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Berkeley Springs traveled to Ridgley on Friday, September 21, for a showdown with longtime rival Frankfort. The Indians rolled the dice in overtime and escaped with a three-point victory, 26-23.

After Frankfort kicked a successful 22-yard field goal in overtime to take a 23-20 lead, Berkeley Springs, facing a fourth down from inside the Falcon one yard line, decided to forgo the tie and go for the win. Cody Reed, who had 151 yards rushing, took the handoff from Matt Colwell and leaped into the end zone for the win.

The Berkeley Springs High School Volleyball Team picked up an important win on Monday, September 17, when they beat Petersburg in straight games by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-20, respectively, for their third win of the year.

"This was a huge sectional win for us," said coach Phil Hofe. "Our hitting is becoming more effective, and Courtney (Jones) had a great night with 21 kills. We needed that win for our confidence."

Due in part to an 88 from Ryan Redick, Berkeley Springs shot a four-man, 18-hole total of 364 to finish second in the Apple Valley League Tournament, held on Thursday, September 20 at Locust Hills Golf Course in Charles Town.

Jefferson County shot a total of 329 to easily win the event, followed by Berkeley Springs, Martinsburg (370) and Musselman (390).

Berkeley Springs High School hosted its first-ever cross country invitational on Saturday, September 22, at Warm Springs Middle School, with the Indian boys team placing first and the girls team finishing third.

Half empty, or half full?

Is the West Virginia University football team's glass half full, or half empty?

The Little Junior Varsity Wolves opened the season up at home with an overtime win, 6-0. The Wolves' offense moved the ball up and down the field but could not score with untimely penalties. An excellent defensive effort kept the Titans from moving the ball until the offense finally scored in overtime.

The offensive troubles continued with the Wolves' first road game against the Colts. The Colts turned the opening drive into an early advantage with a touchdown but failed on the extra point. The Wolves defense tightened their chin snaps and held the Colts scoreless the rest of the game. The offense could never finish a drive and the Colts won 6-0 dropping the Wolves record to 1-1.

We've all heard the expression, "home sweet home," and home has really been sweet for the Berkeley Springs High School boys soccer team. In fact, they haven't been beaten at home this year and the streak continued last week with a 2-1 win over McConnellsburg and a 3-3 tie with St. Maria Goretti. In between the home matches, Berkeley Springs played at Martinsburg, falling to the Dogs 3-0.

The week started on Tuesday, September 18, with St. Maria Goretti visiting Morgan Field. Goretti had beaten the Indians 4-2 in an earlier match-up, but you wouldn't have guessed that early on, as the Tribe bolted out to a 3-1 lead.

Last week the Lady Pirates traveled to Hancock and were defeated 3-0 by the Lady Panthers. Game scores were 25-13, 25-19 and 25-13, Brittany Kerns had five service points, one kill, one ace and Erica Zaragoza added four service points. Megan Hendrickson, Lindsey Kidwell and Chalsea Wells each added three service points.

In the JV contest the Lady Pirates won 2-0, 25-23 was the score of each game. Morgann Moser, Sierra Hott and Sciley Neufeld each had five service points and Jordan Kendall added four service points.

Amanda Waltman recorded her fourth shutout of the year as the Berkeley Springs Girls Soccer team defeated McConnellsburg 5-0, on Saturday, September 22 in Berkeley Springs.

"I thought our girls played very well today and our defense was outstanding," said Berkeley Springs coach Rocky Riffle. "Considering that we only had one substitute, you could hardly ask for more. Rebecca Trump has been playing midfield since she returned from injury and is doing a great job. It was very unselfish of her to make that sacrifice, but I think it is paying off. And, I can't talk about defense without mentioning Brittany Fox. She is an outstanding defender and played a wonderful game today."

Led by Ryan Redick's 41, Berkeley Springs defeated Hedgesville, St. Maria Goretti, Clear Spring and Martinsburg on Thursday, September 6, in a nine-hole match at Cacapon State Park.

Berkeley Spring's total of 179 was one stroke better than Martinsburg, which finished with 180. Clear Spring was third with 201, followed by Goretti with 208 and Hedgesville with 214.