Shepherd University junior and East Hardy High School alum Ricky Robinson was one of four student-athletes and 46 overall students from a baker’s dozen majors to be selected as McMurran Scholars which is the most prestigious honor society at the institution as a virtual ceremony was held due to the[Read More…]
Author: Carl Holcomb
Bee Teamwork Yields Honey
The Yellow Jackets buzz around the field working together for victories, but Moorefield Softball assistant coach Jeremy Simmons has his own team of honey bees executing teamwork to build hives on the farm as his hobby as a beekeeper has been buzzing with activity for the past dozen years. “Honey[Read More…]
Hardy County Duo Placed On All-Decade Team
Moorefield’s Schoonover and East Hardy’s Tharp Honored By Coalfields & Company U.S. Army specialist and Moorefield alum Wil Schoonover and Bridgewater College sophomore and East Hardy alum Brett Tharp were the two Hardy County Gridiron stars selected to the Coalfields & Company 2010’s West Virginia Class A All-Decade Team this[Read More…]
Blizzard Covers Air Waves
A squirrel dashed across the East Hardy Football field during a playoff game and eventually scored a touchdown with Hardy County’s own radio broadcaster Sam Blizzard making the play-by-play. This was one of the most unique broadcasting moments for Sam Blizzard during his career behind the microphone having called over[Read More…]
Voice of the Cougars Meets Call of the Wild
The Voice of the Cougars, Joey Strosnider, is also known for his predator hunting searching for coyotes making a true call of the wild among the farms and hills of Hardy County. Strosnider resides in Wardensville and is the East Hardy High School Football announcer and an assistant coach for[Read More…]
COVID-19 Related Season Suspensions Affect Student Athletes
After weeks of anxiety and anticipation, the COVID-19 pandemic has invaded West Virginia causing the closures of schools through April 30 which also meant the suspension of the sports seasons bringing a plethora of reactions from Hardy County student-athletes with softball seniors from Moorefield and East Hardy stepping up to[Read More…]
Van Meter Recognized as Perfect Game All-American
Moorefield High School Baseball junior pitcher Isaac Van Meter was selected to the 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American High Honorable Mention Team. Van Meter was one of the high honorable mention selections as an underclassman for the Atlantic Region which includes Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and[Read More…]
Wolfe Howls Among The Elite Pack of Racers
If a fan blinks, there is a chance to miss the lightning speed of Wolfe Racing’s Camaro in one of the National Hot Rod Association Pro Modified series events as the parachute zips open ending the five seconds of horsepower driven excitement on a quarter mile track. “I don’t have[Read More…]
Moorefield Baseball Preview
As of press time, high school springs sports events and practices had been postponed until April 10. That announcement came as the finishing touches were being put on the Spring Sports preview. We have decided publish these previews in order to highlight Hardy County’s high school athletes, should no opportunity[Read More…]
East Hardy Baseball Preview
As of press time, high school springs sports events and practices had been postponed until April 10. That announcement came as the finishing touches were being put on the Spring Sports preview. We have decided publish these previews in order to highlight Hardy County’s high school athletes, should no opportunity[Read More…]
Moorefield Track Preview
As of press time, high school springs sports events and practices had been postponed until April 10. That announcement came as the finishing touches were being put on the Spring Sports preview. We have decided publish these previews in order to highlight Hardy County’s high school athletes, should no opportunity[Read More…]
East Hardy Track Preview
As of press time, high school springs sports events and practices had been postponed until April 10. That announcement came as the finishing touches were being put on the Spring Sports preview. We have decided publish these previews in order to highlight Hardy County’s high school athletes, should no opportunity[Read More…]
Moorefield Tennis Preview
As of press time, high school springs sports events and practices had been postponed until April 10. That announcement came as the finishing touches were being put on the Spring Sports preview. We have decided publish these previews in order to highlight Hardy County’s high school athletes, should no opportunity[Read More…]
Moorefield Softball Preview
As of press time, high school springs sports events and practices had been postponed until April 10. That announcement came as the finishing touches were being put on the Spring Sports preview. We have decided publish these previews in order to highlight Hardy County’s high school athletes, should no opportunity[Read More…]
East Hardy Softball Preview
As of press time, high school springs sports events and practices had been postponed until April 10. That announcement came as the finishing touches were being put on the Spring Sports preview. We have decided publish these previews in order to highlight Hardy County’s high school athletes, should no opportunity[Read More…]
The Day Sports Disappeared
Standing at the dugout looking out at the softball field, one could notice the tumbleweed rolling across the infield and the sounds of birds chirping broke the eerie silence as the Spring sports season came to a halt due to concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus this past Friday.[Read More…]
Irish Perimeter Shooting Spells Doom For Moorefield Boys State Aspirations
The Yellow Jackets defied expectations all season and came soaring into Clarksburg before being floored by Irish sharpshooters nailing 16 perimeter shots as Notre Dame’s luck reigned supreme with an 85-42 victory in the Class A Region II Co-Championship earning a state tournament berth last Wednesday. “We built a culture[Read More…]
Titans Crush Moorefield’s Girls State Basketball Dreams
The Yellow Jackets struggled with the radar in Glenville missing early targets in the first half fighting to pull within seven points at the intermission, then Gilmer County Girls Basketball burned the perimeter nets five times in the third period boosting the momentum crushing Moorefield’s state aspirations in a 75-48[Read More…]
Moorefield Boys Edge Cougars in Hardy County Semifinal Showdown
The Yellow Jackets swarmed into the Baker Den edging East Hardy 49-48 in a ferocious battle during the Class A Region II Section 2 Boys Basketball semifinal last Tuesday. “We knew this was going to be the game. We knew they played hard and we play hard. We knew it[Read More…]
Wildcats Remain Unscathed In Title Run Over Moorefield
Pendleton County (22-0) withstood a 15-point fourth period rally by the Yellow Jackets which tied the game with a minute and change remaining before claiming the Class A Region II Section 2 Championship title on the free throw line for a 61-56 victory keeping the undefeated record intact last Friday[Read More…]