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on August 12, 2010
The Pocahontas County varsity football squad worked hard over the summer and all signs look positive for a repeat of 2008's exciting playoff run. The Warriors hope to rebound from last year's disappointing 3-7 season and reclaim the glory from two years ago.
on August 4, 2010
Every morning when he wakes up, Mountain State University coach David Barksdale can't wait to step onto the hardwood of his gymnasium.
on June 2, 2010
A young Warrior baseball team, fielding only four seniors, rallied from a 0-1ﾠ deficit in a best-of-three series to knock rival Richwood out of the playoffs, but couldn't get past a more experienced Valley-Fayette team in the one-game regional playoff.
on May 27, 2010
The weather in Charleston this weekend, low 70s with a little light rain Saturday morning, had to help the athletes from the cooler mountain counties who have often melted at past state track meets.ﾠ
on May 20, 2010
A select group from the two Pocahontas County High School Track Teams traveled to Oak Hill on Friday, May 7, for their final big warm up before regionals.
on May 20, 2010
The 2009 defending West Virginia Class A Region 3 Champions, the #7-ranked PCHS Boys Track Team, reversed their one-two '09 finish with Richwood (RHS) last Wednesday at a stormy Laidley Field in Charleston.ﾠﾠ The Warriors came within five points (180-PCHS to 185-RHS) of upsetting the #3-ranked Lu
on May 19, 2010
Three PCHS baseball players donated their spare time on the weekend of May 7 to build a batting cage behind the right field fence at Warrior Diamond.
on May 13, 2010
The RunWV rankings released on May 5 for meets held prior to May 1 showed improvement by the PCHS Boys Track Team.
on May 7, 2010
Coach Mike Knisely took 15 members of the #7 ranked PCHS Boys Track Team to Charleston on Friday and Saturday for the 75th Gazette / Friends of Coal Relays at Laidley Field.ﾠ The meet attracted 88 teams and 1,100 athletes, which is fewer than the more than 100-team average in past years.ﾠ
on May 7, 2010
The PCHS Track Teams headed over Kinnison Mountain on Thursday, April 22, for their third track meet this season.ﾠ The Warriors were minus the nine boys who competed at Doddridge on Friday, April 23, but several backup Warriors met the challenge.
on May 6, 2010
The hard-hitting PCHS Warriors clobbered Tucker County 10-1 in the first game of an afternoon twin-bill last Friday afternoon to improve their record to 6-15. Senior Reid Harper pitched seven complete innings, got two base hits and scored two runs to lead the Warriors past the Wildcats.
on April 15, 2010
After a rocky start to the third week of the season, PCHS baseball rebounded to win a double header at Midland Trail on Friday and improve their record to 3-7.
on April 7, 2010
The Pocahontas County High School track teams opened their 2010 seasons on an unusually warm Good Friday at the Richwood Invitational, Richwood's first ever track meet.ﾠ The ending of the first meet with Richwood, Webster County and Meadow Bridge was less dramatic than last year's finish at the 2
on April 7, 2010
Seniors Jimmy Wiley and Jerry Simonin were selected to the West Virginia Sports Writers Class A all-state boys basketball team last week.First team selection Wiley led the 10-7 Warriors in four statistical categories and scored in double-figures in 16 games.
on April 1, 2010
Three Lady Warriors were selected to the West Virginia Sports Writers Association Class A all-state team last week.
on March 25, 2010
With their gloves dusted off and cleats ready to dig in, the Lady Warrior softball team is prepared for the new season.
on March 25, 2010
Despite the fact they have yet to practice on their field, the Warrior baseball team is ready to hit the diamond this season.