Moorefield Middle School mastered the fundamentals and came together as a team to secure the Potomac Valley League 8th grade Volleyball Championship defeating Pendleton County Middle School by straight sets 25-12 and 25-16 in Baker last Thursday. “All season our goal was to build team unity and strength and overall[Read More…]

The constant rain created miry conditions as the Wildcats wreak havoc ending Moorefield’s season with a 30-7 victory during senior night last Friday in Franklin. “I was proud of their effort. I thought we fixed some mistakes from last week on the defensive line and in coverage. Give Pendleton County[Read More…]

The Cougars had the passion and desire to battle for their first victory of the season, so the taste of defeat was swallowed in the bite taken out of the Hive during the 40th Hardy Bowl as East Hardy crushed the homecoming swagger in Moorefield by a score of 20-7[Read More…]

East Hardy Volleyball got tangled up in the net as the Lady Yellow Jackets swarmed the courts for a three-set match victory last Thursday in the Hive: 25-5, 25-23, 25-13. “The first game they came out and it’s their homecoming week, so you worry about all the distractions going on.[Read More…]

East Hardy Volleyball survived a rally in the first set before making adjustments on a straight set match victory over the Lady Wildcats in Franklin last Thursday: 26-24, 25-13, 25-16. “We are really proud of their effort. We have been working on playing a really good 25 points, rather than[Read More…]

The Cougars pounced to the lead on the opening drive and managed to keep Tucker County in check for most of the game before blunders were amplified in the muddy conditions late in the game enabling the Mountain Lions to claw out a 21-12 victory in Parsons last Friday. “We[Read More…]

“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.” – Professional Golfer Arnold Palmer The Yellow Jackets entered the WVSSAC State Golf Tournament in Wheeling as the Region II champions, but the challenges of Oglebay Resort’s Speidel Golf Club Jones Course proved its might testing Moorefield on every hole[Read More…]

Moorefield Post 64 fumbled away an early lead as Kingwood Post 56 rallied for a 5-3 victory at George Hott Field during the American Legion Baseball Area 4 Tournament opener on Thursday. “It started when Isaac [Van Meter] started getting sore. My plan was to go as far as I[Read More…]

The Hardy County Stingrays splashed into the summer with 21 top-three finishes in the season opening freestyle swim meet at the Cumberland YMCA on Friday night. Cumberland Sea Otters hosted the swim meet with the Stingrays joining Garrett County Manta Rays and the Bel Air Swim Club. In their first[Read More…]

Moorefield walked 13 times around the West Virginia District 6 Area 2 8-10 years old All-Stars Baseball Tournament quarterfinals diamond traveling to home plate for an 18-3 victory over East Hardy in Romney on Saturday. “Eight to ten year olds are like a box of chocolate, you never know what[Read More…]

Circleville Ohio Post 134 Panthers carved two big innings combining eight runs en route to drawing an 11-0 five-inning shutout circle around Moorefield Post 64 in the 28th annual American Legion Pizza Hut Hillbilly Hardball Classic at Elkins High School on Thursday afternoon. “They’re definitely a very good baseball team.[Read More…]

In a pitcher’s duel, Moorefield Post 64’s bats finally came alive breaking the scoreless game in the ninth inning during a 4-1 victory over Beckley Post 32 in the opener of the 28th annual American Legion Pizza Hut Hillbilly Hardball Classic in Elkins at Robin Harvey Field on Thursday morning.[Read More…]

Moorefield American Legion Post 64 Baseball battled in a doubleheader at Geoge Hott Field on Thursday in the season opener, but fell short against Garrett County Post 214/71 in a 7-5 eight inning game and 9-7 five inning contest. Members of Moorefield Post 64 are from state champion Yellow Jackets,[Read More…]

Resilient (adjective): Able to withstand or recover from difficult situations. The fourth ranked Yellow Jackets are the epitome of the word resilient, fighting through adversity in an eight inning battle with second ranked Wheeling Central Catholic to become the West Virginia Class A State Baseball champions with a 4-3 victory[Read More…]

Moorefield senior pitcher Garett Haggerty zeroed in on the strike zone and kept the Irish off balanced during a one-hitter dethroning the top ranked defending champion Charleston Catholic with help of the defense in a 2-0 victory in the West Virginia Class A state baseball tournament semifinal at Appalachian Park[Read More…]

Class A Moorefield Baseball skipper Wade Armentrout earned his 350th career victory as the Yellow Jackets rallied from a 4-nil deficit to defeat Class AA Frankfort 6-5 in a state tournament tune-up game at George Hott Field on Memorial Day. “That’s a credit to the players. It takes a lot[Read More…]

Moorefield senior Garett Haggerty struck out 11 Fighting Irish batters and had a 3-nil run supported lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning in the first game of the Class A Region II Baseball Championship series before it was suspended due to a sudden downpour on Monday and the[Read More…]

Wheeling Central Catholic completed the triple play of three straight Class A state softball championships and 12th title in program history in a 12-0 shutout over the Lady Yellow Jackets on Thursday afternoon in Vienna. “I’m very proud of these girls. They played with a lot of heart and passion.[Read More…]

The Lady Maroon Knights splashed through the mud throwing 23 strikeouts in the first round of the Class A state softball tournament, but couldn’t shake the pesky Lady Yellow Jackets forcing nine innings before notching the game-winning home run for a 5-3 final. “That game was tough from beginning to[Read More…]

Moorefield made sensational plays on the turf and surf over the Lady Tide for a 2-0 victory in the Class A state softball tournament elimination final to advance to the championship on Thursday in Vienna. “They stayed up the whole game. We had some really good clutch hits when we[Read More…]