Area Sports

by Jamie Harris It was homecoming night at Berkeley Springs High School and the Indians football team was ready for the showdown with the Hampshire Trojans. Both teams entered the game needing the win to help establish a better path towards a playoff run. Before the kick-off Berkeley Springs High School crowned Haden Fincham and…

Midpoint by Jim Buzzerd The midpoint of the West Virginia University football season arrived following an ugly 45-20 loss at Baylor two Saturdays ago. Following a much needed off week the Mountaineers will resume their season this Saturday night at TCU. Game time is 7:30 and will be televised by ESPNU. The Baylor loss was…

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Volleyball Team traveled to Pennsylvania to play the Southern Fulton Indians on Monday, October 4. The Lady Indians from Morgan County quickly took control of the contest as they rolled to a 25-8 first set win. In the second set Berkeley Springs continued their dominant…

by Jamie Harris It’s been a long time since the Berkeley Springs High School Indians Golf program has had a state medalist. Veteran head coach Dale McCumbee took over the Indians golf program in 2004 and while the long time coach has taken players and even a team to the state golf tournament, he had…

Moral loss? by Jim Buzzerd Last week I mentioned that many were calling the three-point loss by the West Virginia University football team to Oklahoma on a walk off field goal a moral victory. While not a fan of the term ‘moral victory’, I acknowledge that some losses can provide a springboard into future success.…

by Jamie Harris Morgan Field was jammed packed this past Friday night, September 24, as the Berkeley Springs Indians football team hosted the Tucker County Mountain Lions. Prior to the game the BSHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020 was introduced before the home crowd. Berkeley Springs jumped out to 7-0 lead in the…

Moral victory? by Jim Buzzerd Looking at some of the online discussion following the West Virginia University’s 16-13 football loss to Oklahoma Saturday night one could see that some tried to paint the loss as a moral victory. Then there were the hardline types gruffly rebuffing anyone who tried to claim a moral victory. I…

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Indians varsity soccer team broke into the win column this past week in a dominating performance. The Petersburg Vikings paid a visit to Morgan Field on Tuesday, September 14 for soccer action. The Tribe was ready and unleashed a scoring barrage that eventually turned into a 13-1 win over…

Tough ending by Jim Buzzerd No matter how the final result of the football game between West Virginia University and Virginia Tech turned out last Saturday, the above title would be apt. The Mountaineers won the game 27-21, but they led by 20 late in the third quarter and 13 with four minutes left. Due…