FAIRMONT —
Everywhere we go, the Times West Virginian’s Grid Guessers hear from readers about how they stack up against our picks.
So we are giving our readers the chance to make their picks and make them count.
Log on to our new Facebook page — we’re pretty easy to find. Our website, www.timeswv.com, has a nifty little Facebook box that will send you right to our page. While your there, by the way, click “Like” and you’ll get breaking news updates, photos, videos and more through your news feed on Facebook.
And also while you’re there, find the Grid Guessers Picks on our discussion board for Week 1. Make your picks for all 15 games right there on the board, including scores, and see how you fare from week to week. Make sure to post the scores, too, in case we need a tie-breaker.
You have to make your picks before the first kick-off each week — that’s 7 p.m. Friday this week — just to be fair.
And the lucky winner (though it’s not about luck — we take our picks seriously around here) will be featured in the Grid Guessers Column the next week with their picks. Even better, there’s $50 on the line for the winner.
The games this week are tough, but we know our loyal sports fans study game results, stats, strength of schedule and rosters just as much as we do. And just wait until we start adding college and professional football in the mix — that’s when the real fun begins.
So log on and start picking and see if you have what it takes to make it on the Grid.
E-mail Misty Poe at mpoe@timeswv.com.
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Polar Bears fall to RCB, 53-52
Fairmont Senior was its own worst enemy Wednesday night, as Robert C. Byrd handed the Polar Bears their first loss in the Big Ten and second in the last three games after starting the season 13-0.
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Bridgeport thumps North Marion, 66-36
Not much went right for North Marion on Wednesday. The Class AAA No. 9 Huskies trailed the entire game and lost to visiting Bridgeport, 66-36.
Tyler Sprouse paced Bridgeport (13-6) with 22 points to lead all scorers. -
East girls win on Senior Night: VIDEO AND PHOTOS
Facing what looked to be a potential loss on Senior Night, East Fairmont had to make something happen in the second half Tuesday against visiting Elkins.
Down by as many as 10 points in the third quarter, the Bees stormed back and shut down the Tigers in the final two periods for a 53-43 win at the Hive. -
East Fairmont comes back for Senior Night win against Elkins
East Fairmont trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, but the Bees stormed back and shut down visiting Elkins late in the game en route to a 53-43 win on Senior Night in the Hive.
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Team effort sparks Huskies’ title
There are team wins. And then there was what North Marion’s wrestling team accomplished at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships this past weekend.
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Fluharty’s big game sparks East girls
Whenever East Fairmont’s girls’ basketball team needs a lift, the Bees can turn to Caitlin Fluharty.
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Huskies capture Big Ten wrestling title: PHOTOS
While held in the county next door, Saturday’s finale of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships was really a Marion County affair.
North Marion, Fairmont Senior and East Fairmont took the top three team spots in the 12-team tournament, and along the way let its new conference know there’s some new kids in town. -
Highlanders slip by North Marion: VIDEO AND PHOTOS
What do you get when you put two of the most successful girls’ basketball programs in the state in recent years together in the same gym?
Anyone who’s seen a North Marion-Huntington High game since 2009 knows that answer: a hard-fought, down-to-the-wire contest. -
Bears fight off Greenbrier East
Just how competitive was the boys’ Class AAA field at the Big Atlantic Classic this year?
West Virginia’s top two ranked teams in AAA, No. 1 Martinsburg and No. 2 Fairmont Senior, dropped their respective first-round games and were relegated to Saturday consolation contests. -
Polar Bears take third at Splash Invite
Fairmont Senior’s swim squads put together another solid showing at West Virginia Wesleyan’s Splash Invitational on Saturday, taking third in both team events.
The Polar Bear girls piled up 82 team points, just behind runner-up Elkins (85) and team champ Buckhannon-Upshur (110). - More Prep Sports Headlines
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Polar Bears fall to RCB, 53-52
