Rick Elmore

2 days ago | herald-dispatch.com | Rick Elmore

When Jerry Skidmore took the job as baseball coach at Webster County this season, he had one goal that he wanted the Highlanders to reach twice — beat rival Richwood. Making the Class A state tournament didn’t even seem a possibility for Skidmore, who coached the Highlanders’ track and field team last season while the nine on the diamond didn’t win a single game. In 2025, Webster County is among the four teams joining Madonna, Gilmer County and East Hardy comprising the tournament field.

3 days ago | waynecountynews.com | Rick Elmore

HURRICANE, W.Va. — Hurricane’s six-run third inning broke the deciding third game of the Class AAAA Region 4 baseball finals wide open on Wednesday in a 9-3 win over Spring Valley at Lola Meeks Field. Hurricane had a 2-1 lead through two innings before 11 batters came to the plate in the third inning and used seven hits — all singles — to take command of the game. kAm%96? wFCC:42?6’D A:E496CD 4=@D65 E96 5@@C]k^AmkAm“x E9@F89E :? E96 7:CDE :??:?8 H6 H@F=5 D4@C6[ 2?5 H6 5:5?’E[” wFCC:42?6 4@249 qC:2?

3 days ago | waynecountynews.com | Rick Elmore

HURRICANE, W.Va. — Spring Valley’s Garrett Wagoner and Hurricane’s Weston Smith were expected to be the stars for their respective baseball teams heading into the Class AAAA Region 4 championship series. Both seniors had their moments to shine in the best-of-three set, capped by Hurricane’s 9-3 win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday at Lola Meeks Field in Hurricane. However, underclassmen for both teams showed why they were varsity starters this season too.

6 days ago | wvgazettemail.com | Rick Elmore

Make it three in a row for Winfield. Rylee McClellan’s bloop single in the bottom of the seventh scored Allison Hoffman from second base to give the Generals a 2-1 walk-off win over Frankfort in the WVSSAC Class AAA state softball tournament championship game at South Charleston's Little Creek Park. Hoffman was a courtesy runner for Ella Black, who led off the Generals’ final at-bat with a single. Evie Loyd bunted safely to move Hoffman over to second base.

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Rick Elmore

Pendleton County captured its first softball state title on Thursday, defeating Wahama 9-1 in five innings for the WVSSAC Class A championship. The Wildcats never lost in the tournament, sending the White Falcons to the losers bracket with a 6-0 win on Wednesday, then winning the rematch at Little Creek Park in South Charleston with a relentless offensive attack and dominant pitching from Baylee Beachler. Pendleton County (31-2) had 12 hits off three Wahama (29-7) pitchers.