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…]
Author: Carl Holcomb
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…]
Yellow Jackets Dust Off Wings In Rally Over East Hardy
East Hardy cherished the role of underdog clawing ahead for a 7-2 lead putting Moorefield on the ropes and as any prize fighter would do, the Yellow Jackets punched back rallying for the 8-7 knockout in Baker during the Hardy County Hardball Classic on Friday. The Cougars played with a[Read More…]
Late Fireworks Boost Lady Jackets Over East Hardy
Moorefield broke free from a tie in the sixth inning before adding six runs in the seventh inning including a three-run blast by Alyssa Vetter and staved off a rally led by East Hardy’s Skye Metzer launching a three-run home run to secure the sweep over the Lady Cougars 9-5[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…]