Elk in the East The young man behind the rifle shivered just a little from the combination of excitement and the cool early morning October air. His Dad had sent out one challenging bugle, imitating a bull elk, and was now calling to a herd of cow elk that were[Read More…]
Sports
Evan Zombro captures State Wrestling Championship
by Jamie Harris Last Thursday, March 2 the 2023 Class A/AA State Wrestling Championships were held at the Mountain Health Arena in Huntington, which ended late on Saturday night. The Berkeley Springs Indians sent eight wrestlers with hopes of adding more state champions and place winners to the long list[Read More…]
Chip Shots – Dribble fest
Dribble fest by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University men’s basketball team had an excellent chance to get their first ever win at Kansas’ Phog Allen Field House last Saturday, only to dribble it away in the final 23 seconds. Kansas had just made the second of two foul shots[Read More…]
Keyser ends Lady Indians basketball season
by Jamie Harris Last Tuesday, February 21, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians basketball team traveled to Keyser for the opening round of the sectional playoffs. Keyser had swept the Lady Indians in the regular sea- son and a road trip to the Golden Tornado would be a tough challenge for[Read More…]
Bucks I have known: Part VII — The Disappearing Buck
This is the latest in a multi-part series of columns about memorable deer that stand out from decades of whitetail hunting. The Disappearing Buck One fall, many years ago, I had been squirrel and turkey hunting on a friend’s property on the west end of Morgan County. Of course, while[Read More…]
Chip Shots – Hanging by a thread?
Hanging by a thread? by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University men’s basketball team put their spot in this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament in jeopardy by blowing an eight point second half lead and losing 78-72 to Texas Tech. The Mountaineers beat Tech in Lubbock 76-61 on January 25 which[Read More…]
Harris & Zombro capture regional wrestling championships
Clark, Morgan, Cain, Gageby, Clark & Wilt punch tickets to states by Jamie Harris All season long the Berkeley Springs Indians wrestling team took some lumps at the hands of some of the state’ s best. All this in preparation for this past weekend’s Class A/AA Region I Wrestling Championships[Read More…]
Indians snap losing streak with win over Moorefield
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Indians varsity basketball team got back in the win column this past week with a home victory over Moorefield after a loss to Southern Fulton earlier in the week. On Monday, February 13 the Indians traveled to Southern Fulton (Pa.) for a showdown with[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Rabbit hunts
Rabbit hunts Deer hunting has been the most popular type of hunting here in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and the surrounding area, for the last 50 years or so, but it wasn’t always that way. Many hunters in this area, up until at least the early 1970’s, were[Read More…]
Kaydence Tranter places 4th at WV High School Women State Wrestling Championships
by Jamie Harris This past Saturday, February 11, three Berkeley Springs Lady Indians wrestlers ventured to Parkersburg for the W.Va. Women High School State Championships. The high school girls division was a combined all three classifications A/ AA/AAA and featured numerous female wrestlers across the state. Berkeley Springs senior Kaydence[Read More…]
