By Shirley Shuman Sterling Beane first became involved in wrestling at the urging of his Glenville State College roommates to whom he refers as “the Mills brothers.” The brothers were[Read More…]
Sports
Knights defeat Spencer in opening match of season
Six players scored Braxton Middle’s 11 goals in the Knights’ victory over the Spencer Middle School Yellow Jackets Monday night. Coach Lindsey Casto commented that Mallory Daniels had “a very[Read More…]
Middle School XC Girls Place 3rd at Beckley Chick Fil-A meet
By Shirley ShumanIn the Chick Fil-A meet last Saturday, the Knights finished third out of nine teams. Leah Payne placed fourth at 14:17, and Reece Carpenter seventh out of 106[Read More…]
Braxton team of elementary school boys wins tournament
A team of seven Braxton County fourth and fifth-grade boys won a four-team basketball tournament played at Gilmer on April 9. The team included players from the Braxton County youth[Read More…]
Braxton Resident Announces High School Tournament
Frank Blake Began Announcing Both
Boys and Girls State Basketball events in 1972
By Shirley ShumanThe voice known statewide as the public announcer of West Virginia high school tournament games—both girls and boys, and this season as the announcer of BCHS games, is[Read More…]
Rob Pecora honored for excellence in basketball officiating
By Shirley Shuman During halftime at a recent girls’ state tournament game, the National Federation of High School Athletics presented Rob Pecora with a plaque naming him NFHS Girls Basketball[Read More…]
Eagles headed to boys’ state basketball tourney
By Shirley Shuman In last Thursday’s regional game, Braxton outscored Moorefield 42-35 to earn a trip to the state tournament. The Eagles’ first game of the 2022 tourney will be[Read More…]
BCMS Finish Third in CWVAC Tournament,
Several Knights Receive Conference Honors
With two wins and one loss, the BCMS Knights finished third in the conference tournament last week. In their first game, their play-in game, the Knights won 40-35 over South[Read More…]
Braxton wrestlers win sixth straight regional championship
Ten Eagles qualify for state tournament in March For the sixth consecutive year, Braxton’s wrestling team won the Region 2 wrestling tournament The Eagles have 14 regional championships overall. Second[Read More…]
Smith and Moore reach 100 wins in their middle school careers
By Shirley ShumanLast Wednesday night two BCMS wrestlers each acquired 100 wins during their middle school wrestling. Coach Tyler Molan commented that Paxton Smith and Eliah Moore both accomplished this[Read More…]
