FAIRMONT —
We’re in the second week of the high school football season and there are already some surprises, both good and bad.
Fairmont Senior was the only Marion County team to open with a win in 2010, something not many thought the Polar Bears would be able to do against a Robert C. Byrd team that had plenty of returning talent.
But Trevor Malnick made the most of his debut as Polar Bear quarterback and led FSHS to a win, the first under new head coach Jared Mileto.
“Let’s face it, that kid probably had the biggest hole to fill and he came in and he filled it for us to win,” Mileto said. “He gives 110 percent every time he takes that ball and every time he makes a read.
“That first quarter, he was a little jittery, a little excited. But in the second, third and fourth, he calmed down a lot.”
Also aiding in the victory was the emergence of junior running back Trevor Link.
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HARRIS - Polar Bears have been able to adjust
Nothing beats high school baseball and the adjustments that it takes to win.
Just four years ago, I was in these players’ shoes. It’s weird because instead of getting interviewed, I am the one conducting the interviews. Playing against teams from Canton through Youngstown, I faced a lot of superstar talent, but everybody knows that the teams are only as good as the players. -
Robbins helps Bears reach states
Matt Robbins had a week to remember for the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears while taking his team to the state tournament.
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Locals dot all-Big Ten softball
While Marion County failed to claim a Big Ten softball title, the area didn’t go empty-handed when the league announced its all-conference teams.
East Fairmont senior catcher Emily Morton nabbed Player of the Year honors to highlight four local first-team selections. -
Morton named Player of Year
As the lone senior on East Fairmont’s softball team, Emily Morton had no choice but to lead the way.
This could apply to the all-Big Ten Player of the Year selection process, too: After the 2012 season the Bees’ standout had, no other pick would do. -
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. - More Prep Sports Headlines
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HARRIS - Polar Bears have been able to adjust
