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<p>Chapmanville tennis athletes Natasha Williams, left, and Haley Justice, are headed to the state tennis tourney.</p>
Chapmanville pair headed to state tennis tourney
CHAPMANVILLE — This year was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Chapmanville Regional High School tennis team. Natasha Williams and Haley Justice, though, wouldn’t let it be one. Last season, the Chapmanville girls finished 14-3 and the boys were 12-5. It was the best record in school history for the Chapmanville tennis program. The Tigers qualified five team members for the state tournament which was also a school record. Hea...
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Martin scores 24 points in W.Va.-Ky. All-Star Game
NEWTOWN — What is to become an annual event, the first-ever Consol Energy West Virginia-Kentucky All-Star basketball games were played at Mingo Central on Saturday night. In the first game between the girls, things started out rather close. At halftime, Kentucky held a 42-37 lead. The Bluegrass State team then took charge to defeat the West Virginia All-Stars 83-66. In the nightcap, the West Virginia boys turned the tables on their Kentuc...
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<p>The Chapmanville Regional High School softball team poses for a team picture on Thursday night after the Lady Tigers won their fifth straight sectional title with a 6-5 victory at Scott.</p>
Lady Tigers’ drive for five complete
DANVILLE — The drive for five is complete for the Chapmanville Regional High School softball team. But the Lady Tigers do not want to stop there. Unranked Chapmanville shocked Class AA No. 4 Scott with Thursday night’s emotional 6-5 win in nine innings over the Lady Hawks at Danville’s Lick Creek Park to claim another sectional championship. It was the fifth straight sectional title over Scott for the storied Chapmanville softball progr...
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<p>Chapmanville Regional High School softball seniors pose with the Class AA sectional championship plaque on Thursday after the Lady Tigers beat Scott. Pictured, from left, Haley Mays, Brandi Broom, Talya Berry, Hanna Wooten and Emma Paris.</p>
CRHS likes being the underdogs
DANVILLE — After Thursday night’s emotional 6-5 nine-inning win at Scott in the sectional championship game, senior members of the Chapmanville Regional High School softball team were partying like it was 2010. Thoughts of 2010 echoed at Danville’s Lick Creek Park not long after the Lady Tigers’ team picture was taken and senior pitcher Talya Berry drenched head coach Ronnie Ooten with the water bucket. Despite a 15-16 record, Chapmanvill...
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<p>Photo | Bob Fala</p><p>DNR Commissioner Ken Wilson of Chapmanville with an immobilized local subject, research bear, one of the many that have increased beyond your wildest and most wonderful West Virginia dreams.</p>
Fall hunting regulations finalized
The Natural Resources Commission convened this week in Morgantown to finalize the fall hunting regulations. The approved package can now go out for printing and distribution to the hundreds of statewide license agents and be published online. Although deer matters usually dominate the quarterly meetings, the burgeoning black bear population got its turn in the barrel. It’s no wonder with the bruins at all-time highs and hunters breaking kil...
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Lady Cats ousted by St. Albans, finishes at 12-17
The 2013 softball season came to a close for the Logan High School softball team on Thursday night as the Lady Cats lost a pair of games to St. Albans in the Class AAA sectional tournament. St. Albans routed Logan in the sectional doubleheader 15-6 and 14-7 and finished 3-0 in the tourney. The Red Dragons won 9-1 over Nitro in Game 2. Logan then defeated Nitro 14-4 on Wednesday to advance. The Lady Cats closed out the season with a 12-1...
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Man wins finale over Westside 3-1
MAN — The Man High School baseball team closed out the regular season on a high note by defeating Westside 3-1 on Thursday night at Man’s Dr. Juan Nordelo Field. It was the third win of the season for the Hillbillies. Man (3-21) is set to play a best-of-three game Class A sectional series with Tug Valley this week at home. Braden Griffin pitched a complete-game seven-inning win over Class AA Westside as he struck out 14. Man outhit th...
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Logan tennis sending seven to state tourney
Members of the Logan High School tennis team are headed to the state tourney. Several LHS players have qualified for the upcoming state tournament in the Charleston area after turning in good performances on Friday in the Class AAA Region 4 meet at Huntington’s Ritter Park. Logan No. 1 girls singles player Lauren Chambers has made it to state, along with No. 2 Hayley Hatfield. On the boys’ side, Logan No. 1 singles player Zack Hatfield ...
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<p>The Lady Tigers&#8217; Caitlin Elkins slides safely into home plate.</p>
Lady Tigers win another sectional title
MADISON — With their backs against the wall, the Chapmanville Regional High School softball team lived to play another day. Down a game the unranked Lady Tigers forced Thursday night’s winner-take-all Game 3 of the Class AA sectional tournament after knocking off Scott 2-1 on Wednesday night. Chapmanville (14-16) had lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in Tuesday’s sectional tourney opener at Scott but bounced back to even the series against No. 4-ra...
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Lady Cats advance to section finals
It’s been a rough season for the Logan High School softball team. But it got a little bit sweeter on Wednesday after the Lady Cats routed Nitro 14-4 in the Class AAA Region 4 Section 2 tourney at St. Albans. Logan (12-15) advanced to play host St. Albans in Thursday night’s sectional championship round. The Lady Cats and St. Albans (25-4) were scheduled to play two games on Thursday in the double elimination sectional finals. Since both...
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Chapmanville track performs well in Gazette Relays
The Chapmanville Regional High School track and field team had a successful showing last weekend at the prestigious Gazette Relays at Charleston’s Laidley Field. “It was a pretty big event,” Chapmanville coach Joetta Thompson said. “We did very well as a team at the Gazette Relays. Almost my whole team had personal bests on their times. Our field events has work to do to get better but we are getting there.” Chapmanville senior Autumn Bai...
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<p>The Man High School softball team poses with the Class A sectional championship plaque after beezing past Tug Valley on Tuesday night at home.</p>
Lady Billies breeze to sectional title
MAN — The Man High School softball team claimed the Class A sectional championship with an easy 17-0 mercy-rule win over Tug Valley on Tuesday night at Man. The Lady Billies, ranked No. 5 in the state in Class A, improved to 18-5 on the season with the victory and have advanced to play in next week’s regional semifinals where Man is likely to have a showdown at No. 4 Sherman. Man won for the third time this season against Tug Valley, whic...
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<p>Logan High School baseball seniors Trent Dalton, Benji Adkins, Johnny Morrison and Alex Lakatos were honored on Tuesday night during Senior Night.</p>
Logan pounds out 16 hits in win over Billies
It was a happy Senior Night at Logan High School’s Roger Gertz Field on Tuesday as the homestanding Wildcats won 10-2 over county rival Man. Logan, which improved to 16-7 on the season, honored its four senior players — Johnny Morrison, Trent Dalton, Alex Lakatos and Benji Adkins. All played a part in the win. Leadoff man Dalton, Logan’s starting shortstop, was 1-for-3 at the plate with two RBI and made several good defensive plays. M...
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Lady Tigers survive in Class AA sectional
MADISON — Heading into last night’s Class AA sectional softball tournament game at Scott, it was do or die time for the Chapmanville Regional High School Lady Tigers. Chapmanville lost 1-0 to No. 4-ranked Scott on Tuesday in the first game of a best-of-three game series at Madison. A win in Game 2 would force a winner-take-all championship game on Thursday night. A loss would mean the end for the Lady Tigers. The defeat on Tuesday dro...
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CMS baseball blots out Dots 9-3
The Chapmanville Middle School baseball team traveled to Poca last Friday night and came away with a 9-3 win. Chris Bailey started for the Tigers, throwing five complete innings, striking out eight, walking three and hitting two batters while allowing only three base hits. He was relieved by Josh Zigmond who threw the final two innings. Zigmond allowed one hit and struck out three to complete the pitching effort for the Tigers. Chapmanvil...
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Daltons lead Tigers past Indians 3-1
The Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team ran its record to 19-6 overall and 8-4 in the Cardinal Conference with Tuesday night’s 3-1 win at Sissonville. The Tigers gained a season series sweep with the Indians, also winning 2-0 at home over Sissonville last week. Brock Dalton led Chapmanville at the plate as he was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. Brent Clay also had two hits for the Tigers. Dominick Walker rapped out pair of sing...
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Sawmill United cuts down Insanity 9-0 in CYSL opener
CHAPMANVILLE — It was a big day for the growing Coalfield Youth Soccer League on April 13 as the new spring season got under way with a host of matches. There were approximately 1,300 players, coaches and fans in attendance according to league officials. The league has more players now than any previous season with 31 total teams ranging in ages from 3-16 years old. The CYSL plays in the spring and fall to accommodate all players in Log...
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<p>Logan High School tennis team seniors Logan Adkins and Zack Hatfield.</p>
LHS tennis soars over Skyhawks
The Logan High School tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a win over the Scott Skyhawks on Tuesday. The Logan boys won 5-2 and improved its record to 16-4 on the season. The LHS girls were a 7-0 winner over Scott. In the No. 1 boys’ singles match, Logan senior Zack Hatfield won 8-1 over Scott’s Caleb Starkey. In the No. 2, Logan’s Keith Williamson defeated Blake Chambers 8-0. Jacob Adkins of Logan downed Eric Constant 8-0 i...
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Billies get second win of season
The Man High School baseball team won again. The Hillbillies earned a doubleheader split with Oak Hill Red Devils on Saturday, taking the first game 7-6 before dropping the second game 10-9. In Game One, the Man (2-20) jumped out a 4-0 lead and held off a late Red Devils (8-13) charge for the victory. Braden Griffin picked up his first victory of the season allowing three runs and scattering five hits while striking out 11 and walking t...
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Tigers get forfeit win over Pike Central
CHAPMANVILLE — The Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team picked up a win on Monday night but it wasn’t your normal Tiger victory. Chapmanville didn’t have to throw a single pitch or swing the bat even once. They won via forfeit. Despite morning rainshowers, Chapmanville’s Ted Ellis Field was ready to go and ready for play on Monday night. There was just one problem. The Tigers’ opponent, Pike Central (Ky.) wasn’t coming ac...
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LMS softball 11-3 after win over Point Pleasant
The Logan Middle School softball team upped its record to 11-3 on the season with Monday’s see-saw 7-5 win at home over Point Pleasant. Kelsey Ward started within the circle and went four innings with one strikeout. Stephanie Curry pitched final three innings and fanned six. Alison Click was 2-for-4 at the plate to lead the Lady Wolves. Madyson Ooten, Lexi Hines and Chelsea Napier had one hit each. “I am very proud of the team,” LMS coa...
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<p>The West Virginia high school all-star basketball team.</p>
Scott’s Cabell excited to coach in W.Va-Ky. All-Star Game
NEWTOWN — Nick Cabell was like a kid on Christmas morning when he walked into the gym at Mingo Central and saw some of the talented players warming up on the hard wood. He has the pleasure of coaching this elite squad on Saturday night. The boys’ all-star teams from both West Virginia and Kentucky have been practicing the last few days for Saturday’s first-ever Consol Energy West Virginia-Kentucky All-Star Game that will be played at Ming...
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Softball teams ready for sectionals
Logan County’s three high school softball teams have had differing paths this spring as post-season play is set to begin this week. The goal is the still same for Man, Chapmanville and Logan. And that is to reach the state softball tournament, which is set for May 22-23 at Vienna. It begins this week as the sectional softball tournaments are scheduled to be played. Man (17-5), ranked No. 7 in the state in Class A, seems to have the mo...
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No. 9 Wildcats pound on Generals 11-2
The Logan High School baseball team ran its record to 15-7 on the season with Saturday night’s 11-2 win at Winfield. Senior right-hander Johnny Morrison was the starting and winning pitcher for the Class AAA No. 9-ranked Wildcats. He went five innings and allowed two runs while striking out eight and walking two. Lefty Jared Shawver then closed out the last two innings, yielding no runs and two hits with one strikeout. Jacob Browning wa...
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<p>Morgan Aguirre</p>
Logan’s Aguirre tosses no-hitter for UC
It was a heck of a way to close out her freshman season. Logan High School’s Morgan Aguirre, a frosh pitcher with the University of Charleston softball team, fired a no-hitter on Saturday in Game 2 of UC’s sweep over the Ohio Valley Scots. It was the first collegiate no-hitter for Aguirre, who had led Logan to a 112-23 record from 2009-12 and four straight Class AAA state tournament appearances. Charleston blanked Ohio Valley 4-0 in the...
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