SA | 53 | 25 | .472 |
| Taylor McCray, Hurr. | 30 | 14 | .467 |
| Lindsey Phares, Hurr. | 28 | 13 | .464 |
| Bella Savilla, Nitro | 50 | 23 | .460 |
| Jess Canterbury, Hoover | 37 | 17 | .459 |
| Charity Stepp, CLC | 46 | 21 | .457 |
| Katlyn Rasnake, Buffalo | 55 | 25 | .455 |
| Sara Stepp, CLC | 56 | 25 | .446 |
| Sydney Houck, Winfield | 54 | 24 | .444 |
| Megan Seafler, Hoover | 52 | 23 | .442 |
| Hailey Harr, Nitro | 43 | 19 | .442 |
| Lauren Pauley, Riv. | 52 | 23 | .442 |
| Jillian Holley, SA | 46 | 20 | .435 |
| Jasmine Symns, Riv. | 42 | 18 | .429 |
| Elyssa Medley, Winfield | 42 | 18 | .429 |
| Haley Stepp, CLC | 33 | 14 | .424 |
| Kelsie Lanham, Riv. | 33 | 14 | .424 |
| Delani Buckner, Hoover | 38 | 16 | .421 |
| Brianna McCown, GW | 36 | 15 | .417 |
| Morgan Jennings, Siss. | 48 | 20 | .417 |
| Lindsey Russell, Buffalo | 53 | 22 | .415 |
| Presley McGee, Hoover | 41 | 17 | .415 |
| Kenzie Hale, Winfield | 56 | 23 | .411 |
| Aly Soblit, Siss. | 49 | 20 | .408 |
| Gracie Payne, SA | 47 | 19 | .404 |
| Fran George, Catholic | 20 | 8 | .400 |
| Lauren Price, GW | 35 | 14 | .400 |
| Harlie Vannatter, Hurr. | 25 | 10 | .400 |
| Jaylyn Beane, Siss. | 40 | 16 | .400 |
| Taylor Bonnett, Poca | 46 | 18 | .391 |
| Emily Taylor, Siss. | 49 | 19 | .388 |
| Taylor Long, Siss. | 52 | 20 | .385 |
| Mercedes Bush, Poca | 50 | 19 | .380 |
| Zoey Dunlap, Hurr. | 29 | 11 | .379 |
| Brooke Persinger, Buffalo | 45 | 17 | .378 |
| Mallori Chapman, Hoover | 43 | 16 | .372 |
| Tori Green, Hurr. | 27 | 10 | .370 |
| Grace McCallister, CLC | 38 | 14 | .368 |
| K.K. Short, Winfield | 57 | 21 | .368 |
| Morgan Larch, SC | 30 | 11 | .367 |
| Grace Denison, Winfield | 52 | 19 | .365 |
| Olivia Corbett, Catholic | 22 | 8 | .364 |
| Molly Collins, Poca | 58 | 21 | .362 |
| Kayla Letart, SA | 50 | 18 | .360 |
| Rachel Walton, SC | 25 | 9 | .360 |
| Karlie Hill, Poca | 51 | 18 | .353 |
| Anna Falbo, SC | 34 | 12 | .352 |
| Katy Darnell, GW | 37 | 13 | .351 |
HOME RUNS
8: Thomas, Sissonville
6: Mathes, Hurricane
4: Pullen, Riverside; Ramirez, Riverside; Payne, SA
3: Donato, Riverside; Soblit, Sissonville; Medley, Winfield; Hale, Winfield
2: C. Stepp, CLC; Groe, GW; Smith, GW; Belcher, Hoover; Fizer, Hoover; Woody, Hoover; McGee, Hoover; Bailey, Hurricane; Tori Gibeaut, Poca; Holley, SA; Houck, Winfield
RBI
31: Mathes, Hurricane; Sweat, Nitro
29: Belcher, Hoover
25: C. Stepp, CLC; Payne, SA; Thomas, Sissonville
22: Holley, SA
20: H. Stepp, CLC; Savilla, Nitro
18: Fizer, Hoover; Woody, Hoover; Groe, GW; Pullen, Riverside
17: Elizabeth Witzke, CLC; Witters, CLC; Hale, Winfield
16: McCown, GW; Ramirez, Riverside
15: Russell, Buffalo; Smith, GW; McCray, Hurricane; Donato, Riverside; Honesty Bragg, Sissonville
Triples
4: H. Stepp, CLC
3: C. Stepp, CLC
2: Fizer, Hoover; Chapman, Hoover; Pauley, Riverside; McDermitt, Riverside; Kennedy Buckley, Riverside; Medley, Winfield
Doubles
9: Sweat, Nitro
8: S. Stepp, CLC; Medley, Winfield; Houck, Winfield
7: Chapman, Hoover; Savilla, Nitro; Bonnett, Poca; Hudson, SA; Hale, Winfield
6: McCray, Hurricane; Vannatter, Hurricane; Collins, Poca; Donato, Riverside
5: Fizer, Hoover; Groe, GW; Belcher, Hoover; Woody, Hoover; Bailey, Hurricane; Walton, SC; Taylor, Sissonville; Short, Winfield
Stolen bases
28: Kerigan Moore, Nitro
23: Morgan Burdette, Nitro
20: Rasnake, Buffalo
14: Landers, Hurricane
13: Symns, Riverside
12: Gibeaut, Poca
10: Bush, Poca
8: S. Stepp, CLC; C. Stepp, CLC; Bailey, Hurricane
7: Witters, CLC; Seafler, Hoover; Jennings, Sissonville
6: Canterbury, Hoover; Soblit, Sissonville
5: Woody, Hoover; Phares, Hurricane; Pauley, Riverside; Haley Carroll, Riverside; Short, Winfield
Pitching wins
14-3: Savilla, Nitro
9-0: Buckner, Hoover; Vannatter, Hurricane
9-2: Bonnett, Poca
9-5: Hudson, SA
8-4: Russell, Buffalo
7-0: McGee, Hoover
6-2: C. Stepp, CLC; McCown, GW
5-2: Pauley, Riverside
5-5: Witzke, CLC
4-1: Smith, GW
4-3: Maggie Bird, Buffalo
ERA
0.30: Buckner, Hoover
0.33: Vannatter, Hurricane
1.33: McCown, GW
1.69: Bonnett, Poca
1.73: McGee, Hoover
1.99: Savilla, Nitro
3.13: Hudson, SA
3.56: Pauley, Riverside
3.66: Collins, Poca
3.84: Smith, GW
4.02: C. Stepp, CLC
4.45: Aly Grover, SC
4.94: Medley, Winfield
4.99: Faith Gaylor, Winfield
Strikeouts
118: Savilla, Nitro
104: Hudson, SA
99: Bonnett, Poca
98: Buckner, Hoover
78: Witzke, CLC
75: Russell, Buffalo
74: Vannatter, Hurricane
62: McCown, GW
61: Corbett, Catholic
55: McGee, Hoover
40: Bird, Buffalo
36: Gaylor, Winfield
32: Alexis Bailey, Sissonville
31: Pauley, Riverside
Note: Statistics not provided for Capital
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In this Feb. 10, 2012, file photo, former Marshall basketball and NBA star Hal Greer receives a standing ovation during the Veterans Memorial Field House Finale in Huntington. Greer, a Hall of Fame guard and the Philadelphia 76ers’ career leading scorer, died Saturday at 81 following a brief illness. Mark Webb, Herald-Dispatch via AP
By: Rick McCann, The Herald Dispatch | Posted: April 16, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
HUNTINGTON — Huntington native Hal Greer, a Marshall Thundering Herd basketball legend, NBA champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member, died Saturday in Arizona after a brief illness. He was 81.
Greer was residing in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Mayme. The couple’s three children are daughters Kelly and Sherry and a son, Hal Jr.
“For many of us, Hal Greer was a hero who helped us dream that we could conquer the world,” said Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, a city native and former Marshall football player. “He proved that a person of exceptional skill, a strong work ethic, and unbridled determination could set standards that the world would seek to emulate. It’s a sad day for all Huntingtonians.”
Harold Everett Greer was born June 26, 1936, and grew up on Doulton Avenue just off the former 16th Street that was renamed Hal Greer Boulevard in 1978.
“Hal was a fantastic ambassador for Marshall and a great basketball player,” Marshall men’s basketball head coach Dan D’Antoni said. “He will forever be remembered by Herd fans and will be enshrined forever with the boulevard that is named after him.”
Greer was a basketball star at the old Douglass High School and caught the eye of Marshall College head coach Cam Henderson, who recruited him for the Thundering Herd. In 1955, playing for head coach Jule Rivlin, Greer became the first African-American scholarship athlete at Marshall and at a traditionally white college in West Virginia.
He was one of Marshall’s all-time greats (1955-58) with career totals of 1,377 points, 765 rebounds and 54.5 percent shooting. He was part of the 1956 Mid-American Conference championship team that was Marshall’s first NCAA tournament participant. He was an All-Mid-American Conference performer in 1957 and 1958 whose No. 16 jersey was retired by Marshall.
“Hal was a great player and a great person,” said former teammate Sonny Allen. “He got better each year. His sophomore year Jack Freeman would have been a a starter, but Jack broke his wrist. Hal got in there and never got out. He was a forward, then he played guard. As a junior he played the pivot. His senior year he moved back to guard.
“He also played [Marshall] baseball. He was a first baseman.”
Allen, a retired coach living in Reno, Nevada, who led Old Dominion University to the 1975 NCAA Division II national championship, said his last contact with Greer was at a “Farewell to Veterans Memorial Field House” event in 2012.
The event was attended by nearly 100 former Herd players and coaches before the building on Fifth Avenue at 26th Street was torn down to make way for Marshall’s soccer complex.
“He kept to himself,” Allen said. “A lot of former players and teammates reached out to him.”
Allen’s memories of playing with Greer produced only two racial incidents.
One of them was in Charleston before a game against Morris Harvey College. The Marshall team went into a downtown Charleston restaurant and after about five minutes Rivlin said it was time to leave. Rivlin said the restaurant refused to serve the Herd because Greer was black.
Another time the Herd was in Johnson City, Tennessee, to play and there were two hotels in town.
“One normal hotel and one fleabag hotel,” Allen said. “We stayed at the fleabag and didn’t know why. We found out one hotel was for white people and one was for black people.”
Otherwise, Allen said he never felt any problems with other players, the students or the fans.
Greer was a 1985 inductee of the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Philadelphia 76ers honored Greer during their Monday night playoff game against the Miami Heat. The tribute included players wearing black patches with Greer’s No. 15 on their jerseys.
Greer was drafted in 1958 by the Syracuse Nationals, who became the Philadelphia 76ers in 1963, and played all 15 of his NBA seasons with the franchise. He is the 76ers all-time leader in points (21,586), games played (1,122) and field goals (8,504). His career averages were 19.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
The 6-foot-2, 175-pound guard was an important cog on Philadelphia’s 1966-67 team led by center Wilt Chamberlain that won the NBA championship. Greer averaged 22.1 points that season.
Greer had such a good jump shot that he became known for shooting jumpers on free throw attempts.
He was a 10-time all-star and was named in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
The team retired his jersey No. 15 in 1976 and his death came 14 months after the 76ers unveiled a statue in his honor at their Camden, New Jersey, practice facility.
“In addition to his historic contributions on the court, Greer will forever be remembered as a true gentleman who used the tremendous platform of basketball to uplift and inspire others,” the 76ers said in a statement.
Greer was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1982.
Reporter Taylor Stuck contributed to this report.
By: Michael Lemley | Posted: April 15, 2018 | Source: WV News
GRANTSVILLE — One person was injured in a hit-and-run incident in Calhoun County early Sunday morning, according to West Virginia State Police.
The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. near the Calhoun/Clay county line.
Police said three men were in a dark red vehicle, either a Chevrolet or a GMC, and struck a pedestrian.
Troopers said the incident was captured on a neighbor’s security camera.
The three men got out of the car and checked on the pedestrian, but quickly returned to the vehicle and drove off, according to troopers.
The three then drove toward Clay County. Troopers said the three men stopped at a convenience store in Clay County and were seen on security footage.
State Police are investigating the incident and are still searching for the suspects.
The victim’s name and condition have not been released.
By: Maria Young, Staff Writer | Posted: April 14, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
IVYDALE — Martha Adkins teeters across the creek toward her home, stepping on stones and balancing precariously on a metal ladder lying in the water. It is slippery from the ice crystals that have formed in the frigid air.
Posted: April 14, 2018 | Source: Glenville State Pioneers
Glenville, W.Va. – The GSC Lady Pioneer softball team dropped a two-game series on the road Saturday to the Hilltoppers of West Liberty.
Game one went to the Hilltoppers by a final of 3-1.
The Lady Pioneers recorded just one hit while West Liberty finished with nine hits.
The Hilltoppers jumped out to a 3-0 lead as they scored a run in the fourth and two runs in the fifth.
Glenville State’s lone run came in the top of the seventh Cassidy Taylor doubled down the left field line as she scored Makenna Nickell but GSC fell 3-1.
Ally Brown pitched all 6.0 innings giving up three runs on nine hits with two strike outs.
Cassidy Taylor went 1-for-3 and had the only RBI for the Lady Pioneers.
Game two, also belonged to the Hilltoppers as GSC fell 3-2.
Glenville State out hit West Liberty in game two; the Lady Pioneers finished with six hit but committed four errors while the Hilltoppers had four hits and no errors.
The Lady Pioneers jumped out to a 2-0 lead as they scored two runs Taylor Brumfield singled to right field as Cassidy Taylor and Paranda Uber both crossed the plate.
However, West Liberty would take the lead in the sixth as they scored three runs on three hits as they went to beat GSC, 3-2.
Tori Ward pitched 6.0 innings giving up three runs on four hits with just one strike out.
Taylor Brumfiled went 1-for-3 with two RBI while Kim Ellis and McKenzie Edmonds both finished the game going 2-for-3.
Glenville State (18-24, 6-16) will host Salem University on Monday, April 16 at 2:00 p.m. from the Sue Morris Sports Complex.
By: Ted McCoart | Posted: April 13, 2018 | Source: Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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NASHVILLE – Junior right-handed pitcher Allison Rager tossed her first career no-hitter and helped the Morehead State softball Eagles take one of two games against Belmont Friday afternoon. The memory of a tough 3-2 defeat in the day’s first game was soon forgotten as Rager’s gem in game two resulted in a 3-0 win for Morehead State at E.S. Rose Park.
“Allison threw a great game, and the defense made plays behind her,” said head coach David Williams about his pitcher’s career day.
The head coach was pleased with his team’s total body of work for the day, adding “We hit the ball well all day and just couldn’t get enough runs across in game one. I am extremely proud of the way our team performed and approached today’s games as Belmont is a quality program with quality pitchers.”
Morehead State now sports a record of 20-12 and sits at 3-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Bruins are 22-14 overall and 3-7 in the OVC.
MOREHEAD STATE 3, BELMONT 0
After walking two and hitting one batter to load the bases in the first inning Ragersettled in, got out of the jam, and rode that momentum on her way to complete the historical no-hit performance. Rager, now 6-6 on the season, threw 98 pitches and gave up three walks one free base on the hit batter while striking out three Bruins.
The Eagles got on the board in the sixth inning when Senior Robyn Leighton reached base after being hit by a pitch and senior Kylie Holton got on thanks to an error by the Belmont catcher. That brought senior Hannah Murphy to the plate, and she came up clutch with a two-out, three-run blast over the left-center field fence. The three runs proved to be all the Eagles needed as Rager was untouchable.
Morehead State collected 10 hits in the victory. Senior Taylor Wheeler and junior Aubrey Bennett went 2-for-4 while freshman Paige Scruggs, sophomore Allison Davis, Rager, Leighton, Holton, and Murphy all had single hits.
Belmont pitcher Alicia Veltri was hung with the loss and dropped to 4-7 this season.
BELMONT 3, MOREHEAD STATE 2
The Eagles dropped game one in walk-off fashion after a pair of Bruins reached base on a walk and a hit by pitch, giving Belmont sophomore Bailey Sims the opportunity to belt a single into the left-center field gap that scored the game’s winning run.
Both teams remained scoreless after the first two innings before the Bruins got three hits and put two runs on the scoreboard in the third. The Eagles answered back though and scored in the fourth and fifth frames on RBI singles by Murphy and senior Ellen Barrett.
Despite picking up the loss and falling to 13-5 on the year, senior left-handed pitcher Chelsea McManaway had a good outing as she allowed only four hits, walked two batters, and struck out six Bruins. Belmont’s ace pitcher Brooklin Lee was awarded with the win and improved her record in the pitcher’s circle to 12-6.
Morehead State finished the day with eight hits against one of the OVC’s best pitchers in Lee. Six Eagles got into the hit column, including 2-for-3 performances by Barrett and Leighton.
NEXT UP
The Eagles step away from OVC play and travel to Dayton, Ohio, for midweek games Wednesday at Wright State.
DuPont Middle School students and their sponsor who took part in the “You Be the Chemist Challenge” April 13 at West Virginia State University included, from left to right, (front row) Max Hall, Jenny McBrayer, Olivia Minor, Dashaya Booker, Halley Burke, Joseph Cook, Bryant Welch, (back row) Hayden Henderson, Kaleb Rameriz, Charles Melvin, Zoe Spencer-Clark and DPMS teacher/sponsor Kristy Peters. CLINT THOMAS | Metro
Posted: April 13, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail – Metro Kanawha
West Virginia State University hosted the annual Dow Chemical “You Be the Chemist Challenge” on April 13, in the James C. Wilson University Union on the Institute campus.
More than 60 competitors from 11 area middle schools competed in the challenge, an interactive academic contest that encourages students in grades five through eight to explore chemistry concepts and their real-world applications.
Competitors came from the following middle schools: Andrew Jackson, Calvary Baptist Academy, Charleston Catholic, Clay County, DuPont, East Bank, Hurricane, McKinley, Sissonville, Stonewall Jackson and Winfield.
The youths competed against one another through numerous rounds of multiple-choice questions that tested their knowledge of chemistry concepts, important discoveries and chemical safety awareness.
The Hurricane Middle School team of Gianna Muto (first place), Olivia Akins (second place) and Laynee Caldwell (third place) swept the event.
Sponsored locally and nationally by Dow Chemical, the challenge is an academic competition created by the Chemical Educational Foundation.
