School

By Stephen Smoot “We are blessed to have them. The children are blessed to have them too.” So said Sonny O’Neil, Pendleton County Board of Education member, of the administration, faculty, staff, and other personnel of Franklin Elementary School. After the invocation, all sat down to enjoy a menu of...

Pendleton County Schools superintendent, Charles Hedrick, presents a plaque from the State of West Virginia honoring Franklin Elementary School’s Amy Rexrode as county teacher of the year.

Travis Owens drives past a Yellow Jacket defender during the Wildcats' win over Moorefield. By Stephen Smoot The Wildcats’ first month of the season served as a class from the University of Hard Knocks. The schedule featured two teams still undefeated by Christmas Day and, overall, the combined records of...

Pendleton County showed grit and resilience in holding off Potomac Highlands rivals Moorefield and Petersburg to claim the Holiday Tournament trophy. Members of the Wildcat team are from left, front row, Tony VanMeter, Jaydon Hess, Josiah Kimble, Caleb Armentrout, Dalton Rohrbaugh and Braylin Hull; and back row, Travis Owens, Cashton...

Jenna Smith looks for an open player in the win over Frankfort.   Frankfort’s Falcons flew to Franklin on Monday, only to be foiled by a frustrating fusillade of aggressive defenders from the home squad. Pendleton County had battled their way as road warriors to a 3-3 record before taking...

By Stephen Smoot Conventional wisdom states that basketball teams should ease into the season. Many regional programs schedule light early on, both in terms of having few games and playing against “tune-up” competition. Neither boys head coach, Jeremy Bodkin, nor girls coach, Donnie Kopp, subscribes to that strategy. Both teams...

Last week, North Fork Elementary School hosted the community at its Christmas concert. All grades put on a special performance.

The Pendleton County Wildcat cheerleading squad competed for a state title Saturday in Charleston. Though they did not win the Class A title, they performed with precision and pride while representing Pendleton admirably.

Avery Townsend challenges the Tucker County defense in last week’s road contest. By Stephen Smoot Tucker County’s basketball squads appear to be once again playing at their usual form – which means trouble for their Potomac Valley Conference rivals. Pendleton County made the trip to the top of the mountain...

Pendleton County wrestlers get ready to face University in the first round of action last Saturday at the 42nd Annual Keyser Kiwanis Tournament. By Stephen Smoot They pulled themselves out of their warm beds way too early on a Saturday morning. The day greeted them with bright sunshine that did...