In a pitcher’s duel, Moorefield Post 64’s bats finally came alive breaking the scoreless game in the ninth inning during a 4-1 victory over Beckley Post 32 in the opener of the 28th annual American Legion Pizza Hut Hillbilly Hardball Classic in Elkins at Robin Harvey Field on Thursday morning.[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Garrett County Sweeps Moorefield In American Legion Opener
Moorefield American Legion Post 64 Baseball battled in a doubleheader at Geoge Hott Field on Thursday in the season opener, but fell short against Garrett County Post 214/71 in a 7-5 eight inning game and 9-7 five inning contest. Members of Moorefield Post 64 are from state champion Yellow Jackets,[Read More…]
Moorefield Checkmates Maroon Knights For State Title
Resilient (adjective): Able to withstand or recover from difficult situations. The fourth ranked Yellow Jackets are the epitome of the word resilient, fighting through adversity in an eight inning battle with second ranked Wheeling Central Catholic to become the West Virginia Class A State Baseball champions with a 4-3 victory[Read More…]
Timing Was Everything For Yellow Jackets Dethroning Charleston Catholic
Moorefield senior pitcher Garett Haggerty zeroed in on the strike zone and kept the Irish off balanced during a one-hitter dethroning the top ranked defending champion Charleston Catholic with help of the defense in a 2-0 victory in the West Virginia Class A state baseball tournament semifinal at Appalachian Park[Read More…]
East Hardy Graduate Finds Lost WWII Ship
By Jean A. Flanagan Moorefield Examiner Richard Hulver seemed destined for a career in military history. His father, Terry Hulver, was a high school history teacher and his grandfather, Allen Barb was a tank commander in the Korean War. “I’ve always had a deep interest in history, particularly military history,”[Read More…]
Williams Sentences Felons
By Jean A. Flanagan Moorefield Examiner Jonathan L. Dove, 36, of Wardensville will spend two years in prison and five years on probation after his release. He pleaded guilty to two counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm in March and was sentenced by Hardy County Circuit Judge C. Carter[Read More…]
Survivalist Ranch Dominates Planning Commission Meeting
By Lon Anderson Moorefield Examiner Fortitude Ranch, a survivalist community in Lost River, recently came to the attention of local residents when it held an open house in April and promoted itself with videos on Facebook. Concerned citizens then contacted the Hardy County Planning Commission which added the ranch to[Read More…]
Coach Armentrout Earns 350th Career Win In State Tune-up Over Frankfort
Class A Moorefield Baseball skipper Wade Armentrout earned his 350th career victory as the Yellow Jackets rallied from a 4-nil deficit to defeat Class AA Frankfort 6-5 in a state tournament tune-up game at George Hott Field on Memorial Day. “That’s a credit to the players. It takes a lot[Read More…]
Jackets Splash Past Notre Dame As Haggerty Fans 11 in Region Win
Moorefield senior Garett Haggerty struck out 11 Fighting Irish batters and had a 3-nil run supported lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning in the first game of the Class A Region II Baseball Championship series before it was suspended due to a sudden downpour on Monday and the[Read More…]
Maroon Knights Lance Lady Yellow Jackets’ Title Hopes
Wheeling Central Catholic completed the triple play of three straight Class A state softball championships and 12th title in program history in a 12-0 shutout over the Lady Yellow Jackets on Thursday afternoon in Vienna. “I’m very proud of these girls. They played with a lot of heart and passion.[Read More…]
Maroon Knights Temporarily Stuck in Mud as Moorefield Forced Extra Innings
The Lady Maroon Knights splashed through the mud throwing 23 strikeouts in the first round of the Class A state softball tournament, but couldn’t shake the pesky Lady Yellow Jackets forcing nine innings before notching the game-winning home run for a 5-3 final. “That game was tough from beginning to[Read More…]
Moorefield Surfs Tide To Reach Title Match
Moorefield made sensational plays on the turf and surf over the Lady Tide for a 2-0 victory in the Class A state softball tournament elimination final to advance to the championship on Thursday in Vienna. “They stayed up the whole game. We had some really good clutch hits when we[Read More…]
Moorefield Edges Irish For State Berth
The Yellow Jackets battled in a tight pitchers duel with the winning run coming off the bat of Grant Keller in the fourth inning which was just enough for Moorefield to eliminate Notre Dame 1-0 at Bridgeport High School on Thursday to punch a ticket to the state tournament in[Read More…]
East Hardy Jumps For Two State Track Medals, Yellow Jackets Buzz Close
Two giant steps for Hardy County were made at University of Charleston’s Laidley Field as East Hardy pounced to a boys shuttle hurdles bronze medal and SierraMarie Miller cleared the high jump bar for a sixth place medal during the 104th Boys and 44th Girls WVSSAC State Track Meet and[Read More…]
Tharp Signs To Play Football at Bridgewater College
East Hardy senior Brett Tharp signed his national letter of intent to extend his academic and football career at Bridgewater College in Virginia this past Wednesday. “I’m very blessed to have it. I’m glad I’m going to the next level and being able to play at the next level,” East[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Navigate Road To Vienna, Defeat Clay-Battelle For Region II Title
The Lady Yellow Jackets had the right guidance system traversing past the road hazards to Blacksville and paved their way to a third consecutive Class A Region II Softball Championship with a 3-1 victory over Clay-Battelle on Tuesday to reach the state tournament for the ninth time in program history[Read More…]
Swirling Winds Lift Lady Jackets Over Clay-Battelle
As the Lady Cee Bees invaded Moorefield, swirling winds sent the tarp flying and a torrential downpour caused a two and a half hour delay before the Lady Yellow Jackets coasted on the calmer sails of a pair of three-run home runs by Macie Zirk and Remington Hinkle en route[Read More…]
Hardy County Welcomes New Football Coaches: Altobello and Orndorff
The Hardy County Board of Education approved the hiring of new high school head football coaches as Matt Altobello will take over at Moorefield High School and Devon Orndorff will step up at East Hardy High School. Both coaches grew up in the Potomac Highlands as Altobello hails from Keyser[Read More…]
Wilson Signs To Join Potomac State Volleyball
East Hardy High School senior Abigail Wilson signed her national letter of intent to play volleyball for Potomac State College of WVU last Monday. “This is honestly one of the best feelings in the world. Over the years, I’ve completely fallen in love with volleyball and I’ve had such a[Read More…]
Moorefield Arose To Title Leaving Cougars Whimpering In Shutout
The Yellow Jackets remained poised in the Hive warding off East Hardy 11-0 in five innings to claim the Class A Region II Section 2 Baseball Championship at George Hott Field during an All-Hardy County title clash on Friday. “It’s a great team win. These guys have worked hard from[Read More…]