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Polar Bears denied title shot
Woodrow avenges earlier loss to FSHS
BECKLEY — Woodrow Wilson didn’t just turn the tables on Fairmont Senior.
The Flying Eagles completely upended them.
Avenging an earlier 1-0 loss, Woodrow held the Polar Bears to just five shots on goal in a 3-0 victory Friday in the Class AAA semifinals of the boys soccer state tournament at Paul Cline Stadium.
“We had some opportunities last time and didn’t capitalize,” coach Rocky Powell said. “This time the goals went in.”
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FSHS lacrosse wins opener
Fairmont Senior’s girls’ lacrosse team opened the 2010 season with a big test Thursday as Greater Latrobe (Pa.) High School came to town.
And FSHS passed.
The Polar Bears erased a 5-4 halftime deficit to pick up their first win of the season, 7-6.
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Mohigans fall to Capital; late blitz lifts SC
George Burkes scored 16 points and Capital never trailed in beating Morgantown 54-39 in the Class AAA quarterfinals Thursday.
Fourth-seeded Capital (20-4) advanced to the semifinals for the second time in three seasons and will meet top-seeded Logan (23-3) on Friday.
Sam Jones added 12 points for Capital and Mark Hale scored 10.
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Bigger target
Win one state title and you put a bullseye on your back every time you take the court.
Repeat as champions and it grows even bigger.
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North girls win second Class AAA title
North Marion girls’ basketball team spends a lot of their time at practice running and conditioning.
And it’s paid off with their second straight Class AAA state title.
North ran past No. 2 South Charleston, 58-45, in the second half Saturday at the Charleston Civic Center to become the first Class AAA team to repeat since those same Black Eagles did it in 2003 and 2004.
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COLUMN: Pros and cons to possible Big 10 move
If you’ve sat in stands during a recent high school sporting event, there is a good chance you’ve heard the rumors. If you’re the type who frequents Internet message boards, you’re probably assuming Marion County’s three schools are already packed and waiting in the driveway for the Big 10 moving truck.
But hold on a minute. Nothing is official yet. Fairmont Senior, East Fairmont and North Marion are still members of the North Central Athletic Conference.
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Bobcats’ title run hits four
The big orange letters on the freshly printed T-shirts worn by Summers County’s players after the Bobcats’ fourth straight Class AA championship said it all: Dynasty.
Hallie Gunnoe scored 31 points to lead top-seeded Summers County to a 58-50 win over No. 2 Scott on Saturday.
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St. Joseph rolls in Class A final
St. Joseph’s experience proved to be too much for St. Marys in the girls Class A championship game.
Brooke Keeton scored 15 points, Stephanie Dorsey added 13 and St. Joseph never trailed in earning its second straight title with a 58-44 win over cold-shooting St. Marys on Saturday.
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Huskies rally past Huntington
The North Marion Huskies have reached the state championship game for the second year in a row.
The top-seeded Lady Huskies overcame a poor-shooting first half to dispatch budding rival Huntington in Friday night’s Class AAA semifinal game, 61-50.
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South Charleston beats Pats in semis
Keke Allen scored nine of her 15 points in the first quarter and South Charleston cruised to a 60-50 win over Parkersburg South in the girls Class AAA semifinals Friday night.
Second-seeded South Charleston (25-1) will meet defending champion North Marion (23-1) for the title on Saturday night.
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COLUMN: One basket not kind to Huskies
Maybe it’s just the wrong end of the floor for North Marion’s girls’ basketball team.
For two games in a row, the Huskies have struggled shooting at the left basket, if you are sitting behind the North bench, no more than Friday’s semifinal matchup with Huntington.
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