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<p>Man coach Randy Epperly congratulates Cari Blair as she circled the bases with a home run.</p>
Man players happy to be back at state
MAN — It has come full circle for the senior members of the Man High School softball team. Three years ago as freshmen, Taylor Tomblin, Summer Sword, Emilee Osborne, Micayla Gibson, Tabby Ferguson and Rachael Griffith were members of Man’s 2010 Class A state tournament team. The Lady Billies would fall to South Harrison as their attempt to win a historic three straight state championships was foiled in extra innings in an 8-7 heartbreaker...
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<p>Micayla Gibson flips to first base in a home game this season.</p>
Tough schedule has prepared Lady Billies well
MAN — The Man High School softball team has been no stranger over the years to big games and tough opponents. The Lady Billies have always seemed to challenge some of the best teams around. For a Class A team, Man usually plays one of the tougher schedules in the state as the Lady Billies are often times taking on some of the best squads in Class AA and AAA as well. That has always seemed to have prepared the Lady Billies. This year i...
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<p>The Man High School softball team poses for a team picture on Friday night after the Lady Billies wrapped up the Class A region championship and a berth in this week&#8217;s state tournament.</p>
Lady Billies going back to state
MAN — After a two-year hiatus, the Man High School softball team is headed back to the Class A state tournament. The Lady Billies secured a trip to Vienna with Friday night’s 16-0 win over Fayetteville in the Class A Region 3 championship game at the Man softball field. Friday’s game was stopped after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule as Man senior pitcher Taylor Tomblin fired a one-hit shutout, picking up her 20th win of the seas...
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<p>The Logan High School baseball team poses for a team photo after knocking off St. Albans 4-2 on the road on Thursday night in the Class AAA sectional championship game.</p>
Logan back on top with sectional title
It’s back to familiar territory for the Logan High School baseball team. The Wildcats are once again sectional champions and are headed to the Class AAA Region 4 semifinals where Logan is scheduled to play at Winfield on Monday night. Logan secured the Class AAA Region 4 Section 2 championship with Thursday night’s 4-2 win at St. Albans in a decisive final game with the Red Dragons at Loftis Field. St. Albans (21-11), tied with Logan (2...
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<p>Chapmanville starting pitcher Trey Dalton is congratulated by Tristan Thompson and Brent Clay after striking out the side in Thursday night&#8217;s rain-shortened sectional game with Scott at Ted Ellis Field. The game picked up on Friday night at Madison and the Tigers won 9-5.</p>
Tigers taken down by Scott in sectional tourney
MADISON — Before the evenly matched Chapmanville and Scott high school baseball teams began the best-of-three game Class AA sectional tournament most thought it would be close. Real close. The teams had split during the regular season in a pair of nail-biters. It could very well go a full three games. No one thought it would take a full 12 days to play it. The Chapmanville Regional-Scott baseball sectional did go a full three games ...
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Trout stocking winds down
The annual trout stocking season closes out with the Memorial Day weekend. But, the fishing for them doesn’t have to. In fact, the tail end of May and the month of June can make for some crowd free trout angling for sure. Reason being, much of the competition is diverted by Little League Baseball, spring gobbler hunting, rapidly growing lawns and so on. So don’t give up quite yet. Periodic high waters during the in-season stockings help to ...
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Man blanked by Irish 12-0 in tune-up game
The Man High School baseball team lost 12-0 at home to Charleston Catholic in a regular season tune-up game on Friday night. Both teams had already wrapped up sectional championships and were awaiting this week’s upcoming Class A regional tourney. The Irish (25-9) put up 16 hits in Friday night’s game and held Man (7-22) hitless. Catholic’s Connor Golden went 3-for-3 with three RBI. Kiefer Hovorka scored twice and had three hits. Drew C...
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Trouble Makers win 6-0 over the Spartans
Two more weeks of Coal Field Youth Soccer League action is in the books. Eight matches were held on May 11 and seven matches were played on May 4. All games are played at the Mullins Soccer Field on Sawmill Road in Chapmanville. On May 11 in a 16-and-under match, Insanity knocked off the Gators 4-3. Insanity was led by Joe Dingess who scored three goals. Dominique Jackson, Kortni Packo and Jeff Lunsford had one goal each for the Gator...
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Tigers putting up impressive stats this season
CHAPMANVILLE — It’s been another fine season for the Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team and several players have been key to the Tigers’ success. Heading into Thursday’s Class AA sectional tourney game at home against Scott, the Tigers were ranked No. 10 in the state and sported a 21-8 record. Trailing 1-0 in the best-of-three series to Scott (17-14), a win on Thursday night would force a winner-take-all sectional championshi...
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Chapmanville offering USTA summer tennis program
CHAPMANVILLE — If you are a youth tennis player ages 12-18 and want to refine your skills then Chapmanville is the place to be this summer. Chapmanville will be hosting a USTA summer tennis league beginning June 11. It will run each Tuesday and Thursday starting at 6 p.m. and ending round 8:30-9 p.m. All of the matches will be held at the Chapmanville Regional High School tennis courts. Chapmanville Middle School coach and Chapmanvill...
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<p>The Logan Middle School baseball team claimed the Mid-Valley Conference championship with a victory last weekend over Point Pleasant.</p>
LMS baseball claims conference crown
It was a great season and a great end to the season for the Logan Middle School baseball team. Last Friday, the Timberwolves closed out their 12-6 season with a 3-2 win at Point Pleasant in the Mid-Valley Conference championship game. LMS Coach Alex Perry would turn to seventh-grader Matthew Brown to hold down the Point offense and match Point’s ace pitcher Adam Stearns. Brown pitched three strong innings, holding Point Pleasant to only...
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WV Dream second at East Fairmont tourney
The Logan-based West Virginia Dream sixth-grade basketball team finished second last weekend at the East Fairmont Shootout. The team went 5-2 in the tourney, losing both games by two points each. The West Virginia Dream is a girls’ AAU squad. They currently have a fifth-grade, sixth-grade and seventh-grade players on the team. The fifth-grade group is coached by Mike Tothe. The sixth-grade group are coached by current Logan High senio...
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<p>Man&#8217;s Tabby Ferguson puts the bat on the ball in action earlier in the season at Logan.</p>
Lady Billies have eyes on Vienna
MAN — The Man High School softball team has been here before. Playing in a big game has been nothing new over the years for the Lady Billies. With three state championships under their belts — including back-to-back state titles in 2008 and 2009 and a crown in 1983 — the Man softball program has had a rich history. The Lady Billies will try to add to that lore with another berth in the state tournament. Man (19-5), ranked No. 7 in the...
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<p>Tigers&#8217; coach Eric Ellis hopes to rally his team to victory this week in the Class AA sectional tourney against Scott. The Skyhawks hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three game series.</p>
Tigers hope to rally back against Scott
CHAPMANVILLE — There’s an easy way and a hard way. The Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team is going to have to do it the hard way. Down 1-0 in the best-of-three game Class AA sectional tournament series against rival Scott, the Tigers must now beat the Skyhawks two straight games, including one of those on the road, in order to win the section title. Chapmanville, ranked No. 10 in the state in Class AA this week, is seeking ...
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Logan’s Butcher closes out outstanding career at WV State
What a way to go out. It was an outstanding senior season on the mound for former Logan High School pitcher Jordan Butcher, who finished up his final year of collegiate ball last week. Butcher, a right-hander at West Virginia State University who was moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation this year, was sixth in the WVIAC in ERA at 3.01. Butcher was 6-1 on the hill and made 10 starts. He pitched 74.2 innings and allowed only 25...
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<p>Chapmanville Regional High School tennis coach Don Saunders poses for a picture with Natasha Williams and Haley Justice at last week&#8217;s state tournament.</p>
CRHS pair ousted at state tennis meet
It was a quick exit for Chapmanville Regional High School’s Natasha Williams and Haley Justice at last weekend’s state tennis meet in Charleston. Williams, Chapmanville’s No. 1 singles player, lost 8-1 to Joanna Capito of Wheeling Central. In doubles, Williams and Justice lost 8-2 to Haley Spurlock and Madison Juszczak. Juszczak went on to win the state championship in No. 4 singles. “They were both a little nervous, but I thought Natas...
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Coal Field Youth Soccer League: Sawmill United rolls again
CHAPMANVILLE — Action resumed in the Coal Field Youth Soccer League on April 27 with eight matches. The league plays its matches at the soccer field on Sawmill Road in Chapmanville. In the 16-and-under division, Sawmill United continued its dominance with a 9 to nil win over the Gators. Mark Neace scored six goals for Sawmill United. Tanner Dillon had two goals and Catherine Carter one. In the other 16s match, the Ninjas defeated Insani...
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Logan 8-and-under team
The Logan 8-and-under baseball travel team hosted a spring tournament on April 27. Teams which took part in the tourney came from Magoffin County (Ky.), Charleston nd Madison. Logan went undefeated during pool play and tournament play, winning five consecutive games, beating Madison in the championship game 9-8. Logan was slated to travel to Morehead, Ky., for a tourney last weekend. Pictured in the front row, from left, Derek Browning, Alex ...
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AquaFina Runnin’ Wildcat Basketball Camp. This year’s camp, sponsored by Pepsi, Family Discount Pharmacy and WVOW, is scheduled for June 12-14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Logan High School’s Willie Akers Arena. The camp is for boys and girls ages 4-14 years old. The price is $50 per camper. There are discounts for siblings. Registration is Wednesday, June 12 from 8:30-9:15 a.m. Each camper will receive a T-shirt and trophy. Marshall Coa...
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<p>Logan shortstop Trent Dalton puts the tag on St. Albans player Taylor Bradley in Saturday&#8217;s 5-2 win by the Red Dragons over the Wildcats in the Class AAA sectional tourney at Logan.</p>
Logan ready for showdown with St. Albans
It’s now down to a one-game series in the Class AAA sectional baseball tournament between Logan and St. Albans. Winner-take-all. St. Albans evened the sectional series with Logan and forced a decisive championship game with Saturday night’s 5-2 win over the Wildcats at Logan High School’s Roger Gertz Field. The two teams are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the finals at the St. Albans High School baseball field. The Wild...
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Ten CRHS track athletes headed to state meet
The Chapmanville Regional High School track and field team performed very well at last week’s Class AA Region 4 finals as 10 athletes and one alternative have qualified for this weekend’s Class AA state meet, which is set for Friday and Saturday at Charleston’s Laidley Field. “We did very well,” CRHS coach Joetta Thompson said. “We made it in six events, three solos and three relays. My team as a whole did well. They have competed very well...
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Marshall softball wins title; to play UK in NCAA tourney
TULSA, Okla. — For the first time in school history, the Marshall University softball team will be heading to the NCAA Tournament after a 3-1 win over Houston on Saturday to capture its first ever Conference USA Championship. The No. 4 seed Thundering Herd (35-20) received another outstanding pitching performance from senior Andi Williamson (32-16) who pitched all seven innings, scattered four hits, struck out four, walked two and allowed t...
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Tigers down a game to Scott in rain-delayed sectionals
MADISON — It took four days to play the first game of the Class AA sectional tournament between the Chapmanville Tigers and the Scott Skyhawks. But in the end Scott defeated the Chapmanville Regional High School baseball team 5-4 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the sectional tourney at Madison. The game was a continuation of Monday’s contest which was suspended in the third inning due to rain with Chapmanville leading 2-0. The game was s...
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<p>Man softball&#8217;s Madison Keffer carries Kelly Grimmett in Thursday night&#8217;s post-game celebration in Sherman. The Lady Billies beat the Tide and are headed to play in this week&#8217;s Class A regional championship game.</p>
Lady Billies one win from state tourney
SETH — The Man High School softball team is just one win away from making another appearance in the state tournament in Vienna. The Lady Billies advanced to the Class A Region 3 championship game with Thursday night’s thrilling, come-from-behind 6-5 win at Sherman in the regional semifinals. Down 5-4 after five innings of play, Man’s Casey Albright came up with a huge two-out clutch base hit in the top of the sixth inning scoring Tabby Fe...
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<p>Man seniors Cody Carter and Chris Justice and the rest of the Billies are given the Class A sectional championship trophy after the Billies easily beat Tug Valley.</p>
Man rolls past Tug Valley to sectional title
MAN — The Man High School baseball team swept the Tug Valley Panthers to win the Class A sectional title. On Thursday at Man’s Dr. Juan Nordelo Field, the Hillbillies won 7-1 over the Panthers. Man then won again on Friday night, 16-1, in a mercy-shortened game. Man (7-21), winners of four straight games, will now advance to regional play on May 21 at Valley Fayette against the Greyhounds (20-5). Valley beat Man twice during the regular s...
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