As Marshall broke down its next opponent during their season-opener on Saturday, what they saw was an Appalachian State team that hindered itself with mistakes in a 35-20 win over Charlotte.

MORGANTOWN — At least for one game — albeit against an undermanned and overmatched opponent — the Mountaineers’ No. 1 point of emphasis in the offseason was a strength instead of a concern.

MADISON — After experiencing a 4-4 tie against Woodrow Wilson High School two nights prior, Scott High School boys’ soccer players (2-1-0) entered their match against Shady Spring High School (0-2) last Thursday with winning on their minds. What transpired was a 10-goal match that saw a vari…

PADEN CITY — Van rushed for 631 yards and built an early lead that the Bulldogs wouldn’t relinquish as they pulled away from Paden City (0-2) on the road and came back from Wetzel County to Van with a 64-28 win.

SETH — Sherman high used a late surge to pull past Richwood on the road and notch a hard-fought, 40-27 win on Sept. 11.

WEST MADISON — Scott used a gutty performance from quarterback Klay Matthews — and a defense that bent, but wouldn’t break — to beat Class A Madonna 38-20 on Saturday, Sept. 12.

MADISON – After their 10-0 rout of Shady Spring days prior, Scott High School’s Class AA No. 1 ranked boys’ soccer (3-0-1) played No. 2 ranked defending AA-A State Champions Fairmont Senior (4-0) at home on Saturday, marking a major test for the much-anticipated 2020 Skyhawks team.

WEST MADISON – Scott used a gutsy performance from quarterback Klay Matthews and a defense that bent but wouldn’t break and the Skyhawks (1-1) beat Class A Madonna (1-1) on Sept. 12, 38-20.

PADEN CITY – Van rushed for 631 yards and built an early lead that they wouldn’t relinquish as the Bulldogs pulled away from Paden City (0-2) on the road and came back from Wetzel County to Van with a 64-28 win.

SETH – Sherman high used a late surge to pull past Richwood on the road and notch a hard-fought win, 40-27 on Sept. 11.

BOONE COUNTY – It was a victorious night for prep football in Boone County.

VAN — Liberty (Raleigh) got over 300 yards combined from running backs Logan Dodrill and Ryan Sims, and the Raiders easily defeated the Van Bulldogs at Hershel Jarrell Field, 52-8, on Friday, Sept. 4.

MADISON — Scott High School’s boys’ soccer team kicked off its season on Sept. 2 with a match against Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School. The Skyhawks’ preseason plans were cut short with the loss of a scheduled scrimmage, and the visiting Black Knights were Scott’s first outside opponents.

HUNTINGTON — It took a life-changing event for Rory Fitzpatrick to root against his alma mater, Marshall University.

West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown said the competition between Jarret Doege and Austin Kendall for the Mountaineers’ starting quarterback job came down to the final days. Yet, as close as Brown said the race was, he also says Doege doesn’t have to worry about a short leash.

Marshall quarterback Grant Wells threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Herd to a 59-0 rout of Eastern Kentucky on Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

WAYNE— In a season when no team knows when a game might be its last, Wayne made one crucial drive in its Senior Night season opener.

SETH — With only about 60 Sherman High parents in the home stands at Zontini Field at Seth, Ethan Colegrove hit paydirt for Tug Valley with barely three minutes left in the game, and Joby Sorrell completed a 2-point conversion pass to Tanner Kirk to beat Sherman 22-20 on a rain-soaked field …

BOONE COUNTY – All three Boone County High Schools fell on Friday night in their season openers.

Marshall's Sept. 12 contest at East Carolina has been postponed due to concerns with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to East Carolina athletic director Jon Gilbert.

MAN — The last four years had been a challenge for the Man High School football team as the Hillbillies tried to regain their footing in Class AA ball after spending more than a decade and having a successful Single-A run.

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MADISON — Scott High seniors Dane Messer, Michael Clay, Leon May and Jeff McCoy have seen many changes in the football program at the Cardinal Conference school but they are confident in the stability that they’ve felt under Coach Shane Griffith since 2019 when he took over the program for a…

PHELPS, Ky. — The Phelps Hornets football team and Head Coach Andrew West head into the 2020 season looking to improve on their past season where the team went 4-7.

LOGAN — The Logan High School football team took a step back last season, going from 4-6 to 1-9.

It’s been one strange year for James Barker in his first season as head coach of the Chapmanville Regional High School football team.

SETH — Sherman High’s senior signal-caller Davy Jarrell hopes to build on the long history of stellar quarterback play at Sherman High School.

VAN — Slade Adams is more than an enforcer on the offensive line for Van High’s football team.

With the season opener less than two weeks away, Marshall fans finally got the news they’d been waiting months to hear: Athletic director Mike Hamrick announced that Marshall football will have fans in attendance for home games in 2020.

VAN — Van High School’s volleyball team returns to the court with a new coach at the helm. Bonnie Chambers has stepped in to lead the team for the 2020 season.

MADISON — As the 2020 soccer season fast approaches, Scott High School’s Lady Skyhawks have returned to the field with a new coach for this year. Woody Hunter has stepped up to take on the position of head coach, succeeding previous head coach Del Kimbler. He now leads a team made up of seve…

MADISON — After the impressive season from Scott High School’s boys’ soccer team in 2019, this year has the Skyhawks facing many new challenges but equipped with a team that is nothing short of exciting.

MADISON — Volleyball is on its way back with the school year, and Scott High’s Lady Skyhawks have been hard at work preparing for it. With the COVID-19 pandemic still affecting the United States, the team has been practicing with masks on to increase safety.

SETH — Sherman High School volleyball welcomes back fourteen returning players from the previous year. Even with four seniors graduated, the team Coach Terri Dawn Williams has to put on the court in 2020 is experienced. She likes what she has seen from them during practice.

SETH — Sherman High girls’ soccer coach Angela Lilly puts it simply with her assessment of the team’s 2020 roster: “This year is a lot of new faces and new players.”

MADISON — Scott High School Head Coach Shane Griffith believes that a winning culture begins with high expectations for the school’s football team.

Scott High scrimmaged on Aug. 28, 2020 versus Tug Valley and Van High scrimmaged Tolsia in Boone County gridiron action.

VAN — Van High’s first-year Head Coach Mark Agosti believes his Bulldogs have some bite in them.

SETH — Sherman High football coach Michael Showalter believes that his squad is poised to make a statement in 2020 and get back to what was playoff football from 2016 through 2018 for the Tide.

NEWTOWN — The Mingo Central Miners football team finished 9-3 last season after making it to the final eight where they were knocked out by Bridgeport who went on to win the double A state championship.

GOODY, Ky. — The Belfry Pirates continued their dominance over Class AAA in Kentucky in 2019 as they claimed the schools seventh state championship overall, and the fifth state title in the past seven seasons.

NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley Panthers football team was one of the surprise teams in Class A during the 2019 season in the first year of the Hady Ford era.

BOONE COUNTY – All three Boone County high schools will kick-off their 2020 football seasons on Sept. 4 with far more than a dash of optimism and a sprinkle of hope.