The Lady Cougars dashed around the bases with four runs in the opening frame against Pendleton County en route to an 8-0 five-inning victory in Baker on Monday. “I’m very proud of my girls. The keys are finally stringing some of our hits together,” East Hardy Softball Coach Ashley Taylor[Read More…]
Author: Carl Holcomb
East Hardy Frozen By Wildcats Early, Nearly Thaw Out
Pendleton County chilled the Cougars with a 13-0 lead, but East Hardy warmed up despite the flurries of attacks to cut the deficit to two runs in a four hour marathon ending in a 17-15 victory for the Wildcats on Monday. The Wildcats thrashed East Hardy with ten runs in[Read More…]
Jackets Mirror Rematch Win Over Strasburg
In a nearly identical game as played in Strasburg to begin the season, the Yellow Jackets rallied from a deficit once again with another grand slam by Jake Ours and staved off a late Rams comeback to secure an 11-9 victory at George Hott Field on Wednesday. “It looked like[Read More…]
Moorefield Freezes Lady Sentinels
The Lady Sentinels came marching into Sager Field with two early runs, but gusts of wind chilled the atmosphere to enable Moorefield to freeze the attack during a rally for a 10-2 five inning victory. It took three innings before the Lady Yellow Jackets buzzed around the bases for five[Read More…]
Yellow Jackets Hop Puddles To Tie Berkeley Springs
Rain during the afternoon created puddles on the tennis courts, but the Yellow Jackets brushed off the water with their wings and jumped up to hit the ball for a tie against Berkeley Springs on Tuesday. Moorefield Girls Tennis edged the Lady Indians 4-3, while the Berkeley Springs Boys Tennis[Read More…]
Moorefield Trudges Through Mud For Win Over Lady Cougars
After dealing with days of rain, the Lady Yellow Jackets navigated through the mud to a 4-1 victory over East Hardy in the Hardy County Softball Showdown on Thursday night at Sager Field. “Hanna [Carlson] did an awesome job pitching. We need to score a lot more than three runs[Read More…]
Cougars Split Against Tygarts Valley, Tharp Records 11 K’s In Opener
In a doubleheader rematch of last year’s Class A Region II Championship series, East Hardy won the first game 1-nil against the Bulldogs as Brett Tharp pitched 11 strikeouts in a complete game shutout and hit the winning home run before losing the nightcap 18-7 on Thursday. “I was glad[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Swarm Past Southern Garrett
The Lady Jackets scored 13 runs in the second inning to defend the Hive during a 14-1 three-inning rout of Southern Garrett at Sager Field on Monday afternoon. “We hit the ball extremely well today, that’s all I have to say,” Moorefield Softball Coach Tammie Ayers remarked. Moorefield starting pitcher[Read More…]
Moorefield Tennis Dominates Vikings and Trojans
The Yellow Jackets served up victories against Class AA Petersburg and Class AAA Hampshire last week. In Petersburg, Moorefield Girls has a complete sweep led by top seed Nautica Crosco with an 8-nil win against Calei Reel. Moorefield No. 2 Cara Jo Long defeated Petersburg’s Hailey Jenkins 8-1, Moorefield No.[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Split Against Washington
Moorefield lost the first game of the doubleheader against the Patriots 10-2 in chilly conditions, then got the bats warmed up for a 9-5 victory with a game winning grand slam by Alyssa Vetter on Saturday at Sager Field. “We hit the ball much better in the second game. Coach[Read More…]
Nothing Is Impossible: Moorefield Takes Down Class AAA Powerhouse Jefferson
Moorefield pulled off what no other Class A team has been able to do in the past five seasons, defeat Class AAA Jefferson and did so with a nine strikeout performance of Blake Watts for a 9-1 victory during a doubleheader split losing the opener 5-nil on Saturday at George[Read More…]
Falcons Drum Up Victories In Baker
Central Softball and Baseball marched to the beat of a different drum resonating in Baker as the Lady Falcons narrowly tapped past East Hardy 5-4, while simultaneously down the hillside the Falcons rolled to a crescendo in a 12-0 shutout over the Cougars in season openers last Monday. “I was[Read More…]
Moorefield Slams Rams In Season Opener
Embracing the cold, Moorefield shattered the ice with consistent heat at the plate generating a grand slam by Jake Ours and solo shot by Garett Haggerty to scorch the Rams 12-9 in Strasburg last Friday. “It was great to see our pitchers did a fantastic job, they only walked to[Read More…]
Lady Jackets Topple Strasburg In Opener
The Lady Jackets swarmed to a 7-nil advantage and withstood a grand slam retaliation, while fending off Strasburg for a 10-5 victory in the season opener at the Moorefield Town Park on Thursday. “I was very impressed with our hitting this evening and I told them at the end of[Read More…]
Paw Paw’s Journey To Success Stymies Yellow Jackets
The Pirates are finished navigating the rough seas of the Potomac Valley docking in Paw Paw to send Moorefield off the plank after a 72-61 victory in the Class A Region II Section 2 semifinal on Thursday. Paw Paw (17-7) has seen its share of futility in recent years like[Read More…]
Lady Warriors Armor Ricochets Moorefield Attacks In Region Championship
The Yellow Jackettes stingers ricocheted off the iron 48 times as Trinity Christian warded off the attacks to claim the Region II Championship 44-24 in Morgantown on Wednesday night to earn a spot at the state tournament in Charleston. Moorefield battled throughout the game with intensity and hustle, yet couldn’t[Read More…]
Yellow Jackets Snap Streak, Oust East Hardy From Playoffs
There was no better feeling than shouting for joy as the Yellow Jackets finally snapped a 17-game losing streak while knocking their rival East Hardy out of the Class A Region II Section 2 quarterfinals on the road in Baker by a score of 60-51. Moorefield senior Garett Haggerty flexed[Read More…]
Van Meter Earns State Wrestling Bronze Medal
“The first period is won by the best technician. The second period is won by the kid in the best shape. The third period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.” Dan Gable, U.S. Olympic Wrestler There were 60 variations of decisions made in just the three weight[Read More…]
Moorefield Swats Lady Cougars Out Of Playoffs
There was a rumble in the Hive as the Yellow Jackettes battered East Hardy in the paint with 17 blocks to preserve a 46-39 victory in the Class A Region II Section 2 Girls Basketball semifinals in Moorefield on Thursday. “I’m proud of all my girls, the ones on the[Read More…]
East Hardy Couldn’t Thwart Indians Attack
The Cougars roamed the woods keeping the trails clear before Class AA Berkeley Springs inundated the Den with a barrage of attacks in the second half enabling the Indians to depart Baker in a wake of debris with an 87-54 victory on East Hardy’s senior night on Wednesday. East Hardy[Read More…]