http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/section/SPORTS jacksonnewspapers.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:07:43 +0000 http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519935/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 11:35:47 Greg Matics http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519935/1020/SPORTS http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519937/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:39 http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519937/1020/SPORTS http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519938/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 17 May 2013 0:37:00 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130517/SPORTS/130519938/1020/SPORTS RIPLEY - It's not that Chelsey Hager needed much run support on this night, but her teammates had her back. Big time.
Once again, Hager was sensational on the mound. The junior allowed just three hits in disposing of Shady Spring in a 8-0, Region 3 championship game.

The "mercy rule" shortened contest went six innings and Hager was excited for her team.
"We just want to keep getting better, it's the right time of year to be playing well," said Hager after the [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519974/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 17:47:00 MARK MARTIN http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519974/1020/SPORTS CHARLESTON - It isn't everyday an individual gets a shot at making history.
Ripley High sophomore Arin Shatto did just that on Saturday in Charleston at the West Virginia High School State Tennis Tournament.

Shatto became the first player in the school's tennis program (girls or boys) to compete for a state title.

And even though she lost in her championship match, it was a proud moment for all blue and white athletic followers.
"She played extremely [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519973/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:45 GREG MATICS http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519973/1020/SPORTS KANAWHA CITY - Ravenswood seniors Taylor Youell and Alex McNabb and junior Bess McNabb saved the best for last this tennis season, making a three-girl run to a West Virginia State AA-A Girls' Tennis Tournament Team Runner-Up finish Saturday at Schoenbaum Tennis Center.

The trio gift-wrapped the state runner-up trophy as a retirement gift for their coaches Butch Varney and Jim Frazier who are calling it a career.

Youell scored half of Ravenswood's second-best [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519972/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 GREG MATICS http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519972/1020/SPORTS ELLENBORO – Ravenswood's Red Devils saw their baseball season come to a screeching halt last weeK with a pair of sectional tournament losses to Ritchie County on the Rebels' home field.

The Devils lost 10-3 on Wednesday, when the Rebels scored seven runs over the final two innings.

D.J. Burgess got the pitching win for Ritchie, fanning two and walking one over six innings. Austin Weekley tossed one inning, walking two. The Rebel tandem allowed just four [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519970/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 MARK MARTIN http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519970/1020/SPORTS CHARLESTON – Thanks to some solid performances in the Class AAA Region 3 competition last Wednesday at UC Stadium in Charleston, several Ripley Vikings and Lady Vikings will be returning to that same venue this Friday and Saturday for the annual West Virginia State High School Track and Field Meet.

"We're taking a lot of kids down there," said Coach Jason Ward. "We're getting a lot of kids out and it (track and field) has become a legitimate sport at Ripley. It's [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519971/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 MARK MARTIN http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519971/1020/SPORTS ELLENBORO – While all 12 of the regional track and field meets in West Virginia were scheduled to be completed by late Friday night, the Class AA Region 1 affair didn’t finish up until Saturday. It was a meet that included both the Ravenswood High School girls and boys teams.

The meet was halted at Chuck Schofield Memorial Stadium on the Ritchie County High campus due to a downed power line in the area. Repairs could not be done in time to continue the meet [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519975/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130513/SPORTS/130519975/1020/SPORTS RIPLEY - "The kids played their guts out. They left it on the field," said Ripley's third year coach Shane Casto after Ripley's heartbreaking 6-4 loss on Saturday in the Region 3 Section 4 matchup that ended Ripley's season and propelled the Warriors to Regional play.
After defeating Capital to open sectional play, Ripley fell twice to the Warriors on consecutive nights. Ripley dropped a 4-0 decision on Friday, a game in which the Vikings mustered just five hits. Trevor Tucker [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519989/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 21:14:47 Greg Matics http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130510/SPORTS/130519989/1020/SPORTS http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509909/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Fri, 10 May 2013 6:55:25 Greg Matics http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509909/1020/SPORTS http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509899/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 23:33:47 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509899/1020/SPORTS SOUTH CHARLESTON - Chelsey Hager shot down more birds than Ted Nugent on a hunting trip.
In the Region 3 semifinals on Thursday night, the junior hurler whiffed 22 Lady Black Eagles en-route to an 11 inning, 4-1 victory which catapults the Lady Vikings into the Region 3 Championship May 16 at 6 p.m. at Lady Viking Park.
Shady Spring eliminated Greenbrier East on Thursday to earn the shot at Ripley to advance to [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509914/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 GREG MATICS http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509914/1020/SPORTS RAVENSWOOD - Coach Wes Swain's Ravenswood Red Devils spotted visiting Roane County a 3-0 lead, but then roared back to dismiss the Raiders from the postseason, 6-3, Tuesday at soggy Wright Field. Roane lost to Ritchie County Monday in the double-elimination Class AA Region I, Section 2 Tournament's opening game.

Starting Ravenswood pitcher Isaac Crow suffered through a rough first inning, allowing two run to the Raiders who took advantage of miscues and the soggy infield. [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509913/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130509/SPORTS/130509913/1020/SPORTS RIPLEY - It was a perfect day for baseball as an enthusiastic crowd cheered on Jackson County’s Middle School baseball programs in a battle to move on in the MVAC Tournament.
Mike Ruben was in "Rube’s Roost" and his golden voice gave the matchup a varsity atmosphere at Ray Swisher Field at Viking Park.
While the scoreboard posted big hitting numbers, Lakin Tucker was able to get a big win for his [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130508/SPORTS/130509915/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Thu, 9 May 2013 15:54:50 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130508/SPORTS/130509915/1020/SPORTS RIPLEY - Can you imagine turning 15-years old and on the very next day hurling a one hitter in a sectional game that your team needs very badly?

Ripley freshman hurler Logan McCoy pitched a masterful one-hitter for Ripley High versus Capital on Wednesday in the Region 3 Section 4 opener. The Vikings won in convincing fashion, 7-0.
In a game that was originally supposed to be played on Monday in Charleston was rained out again on Tuesday [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509946/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509946/1020/SPORTS RAVENSWOOD – Ripley High plated five runs in the first inning giving Nathan Tucker all the support he would need on the mound as the Vikings cruised to a 7-3 victory at Wright Field.

Ravenswood (18-14, LKC 9-6) threw Jesse Brown against the Vikings. Brown has had a fine year including a "No No" he notched against Tyler Consolidated two weeks ago.

Ripley's Tucker has come on strong for the Vikings this season and established himself as a leader in a [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509941/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 MARK MARTIN http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509941/1020/SPORTS ELLENBORO – A pair of second place finishes, turned in by Hailey Miller and Taylor Treadway, highlighted Ravenswood High's appearance in the Little Kanawha Conference Championship Meet Friday night inside Chuck Schofield Stadium on the Ritchie High School campus.

The Devilettes of head coach Renee Swisher placed sixth overall as a team with 36 points.

Miller's second place performance was in the 400 meters with a time of 1:02.08.

Treadway got [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509942/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 MARK MARTIN http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509942/1020/SPORTS CHARLESTON – Jason Ward was longing for something big from his Ripley Viking track and field team on Friday evening at UC Stadium in the annual Mountain State Athletic Conference Championship Meet.

He got it from Ryan Gregory.

The versatile Gregory won the long jump with a leap of 20-05.50.

Gregory's MSAC title was the top performance of the evening for the Vikings who finished eighth overall in the team standings with 33 points.

http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509943/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509943/1020/SPORTS EASTWOOD – A day after staging a dramatic upset of Class AA No. 10 Roane County in sectional tournament play, Ravenswood’s Red Devilettes suffered a nightmare bottom of the seven inning after leading 9-2 to lose 10-9 to the same Lady Raiders in the tournament elimination game, and saw their season come to an abrupt, stunning end.

Coach Cindy Carmichael’s gals grabbed a 4-1 lead with four runs in the top of the second inning. Sidnee Morgan got the [...]]]> http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509944/1020/SPORTS?rssfeed=true Tue, 7 May 2013 9:00:00 +0000 PHIL PERRY http://www.jacksonnewspapers.com/article/20130506/SPORTS/130509944/1020/SPORTS PARKERSBURG – Unbeaten senior Taylor Youell of Ravenswood rolled through the Class AA/A Region I No. 2 Singles' bracket to the championship, but the match of the tournament was played and won by junior Bess McNabb at No. 3 Singles.

Youell, a state runner-up in 2011 and a state semifinalist in 2012, had only one brief close call in the semifinals versus Ritchie County's Olivia Haught. Haught led 3-1 in the early morning match Friday before Youell rallied and rolled [...]]]>