Carl Holcomb

Moorefield and East Hardy Volleyball teams jumped for joy after clinching state tournament berths with victories over Gilmer County and Doddridge County, respectively suffering in agonizing defeat in the Class A Region II Tournament semifinals held in Moorefield on Saturday. Last season in the regional semifinal, it was the sameContinue Reading

Moorefield survived a five-set thriller against the Lady Cougars claiming the Class A Region II Volleyball Championship thrice in program history and for first time as a host this past Saturday: 25-16,18-25, 25-18, 21-25 and 15-10. In the previous two regional championships won by the Lady Yellow Jackets in 2003Continue Reading

Moorefield Volleyball pointed to the Class A Region II Section 2 championship hardware after securing a second straight title over the Lady Cougars in four sets: 25-17, 25-21, 15-25, 25-21 last Thursday in the Hive. East Hardy Volleyball won the section championship the previous dozen seasons, however, the changing climateContinue Reading

Leaving everything on the field in the final regular season game with a win guaranteeing a berth in the state playoffs was at stake for the Yellow Jackets greeting undefeated and top ranked Pendleton County during senior night. The Yellow Jackets swarmed quickly into the lead setting the tone onContinue Reading

Moorefield Middle School emerged victorious earning the crown in the inaugural Potomac Valley League 7th grade Volleyball Tournament Championship defeating Romney Middle 21-25, 25-12 and 25-13 last Tuesday in the Hive. The path to the championship started with a semifinal win against Pendleton County by the scores of 25-16 andContinue Reading

A torrential downpour created slick conditions for the Potomac Valley League Football Championship in Parsons where Tucker Valley Middle School gutted out a triple overtime victory edging the Yellow Jackets by a score of 22-14 last Wednesday. The score was deadlocked at 8-all for the entire second half requiring overtimeContinue Reading

The Yellow Jackets swarmed into Petersburg shaking the Vikings ship taking the spoils of the 10th annual Summit Bowl and 90th all-time meeting since 1933 by a score of 17-6 last Friday. The little brown jug was collecting dust for the past three years in Petersburg, but now returns toContinue Reading

The Lady Yellow Jackets swarmed the courts at Class AA Petersburg taking care of business volleying over the Lady Vikings in four sets last Tuesday on senior night for the 25th match victory of the season: 25-18, 25-19, 16-25 and 25-22. Moorefield Volleyball improved to 25-5 on the season withContinue Reading

Class AAA Hampshire marched into Baker attacking the Class A Lady Cougars with a straight set match victory during senior night last Thursday: 25-20, 25-22 and 25-21. East Hardy JV started the night with a match win over the Lady Trojans by the scores of 25-23 and 25-12. “The onlyContinue Reading

It was a battle back and forth in the first half of the Junior Hardy Bowl before the Yellow Jackets swarmed together to oust Potomac Valley League defending champion East Hardy Early Middle School 34-20 at Yellow Jacket Field last Wednesday to earn a berth in the PVL Championship game.Continue Reading

Hardy County Cheer squads exuded enthusiasm with sensational stunts and amazing vocal strength pumping up the crowd in a four team competition at the Class A Potomac Valley Conference Cheer Championship held at Berkeley Springs last Saturday. Tygarts Valley (176.4) repeated as the Class A PVC Cheer champion edging outContinue Reading

There was plenty of roaring and buzzing in the Den last Thursday during rivalry week as the Lady Yellow Jackets Volleyball squad navigated four sets to claim the season sweep over East Hardy in Baker by the scores of 25-19, 21-25, 25-19 and 25-18. The student sections for Moorefield andContinue Reading

There were zero offensive touchdowns for the first time in the history of the 41st Hardy Bowl as the defenses locked down with East Hardy senior Adam Baker recording both defensive touchdowns on a fumble recovery return and a pick six interception giving the Cougars their sixth consecutive victory overContinue Reading

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner It was curtain time as Moorefield Middle School Volleyball closed the stage against the Lady Cougars obtaining the goal of winning both 7th grade and 8th grade matches during the second battle of the Hardy County squads in Moorefield last Tuesday. The Lady Yellow JacketsContinue Reading

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner It was a red carpet night as the Lady Yellow Jackets honored all their volleyball seniors with flowers and balloons and showed good sportsmanship recognizing each Frankfort senior with a carnation before the Lady Falcons swooped down in the match slicing up the Hive inContinue Reading

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner The cats started the tango at homecoming with the Cougars taking a 40-0 halftime lead and Tucker County didn’t have the two-step response to the laissez-faire scoring approach as East Hardy danced to a 46-14 victory last Friday in Baker. The Mountain Lions took theContinue Reading

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner Swinging through the fog and chilly air kept the Yellow Jackets frosty at the WVSSAC state golf tournament held at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling last Tuesday and Wednesday before the temperatures and stroke level began to rise. Moorefield Golf entered the state tournament as theContinue Reading

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner The Lady Cougars made the passes, sets and kills to squeeze past Class AA Petersburg in straight sets 25-22, 25-18 and 25-22 last Thursday in Baker. Petersburg started the opening set with a 3-nil advantage as Shayla Whiteman garnered two spikes and a block beforeContinue Reading