The Times West Virginian

Prep Sports

May 30, 2009

Bears’ Paige heading to Southern Virginia

FAIRMONT — After a four-year career as a member of Fairmont Senior’s Lady Polar Bears’ basketball team, Makelle Paige was looking to continue her career at the next level.

She found Southern Virginia University, a small Latter Day Saints-based school in Buena Vista, Va., and knew it was the right place for her.

The former Polar Bear signed to play basketball for the Knights Friday at Fairmont Senior.

“It’s close to home; that was something I was looking for,” Paige said. “They have an LDS atmosphere, and that was important. It’s about 700 students and is owned by a Mormon family. They have the standards and guidelines I was looking for. Really the only other place that has that is BYU, and Utah is too far away.”

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    The Class AAA girls’ state semifinals will feature a rematch of last season’s state championship game.

    Up next for No. 1 North Marion is the Huntington Highlanders, the same team the Huskies beat for their first state title last season.

     

    March 12, 2010

  • Byard Gatorade W.Va. player of year

    Mariah Byard added to a stellar season Thursday, as the North Marion standout was named the Gatorade West Virginia girls’ basketball player of the year.

    Byard is the second Huskies player to win the award, joining Jessica Sell in 2002.

     

    March 12, 2010

  • Huntington slides past Martinsburg

    Talequia Hamilton scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half to lead Huntington to a 56-43 win over Martinsburg in the girls Class AAA quarterfinals Thursday.

    Hamilton also had 14 rebounds. Leah Ching led fourth-seeded Huntington (18-4) with 19 points and Erin Bailes had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

     

    March 12, 2010

  • Second wind North girls catch fire after half, rout Ripley in state opener

    No. 1 North Marion took its first step to defend its Class AAA girls’ basketball title Wednesday night.

    The Huskies exploded for 42 second-half points to defeat eight-seed Ripley, 65-43, and move into Friday’s semifinals.

     

    March 11, 2010 1 Photo

  • COLUMN: Parsons still big part of Huskies

    While her name might now show up in the box score from Wednesday’s Class AAA state tournament quarterfinal win over Ripley doesn’t mean North Marion senior Jessica Parsons is forgotten.

    She’s there on the bench, though not by choice, the same place she’s been since injuring her knee against rival Fairmont Senior which ended her season. She uses crutches to get around until the injury is fully healed.

     

    March 11, 2010

  • ‘One shot short’ FSHS falls to Mohigans in regional

    After two hard-fought games between Fairmont Senior and Morgantown, there was little doubt that Tuesday’s Class AAA, Region I final would be another.

    MHS’ Sam Runner blocked Logan Moore’s potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Mohigans rallied for a 43-41 win and a berth in next week’s Class AAA boys’ state tournament in Charleston.

     

    March 10, 2010 6 Photos

  • North girls take on Ripley tonight

    No. 1 North Marion’s quest for a second straight Class AAA girls’ basketball title begins tonight in Charleston at the Charleston Civic Center.

    The Huskies, the No. 1 seed in the state tournament, will take on the No. 8 seeded Ripley Vikings at 7:15 p.m.

     

    March 10, 2010

  • Ronnie Retton proud of team

    Fairmont Senior’s Ronnie Retton should be taking the floor tonight against Morgantown with a spot in next week’s state tournament on the line.

     

    March 9, 2010

  • Top dog Huskies’ Byard named state player of the year

    Mariah Byard has come a long way since being a ball girl for the North Marion Huskies during her elementary school years.

    She joined the Huskies as a freshman and led the team to a state tournament appearance. Her sophomore year she led North Marion to the school’s first girls’ basketball state title.

     

    March 7, 2010 1 Photo

  • Sectional champs Sectional champs

    Two down, one to go.

    The Fairmont Senior boys’ basketball team took another step toward a state tournament appearance Friday, using a huge fourth quarter en route to a gutsy 57-42 win over Preston in the Class AAA, Region I, Section 2 title game at Fairmont State University’s Joe Retton Arena. 

    Morgantown, a 45-39 loser to Wheeling Park in the other sectional final, is all that stands between the Polar Bears and a trip to Charleston. 

     

    March 6, 2010 7 Photos

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