MATEWAN — The third-seeded Burch Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the Class A Region 4, Section 2 tournament last Monday with a 72-32 victory over the sixth-seeded Van Bulldogs at Matewan H...
Tigers edge Skyhawks in double overtime LOGAN — A heart-breaking defeat — one of many this year — also served as a season-ending loss for the Scott Skyhawks, who suffered a 72-71 setback against the Chapmanville Tigers in a double-ove...
Bowman, Sherman rally past Hoover SETH — The Sherman Lady Tide refused to be one and done in the Class AA Region 4, Section 1 tournament last week. Sherman put together a furious fourth-quarter rally to record a 45-44 victory o...
Harmon shines
for Skyhawks in loss to Grizzlies MADISON — Last week was a rough one for the Scott Skyhawks, who fell to 6-8 with three consecutive losses. “This was a measuring stick week for us, and we didn’t measure up at all,” Scott coach ...
Foul line woes still a concern for Tide SETH — Facing nothing but state-ranked opponents as part of a tougher-than-leather schedule, the Sherman Tide dropped to 1-7 with four losses last week. Sherman faced three Class AA opponents (N...
Bowman leads Sherman past Buffalo SETH — The Sherman Lady Tide improved to 3-4 after splitting its four games last week. n n n Sherman started the week with a 50-45 victory over Buffalo last Monday. The Lady Tide led 10-8 afte...
Quick recovery MADISON — The Scott Lady Skyhawks rebounded from their only loss this season with three consecutive victories last week, all of which were double-digit wins. “It was a really good week for us,”...
Harmon,Skyhawks handle Hillbillies MADISON — The Scott Skyhawks won two of their three games last week, but it could have been a clean sweep if they had made more of their foul shots. “We have worked on it,” said Scott coach Jaso...
Weather forces postponements
for local teams MADISON — Mother Nature quickly is becoming Boone County basketball teams’ most difficult opponent. Winter weather sidelined the boys and girls teams from Sherman and Van last week, postponing o...
MADISON — If he had it his way, Scott coach John Porter would remove “moral victory” from sports vocabulary. “I hate that cliche,” he said. But even the Lady Skyhawks’ veteran leader had to ack...
VAN — When it comes to last season, the Van Bulldogs’ collective memory is a selective one. The Bulldogs don’t want to remember their winless record, but they don’t want to forget their constant...
VAN — The future is bright for the Van Lady Bulldogs, although they might take some lumps in the present. Van coach Joey Shea, who is in his first season with the Lady Bulldogs, inherits a girls...
SETH — Most of the current crop of players have been with Sherman coach Chris Duncan since he took over the Boone County program two years ago. To say he is attached to them is an understatement...
SETH — Blessed with an experienced lineup and a deep bench, the Sherman Lady Tide hope to have its best season in five years. “We have set our goals pretty high,” Sherman coach Terri Dawn Willia...
MADISON — Although their high-scoring stars from last season’s Class AA state tournament team have graduated, the Scott Skyhawks believe they are equally capable of making a postseason run this ...
MADISON — Considering four of five starters return, Scott coach John Porter and his girls basketball team should be able to pick up this season where they left off last season. That group includ...
SETH — Colby Treadway had one of the finest seasons in Boone County football history. Not surprisingly, so did his team. That is why Treadway is the 2009 Coal Valley News All-County Player of...
By JACOB MESSER SPORTS EDITOR SETH — Sherman coach Shann Elkins had a couple of concerns about his high school football team when preseason practice began three months ago. A unit that had h...
MADISON — Despite a 32-0 victory over Lincoln County and the 5-5 record the win produced, Scott’s football team was unable to extend its streak of consecutive playoff appearances to seven seasons...
SETH — It might have been more difficult than they expected, but Sherman football coaches and players made school history Friday night. The Tide became the first team in the program’s history to...
VAN — Junior tailback Chris Halley continued his spectacular season Friday night, rushing 27 times for 236 yards and four touchdowns in the Van Bulldogs’ 34-14 Class A victory over the visiti...
By JACOB MESSER SPORTS EDITOR WAYNE — It is a teamwide attitude that trickles down from the head coach to the water boy: The Scott Skyhawks don’t play for moral victories, which is why there we...
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