Author: Carl Holcomb

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

Moorefield Runs Amok Trampling Lady Wildcats

The Lady Yellow Jackets swarmed the bases with 11 runs in the opening frame and flew to a 15-0 advantage before settling down for a 15-3 three-inning victory over Pendleton County at Sager Field on Thursday. Moorefield rebounded with a vengeance after suffering a 6-4 loss to Petersburg the previous[Read More…]

Yellow Jackets Sting Pendleton County

In a battle of Class A Top-10 baseball teams, No. 4 Moorefield commandeered an early six-run lead on the way to knocking down the No. 9 Wildcats with an 8-2 victory last Wednesday at George Hott Field. The Yellow Jackets extended a seven-game winning streak to improve to 9-3, while[Read More…]