Author: Carl Holcomb

Jackets Take Four Sets To Best East Hardy

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 and[Read More…]

Cougars Defends Den Against Moorefield

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 over[Read More…]

Junior Jackets Draw Curtain on EHEMS

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 Jackets[Read More…]

Lady Falcons Crash Moorefield Senior Night

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 in[Read More…]

Moorefield Gains State Experience at Oglebay

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 the[Read More…]

East Hardy Spikes Lady Vikings

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 before[Read More…]

Northern Garrett Bests Jackets in Football

The Northern Garrett Huskies barked to a 33-nil shutout over Moorefield last Friday at Yellow Jacket Field. Northern Garrett converted a fourth down deep in the red zone for the first touchdown as Zach Hallenback connected with Isaac Bittinger dashing across the middle of the end zone at the 6:07[Read More…]

Cougars Tank Sherman

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner The Tide flowed into Baker and was evaporated by East Hardy as the Cougars turned up the heat creating a 49-0 drought last Saturday afternoon. The Cougars (3-2) pummeled Sherman (0-6) with a 41-0 halftime lead and the defense refused to break the entire contest[Read More…]

Lady Bulldogs Nip East Hardy in Volleyball

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner Luray Volleyball narrowly escaped the Lady Cougars den in a four set battle last Monday in Baker with the scores of 25-23, 25-20, 22-25 and 26-24. In JV action, East Hardy took charge pouncing for a victory by 25-17 and 26-24. “The kids we have[Read More…]

Moorefield Can’t Quite Escape Hawks’ Clutches

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner The Hawks perched in the nest preparing for a defensive battle with Moorefield and South Harrison survived an errant field goal in the closing moments to snatch an 8-6 victory over the Yellow Jackets in Lost Creek. “The coaching staff absolutely got the defense ready[Read More…]

Lady Jackets Protect Hive, Eliminating East Hardy

By Carl Holcomb Moorefield Examiner Moorefield Volleyball defended the Hive against the Lady Cougars with a straight set match victory by the scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-15. In JV action, East Hardy garnered the win in three sets 25-18, 19-25 and 25-22. “From the front row, we swung hard.[Read More…]

Lady Jackets Swarm Baker Den

The Lady Yellow Jackets inundated the Den in Baker with a 27-5 halftime advantage before swarming to a 56-16 victory over East Hardy during the second edition of the Hardy County Girls Hardwood Classic. “Coming off a game like we did, I thought we would come out a little flat.[Read More…]