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By Stephen Smoot Last week, two of the most dynamic programs in West Virginia single A came together in Franklin to battle. While the night provided all the excitement expected of it, the Wildcats did not get the result they fought so hard to achieve. From the start, the capacity...

Ana Young celebrates scoring 1,000 career points with her team after the game at Tucker County. Members of the Lady Wildcat team are, from left, Kiera Heavener, Lizzie Alt, Julia Mongold, Nataley Hedrick, Madison Arbaugh, Young, Gabby DePue, Jameigh Miller, Baylee Beachler, Avery Townsend and Jenna Smith. Photo courtesy of...

Jameigh Miller drives the ball against the East Hardy defense during the Wildcat win last week. Photo courtesy of Robin Alt. By Stephen Smoot It was one of those nights typical at the midway point in a basketball season where great teams are not playing in top form and have...

Nataley Hedrick looks for an open cutter during the Wildcats' big win over the Warriors. Photo courtesy of Robin Alt. By Stephen Smoot After a nearly three-week layoff due to inclement weather, one might expect a little rust from the Pendleton County girls’ squad. Their performance against Pocahontas County, however,...

By Stephen Smoot The Harman Panthers came to Franklin to face the Wildcats last Friday night. Though they showed heart to the end, Pendleton County’s athleticism and skill carried the day for the home team. Harman, like the Wildcats, defeated Union a month ago, but by a single point.  Harman...

By Stephen Smoot The Warriors of Pocahontas County sallied forth to engage the Pendleton County Wildcats last week, only to find the home team the better battlers. Since the Moorefield game, Coach Jeremy Bodkin has worked on his team’s approach to games. He explained that “we are still developing patience....

Pendleton County's Ana Young won Prep Girl Hoops National Player of the Week for Dec. 19-25. She bested nine other players from California, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, and elsewhere by earning 33.18 percent of the national online vote with more than 500 more votes than the second-place finisher. Young was recognized...

By Stephen Smoot Only two hours away from Brandywine, on the eastern edge of Pendleton County, sit the heavily populated suburban cities of Northern Virginia. Almost every night brings either a featureless dark sky or varying shades of orange tinged with black or gray as they reflect the lights from...

By Stephen Smoot Just one night after Pendleton County struggled late against Moorefield, the Wildcats put together a statement game against the Union Tigers to close out competition in the oldest high school basketball tournament in the Mountain State. Union came in with losses to Harman and Petersburg on their...

By Stephen Smoot There is one measure of a true rivalry, when one has to ignore the records of both teams coming into the game.  Pendleton County’s rivalry with Moorefield has proved no different over the years. Last week a struggling Yellow Jacket squad met a Wildcat team voted fifth...