Sports

The West Virginia Tri-County Bowling Association held its annual Women’s Tournament April 20 at the Potomac Highlands Recreation Center in Franklin. Women representing Hardy, Grant and Pendleton counties bowled in the tournament. First place winners were Jennifer Martin in the singles division, Josie Rawson and Kim Hulmes in the doubles...

Pendleton County's two head basketball coaches taught game skills, teamwork, and fun to third through eighth graders last week. By Stephen Smoot A well-constructed foundation generally requires a lot of front end work to build. If set in place properly – and if located on solid ground – a foundation...

Ashley Reuss Ashley Reuss, a senior at Pendleton County High School, was awarded the R. Kenneth Price Jr. Scholarship on May 13. This scholarship is donated in memory of R. Kenneth Price Jr., the superintendent of Pendleton County Schools from 2001- 2005.  In the past four years, Reuss has grown...

Freshman Sophmores Juniors Seniors Pendleton County Middle High School started a new tradition this year with academic letters as a new way to encourage students to do their best in the classroom and to acknowledge them for their hard work. The following criteria had to be met.  Students must maintain...

The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy announces that Cadet Benjamin Stephen Barbour of Franklin has completed the West Virginia National Guard Program. Commencement exercises were held June 14 at Camp Dawson in Kingwood. Barbour is the son of Laura Brown of Franklin and Steve Barbour of Virginia Beach, Virginia and was in...

Additional awards given at the closing council circle of the Pendleton County 4-H Camp were as follows: Third-year camper certificates — Ross Pownell, Tori Heavner, Ty Armentrout, Ty Heavner and Vaylee Harper; Fifth-year felt patches — Callie Judy, Alex Adams, Zander Adams and Cole Harper; and Seventh-year felt patches —...

Cam Beachler tags a player in the Coaches USA All-Star game. He hit .308 for the Wildcats this season and provided invaluable senior leadership for the young team. Kate Hedrick, pictured here in a regular season game, hit nine doubles, three home runs, and had 27 runs batted in last...

Pendleton County softball racked up the accolades after the season almost as fast as wins during. The team’s 21-5 record earned the Wildcats the honor of All Potomac Valley Conference team of the year. Its “bomb squad” racked up 25 home runs as a team and a .314 squad average...

Pendleton County’s Coach Pitch Little League champions, coached by Coty Puffenbarger, Andrew Kiser, and Steve Cook, earned a 12-2 record on their way to winning the county title. They then took a third seed into an eight-team tournament in Petersburg. The team earned a 15-0 victory in the second round,...

By Stephen Smoot As graduations take place and the spring 2024 sports seasons fade into memory, postseason awards have started to roll in. Potomac Valley Conference Division II over the past two weeks issued their all-conference selections and other honors. Pendleton County received five selections on the baseball squad, placing...