Seasonal
champs
The Petersburg High School
Lady Vikings have once again advanced to the second round of
postseason softball competition. The Vikings will host
Berkeley Springs High School, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., at
Michael Brothers Field, for the regional crown. BSHS was a
sectional winner over Frankfort High School, with that
sectional tournament going three games.
The Vikings moved to the
regional tournament with a Friday double-header sweep of
Keyser High School. Game scores were 7-6 and 13-4, with PHS
hurlers Whitney Lough and Jessica Hinkle getting the
wins.
In the 7-6 contest, the
Vikings took an early 2-1 lead, only to see the KHS girls
come back to forge a tie.
Keyser scored first, getting
a run in the top of the first inning when Mongold singled,
stole second, went to third on a passed ball and scored on
an error.
PHS posted two runs in the
bottom of the third inning to take the lead. Lough led off
with a walk and Celeste Bradley singled. After an out, Megan
Whetzel chased home a run with a fielder's choice. Safe on
an error, Whetzel later scored on a single by Jennifer Kuh.
PHS added a run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kimberly
Borror walked and came home on an RBI triple by Danielle
Sites.
It became a 6-1 Viking lead
in the bottom of the fifth inning. Bradley and Kayla Watts
led off with back-to-back singles. Whetzel then walked to
load the bases, giving Kuh a chance to deliver an RBI
single. Rachel Thompson then forced in a run with an RBI
walk, as did Sites.
KHS knotted the score with a
pair of runs in the sixth and three in the top of the
seventh. The big hit in the sixth inning was an RBI single
by Cuthbertson. In the seventh, the damage was done by an
error and RBI double by Paugh.
In the bottom of the
seventh, PHS got the winning run when sophomore infielder
Jenny Kuh was hit by a pitch, went to second on a passed
ball and scored on an error on a ball hit by Thompson.
Celeste Bradley had two hits in this game.
The second game was a far
easier row to hoe for the Vikings, who put three runs on the
board in the top of the first. Lough led off with a walk and
Bradley reached base on an error. Watts singled and Kuh hit
an RBI single. PHS made it a 7-0 contest with four runs in
the third. With one out, Watts and Whetzel walked. Kuh hit
an RBI single and Thompson was hit by a pitch. Hinkle then
delivered an RBI walk. There was an RBI single by Borror and
a run-producing walk by Sites.
All of Keyser's runs scored
in the fifth inning, with the major damage caused by an RBI
double by Mongold and a Viking error. The Vikings squashed
any KHS comeback hopes by scoring three runs in the sixth.
The big hits were a single by Borror and an RBI single by
Lough.
SOFTBALL SENIORS
- Members of the Petersburg High School softball team
observed "senior night," last week, with the traditional
tribute to their 12th graders. Honored were players
Kimberly Borror, Bethany Lafferre and Kayla Watts, plus
their parents. The Vikings dropped a tough loss to East
Hardy.
Taking down
#3
An up and down season took a
good turn, Wednesday, when the Petersburg High School Viking
baseball team (11-16) scored an 8-4 victory over one of the
Cumberland area's top-rated teams.
That opponent was East Hardy
High School.
The Vikings saw EHHS take a
1-0 lead in the second inning when Jacob Bowman led off with
a walk. He stole second and scored on an RBI single by Tyler
Brill.
The Cougars made it a 2-0
lead in the top of the second when Dakota Hoover got a
two-out single. He scored on an RBI double to rightfield by
Jeremiah Bowman.
The Vikings, who had been
held to just a second-inning single by Noah Sites, got their
first run in the bottom of the third. Chase Feaster led off
with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch and ended up at
third on another error. He scored on an RBI single by Jami
Rohrbaugh.
It was the first of four
RBIs by Rohrbaugh during the contest.
The East Hardy crew posted
two more runs in the top of the fifth inning. Kris Kerr led
off and reached base by virtue of an error. Dane Biller
followed with an RBI double, later scoring on a groundout by
Hoover.
However, the inning's real
fireworks came in the home-half. Dustin Dayton got things
started from his number-nine position, hitting a single.
Feaster then reached base as the result of catcher's
interference and Ronnie Loy singled to load them up for
Rohrbaugh. The PHS third-baseman then delivered a 3-RBI
triple.
Rohrbaugh later scored on a
sacrifice by Eric Phares, who was safe at first. Noah Sites
then hit an RBI double and Cotdy Evans contributed an RBI
single.
Viking hurler Wes Barr made
the lead stand up when he then retired the next six EHHS
batters on two strikeouts, three grounders and a flyball to
Matt Porter in center.
Barr's pitching line was two
earned runs, four strikeouts, eight hits and one
walk.
PHS was 3-3 in stolen base
attempts, with swipes coming from Ryan Wratchford, Phares
and Dayton. If there was a downside for the Vikings, it was
13 strikeouts against Bowman. Of the eight runs given up by
three EHHS hurlers, all were earned.
The Vikings followed up that
big victory with an unusual Thursday night doubleheader
against Pendleton County High School. The first of the two
games was actually the completion of a game started April
11.
In the resumed game, the
Vikings scored four times in the fifth inning to overcome an
early 5-1 PCHS lead. With two out, Ben McAbee singled for
the Vikings and went to second on a wild pitch. Loy walked
and Rohrbaugh homered. Batting for Porter, Barr singled and
scored on a throwing error.
PHS added an insurance run
in the seventh inning. Sites led off with a walk. Jesse
Goldizen went in as a courtesy runner and stole second. He
scored on an error on a ball hit by Phares (RBI).
The Vikings used two
pitchers, with Porter working the first four innings (one
earned run) and Feaster finishing up the job (no earned
runs). Porter gave up three hits, struck out three and
walked five. Feaster allowed one hit, walked two and struck
out a pair.
David Bowers (five earned
runs) took the loss for the Wildcats.
The Vikings were 3-4 in
stolen bases. Stealing bases were McAbee, Goldizen and
Evans.
The second game didn't go
quite as much to the Vikings' liking as PCHS won by an 11-7
margin. Taking the loss for the Vikings was Evans, with Trey
Linaburg earning the win.
PCHS made a statement in the
first inning, scoring six times on five hits and three
Viking errors.
The Vikings tried to cut
into that deficit with a run in the second inning. Barr led
off with a double and scored on an RBI single from
Dayton.
PHS made it interesting in
the third, scoring three times to made it a 6-4 Wildcat
lead. Travis Day led off with a walk for the Vikings and Loy
delivered an RBI double. Wratchford went in as a courtesy
runner for Loy and stole second. He scored on an
error.
The inning's other Viking
run came about as the result of a walk by Porter and an RBI
single by Sites.
The Wildcats got one of
those runs back in the fifth frame when Brett Raines doubled
and scored on a single by Kyle Puffenbarger.
The Vikings got two runs of
their own in the fifth. Porter led off with a double and
Barr walked. Evans hit an RBI single and Dayton was hit by a
pitch.
Four PCHS runs in the top of
the seventh clinched the contest, despite a PHS run in the
bottom of the frame. Evans gave up five earned runs.
Kitzmiller retains 3,200
meter crown
A strong showing in a
limited number of events led to a sixth-place finish for the
Union High School Lady Tigers at the annual Potomac Valley
Conference small schools championships.
With 57 points, the Tigers
placed ahead of Tygarts Valley High School (41 points).
Taking top honors with 102 points were the hosts, Pocahontas
County Warriors.
The remainder of the team
standings were: East Hardy, 97 points; Tucker County, 86
points; Moorefield, 72 points; and Pendleton County, 66
points.
Leading the Tigers to their
only first-place finish was defending PVC champion Carrie
Kitzmiller. She won the 3,200-meter run with a time of
13:22.30. Taking second was East Hardy's Karen Leatherman,
13:22.68.
Kitzmiller was unable to
retain two other PVC crowns in the 1,600- and 800-meter
races, largely as the result of a nagging season-long
injury. Battling through the injury in the 1,600-meter
event, the UHS senior was able to take second with a time of
6:30.46.
Tucker County's Mary Smith
was the winner, posting a time of 6:20.37.
"Carrie's injury really
flared up," said UHS coach Jamie Tallman.
Electing to not take any
chances, Kitzmiller sat out the 800-meter event, which was
won by Pocahontas' Adrienne Nottingham (2:41). Kitzmiller's
best times in the 800-meter run would have put her within
contention for that race had she participated.
However, Kitzmiller was able
to secure some valuable team points by taking second-place
in her newest event, the high jump. She went out at 4'8",
two inches below her best jump of the season.
Tygarts Valley's Clara
Riggleman was first in the event, going out at 5'0". She was
TVHS' only first-place winner, also taking top honors in the
100-meter high hurdles (17.28).
The Tigers' Brittany Jones
placed third in the high jump. She cleared 4'6".
The Tigers showed a lot of
depth in the other field events.
In the shot-put, UHS grabbed
the 2-3-6 spots. Julie Streets placed second with a toss of
29'9.5". Jones placed third (26'5") and Brittany Streets
cruised in at sixth place (25'4").
The best throw of the day
came from East Hardy's Anjelica King, 30'5".
In the long jump, Ashley
Propst won fourth place for the Tigers. She leapt 12'11". J.
Streets was right behind her, with a fifth-place jump of
12'9". The winner was Tucker County's Erin Dzaack
(13'10").
B. Streets earned a fourth
place in the discus with a toss of 73'1". The top throw came
from Pendleton County's Jackie Wright (75'8").
The Tigers did not
participate in the boys part of the event, which was won by
Moorefield (176 points). Pocahontas County High School was
second with 138 points. The other teams were: TVHS (87
points), TCHS (57 points), PCHS (41 points) and EHHS (30
points).
Dodging
raindrops
Rainy weather, Saturday,
caused some delays in deciding the outcome of this year's
Class AA regional tennis tournament.
Rainy weather in the
Clarksburg area forced the rescheduling of the regional
doubles championships to yesterday (Monday).
However, as the result of
Friday's singles' play, it was already evident that several
Petersburg High School Viking boys and girls will be heading
to the state championships.
PHS concluded the singles
round with an overwhelming lead in the girls team points
standings, while the boys hold a narrow 11-10 lead over
Keyser for the team title.
The PHS girls had already
amassed 15 points, with Keyser holding the second-place spot
at eight points. Frankfort checked in with six points, while
both Grafton and Liberty scored six points.
Already advancing to the
state championships with regional singles titles are Emily
Harman, Courtney Kisamore and Jessica Kopple. From the boys,
the Vikings picked up sectional titles from Moe Foley and
Matt Alt. Dylan Riggleman also earned a spot with a
runner-up finish at number one.
Harman earned the regional
title at number one singles by defeating Liberty's Cassie
Varka, 8-0 and Frankfort's Kelli Scott, 8-0. Scott was an
8-5 winner over Keyser's Bri Phillips in the
semifinals.
Kisamore represented the
Vikings at number two singles. in her semifinal match
against Keyser's Kaitlin Dorsey, Kisamore was an 8-5 winner.
She defeated Grafton's Miranda Ross, 8-2, in the title
match.
Kopple earned her regional
crown with an 8-1 championship round win against Grafton's
Jessica Capple. Capple moved into the finals with an 8-5 win
over Liberty's Alyson Parish. In her opening round, Kopple
beat Frankfort's Alicia Aldridge, 8-3.
Taking runner-up status at
number four singles was Viking Ashlee Mongold. She fell in
the finals to Keyser's Ashley Elliott, 8-5. Mongold beat
Liberty's Aurora Goodwin, 8-1, in the semifinals, while
Elliott was an 8-3 winner against Liberty's Bridgett
Dumkoskin in their semifinal match.
Because of the peculiarities
of how tennis allocates state championship slots, Mongold is
the only runner-up not to earn a slot at this week's girls
singles tournament in Charleston. Her hopes of attending the
tournament ride on the doubles action.
All four of these Viking
players are seniors.
In the boys' action, Foley
won at number two singles with an 8-5 victory over Berkeley
Springs' Josh Wise in the title match. Foley advanced to the
finals with a first-round win against Philip-Barbour's Ryan
Linger, 8-2.
Wise made it to the finals
with an 8-5 win against Keyser's Bryan Staggers.
Alt was an 8-3 winner over
BSHS's Ian Webley in the semifinals and defeated Keyser's
Matt Idleman, 8-6, in the finals. Idleman had advanced with
an 8-4 win against Grafton's Seth Elsey.
Riggleman made it to the
finals with an 8-3 win against P-BHS's Jacob Steele. In the
title match, Riggleman was an 8-5 loser to BSHS's Denny
Golden. However, he still advances to the state
championships as a runner-up.
Golden moved into the finals
with an 8-3 win against Braxton's Nick Amos.
MEET THE 5-K WINNERS - With
12 age divisions, there were awards aplenty for participants
in this year's Spring Mountain Festival 5-K runners. Taking
honors in their respective age and gender divisions were:
(front) Roshawna Mongold, first place, female ages 20-29;
Zach Oates, first place, male ages 0-19; Amanda Leslie,
first place (tied with Tina Hoggarth), female ages 0-19
(tie); and Callum McGrath, third place in male ages 0-19;
and (back) Bob Pennington, first place, male ages 50-59;
Jodie Keplinger, first place, female ages 30-39; Robert
Hawk, first place, male ages 40-49; Peggy Kline, second
place, female ages 50-59; Nancy Townsend, first place,
female ages 50-59; and Jim McGrath, first place, male ages
60 and above.
10-K
EVENT RESULTS - Top performers in the grueling 10-K
race were Matthew Barnes, second place overall; Tonya
White, first place for the women; and Karsten Brown,
first place overall. Their times were: Brown, 36.09;
Barnes, 41.39; and White, 59.53.
The 5-K race times:
Zach Oates-age 0-19 - 18.5
Bob Pennington-age 50-59 - 21.07
Robert Hawk-age 40-49 - 22.45
Drew Mongold-age 0-19 - 24.06
Roshawna Mongold-age 20-29 - 24.10
Jodie Keplinger-age 30-39 - 24.47
Callum McGrath-age 0-19 - 25.45
Bruce Leslie-age 50-59 - 26.07
Mark Nicol-age 50-59 - 26.33
Amanda Leslie-age 0-19 - 29.19
Tina Hoggarth-age 0-19 - 29.19
Fernando Indacochea-age 50-59 - 29.9
James McGrath-age 60+ - 30.37
Jeremiah Ours-age 20-29 - 32.1
Rebecca Yokum-age 30-39 - 33.27
Carla Kaposy-age 30-39 - 34.33
Tamara Kessel-age 30-39 - 38.29
Darby Weese-age 30-39 - 42.10
Nancy Townsend-age 50-59 - 43.58
Savanna Carr-age 0-19 - 43.9
Peggy Kline-age 50-59 - 44.12
Madison Simmons-age 0-19 - 44.23
Vickie Hedrick-age 50-59 - 46.4
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