The Class A No. 8 Wildcats took an early lead clamping down on No. 4 Moorefield, but the Yellow Jackets broke free from the trap with five runs in the fourth inning en route to an 8-2 victory in the winner’s bracket final of the Class A Region II Section[Read More…]
Year: 2018
Despite Early Home Runs, Cougars Can’t Weather Pendleton County Storm
The Cougars roared ahead 5-1 with two home runs before Pendleton County stormed the bases in a 6-5 victory rally during the opening round of the Class A Region II Section 2 Baseball tournament in Franklin on Tuesday. East Hardy’s Clay Skovron hit a two-run home run in the first[Read More…]
Jackets Allow One Hit In Playoff Win Over Tucker County
The Yellow Jackets buzzed around the field with ten hits and defensively thwarted the Tucker County invasion as Hayden Baldwin pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts creating a 10-0 five-inning shutout victory during the opening round of the Class A Region II Section 2 baseball tournament at George Hott Field[Read More…]
Unofficial Election Results
2018 Primary Results for Hardy County All precincts reporting Family Court Judge Jeff Roth – 663 Jeff Weatherholt – 812 William Judy – 609 John Ours – 317 Jonie Nelson – 283 Board of Education Steve Smith – 471 Melvin Shook – 1,173 Lisa Whetzel – 836 Doug Hines –[Read More…]
Cougars Stomp Keyser In Season Finale
Delivering seven strikeouts and a grand slam to punctuate the final score, East Hardy was led by seniors Clay Skovron and Brett Tharp in the 15-2 five-inning victory on senior night over the Golden Tornado in Baker on Friday night. “Overall it was great. We have been waiting for games[Read More…]
Moorefield Survives Indians Rally On Ours Walk-Off
When it comes to delivering in big situations, the clutch hitting of Moorefield senior Jake Ours has paid dividends amplified against Class AA Berkeley Springs with a three-run home run and the game-winning walk-off RBI triple enabling the Yellow Jackets to squash a rally by the Indians for a 6-5[Read More…]
Hinkle Went Deep Twice Lifting Moorefield To Section Title Against Lady Cougars
The Lady Yellow Jackets won their seventh consecutive Class A Region II Section 2 Softball championship 8-0 flying off the bat of two home runs by Remington Hinkle in an 8-0 shutout over East Hardy at Sager Field on Thursday. “This is my seventh year of coaching and we’ve gone[Read More…]
Mountain Lions Devour PVC Track Championship, East Hardy Pounces For Silver and Yellow Jackets Swarm To Bronze
Tucker County invaded Keyser slashing the finish line through the intense heat for the Potomac Valley Conference Boys and Girls Track Championships, while the Cougars attacked for the silver medal and Moorefield buzzed into the bronze medal last Wednesday. The Lady Mountain Lions pounced for a team title winning 266[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Paint Playoff Win Over East Hardy
Moorefield swiftly took an early lead and maintained the advantage for an 8-2 victory over the Lady Cougars during the second round of the Region II Section 2 playoffs at Sager Field on Tuesday. “The bats (are) what won it this evening. Hanna [Carlson] did pitch a very good game,[Read More…]
Petersburg Barrages Cougars
East Hardy rallied to tie the game in the sixth inning, but the Vikings exploded for eight runs in the same inning on costly mistakes to raise the flag for a 12-4 victory in Petersburg. “We had some hits when we needed them and that was a close ballgame, until[Read More…]
Cougars Shine At Moorefield Track Meet
East Hardy Track took advantage of sunny weather to secure team victories over the Yellow Jackets and Union at the Moorefield Meet last Thursday at Bill Hunt Field. “This is the weather we have been waiting for all season. It was nice to finally have a sunny day with 66[Read More…]
Moorefield Tennis Tames The Colts
Momentum from a successful Potomac Valley Conference Tennis Tournament was in full swing on senior night as Moorefield Tennis swept Philip Barbour in a nearly perfect match winning all games except one doubles competition last Wednesday in the last regular season match. A special ceremony was held as the doubles[Read More…]
Moorefield Grants Birthday Wish Winning Over Cougars
The Yellow Jackets completed the sweep of East Hardy in the Hardy Boys Hardball Classic to claim county bragging rights and gave a 10-2 victory birthday present to assistant coach Scott Stutler at George Hott Field on Friday. “I’m glad we didn’t ruin his birthday, but made it better with[Read More…]
Gobblers Elude Capture, Pen East Hardy
The Lady Gobblers appeared to be ensnared in an East Hardy trap on senior night only to squawk away from capture rallying for a 6-5 victory, while Broadway Baseball smashed two home runs in a 13-0 shutout win on Monday. The Lady Cougars celebrated the softball careers of seniors Emma[Read More…]
Petersburg Outlasts Lady Jackets To Claim Bub Riggleman Title
The Lady Vikings outlasted Moorefield in a low scoring late night battle lasting nine innings finishing in a 6-2 victory in the 13th annual Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament Championship on Saturday. There were ten teams participating in the Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament hosted by the Lady Yellow Jackets[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Fly Undefeated To Bub Riggleman Title Match Before Being Grounded
The Lady Yellow Jackets came out swinging early to take a 16-4 win in the 13th annual Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament opener against South Harrison on Friday, edged Class AAA Hedgesville 8-6 and Class AA North Marion 8-0 and kept the winning streak going in the single elimination bracket[Read More…]
Lady Cougars Tie and Lose Twice At Bub Riggleman
East Hardy kicked off the 13th annual Bub Riggleman Memorial Softball Tournament at the Moorefield Town Park on Friday with a 12-4 loss to Class AAA Hedgesville before returning later to tie Class AA North Marion 5-5, then started Saturday morning with a 3-3 tie against Class AAA Musselman and[Read More…]
Jackets Turn Blunders Into Victory Over Petersburg
Typically eight errors in a game spells disaster, yet the Class A No. 4 Yellow Jackets rose above the blunders for a 5-4 win against Class AA No. 6 Petersburg at George Hott Field on Thursday. There has been a sense of resiliency building throughout the season for Moorefield (11-5)[Read More…]
Wildcats Claw Past East Hardy
In a pitcher’s duel it is always tough to find runs and Class A No. 9 Pendleton County managed to squeeze two runs in the fourth inning off a bases loaded situation and limited the Cougars to one lone run in the sixth inning to secure a 2-1 victory in[Read More…]
East Hardy Track Sweeps Gold, Moorefield Takes Silver & Bronze
The sun was out in full force beaming down rays of success as East Hardy Track squads illuminated the tri-meet in Baker with gold medal prominence, while Moorefield Girls placed second and Moorefield Boys finished in third overall with Pendleton County swapping the placement spots. East Hardy Girls Track team[Read More…]