RIVESVILLE — Fairmont Senior’s soccer upperclassmen, particularly its senior players, are the backbone of this year’s team.
But if you talk to head coach Jim DeNardi or assistant Darrin Paul, they’re the team’s funny bone, too.
“This is a very unique group of seniors,” Paul said. “They march to the beat of a different drum. That’s kind of the best way to put it.”
Or maybe senior forward Brooks Nucilli can explain it best.
“We’re all goofs,” he said with a quick smile during a break from Wednesday’s practice in Rivesville.
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Prep Sports
November 5, 2009
‘Unique’ group sets sights on state title
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Bears fought off nerves for lacrosse title
While quite a few of Fairmont Senior’s girls’ lacrosse players are playoff veterans, the butterflies were still swarming going into last Saturday’s WVSLA state title game.
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Next stop, Charleston: PHOTOS
Fairmont Senior has clawed its way back to Charleston.
The Polar Bears are making their ninth trip to Charleston in the past 10 seasons after a nail-biting, 4-0 win over John Marshall in the Region I final game on Thursday night at Mary Lou Retton Park. -
COLUMN: Polar Bears back in familiar spot
The Polar Bears did it again.
For the third straight season and ninth time in the past 10 years, Fairmont Senior’s baseball team is back in the Class AAA state tournament. -
Locals dot Big Ten cheer team
Marion County was well-represented when the Big Ten released its all conference cheerleading teams.
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Bears top Monarchs for regional title
Fairmont Senior rallied for four runs in the sixth inning while advancing their way to the state tournament yet again with a 4-0 victory over John Marshall in the Class AAA Region I final on Thursday night at Mary Lou Retton Park.
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FSHS preparing for Monarchs in regional final
The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears are riding plenty of momentum into today’s Region I baseball final versus John Marshall.
The last time the Polar Bears faced the Monarchs with a trip to the state tournament on the line was the 2009 regional final, where the Monarchs prevailed in the bottom of the seventh inning, 3-2. -
One step closer: VIDEO AND PHOTOS
The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears outdueled the Bees of East Fairmont, 10-0 in six innings, in the Region I semifinal game on Tuesday night.
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Bears top Bees in regional semis
The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears outdueled the Bees of East Fairmont, 10-0 in six innings, in the Region I semifinal game on Tuesday night.
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Cross-town clash
If Coach Steve Naternicola had to gauge the temperature of his Fairmont Senior baseball team going into regional play, the Polar Bears would likely be sitting dead smack at 98.6.
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Scherich ends prep career on top
Talk about a strong closing number.
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