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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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<p>CRHS coach Ronnie Ooten and the umpire argue a play at the plate in Thursday&#8217;s regional tourney.</p>
Wayne takes out Lady Tigers again in regionals
CHAPMANVILLE — Just as Yogi Berra once said it was like déjà vu all over again. Unfortunately for the Chapmanville Regional High School softball team history did repeat itself. For the second straight year, the Lady Tigers were ousted in the Class AA regional semifinals as Cardinal Conference foe Wayne knocked off Chapmanville 4-1 on Thursday night at Chapmanville Regional’s Ronnie Ooten Field. With the loss, the Lady Tigers’ roller coa...
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Logan tennis athletes win matches at state
The Logan High School tennis team sent seven athletes to the Class AAA state tournament this year. Action got under way on Thursday in the state meet as Logan No. 1 singles player Zack Hatfield defeated Brandon Galici of Parkersburg South, 8-5, then lost to George Washington’s Ryan Massinople 8-0. In the No. 2 singles, Logan’s Keith Williamson was ousted by Sven Wurmuth of University 8-2. In girls’ No. 1 singles, Lauren Chambers was kno...
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<p>Logan High School baseball&#8217;s Z. Minnick hurls a pitch to a Nitro batter in Friday night&#8217;s 5-2 sectional tourney win by LHS.</p>
Logan, St. Albans all even in sectional
The driver’s seat is a good place to be. That’s exactly where the Logan High School baseball team was after knocking off Nitro 5-2 on Friday night at a rainy Roger Gertz Field in Logan in the Class AAA sectional tourney. No. 10-ranked Logan, which routed St. Albans 10-0 on Thursday night on the road, improved to 19-8 on the season and 2-0 in the double elimination sectional tournament. The Wildcats were scheduled to play host to St. Alb...
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<p>Kelli Adkins, who along with husband Scott, proprietors of Logan&#8217;s downtown SAK&#8217;s Jewelers, shows off a nice Logan County spring gobbler.</p>
Spring gobbler season mercifully winds down
Spring gobbler season closes out this Saturday (May 18). The end can oft spell relief from the middle of the night wake-ups and loss of sleep that goes with it. Sleep deprivation can be a form of torture, just like turkey hunting … Just kidding on the turkey hunting part however, but the scores of hunters that are somewhat addicted and have come to be known as “diehards” know full well what we’re talking about. And diehards they are, confes...
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<p>Logan High School senior baseball player Trent Dalton signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday to play collegiate ball at Salem International. In the front row, from left, Lorie Dalton (mother), Mika Dalton (sister), Trent Dalton and Bryce Dalton (brother). In the back row, from left, assistant baseball coach Ryan Waugh, Linda Tackett (grandmother), LHS principal Robert Lucas, assistant baseball coach Kevin Gertz, Mike Dalton (father), head baseball coach and athletics director Roger Gertz, Harold Dalton (grandfather) and former assistant baseball coach Jim Willis Jr.</p>
Logan’s Dalton signs with Salem
Trent Dalton is headed to play at the next level. Dalton, a Logan High School senior baseball player, signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday to play collegiate baseball at Division II Salem International University. Dalton, a middle infielder who has alternated between second base and shortstop, has been a steady defensive player for the Wildcats for four years and has also shown some offensive productivity. Dalton signed on su...
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Rain delays county baseball sectionals
The rain has been the winner so far in the high school baseball sectional tournaments. But with a break in the weather on Thursday and with decent enough conditions expected for Friday and Saturday, area baseball teams are expected make a return to the diamonds. The three-team Class AAA Region 4 Section 2 tourney got under way on Wednesday night as St. Albans won 4-1 at Nitro in Game 1. The game was rained out on Monday and Tuesday. Log...
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LMS softball team closes out season with 13-5 record
The Logan Middle School softball team closed out the season with a 13-5 record with Wednesday’s 13-7 loss at Winfield in the Mid-Valley Conference semifinals. Kelsey Ward was 2-for-4 with a home run to lead Logan. Stephanie Curry was also 2-for-4 at the plate, while Allison Click, Ashtyn Hylton and Stephanie Eplin all had hits. Curry pitched and struck out six batters. She fanned 101 on the season. Ward struck out 35. Click led the La...
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