Much akin to catching fish, the Yellow Jackets used a net to capture the Vikings during last Monday’s adventure into Petersburg covering the volleyball court with a four-set victory: 26-24, 25-23, 20-25, 25-21. “We came out and got the first two. We got the first two and dropped number three.[Read More…]

Clippings of grass from the tenth hole flew back into the gallery just off the hands of the golfers reminiscent of how the Yellow Jackets flew full force to the fairway en route to obtaining the first state golf championship runner-up trophy in program history last Wednesday in Wheeling. Moorefield[Read More…]

The sermon in Morgantown was about having a strong defense against the Warriors as East Hardy bellowed out a 21-2 victory at Trinity Christian on Sunday afternoon. “Focus. I don’t know if it was the change of the week and playing on a Sunday and the uncertainty of the schedule[Read More…]

A slumbering hiatus rejuvenated the Yellow Jackets navigating their adventure into Ellenboro to commandeer a 14-nil advantage over Ritchie County in the opening frame, but the Rebels responded to save homecoming with a 28-21 victory last Friday. “Moorefield is an imposing team and you could tell that early in the[Read More…]

The serenity of wide open spaces at Canaan Valley Resort Golf Course enabled the Yellow Jackets to drive off the tee and soar like birdies to the green with ease finishing with stellar putting to claim the third consecutive Class A Region II Golf Championship last Monday in Tucker County[Read More…]

The Cougars slashed through the frigid temperatures clawing the Warriors for four fumble recoveries and the offense put Pocahontas County on ice with six touchdowns culminating in a 40-7 victory in Dunmore last Friday. “It’s not just about the points, it is what we saw schematically from the Shadyside game[Read More…]

Finding a rhythm at the right moment can create momentum in a match as the Cougars were facing a 23-11 deficit in the opening set before rallying with effective serves to knot it at 23-all, but Hampshire Volleyball did just enough to escape with the win and kept the pressure[Read More…]

The Cougars pounced into Ohio attacking the end zone on the opening drive and maintained the lead until the start of the fourth quarter, then Shadyside commandeered a rally to save homecoming 21-7 and notched the 100th career victory for the head coach in the centennial year of the program[Read More…]

East Hardy swatted the Yellow Jackets in four sets during the Hardy County Volleyball clash in Baker last Tuesday: 25-20, 22-25, 25-21 and 25-15. Moorefield has been controlling the volleyball supremacy during the past couple of seasons, so the Cougars had to trust the climb back up the trail to[Read More…]

Using social distancing, East Hardy Volleyball was able to celebrate senior night and masked up for the trimatch victories over Keyser (25-15 & 25-12) and the Vikings (25-14 & 27-25) in straight sets last Thursday, while Petersburg edged the Golden Tornado (25-21 & 25-15). The Cougars honored their trio of[Read More…]

The Yellow Jackets commandeered the Potomac Valley Conference Golf Championship at the Raven Golf Course at Snowshoe Resort last Tuesday with a title card of 365 to defeat Pendleton County at 409 and Petersburg at 465 with four other schools sending individual representatives including Tucker County, Tygarts Valley, Union and[Read More…]

The Yellow Jackets swarmed over the mountain range into Parsons inundating the Mountain Lions in the Den with a 44-0 lead during the second quarter en route to a 44-28 victory on Friday night. Moorefield came out buzzing with energy rebounding from last week’s rivalry loss to the Cougars storming[Read More…]

Moorefield Volleyball swept the Vikings remnants out of the Hive after defeating Class AA Petersburg in straight sets to claim the second consecutive win to commence the year this past Tuesday: 25-12, 25-16 and 25-20. “There was a lot of progression from Keyser to today and we like that. To[Read More…]

The Golden Tornado reminded the competition they have mastered their hometown Polish Pines Golf Course with precision on every corner. Avoiding the towering trees dominating the tremendous slope of the mountain, they took first place by a score of 155 to edge out Moorefield as the runner-up at 170 with[Read More…]

Pendleton County Volleyball rose to the occasion leaping over Cougars to defend the Franklin Den denying East Hardy in their season opener on the road by snatching the fifth set tiebreaker by four points for the match victory in a crazy cat fight on Thursday night: PC 25-23, EH 25-18,[Read More…]

East Hardy Volleyball has been diligently preparing for the upcoming season meeting all the requirements of the pandemic regulations including masks during play in practice with each challenge accepted and conquered en route to making a return trip to Charleston for the state tournament this year with a simple goal[Read More…]

Safety has been a top priority as the Yellow Jackets make sure the protocols for the current pandemic are followed and it may seem the security blanket of having eight seniors graduate with state tournament experience would leave gaps and that isn’t the case as the solid foundation built last[Read More…]

A herd of animals and people flocked into the annual Southern Extreme Bull Riders Association Bulls & Barrels Rodeo at the Teets Farm in Lost River on August 30 to enjoy amazing enjoy amazing rides and festivities.{private] The bull riding champion was Brandon Chambers from Gates, N.C. and the barrel[Read More…]

By Carl Holcomb“I love Moorefield. The people here made me part of their family. I love them and they love me,” Moorefield High School Football rising senior kicker Atikilt Tamiru remarked. Tamiru moved here from Africa before his freshman season and has become a beloved member of the close knit[Read More…]

The Broadway Bruins escaped the cellar of the Rockingham County Baseball League standings in recent years erasing the futility with a remarkable crew to create history by claiming their first regular season pennant since 1931 this summer and are now on the cusp of obtaining the championship in a deja[Read More…]