Month: February 2018

Van Meter Earns State Wrestling Bronze Medal

“The first period is won by the best technician. The second period is won by the kid in the best shape. The third period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.” Dan Gable, U.S. Olympic Wrestler There were 60 variations of decisions made in just the three weight[Read More…]

Moorefield Swats Lady Cougars Out Of Playoffs

There was a rumble in the Hive as the Yellow Jackettes battered East Hardy in the paint with 17 blocks to preserve a 46-39 victory in the Class A Region II Section 2 Girls Basketball semifinals in Moorefield on Thursday. “I’m proud of all my girls, the ones on the[Read More…]

East Hardy Couldn’t Thwart Indians Attack

The Cougars roamed the woods keeping the trails clear before Class AA Berkeley Springs inundated the Den with a barrage of attacks in the second half enabling the Indians to depart Baker in a wake of debris with an 87-54 victory on East Hardy’s senior night on Wednesday. East Hardy[Read More…]

Jackets Sting Forces Overtime, East Hardy Defends Den

The Hardy Boys Hardwood Classic was buzzing in action with 19 lead changes and seven ties including a Moorefield buzzer-beater by Brent Moran to force overtime, then the Cougars survived the whirlwind attack of the Yellow Jackets by defending the Den pouncing to a 63-51 overtime victory on Friday in[Read More…]

East Hardy Retreats Under Lady Vikings Pressure

The Lady Cougars were in stride with Petersburg in the first half, but the Lady Vikings pressure was too much to handle causing a hasty retreat on senior night as Petersburg commandeered a 74-51 victory in Baker on Thursday. East Hardy Girls Basketball recognized seniors Emma Baker, Leanna Basye, Julia[Read More…]

Petersburg Torches Perimeter To Singe Yellow Jackets

The Vikings incinerated the perimeter basket 13 times en route to burning Moorefield for an 81-68 victory in Petersburg on Tuesday night. Petersburg unleashed seven 3-pointers in the opening frame for a 28-10 lead and went into the locker room doubling up on the Yellow Jackets 44-22, but Moorefield didn’t[Read More…]

Hahn Reaches 1,000-Point Milestone

East Hardy senior Julia Hahn surpassed the 1,000th career point milestone in Monday night’s 73-23 loss at Tucker County. “It’s really special, because I didn’t think I’d ever get my 1,000th point. I didn’t really start scoring until last year, so it was kind of a surprise to me,” East[Read More…]

Hardy County Wrestling Earns Seven Region II Medals

Moorefield and East Hardy Wrestling programs have been navigating the map of success one match at a time making progress building young programs into tough challengers yielding seven combined medals at the Region II Wrestling Tournament in Braxton County capped off by the Yellow Jackets claiming one title and sending[Read More…]

East Hardy Fends Off Falcons In Den

The Central Falcons swooped into the Den in Baker and East Hardy Wrestling defended the territory in a 36-35 victory on Tuesday night. This was the second match of the season for the Cougars against Central from Woodstock, Va. and the only home match for the year. A plethora of[Read More…]

Wildcats Crash The Moorefield Party

The Yellow Jackets shook off a chilly start to take an early advantage riding the student section hype on senior night before Pendleton County hushed the crowd with a rally and staved off a late comeback to crash the ceremony with a 56-48 victory in Moorefield on Friday. “They hit[Read More…]

Moorefield Slays Dragons, But Judged By Hawks On Mat

Moorefield Wrestling landed in Front Royal slaying the William Monroe Dragons 42-27 before being sentenced by the John Handley Judges 55-12 and taloned by the Skyline Hawks 72-11 at Skyline High on Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets garnered five pins in the victory against William Monroe to start the quad match[Read More…]