Area Sports

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team went 1-2 in games played  last week. With two road contests and one home event the Tribe was looking to continue to build on the 2018-19 season. The Tribe ventured to Short Gap on Friday, January 4, for a contest with the…

Basketball woes by Jim Buzzerd There was plenty of optimism surrounding the West Virginia University football program last Thursday as new head coach Neal Brown held his introductory press conference. It is a busy time for the new head coach as he is tasked with getting his coaching staff in place and shoring up the…

by Jim Buzzerd Welcome coach Brown It’s the first week of January and normally the discussion here would involve West Virginia University basketball, but the university has a new football coach, so that will dominate this space today. I will take a moment for a brief update on the basketball team. WVU is 8-6 overall…

by Jamie Harris The brand new gymnasium at Berkeley Springs High School was the home to the 33rd Tri State Annual Shootout on December 27 and 28. This year the field included the Berkeley Springs Indians, Hancock Panthers, North Hagerstown Hubs and the Southern Fulton Indians in the two day event. In the opening game…

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians saw their two game winning streak get snapped over the break with a pair of losses at the Hancock Holiday Mixer. The Lady Indians played the Maryland School of the Deaf in their first contest of the mixer on Friday, December 28. The Maryland School…

by Jamie Harris Before the Christmas break started the Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Basketball Team picked up their first two wins of the 2018-19 season. The Lady Indians traveled to Hagerstown, Md. on Monday, December 17 to take on Grace Academy. Berkeley Springs took a 13-11 lead after the first quarter of play.…

by Jim Buzzerd Time for change? It’s currently early Sunday afternoon and there is an early Monday deadline this week due to the New Year’s Day holiday. That’s not especially important, but the topic today is West Virginia University head football coach Dana Holgorsen and how long he will remain in that capacity. There is…

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs  High School Indians Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team hosted the Clarke County Eagles out of Berryville, VA in hoops action last Wednesday, December 12. The Indians held a slight 26-22 lead going into the half. In the third quarter the visitors broke the game open with a scoring surge that…

Jim Buzzerd Blindsided There is an adage out there which suggests if you can’t say something nice about someone/something, say nothing at all. I’ve never really been shy when it comes to making critical comments, but in the case of this season’s West Virginia University men’s basketball team, I’ve chosen, thus far, to reserve comment,…