April 27, 2015 - Pleasants County Schools

Volume 86 Issue 8
April 27, 2015
pleasantscountyschools.com/smhs.aspx
Honor Roll released for 3rd nine weeks Summer is drawing near...
Info on senior activities
& Graduation released
The SMHS administration has Nichols, Jinjer Nutter, Tiffany Oli- Gutierrez, Anthony Johnson, Jerreleased the Principal's List (4.0 ver, Clayton Studer; Honor Roll emy Jones, Tyler Kelley, Alyssa
and above), Honor Roll (3.9-3.5) Shaina Baker, Tara Bennett, Don McCloy, Brendan Miller, Rachel
and Merit Roll (3.49-3.0) for the Boley, Wyatt Cornell, Amanda Perry, Kaitlynn Rhodes, Halle
third nine weeks.
Cox, Heaven Downing, Ryan Flu- Runnion, Alex Smith, Hunter
picnic sponsored by the PAC.
Cooper Holmes
Freshmen: Principal's List harty, Jordan Fox, Brody Grimes, Smitley, Jenna Snodgrass, Isaac
Thursday, May 21 the Senior
Reporter
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Karson
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Teens: Lexie Smith,
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graduation walking practice. Wed- their own leaf.
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Riley Bennett,
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nesday, May 20 there will be many
Smith, Greg Starcher, Cameron
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Directed
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Public Performance:
Sunday,
April 19th
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in the afternoon, the annual senior about you that is all your own.”
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Luke Snyder, Jonathan Elliott, Carlos Gutierrez,
at 4PM $3 admission
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Will Billeter, Cori Bills, Mol- Cassy Trickett, Drew Wells; Merit Carter Hadley, Chad Hofstetter,
display their class
lie Bills, Allison Elliott, Cooper Roll Richard Butler, Jordan Byers, James Meadows, Walker Nichols,
flag during the
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Baccalaureate
Miller, Bethany Morrison, Alice chael Fox, Kylie Grose, Manny Stull, Brandon Suter, Kelsi Wolfe
service on Sunday, May 17 and
will fly their flag
at graduation on
May 24.
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what she wants. But as her new friends begin to figure
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Cast
Gossip: Kari Conaway
Andi: Hannah Willams
Tim: Karson Schneider
Kaine: Bethany Blouir
Candy: Ariel Burris
Dallas: Ryleigh Schovill
Teens: Lexie Smith,
Whitney Jemison,
Kenny Dailey
ABOVE: Bethany Blouir, Ariel Burris and
Written
by: Brian Hampton
Kari Conaway perform for the
school on Friday, April 17. RIGHT: Cast and
crew
members
Directed by: Dustin Turner
pose for a picture between performances. PhoPublic
tos by Cassy Trickett and Ciara
BennettPerformance: Sunday, April 19th
at 4PM
$3 admission
Cast
Gossip: Kari Conaway
Andi: Hannah Willams
Tim: Karson Schneider
Kaine: Bethany Blouir
Candy: Ariel Burris
Dallas: Ryleigh Schovill
Teens: Lexie Smith,
Whitney Jemison,
Kenny Dailey
Written by: Brian Hampton
Directed by: Dustin Turner
Public Performance: Sunday, April 19th
at 4PM $3 admission
Opinion
Editorial Comment:
The Argus
Hila Morrell
Editor
Hannah Williams
Reporter
Surviving the Spring
The short spring break has passed. All that is left is a couple
months between the students and summer. It gets harder for students
to get back into the routine after spring break, but it is important
to work hard throughout the rest of the school year. Although the
weather is warmer and days are quite nice, everyone needs to focus
and finish the school year strong.
With testing starting in May, it is necessary for students to attend
school and focus on their studies. Testing is one aspect of education
that is important to a school year. This is not only to evaluate the
student’s progress throughout the school year but also to evaluate
how well the teachers teach the curriculum required by West
Virginia state law. This year students will be taking the WV General
Summative Assessment instead of WESTEST. The assessment is
designed to show what students know and can do at each grade level.
The assessment is important because it helps teachers and principals
make decisions about their curriculum and methods of teaching.
This test should be taken seriously, just the same as WESTEST.
Not only is standardized testing important, but also AP exams
and classroom finals are as well. Students spend their time preparing
throughout the year for these exams. Finals are important because
they are an added grade to your report card and make up 1/5 of
your grade. It is necessary to study and complete all class work and
review sheets for classes to pass all exams and finals. Remember, all
you study and prepare for will help with your exams.
Seniors should continue to attend class while working hard.
Graduation is approaching fast and giving up now will only lead to
complications rather than enjoyment for the last few days at SMHS.
Senioritis is a disease that sticks with the seniors throughout the
school year, but becomes overbearing in the final weeks. Make sure
to finish homework, turn in senior projects and complete all exams
and finals to ensure a great end to a long four years of high school.
We challenge each student to attend school and work even harder
than before. Hard work will pay off in the end.
Using Social Media for Good–
ITS NOT THAT HARD. This is
a topic that has bothered me for
a really long time so I decided to
do a little bit of research on it and
express my opinion on the issue
because that’s what columns are
for, right? So, studies show that
about 90% of teenagers have
used social media. That places it
ahead of email (77%) and texting
(63%). However, in my opinion,
it’s not being used for all the right
reasons.
It seems that every time I
log-on to Twitter or Facebook, I
see an abundance of trash talk,
inappropriate/vulgar pictures or
just plain ignorance. Now, I’m not
saying that my social media pages
are the perfect little utopia and
that everyone should model their
profiles after mine because that’s
not the case at all. I catch myself
being negative sometimes too and
have to rethink about what I’m
posting.
Day after day, my Twitter
timeline is filled with tasteless
arguments
about
irrelevant
topics. It’s one thing to have
a sophisticated debate, but it’s
completely unnecessary to name-
Et ta St ull
How do you plan on staying on task
for the rest of the school year?
call and get nasty with each other.
You’re probably thinking, “If it
bothers you so much, delete your
account!” or something along
those lines. The thing is, no one
should have to delete their account
based solely on the fact that other
people cannot be mature enough
to be on social media.
I thought that a good way to
reduce the negativity would be to
inform people of positive ways to
use social media. The main reason
social media was created was to
keep in touch with friends. That’s
one positive way to use it. More
ways to use it for good include:
promoting your school (sporting
events,
community
service
projects, etc.), acts of kindness or
even posting your best pictures
with your friends!
Before you post, just ask
yourself a couple of questions.
Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it
kind? If you can answer yes to all
of those questions, go ahead and
click “post” and enjoy your time
on social media! Just remember,
every time you update your
status or post a photo, you’re
leaving your digital footprint that
everyone can see.
Lucas Powell
Reporter
You know I will be the first
one to say I did not like the last
four years of high school, but
now that I am almost done, I am
sad to see it go. This time I want
to talk to you about appreciating
the people who help you better
yourself, cherishing your high
school years and taking the
chances that are presented to
you, mostly good ones I hope.
Although, how would we learn
if we did not make a mistake
now and then?
I just want to take a second
and thank some of the people
who without their help I would
have never found the things that
make me who I am and what
examples I want to follow.
I want to thank Ms.Tebay
for all the times she has put my
head on straight and directed me
down the path I am now. She has
shown me the true definition of
tough love and patience. She
has been my second mom since
I arrived here, and for that I am
forever grateful.
Secondly, I want to thank
Mrs. Yopp for showing me what
career I want to pursue and
giving me the patience that she
has. After being in Journalism
for my first year as a senior and
already knowing that I want to
go to college for Journalism and
Broadcasting is pretty amazing
on her part. She has opened me
up to a bright future and for that
I am thankful beyond words. I
was really lost when it came to
picking a major, and I just fell in
love with writing and broadcasting. Thanks for giving me the
chance to prove myself.
Someone else who has shown
me how to step up and take
charge would be Mr. Minger.
As this being my senior year
and the last chance I will get to
play tennis for SMHS, I wanted
everything to go smoothly this
season. Well, we lost our original coach, and Mr. Minger immediately stepped up. Without
knowing a thing about tennis,
he takes time out of each day to
teach it. This is the type of guy
I hope to be someday: someone
who is not afraid to take life by
the reigns. Long story short,
he is already getting the game
down, and his swing is getting
better all the time. I was worried, but now I am sure that this
season will be the best yet.
The message I am trying to
convey is that you need to be
active in your class and do not
let the good times slip through
your hands. Slow down and really take all of it in. You might
hate it now, but you’ll look back
at these times a lot. Make some
memories youll never forget.
Don’t leave any regrets because
they will eat at your soul. Take
advantage of everything the
school has to offer; do not take
things for granted, and, most
importantly, be yourself. At
any time your whole life can
be changed by the choices you
make. Make your four years
here ones to remember.
pleasantscountyschools.com/smhs.aspx
School Events
Prom is almost here. Dresses and tuxedos, here we come!
Graduation and the last day for underclassmen is growing
closer. Seniors last full day of class is May 15.
We will soon be sending off the Class of 2015. Graduation
is set for May 24 on the new field, weather permitting.
The Flood Day pushed back the last day of school to
June 11.
”
– Ashley Porter, junior
I type assignments down in
my planner on my phone.
”
– Allison Elliott, sophomore
World Events
A Russian fishing vessel sank off the Kamchatka
Peninsula; 54 people died and 15 are still missing.
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Scientist found oldest DNA sample from Neanderthal
remains from 150,000 years ago.
ISIS has been succesfully pushed out of Tikrit.
Jordan Spieth, 21-year-old golfer, won his first major
title at the Masters tournament in Augusta. He is the
second youngest golfer to ever win the Masters.
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I try to stay organized
and hope for the best.
I study with friends.
”
– Tara Bennett, sophomore
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I am going to study
with Zac as much as
possible.
– Noah Vanzile, freshman
I make sure all of my
homework is done.
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– Ethan VanNoy, sophomore
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Due to the past snow days, students didn’t have a full week
for Spring Break.
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Editorial Board
Trenton Barnhart, Nicholas Beaty,
Abigale Gellner, Hila Morrell
Rachael Flanagan
News Editor
Hannah Williams
Feature Editor
Cooper Holmes
Opinion Editor
Trenton Barnhart
Sports Editor
Nicholas Beaty
Entertainment Editor
Cassy Trickett
Business Manager
Ashley Hall
Webpage
Graphics Editor
Mikalyn Ellyson
Photo Editor
Jocee Ankrom
Photographers
Kari Conaway, Jocee Ankrom
Artist
Etta Stull
Reporters
Riley Bennett, Lacey Bach, Cheyenne Girard,
Cooper Holmes, Lucas Powell, Michael Fox,
Rachel Snyder, Manny Guiterrez, Sydney
Twitter
Maston
Adviser
Wesley Bayless
Krista Yopp
The Argus is printed monthly by Journalism II, III and IV students. Reporters’ opinions do not
necessarily reflect those of the school or of the Board of Education. The Argus welcomes signed
Letters to the Editor and reserves the right to refuse any offensive material in submitted letters,
copy or advertisements.
I stack my papers in piles
of importance.
”
– Krystal Starcher, senior
DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED: As required by Federal laws and regulations, the PLEASANTS
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion,
disability, age and national origin in employment and in the administration of any of its education programs and activities. Inquires may be directed to: Kimberly Kehrer, Title IX Coordinator and Section 504
Coordinator, Pleasants County Board of Education, 202 Fairview Drive, St. Marys, WV 26170, Phone:
(304) 684-2215 or 684-2216; to the State Elimination of Sex Discrimination Project Coordinator, 558-7864,
to the State Section 504 Coordinator, 558-2696, West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston, WV
25305; or to the U.S. Department of Education's Director of the Office for Civil Rights, (215) 596-6795.
Lacey Bach
Reporter
It is springtime! Wildflowers
are blooming, the temperature is
rising and the sky is less cloudy
and gloomy. I have a few interesting facts about this colorful
season, the plants and flowers
that sprout during this time
and the way this season is celebrated across the globe. Some
of the following facts are interesting, some are a little weird
and some are just plain gross.
First off, I would like to give
an interesting fact about America’s most famous (or notorious)
weed: the dandelion. It is pesky,
but did you know that dandelions are edible and can actually
benefit your health? They have
a bitter flavor that can be taken
care of by harvesting them in
the fall and spring. They are
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good for digestion, cancer,
kidneys, livers, cholesterol,
immune systems and diabetes.
Now for celebrations! The
White House always holds
their annual Easter Egg Roll in
Washington, D.C, and speaking of a colorful season, India
holds their Festival of Colors
during springtime, where they
throw colored powder at each
other. It is also a celebration
of Hinduism. In Gloucester,
England, they hold the Cooper’s Hill and Cheese-Rolling
Wake, which is basically people
running after cheese wheels
down a hill. That is a little
weird, but it is fun to do something that is out of the norm.
Japan’s most famous flower
is the Sakura, which translates
to Cherry Blossom. Sakuras
grow on trees and will either
turn white or light pink. The
Rafflesia Arnoldii or Corpse
flower is a rainforest plant large
enough to stick your head in. It
grows in Indonesia and is said
to smell like decaying flesh.
Well, that is all the time I have
left to talk about spring. It has
not been what one would call a
nice spring. We have been getting warmer weather, but it has
been raining. I probably should
have been expecting that. There
is the saying, “April showers bring May flowers.” That
means, obviously, that all the
rain in April will help make the
seeds grow. That is all for now.
Have a happy spring, everyone!
Entertainment
The Argus
Pretty Little Liars
Nicholas Beaty
Editor
American Beauty/American Psycho
Tara Bennett
Reporter
Fall Out Boy released their sixth
album “American Beauty/American Psycho” earlier this year. It’s
their second album since they
ended their four-year hiatus back
from 2009 to 2013. Like the album
they released in 2013, “Save Rock
and Roll”, their new one continues
on their recent pathway of poppunk. Before the hiatus, Fall Out
Boy was known to be punk-rock
with a slight touch of emo.
Ever since their first album,
“Take This to Your Grave”, in
2003, they have gradually transitioned from emo/punk, to punkrock, to more of a pop-punk sound.
However, they’ve always kept
some sort of punk style, and their
lyrics never lost their meaning. Patrick Stump, the bands leader and
singer, and Pete Wentz, the bassist,
have always put their hearts into
their lyrics, while making sure not
to restrict the lyrics for their fans.
Most songs are made of metaphors,
allowing every single person listening to create their own meaning
and relating to them in their own
personal ways. This continues in
their newest album. “We could
be immortals, just not for long,”
from their song “Immortals” can
be interpreted in a couple different ways. One person could think
of it as seeing life as if it would
last forever and living life to the
fullest because it’s short. Another
person could listen to the lyrics and
think of it as they really could live
forever in a way, but they couldn’t
be together with the person forever.
All 11 songs on this albums
have some sort of meaning to them;
some of them deep like “The Kids
Aren’t Alright” to hyper energy
like “Uma Thurman.” Patrick’s
voice is full of emotion as he sings
the lyrics over the amazing instrumental layout of Andy Hurley on
drums, Joe Trohman on guitar,
and Pete Wentz on bass. The four
work together flawlessly to create
one of the best albums of the year.
“American Beauty/American Psycho” shows their passion for music
and their love for their fans.
This new record was a major
success from the beginning. The
album released on iTunes at midnight on Jan. 20 and within minutes
was at the top of the Alternative
charts. I was one of the many
people who stayed up on a school
night, just to buy the album. The
anticipation was just too much to
wait until morning. By the middle
of the day, it was in the top five of
the overall charts on iTunes.
Fall Out Boy’s summer tour
since the release of the album has
also been a huge hit in ticket sales.
The tour includes opening act
Hoodie Allen and the other main
act, Wiz Khalifa. A lot of tour dates
have already sold the majority of
available tickets. “The Boys of
Zummer” tour kicks off April 18
in Washington D.C. and ends Aug.
10 in Los Angeles. Then starting
Oct. 1, they will do an “American
Beauty/American Psycho” tour in
Europe.
Even after a four-year hiatus,
Fall Out Boy is more successful
now than they’ve ever been. This
intense and impressive album is
proof that they have what it takes
to be on top of the charts. Their
emo-punk style will continue on
for albums to come. You can purchase the incredible album “American Beauty/American Psycho”
on iTunes or wherever albums
are sold. Personally, I believe it’s
completely worth the money. I give
it five out of five stars, no doubt.
Sons of Anarchy
Ashley Hall
Reporter
I recently started watching
FX’s television show “Sons of
Anarchy” on Netflix. The show
is filled with drama about an
outlawed motorcycle club in
Charming, California. Season
one follows each cast member
throughout the season as they all
struggle to protect the family’s
secrets from law enforcement.
Jackson Teller (Charlie Hunnam), his mother, Gemma Teller
(Katey Sagal), and his stepfather,
Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman) are
the main characters and all play
a big role in the motorcycle club.
They run a legal auto body shop
and illegally trade guns, which is
the cause of all of their problems
with law enforcement and many
others.
Overall, the acting in the show
is great. The cast does a remarkable job and made me interested
in their character and want to
watch more. The storyline behind
it all is decent. It is hard to follow
at first, but after a few episodes I
could really get into it. The whole
idea of making it seem like the
gang is tough and untouchable
and then showing their personal
life makes the show very relatable. I’m looking forward to
watching the rest of the seasons.
I recommend this show to
any guy or any girl that enjoys
shows with a lot of action. You
can watch all seven seasons on
Netflix.
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Boxes of the Month
Cooper Holmes
Reporter
I’m here once again to spotlight another unique monthly
subscription service. This month
I will be reviewing a box for the
ladies and a box for the gents.
First up for the ladies is FabFitFun VIP Box. This is a quarterly subscription box which is a
part of the FabFitFun franchise.
In this box, you will receive the
latest products in fitness, fashion
and beauty for each season. Each
box is said to have $120 or more
of product. Also, the products
are said to be full-sized, not just
samples. A subscription for the
VIP box is $49.99.
Now for the gents: the Bespoke Post. This subscription is
for those classy gentlemen out
there or anyone one who may
want to explore just what there
is to offer in a more formal type
of subscription box. The way
this service works is similar
to other services. Each month
there is a theme which the box
is based around. The box is then
filled with unique items relating
to this theme. This product has
free shipping, and if you don’t
want or don’t like the theme of a
month, you can skip that month
with no charge and wait to see
what next month offers. There
are many areas of your everyday
life which you will receive products for when subscribed to this
service. For example, you could
receive products relating to food,
drinks, style, grooming and much
more! The items in the box are
said to have a retail value of $70
or more, however this service is
only $45. You can also just buy
one box and not join the Bespoke
Post Club for $55 if you merely
wanted to see for yourself what
the boxes are like.
Mallory Webb
Reporter
With a great cast, a very well
written script, and a suspenseful plot, “Pretty Little Liars”
definitely has me addicted. I know
some people might think that it is
just a typical ABC Family drama,
but it’s definitely not. “Pretty
Little Liars” is one of those shows
where you can watch the first
episode and realize that the creepy
and suspenseful plot will always
keep you on the edge of your seat.
“Pretty Little Liars” may be an
ABC Family show but it’s nothing like you would expect. It’s not
one of those mushy love stories
like some of the other shows that
ABC Family has produced. It’s
about four girls, Hannah Marin
(Ashley Benson), Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario), Aria
Montgomery (Lucy Hale), and
Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell),
who have an ordinary life until
the summer of seventh grade
when their best friend, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), goes
missing. After that, their lives
turn upside down. They start to
get blackmailed, they lose friendships, and even a few times really
mess up their families.
Season five of “Pretty Little Liars” just ended, and I think I can
speak for everyone who watched
it when I say that is was one of the
best episodes I have ever seen. We
finally find out who A is. I’m not
going to say anything to ruin it
for anybody but when you watch
it you will be shocked. There’s
definitely a shocking twist that
the writer’s threw in there that I
don’t think anybody was expecting. I have to say that season five
may have been one of my favorite
seasons.
“Pretty Little Liars” is one of
my favorite TV shows. I give it
five out of five stars and definitely
recommend it to anybody who
might be interested in watching it.
If you want to check “Pretty Little
Liars” out for yourself, you can
watch it on ABC Family Tuesday
nights at 8/7c.
Supernatural
Kylie Barnhart
Reporter
I heard about this TV show
from my best friend Jenni Nichols my eighth grade year, and
couldn’t understand what all the
hype was about. But, after I finally found the time to watch it,
I fell in love with it. The show
is great! With all of the creepy
demon lore and monster hunting, this TV show is both action
packed and funny.
If you haven’t seen this show,
it’s about Sam and Dean Winchester, who have been trained
by their father to hunt evil supernatural creatures after their
mother was killed by a demon.
Sam has tried to cut his ties with
his family’s ways in order to
go to the university and have a
“normal” life, but Dean shows
up asking for his help when their
father goes missing.
One of the best things about
the series is the chemistry between the characters. I strongly
believe that if any of the main
characters were played by a different actor the whole balance
would be set off. You can watch
the show and tell that Jared
Padelecki (Sam) and Jensen
Ackles (Dean) share a true bond
just like the two brothers in the
show, and it makes this series
that much better.
“Supernatural” sure isn’t any
“Doctor Who” or BBC’s “Sherlock” but it’s unique. I haven’t
seen a show like it, and I’m
grateful for that because I’m
sure if anyone else tried to recreate the epicness of this TV show,
they would inevitably fail. I give
“Supernatural” five out of five
stars. You can catch this show
every Wednesday at 9/8c on the
CW Network.
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2014 Music Releases
Lucas Powell
Reporter
As I look back at 2014, I realize that it let me down somewhat
with the lack of new music.
Looking forward into 2015, I see
an amazing year of new art and
music. This year looks especially
promising with a big list of new
albums that will surely rock
your socks. It seems to me as if
all the good artists got together
and decided that this is going to
be the year they give the world
some “fire.”
One of my favorite artists
to keep an eye on would be
Drake, who is dropping his
album “Views from the 6” this
spring. Some other great artists
to watch would be Mac Miller,
The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar,
Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Asap
Rocky and Frank Ocean. All of
the artists I just named have said
they will release at least one
album this year.
Music empowers people all
across the world. I love all genres
of music, and I think it is good
to keep an open mind about
everything. I am more into hip
hop than any other type of music,
and that’s great seeing as how
the majority of new albums that
are being released will be from
rap artists.
It is going to be a beautiful
and rich year for music. I can
only imagine how awesome this
summer is going to be. Warm
weather, beach trips and spending time with friends will not be
the same without good music.
It really brings people together,
and I really don’t remember the
last time that this many artists
released albums in one year.
This year be looking forward to
great music and have your aux
cords ready.
Fresh Off the Boat
Brooklynn Miller
Reporter
With curt humor and a pointed plot, “Fresh off the Boat” is
fixated on a young Asian boy
and his family as they struggle
to live the American life in
a small suburb in Orlando,
Florida. Eddie Huang (Hudson
Yang), an 11-year-old who
adores hip hop, is quite clear
from the beginning that he
wants nothing more than to fit
in at his new school, but being
the only Asian boy attending
instantly shatters that dream.
As the Huang family fight to
make the best of their sudden
move to Florida, Louis Huang
(Randall Park) contemplates a
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way to lure customers in,the
restaurant being the whole
reason they moved in the first
place. Eddie’s mother, Jessica Huang (Constance Wu), is
skeptical about the restaurant
but is sure to be there for her
husband when he needs her
the most. Even though Jessica
is nothing more than a caring
mother trying to keep their family culture within the boys, she
can be quite quirky and often
seems to be the one making you
double over in laughter.
“Fresh off the Boat” aired
Feb. 4 on ABC and has since
then been airing every Tuesday
at 8/7c. Many were quite happy
to see the diversity in which
Critics Corner
American Beauty
American Psycho
Guitar
Hero Live
(PS3, PS4, XB1,
XB 360,Wii U )
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ABC was taking on within their
shows such as “Black-ish” and
“Fresh off the Boat”. Although
the humor on “Fresh off the
Boat” is quite blunt and sometimes it seems as if the show is
trying too hard to be funny, by
the end of the show you have
had a good laugh so the poorly
written dialogue doesn’t seem
to matter.
The show is worth the watch,
and I certainly do recommend
friends and family to watch. I
would rate it four out of five
stars. Really all you need is a
good laugh and that is exactly
what “Fresh off the Boat” will
accomplish.
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Anarchy
Pretty
Little Liars
Star Wars:
Battlefront
(PS4,XB1, PC)
Supernatural
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Feature
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Spring Fashion
for teens
Steal
the
show!
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Sandals
•Capris
•Hoodies
•Dresses
Hannah Williams
Reporter
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Miss
Sundresses can be found at...
•Old Navy
• American Eagle
•JCPenney
• Gabes (as low as $5.99!)
Sun dresses are a comfortable way to
dress-up during the spring. They are
great for sunny days because they are
nice and breezy.
Hats can be found almost anywhere.
Some stores that have them are...
• Lids
• Zides
• Gabes
• Walmart (as low as $8.86!)
Hats are very popular among guys. You
can wear them whatever way you please.
From baseball hats to bucket hats, you
can’t go wrong with this accessory.
Springs shirt selections vary at these
stores...
• Loft
•American Eagle
•Banana Republic
• JCPenney (as low as $9.99!)
Three-quarters sleeved shirts are nice
for spring weather because they don’t
keep you too warm or too cold. A nice
floral print adds the perfect touch to
go along with the flower season.
A variety of sports tees is available at...
• Champs
• Finish Line
• Zide’s
• Dunham’s (as low as $7.99!)
Baseball tees, along with any sports tee,
make for a very relaxed look. Sports
jerseys create the same look. These are
great because you can be comfortable
while supporting your team.
Shop for Shorts at...
• Sears
•American Eagle
• Old Navy
•Charlotte Russe (as low as $9.99!)
Cargo shorts are in stock at...
• JCPenney
•Rue 21
•American Eagle
• Kohl’s (as low as $12.00!)
Shorts are a nice way to show off your
tan or to work on one if need be. You can
buy shorts or cut off an old pair of jeans
to make your own. Colored/printed shorts
are a great way to make your outfit fun.
Cargo shorts are a very popular choice
for guys these days. The numerous
pockets make it easy to carry everything
you need such as keys, wallets and
phones. Colored cargos can make your
outfit look more “springy”.
Find flip flops at...
• Walmart
•Rue 21
•Aeropostale
* Old Navy (as low as $2.50!)
Flip Flops are the perfect shoe choice
for a spring day. Although they are
most popular in the summer, these
trendy alternative to sandals are
suitable for any spring outfit.
Walk on over to these stores to buy
yourself some Sperry’s...
• Journey’s
• Shoe Carnival
• Finish Line
• Macy’s (as low as $60!)
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Although Sperrys can be worn any time,
spring is the most suitable season to
bring them out of your closet. Wear them
with jeans or shorts, and they’ll look fine.
These shoes are for both boys and girls.
Spring
Activities
Going Biking
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Feature
Rachael Flanagan
Reporter
Biking is not only something that
you can do with your family, but you
can do by yourself. Riding a bike can
be a good workout to help you stay in
shape this spring. You can take trips to
a place with beautiful scenery or ride
on local bike paths. There are many
precautions you should take when
riding a bike like wearing a helmet,
proper shoes, having a reflector and
making sure your bike is adjusted to
your comfort. Some bikes may be too
short or tall, and you should adjust
your seat to your height for your
safety. This activity is not only fun, but
it is also a chance to bond with friends
and family.
Biking does not have to be an all-
day activity. You can go for a few
hours and relax in the nature, maybe
with a picnic or small lunch and pick
back up where you left off.
Do not get too risky on small paths
or veer off the path at any time. If you
get lost, you may not be able to find
your way back. Carry a compass and a
map of the trail in case of emergency.
Going Hiking
Hiking is truly about the beautiful
scenery and how you get in touch with
nature. There are many trails and parks
you can hike for hours.
While hiking you will need to pack
lots of water and sunscreen because
with spring comes warmer weather and
the harmful sun. You may be shaded
by trees or out in the open, but you can
still get over heated and sun burnt.
Shoes are also very important when
hiking because you can get blisters
and sore feet. There are a lot of
opportunities to take pictures with the
beautiful scenery so make sure you get
a few to remember the great times you
had with everyone involved.
Going Kayaking
Just because you do not own
a kayak does not mean that you
cannot go kayaking. There are
many places that rent kayaks
for a few hours. You do not
have to own one to go out for
some fun on the water.
Kayaking can be tiring, so
make sure you do not wonder
too far from your starting point
if you start to feel tired.
Not only is this water sport
for people, but for dogs too.
Dogs can go swimming and sit
on the kayak with you.
You are out on the water and
will get wet, so make sure that
you are wearing comfortable
Going to a Shooting Range
Places to go
North Bend State Park–
Harrisville, WV
Canaan Valley–Davis, WV
Black Water Falls–Davis, WV
Senaca Rocks–Dunmore, WV
As Spring comes around
so does a new hunting season.
Turkey season started April 15,
which means we need to think
about the safety of hunting and
shooting a gun.
Going to a shooting range
is always a good idea when
it comes to preparation for
shooting a gun. Always
remember to never fire a gun
alone, wear bright colors, wear
all safety materials and never
point a gun at another person.
At some firing ranges you
must bring your own targets
and sometimes there are other
people already shooting. Communicate with the people around
you to know when to stop firing
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Step 1: When making a spring
wreath, you will need a water
hose. The water hose does not
have to be brand new. An old
hose can give it an older and
more antique look. You simply
roll the hose up into a circle like
shown.
Step 3: Also, you will need a
pair of cute garden gloves.
Gloves with lots of colors or
even designs can make your
wreath more appealing. The
gloves then will be placed over
top of the flowers as if the
gloves are holding the flowers
in place.
clothing that will not rub or
cling when it gets wet.
Please take the precautions
such as wearing a life vest,
following all water rules and
testing your flotation equipment
before departing on your
adventure.
and when it is all clear to change
targets. All ranges will have
rules and regulations posted in
their facility; read through them
before entering.
Make sure you have a permit
and license before you go
hunting or to a shooting range;
a police officer may ask to see
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Step 2: Next, it is time for
flowers. If you are wanting a
longer lasting wreath, then
fake flowers are the way to
go. If not, you can always pick
your own or buy them from
your closest floral shop. Next,
you will want to place them on
either the right or left side of
the hose.
Step 4: Lastly, top it off with a
bow. Tie the bow around the
gloves and flowers. The bow
ties it all together and also
holds everything in place. The
bow can be the color and size of
your choice. It can be dramatic
or be simple, either way it will
all come together smoothly.
Step 4: Once you have let
it dry, add another layer of glue
and confetti to your balloon. Do
this repeatedly until you have a
thick coat.
Step 1: Blow up a balloon
to the size of your choice. Then
set the tied end in a vase so it is
sturdier to work with.
Step 2: Use a sponge to
paint mod podge over half of
the balloon. You will want to
paint only the top half of the
balloon.
Step 5: After letting it dry
8-10 hours, turn your balloon
over and pop it.
Step 6: The edges may be
very irregular. You could either
cut them to make the bowl even
or leave it be.
Step 3: Sprinkle confetti of
your choice where you painted
the glue.
Mountwood Park–
Wood County, WV
Salt Fork–Lore, OH
Wolf Run–Caldwell, OH
Hocking Hills–Logan, OH
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Lucas Powell
Reporter
Earth Da y
Cheyenne Girard
Reporter
What does every man cave need?
The perfect
man cave
The man cave or man space is
the ultimate male sanctuary. In this
egotistical world, the common man is
forced to stand up straight, show little
emotion and work their life away. The
man cave is the place where none of that
matters.
Man caves come in all different
shapes and sizes. They can be anything
from a specially equipped garage, spare
bedroom, media room, den or basement.
The term man cave is slang for a place
where a guy can just let go and not have
to worry about the woes of day-to-day
life.
I, for one, am very lucky to have such a
nice man cave. Nothing helps more when
you’re having a bad day than knowing
you have somewhere to let go. My man
cave has a TV, ping pong table, darts, a
heater and a mini fridge, of course. It’s
located in my garage, and I love to spend
my evenings playing pong and watching
ESPN. It’s one of the places I feel safe to
be myself, and that’s what it’s all about.
Make your man cave an environment
suited for you and your friends, and I
assure you it will evolve over time. With
time comes change of mind, and it’s nice
to be able to adjust to those needs.
“I think a 55-inch TV would
be great.”
-Alex Taylor, junior
“Classified information
and beverages”
-Addison O’Brien, senior
“Xbox 360”
-Jeremy Jones, junior
This is my
man cave
environment and
WHAT It Consists
Of......
Rec ycling Center
Locations
Hot and fatigued after a game
of pong? Grab a can of soda out
of your mini fridge!
Ping Pong tables are an awesome
addition to a man cave. You can have
tournaments with your friends and show
off your skills.
Game Consoles
Darts are another skilled game to have
in your cave. There are many different
ways to play so you will never get bored.
Giant TV
Music Player
Sports Posters
A TV is always nice to have in your man
cave. You can watch March Madness or
any sports show with all of your friends.
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A nerf basketball hoop is a great
source of fun and is less likely to break
things.
10 Wa ys to celebrate
1. You can garden. There are
many things that are fun and
easy to garden such as flowers
and vegetables.
2. You can get together with
friends and family and make
bird houses. You can also use
other objects that you do not
think could be used in a project.
The posibilities are endless.
3. “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”
all day.
4. Clean garbage up off the
highway and anytime you see it.
5. Buy or make Earth–friendly
cleaning products.
6. Encourage others to
participate in Earth Day
activities.
7. Wear green and brown.
8. Ride your bike instead of
using your car.
9. Save water.
10. Learn about product
exchange communities.
Recycling is important for the enviornoment. SMHS does its
part by recycling paper and cardboard. The recylcing bins
are located outside of the band room door.
RJ Recyling
Parkersburg, WV
(304) 865-3903
No Idea
to celebrate gains, create new visions and
accelerate progress for environmental change.
There are many ways to get involved. You
can, plant trees, pick up garbage along the
highway or do projects. Go to the local park or
even your yard and plant a tree and a garden.
This is a way to celebrate the Earth and make
memories with friends and families. Picking up
garbage along the highway may not seem fun,
but it will make you feel good about yourself
knowing that you have done something good
for the Earth.
There are many projects that can be done for
Earth Day. Recycle and reuse objects that you
already have to make a fun project.
“A nice couch”
-Dylan Wolfe, senior
What’s one thing females think every
man cave should have?
Game Tables
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. This
day marks the anniversary of what many
consider the birth of a modern environmental
movement in 1970. The idea came to Earth
Day founder Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator
from Wisconsin, after a massive oil spill in
Santa Barbara, California. As a result, on April
22, 20 million Americans took to the streets,
parks and auditoriums to advocate for a healthy
environment in massive coast to coast rallies.
Earth Day is the day that people all over
Earth celebrate the cleanliness of Earth. Earth
Day is a holiday designed to raise awareness
of environmental problems. The United States
government defines the holiday as a time
R U Recycling
Parkersburg, WV
(304) 893-9444
Ashley Recycling
Wood County Waste
LLC
Parkersburg, WV
Mineral Wells, WV
(304) 428-8700
(304) 489-2338
Ward’s Recycling
LLC
Marietta, OH
(740) 374-2552
Guernsey Scrap
Recycling,Inc.
Marietta, OH
(740) 374-8565
Ritchie County
Northern Mountain
Recycling Center
State Metals
WV-16
New Martinsville,WV
Ellenboro, WV
(304) 455-6000
(304) 869-3571
Facts
1. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22,
1970.
2. Earth Day originated in the United States but
became recognized worldwide by 1990.
3. On Earth Day 2009, Disney released a
documentary film called Earth that followed the
migration paths of four animal families.
4. On the very first Earth Day, 20 million people
gathered in the streets of America to protest the
industrial revolution. An environmental movement
was born as a result.
5. Every year on April 22, men, women and
children collect garbage, plant trees, clean up
coral reefs, show movies, sign petitions and plan
for a better future for our planet.
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6. Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day while he
was working as a U.S. senator.
7. Earth Day was renamed officially by the United
Nations in 2009 as International Mother Earth
Day.
8. Some schools and communities celebrate Earth
Day for a whole week to expand the time frame
that people focus on the Earth and how they can
preserve it.
9. On Earth Day 2012, more than 100,000 people
rode bikes in China to reduce CO2 emissions and
save fuel.
10. In an Earth Day celebration in 2011, 28 million
trees were planted in Afghanistan by the Earth
Day Network.
Sports
Boys’ Tennis
Nicholas Beaty
Editor
Devils leave the
Yellowjackets’ nest in defeat
Rebels sweep Devils on a
rainy home opening day
WILLIAMSTOWN–March 31, the SMHS boys’ tennis
team traveled to Williamstown to battle the Yellowjackets for their season opener. Due to injuries and lack of
practices, some boys played in spots they have never
played before. Lucas Powell and Drew Wells started
the matches at first doubles along with Ian Kelley and
Cameron Frame playing at second seed doubles. All
four boys also returned to play a singles match later in
the afternoon. Gabe and Issac Soto were also slated to
participate at the third doubles spot, but won by forfeit
as Williamstown did not have enough boys to field a
third doubles team. The boys lost their season opener,
falling to Williamstown 6-1.
BELMONT–The rain held off as the SMHS tennis team
hosted the Ritchie County Rebels for their home opener
April 7 at the Belmont Tennis Courts. After a rainy day,
the team had to rush down and get the courts dry and
ready for some tennis. Powell and Wells were unable to
make the match, therefore forfeited their doubles match,
along with their first singles and second singles, respectively. The boys fell to the Rebels, 7-0, losing all four
competitive matches. I. Soto and Nicholas Beaty also
competed in an exhibition match, winning by a score
of 8-2.
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Ryan Leo d. Powell (8-1)
#2 Singles: Muhammed Kingson d. Wells (8-2)
#3 Singles: Mark Lifson d. Kelley (8-5)
#4 Singles: Andrew McGuffy d. Frame (8-1)
#1 Doubles: Leo/Kingson d. Powell/Wells (8-2)
#2 Doubles: Lifson/McGuffy d. Kelley/Frame (8-5)
#3 Doubles: G. Soto/I. Soto won by forfeit
Devils defeat Dons, win first
match of the season
GLEN DALE–The tennis team traveled to John Marshall High School to face off against the Blue Dons of
Weirton Madonna April 6. Alec Marshall made his return from injury, but Wells and the Soto brothers were
absent for the double-header. The Devils defeated Madonna by a match score of 5-1.
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Powell d. Spencer Setcavage (8-2)
#2 Singles: Josh Bennett d. Marshall (8-2)
#3 Singles: Kelley d. Vincent Fornier (8-6)
#4 Singles: Frame won by forfeit
#1 Doubles: Powell/Kelley d. Setcavage/Bennett (8-6)
#2 Doubles: Marshall/Frame won by forfeit
#3 Doubles: Double Forfeit
Bears maul Devils
in enemy territory
GLEN DALE–Following the Madonna match, the Oak
Glen Golden Bears awaited the Blue Devil tennis teams
for another set of matches. The Bears beat the Devils,
7-0.
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Addison Sayre d. Powell (8-1)
#2 Singles: Evan Hall d. Marshall (8-2)
#3 Singles: Nate Bennett d. Kelley (8-2)
#4 Singles: Devon Flanagan d. Frame (8-0)
#1 Doubles: Sayre/Hall d. Powell/Kelley (8-3)
#2 Doubles: Bennett/Flanagan d. Marshall/Frame (81)
#3 Doubles: Jesse Lantz/Tyler Ridgewood won by forfeit
Sports
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Zach Bishop won by forfeit
#2 Singles: Kyle Knutsen won by forfeit
#3 Singles: Hunter Bishop d. Marshall (8-2)
#4 Singles: Gavin Vincent d. Kelley (8-6)
#1 Doubles: Knutsen/H. Bishop won by forfeit
#2 Doubles: Vincent/Ryan Alexander d. Marshall/Kelley (8-6)
#3 Doubles: Nic Tate/Dakota Wolfe d. Frame/G. Soto
(8-3)
Blue Dons fail to get
revenge on the hilltop
WEST LIBERTY– The SMHS tennis team traveled to
West Liberty University April 11 to battle in the Madonna Blue Dons for the second time this season. Final
seedings were set prior to this match and doubles teams
had started finding their rhythms for success. Due to
Madonna having enough vacant spots, some boys won
by forfeits. The Devils swept the season series with the
‘Dons, 5-2.
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Setcavage d. Powell (8-4)
#2 Singles: Wells d. Bennett (8-2)
#3 Singles: Founier d. Marshall (9-7)
#4 Singles: Beaty won by forfeit
#1 Doubles: Powell/Wells d. Setcavage/Bennett
(Retired–Injury)
#2 Doubles: Marshall/Kelley won by forfeit
#3 Doubles: Beaty/Frame won by forfeit
Knights slay Devils in
closely contested matches
WEST LIBERTY– Following their bout with Madonna, the Blue Devil team faced off against the Wheeling
Central Maroon Knights on the hilltop. Beaty and Frame
came out as the sole winners against the Knights, with
Beaty also scoring a win at fourth seed singles. The
Devils fell to the Maroon Knights, 5-2.
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Gus Schmidt d. Powell (8-2)
#2 Singles: Billy Teufel d. Wells (8-2)
#3 Singles: Georgio Alexander d. Marshall (8-0)
#4 Singles: Beaty d. Jacob Coughlin (8-6)
#1 Doubles: Schmidt/Teufel d. Powell/Wells (8-3)
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#2 Doubles: Alexander/Coughlin d. Marshall/Kelley
(8-6)
#3 Doubles: Beaty/Frame d. Josh Yancosek/Nathan
Blair (8-2)
Battle of the third doubles:
Golden Bears vs Devils
WEST LIBERTY– The third doubles team from SMHS
(Beaty and Frame) took on the third doubles duo from
Oak Glen (Lantz and Richwood) in a regional bout.
This served as a match to count for regionals since the
two duos never got to meet during the last matches.
Match Results:
#3 Doubles: Beaty/Frame d. Lantz/Richwood (8-0)
Devils get swept in toughest
regional match to date
RAVENSWOOD– The tennis team traveled to Ravenswood to take on the Red Devils. Ravenswood returned
all but one or two players from last year to take on the
young Blue Devils. St. Marys got swept by Ravenswood in the match count, losing 7-0.
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Ethan Cross d. Powell (8-3)
#2 Singles: Sean Matics d. Wells (8-0)
#3 Singles: Nick Williams d. Marshall (8-0)
#4 Singles: Clayton Curry d. Beaty (8-2)
#1 Doubles: Cross/Williams d. Powell/Wells (8-1)
#2 Doubles: Matics/Curry d. Marshall/Kelley (8-0)
#3 Doubles: Kurt Tennant/Brent Johnson d. Beaty/
Frame (8-1)
Eagles edge out Devils
FLATWOODS–April 15, the SMHS tennis team traveled to Braxton County to face off against the Eagles.
The boys fought hard, but ultimately fell. The doubles
teams of Marshall and Kelley, along with Beaty and
Frame, got back into a winning streak since their last
match. Beaty also earned a win at the fourth singles position. The Devils fell to the Eagles, 4-3.
Boys’ Tennis
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Powell d. Andrew Candall (8-3)
#2 Singles: Zac Herline d. Wells (8-3)
#3 Singles: Issac Flohr d. Marshall (8-0)
#4 Singles: Beaty d. Evan Flohr (8-5)
#1 Doubles: Powell/Wells d. Herline/Hunter Bradley
(9-7)
#2 Doubles: I. Flohr/E. Flohr d. Marshall/Kelley (8-2)
#3 Doubles: Candall/Aiden Snodgrass d. Beaty/Frame
(8-4)
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#1 Singles: Cross d. Kelley (8-1)
#2 Singles: Matics d. Wells (8-0)
#3 Singles: Williams d. Marshall (8-0)
#4 Singles: Curry d. Beaty (8-3)
#1 Doubles: Cross/Williams won by forfeit
#2 Doubles: Matics/Curry d. Marshall/Kelley (8-0)
#3 Doubles: Tennant/Johnson d. Beaty/Frame (8-2)
Devils beat Rebels
in revenge match in Fairmont
FAIRMONT–The SMHS tennis teams stuck around to
play against the Rebels of Ritchie County following the
bout against the Bees. The Devils came out winning as
a team, 5-2.
Match Results:
#1 Singles: Z. Bishop d. Powell (8-2)
#2 Singles: Knutsen d. Wells (8-4)
#3 Singles: Marshall d. Rayne Somerville (8-2)
#4 Singles: Beaty d. Vincent (8-1)
#1 Doubles: Powell/Wells d. Z. Bishop/Knutsen (8-4)
#2 Doubles: Marshall/Kelley d. Vincent/Alexander (84)
#3 Doubles: Beaty/Frame d. Tate/Wolfe (8-6)
TOP LEFT: Drew Wells attacks the ball at net. TOP
RIGHT: Hannah WIlliams returns the ball. BELOW:
Coach Minger meets with Cameron Frame and Nicholas
Beaty between games. Photos by Lifetouch, Hannah
Williams and Mallory Webb
St. Marys falls to Ravenswood
TOP: Lucas Powell and Drew Wells walk back to
position after a switch. ABOVE LEFT: Nicholas Beaty
retrieves a ball. ABOVE RIGHT: Emily Powell prepares
to servce. BOTTOM LEFT: Maya Turner returns the
ball. BOTTOM RIGHT: Alice Nichols prepares for a
forehand shot. Photos by Lifetouch, Hannah Williams and
Mallory Webb
BELMONT–The SMHS team hosted the Red Devils of
Ravenswood April 21. The seasoned-veterans from Ravenswood swept the Devils, but the matches were much
closer than last time. Powell was unable to make the
match, so first doubles had to forfeit their match, while
Kelley played at the first singles spot. The Blue Devil
tennis teams will take the court again Monday, April 27
as they travel to North Marion High School.
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Match Results:
#1 Singles: Wesley Skidmore d. Powell (8-5)
#2 Singles: Josh Skidmore d. Wells (8-2)
#3 Singles: Hunter Drake d. Marshall (9-8,7-5 tiebreak)
#4 Singles: Beaty d. Dustin Barker (8-3)
#1 Doubles: W. Skidmore/J. Skidmore d. Powell/Wells
(8-5)
#2 Doubles: Marshall/Kelley d. Drake/Barker (8-3)
#3 Doubles: Beaty/Frame d. Seth Shingler/Michael
Hamrich (8-1)
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Bees sting Devils
FAIRMONT–The SMHS tennis teams traveled to Fairmont State University to take on the East Fairmont Bees
and the Ritchie County Rebels. The team played hard
against the Bees in the early-morning humidity and
overall fell as a team, 4-3.
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Yellowjackets sting Devils
WILLIAMSTOWN–The girls’ tennis team opened their
season on March 31 in Yellowjacket territory. The ladies
swung hard, but they came out defeated as a team.
Results
#1 Singles: Ali Hoffman d. Abigale Gellner (8-4)
#2 Singles: Megan Sayer d. Hannah Williams (8-5)
#3 Singles: Elli Erb d. Alice Nichols (8-0)
#4 Singles: Alexis Jones d. Mallory Webb (8-1)
#1 Doubles: Hoffman/Erb d. Gellner/Williams (8-3)
#2 Doubles: Sayer/Jones d. Nichols/Webb (8-1)
#3 Doubles: Emily Boyd/Sierria Deem d. Maya
Turner/Savannah Skorupinski (8-3)
Oak Glen overtakes
Lady Devils
GLEN DALE–The Lady Devils traveled to John
Marshall High School in Glen Dale to participate in a
quad April 6. The tennis team played teams representing
Oak Glen and Madonna High Schools, but they did not
battle against John Marshall’s team. Oak Glen displayed
impressive skill on the courts, sweeping all matches
played against the Lady Devils.
Results
#1 Singles: Haley Spurlock d. Gellner (8-0)
#2 Singles: Madison Juszczak d. Williams (8-0)
#3 Singles: Katie Szymanski d. Emily Powell (8-1)
#4 Singles: Molly Suartzmiller d. Nichols (8-2)
#1 Doubles: Spurlock/Juszczak d. Gellner/Williams
(8-1)
#2 Doubles: Szymanski/Suartzmiller d. Powell/
Nichols (8-0)
#3 Doubles: Katelyna Smith/Cassidy Strum d. Webb/
Turner (8-2)
Madonna smashes
Lady Devils
GLEN DALE–The girls’ tennis team took on the
Madonna team at a quad held at John Marshall
High School April 6. The ladies swung their rackets
persistently, not easily surrendering, but ultimately lost
to Madonna as a team.
Results
#1 Singles: Gellner d. Morgan Ovell (9-7)
#2 Singles: Elizabeth Conforti d. Williams (8-1)
#3 Singles: Eva Bowser d. Emily Powell (8-3)
#4 Singles: Anne Frankovitch d. Nichols (8-2)
#1 Doubles: Ovell/Conforti d. Gellner/Williams (8-6)
#2 Doubles: Bowser/Frankovitch d. Powell/Nichols
(8-1)
#3 Doubles: Bailey Roberts/Kristen VanCamp d.
Webb/Turner (8-2)
St. Marys scorches Rebels
BELMONT–The Lady Devils played their first home
match against the Ritchie County Rebels on April 7.
With extra confidence on their home turf, the girls’ team
captured their first victory.
Results
#1 Singles: Audrey Mossor d. Gellner (forfeit)
#2 Singles: Williams d. Celeste Walsh (8-2)
#3 Singles: Powell d. Caitlin Kirk (8-1)
#4 Singles: Ally Bishop d. Nichols (9-8) tb (7-4)
#1 Doubles: Mossor/Walsh d. Skorupinski/Williams
(8-0)
#2 Doubles: Powell/Nichols d. Kirk/Bishop (8-1)
#3 Doubles: Webb/Turner d. Kathryn Fissel/Ivy
Scoville (8-1)
Golden Bears mull St. Marys
WEST LIBERTY–The Lady Devils rose early April
11, a Saturday, to travel to West Liberty University for
matches against Weirton Madonna and Oak Glen. The
ladies experiences beautiful weather although returning
home with rather dreary results: unanimous losses for
the day. The ladies fought the two winning teams with
might and gained priceless experience, preparing to take
on future teams to complete their records.
Results: #1 Singles: Spurlock d. Gellner (ft.)
#2 Singles: Juszczak d. Williams (8-1)
#3 Singles: Szymanski d. Powell (8-3)
#4 Singles: Swartzmiller d. Nichols (8-0)
#1 Doubles: Spurlock/Juszczak d. Skorupinski/
Williams (8-1)
#2 Doubles: Szymanski/Swartzmiller d. Powell/
Nichols (8-0) #3 Doubles: Katelynn Smith/Cassidy Strum d. Webb/
Turner (8-3)
Madonna muddles
St. Marys
WEST LIBERTY–The girls’ tennis team continued their
day at West Liberty by taking on the Weirton Madonna
Blue Dons. This was the girls’ second time playing
Madonna, but several of the ladies played different girls
than in the previous match.
Results
#1 Singles: Duerr d. Webb (8-2)
#2 Singles: Conforti d. Williams (8-0)
#3 Singles: Bowser d. Powell (8-4)
#4 Singles: Jenna Fonner d. Nichols (8-6)
#1 Doubles: Gellner/Williams d. Duerr/Conforti (ft.)
#2 Doubles: Bowser/VanCamp d. Powell/Nichols (8-1)
#3 Doubles: Fonner/Roberts d. Webb/Turner (8-4)
Ravenswood burns
St. Marys
RAVENSWOOD—The Lady Devils tennis team
traveled to Ravenswood to take on the Red Devils on
April 13. The team enjoyed beautiful weather while
fighting for victory. The ladies ultimately lost as a team,
but earned one solid victory.
Results:
#1 Singles: Kerigan Crow d. Gellner (8-8) tb (7-4)
#2 Singles: Grace Weekley d. Williams (8-1)
#3 Singles: Erin Burks d. Powell (8-3)
#4 Singles: Jordan Matics d. Nichols (8-2)
#1 Doubles: Crow/Weekley d. Gellner/Williams (8-1)
#2 Doubles: Burks/Matics d. Powell/Nichols (8-8) tb
(9-7)
#3 Doubles: Webb/Turner d. Alicia Alderman/Kendra
Vaughn (8-6)
Braxton Eagles soar over
Lady Devils
FLATWOODS–The girls’ tennis team traveled to
Braxton County to take on the Eagles April 15. The
ladies played well against the Braxton team, leaving only
one win short of winning as a team. The team celebrated
their multiple victories by stopping by Moe’s restaurant
in Flatwoods for chips and queso before returning to the
bus for a long ride home and some team bonding time.
The Lady Devils will play Braxton once more before the
close of the season.
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They actually intended to play Braxton the following
day, but–due to rain–the teams canceled the match. Rain
dates for matches should be posted on the TV’s in the
lunch room after scheduling.
Results:
#1 Singles: Gellner d. Grace Skidmore (8-2)
#2 Singles: Amber Barker d. Williams (8-8) tb. (7-4)
#3 Singles: Sarah Skidmore d. Powell (8-8) tb. (9-7)
#4 Singles: Julia Foster d. Nichols (8-2)
#1 Doubles: Gellner/Williams d. G. Skidmore/Foster
(8-4)
#2 Doubles: Barker/S. Skidmore d. Powell/Nichols
(8-5)
#3 Doubles: Webb/Turner d. Sydney Ransbottom/
Jessie King (8-5)
East Fairmont Bees
welt Devils
FAIRMONT STATE–The Lady Devils left the high
school at 7 o’clock Saturday, April 18 to travel to
Fairmont State. While at the University, the ladies
played two teams: Fairmont East and Ritchie County.
The tennis team also planned to take the courts with
Fairmont Senior, but due to scheduling complications
the team did not have the opportunity to play Senior
that day. The temperatures rose quite high as the
ladies took on Fairmont East, and the hot conditions
lasted throughout the remaining matches. The blazing
temperatures and competitive team brought too much
against the ladies resulting in a team loss with only one
win.
Results:
#1 Singles: Cara Laswell d. Gellner (8-5)
#2 Singles: Brittany Brumage d. Williams (8-1)
#3 Singles: Carrington Reese d. Powell (8-6)
#4 Singles: Ashley Grace d. Nichols (8-2)
#1 Doubles: Laswell/Brumage d. Gellner/Williams
(8-5)
#2 Doubles: Powell/Nichols d. Reese/Erica Gorman
(8-6)
#3 Doubles: Grace/Marci Carder d. Webb/Turner
(8-4)
St. Marys silences
Ritchie County Rebels
FAIRMONT STATE–The Lady Devils took a two-hour
break between the conclusion of matches against East
Fairmont before they continued their day at Fairmont
State University by taking the battlefield with rackets
in hand against the Ritchie County Rebels. By the time
the ladies took to the courts most were utterly exhausted
from the above normal temperatures, the fairly early
departure time and the morning matches against
Fairmont East. Despite aching feet and tired legs, the
ladies fought hard against the Rebels, claiming a team
win for their last Saturday match of the season.
Results:
#1 Singles: Gellner d. Mossor (8-6)
#2 Singles: Williams d. Walsh (8-0)
#3 Singles: Powell d. Kirk (8-6)
#4 Singles: Nichols d. Fissel (8-6)
#1 Doubles: Gellner/Williams d. Mossor/ Walsh (8-4)
#2 Doubles: Kirk/Wren Downs d. Powell/Nichols
(8-3)
#3 Doubles: Webb/Turner d. Fissel/Scoville (8-1)
St. Marys downs
Ravenswood
ST. MARYS–The Blue Devil baseball team played host
to the Ravenswood Red Devils March 23 in their season
opener.
The Blue Devils scored one run in the first and second
innings to take a 2-0 lead. In the third inning, the Red
Devils got on the board and trailed 2-1. The Blue Devils
added another run in the fifth inning to lead 3-1. St.
Marys went on to win the game by a final score of 3-1.
Michael Stout pitched all seven innings and was
lights out, striking out 16 Red Devil batters.
Blue Devil hitting: Tony Drazba, 1-3; Chad Hofstetter,
1-4; Coleman Lamp, 1-2 and Alex Taylor, 1-2.
Blue Devils cruise
over Tigers
ST. MARYS–The Blue Devils played host to the Wirt
County Tigers March 24.
The Blue Devils struck first in the second inning to
take a 1-0 lead. St. Marys added three more runs in the
third inning to build a 4-0 advantage. The Tigers were
no match for the Blue Devils as St. Marys went on to
defeat visiting Wirt County by a final score of 7-1.
Carter Hadley pitched a strong game for the Blue
Devils as he struck out five Tiger batters in six innings.
Lamp closed the deal in the final inning by striking out
the side.
Blue Devil hitting: Drazba, 1-4; Stout, 2-3; Hofstetter,
2-4; Lamp, 3-4 and Hadley, 1-3.
Tyler beats St. Marys
KIDWELL–The Blue Devils traveled to Tyler
Consolidated March 25 to take on the Silver Knights.
The Blue Devils came out strong as they built a 4-0
lead going into the bottom half of the fourth inning. The
Silver Knights exploded for six runs in the fourth inning
to take the lead 6-4. The Blue Devils added another
run in the fifth inning, cutting the lead to 6-5. Tyler
Consolidated defeated St. Marys by a final score of 6-5.
Lamp and Drazba handled the pitching duties in this
game and both recorded one strikeout a piece.
Blue Devil hitting: Stout, 1-3; Hofstetter, 1-3; Braden
Barnhart, 1-3 and Hadley, 1-3.
Raiders shut out Blue Devils
ST. MARYS–The Blue Devils played host to the Raiders
of Roane County March 30.
The Raiders came out strong in the first inning to take
a 3-0 lead. The Raiders struck again in the fourth inning
as they built a 6-0 advantage. The Blue Devils struggled
to manufacture offense with only two hits on the night.
Roane County went on to win the game by a final score
of 8-0.
Hadley and Stout pitched the game and struck out a
total of nine Roane County batters.
Stats for this game were unavailable at presstime.
Trenton Barnhart
Editor
St. Marys pounds Valley
Blue Devils top Wildcats
ST. MARYS–The Blue Devils played host to the Valley
Wetzel Lumberjacks March 31 for a double-header.
In game one, Valley jumped out on St. Marys in the
first inning 2-0. The Blue Devils quickly regained the
lead as they led 6-2 after three innings. The Blue Devils
had a hitting-spree in the fifth inning as they scored six
runs. St. Marys won game one by a final score of 12-2.
Lamp pitched all five innings and struck out six
Lumberjacks in the win.
Blue Devil hitting game one: Stout, 2-3; Drazba, 1-2;
Lamp, 2-3; Hofstetter, 2-3; Robbie Binegar, 2-4 and
Riley Bennett, 1-3.
In game two, Valley jumped out on St. Marys in
the first inning 2-0. The Blue Devil bats came alive
in the first and third innings to build a 13-4 lead. The
Lumberjacks narrowed the gap to 13-7 going into the
bottom half of the fourth inning. The Blue Devil bats
caught fire in a big way in the bottom of the fourth as
they tacked on 13 more runs. The Blue Devils rolled to
an easy 26-6 victory, sweeping the double-header series
against the Lumberjacks.
B. Barnhart and Binegar pitched the game and struck
out a total of seven Lumberjack batters.
Blue Devil hitting game two: Stout, 3-5; Drazba, 4-5;
Lamp, 2-3; Hofstetter, 3-5; Binegar, 2-4; Bennett, 4-4;
Barnhart, 3-4; Hadley, 1-4 and Hunter Smitley, 4-5.
BRIDGEPORT–The Blue Devils traveled to Bridgeport
for the McDonald’s Classic April 11. St. Marys faced off
against the Pendleton County Wildcats in the first game
of the classic.
The Blue Devils got the scoring started by taking a
1-0 lead in the first inning. The Wildcat offense ignited
in the third inning as the Wildcats took the lead 3-1. The
Blue Devils added another run in the fourth inning and
sliced the Wildcat lead to 3-2. Trailing 4-2 in the bottom
of the sixth, the Blue Devil offense came up big and St.
Marys took the lead 5-4. The Blue Devils closed it out
in the seventh inning and scored a solid 5-4 win over
Pendleton County.
Stout pitched all seven innings and struck out 16
batters in the win.
Blue Devil hitting: Binegar, 2-3; Stout, 1-2 and
Lemley, 1-3.
Blue Devils cage Bulldogs
ST. MARYS–The Blue Devils played host to the
Doddridge County Bulldogs April 6.
The Blue Devil offense came out hitting on all
cylinders as St. Marys had a 12-0 lead after three innings
of play. The Blue Devils came out pounding the ball and
never looked back. St. Marys won the game by a final
score of 14-1 over the visiting Bulldogs.
Stout pitched a dominating game as he struck out
seven Bulldog batters in three innings. Ty Lemley
pitched one inning and recorded two strikeouts, and
Jessy Moore pitched an inning and recorded a strikeout.
Blue Devil hitting: Fox, 2-2; Lamp, 3-4; Barnhart,
1-2; Bennett, 1-3; Drazba, 1-2 and Lemley, 2-3.
St. Marys holds off
South Harrison
LOST CREEK–The Blue Devils made the trip across
Route 50 to Harrison County to take on the South
Harrison Hawks.
The Hawks struck first in the bottom of the first to
take a 1-0 lead. The Blue Devils came back with a big
third inning to seize the advantage, 4-1. South Harrison
came back to force a 4-4 tie after five innings of play.
The St. Marys offense came up big in the sixth inning
and led 7-4 going into the final inning. St. Marys won
the game by a final score of 7-5.
Lemley and Lamp pitched the game for the Blue
Devils and combined to strike out three Hawk batters
in the victory.
Blue Devil hitting: Fox, 1-3; Lamp, 2-4; Hofstetter,
1-4 and Barnhart, 3-4.
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Lincoln defeats St. Marys
BRIDGEPORT–The Blue Devils took on the Lincoln
Cougars in the second game of the McDonald’s Classic
April 11.
Both the Cougars and Blue Devils put runs on the
board in the first inning with Lincoln in the lead 4-2.
The Cougars extended the advantage to 7-3 after three
innings of play. The Blue Devils came back but fell
short as Lincoln won the game by a final score of 7-5.
Binegar and Hadley handled the pitching duties for
St. Marys in the game.
Blue Devil hitting: Fox, 2-5; Barnhart, 2-4; Hofstetter,
2-4; Binegar, 1-3; Stout, 1-3; Lemley, 3-4; Moore, 2-3
and Smitley, 2-4.
Blue Devils crush Bulldogs
WEST UNION–The Blue Devils traveled to Doddridge
County April 13 for a game against the Bulldogs.
The Blue Devils got the offense going early and took a
3-0 lead after the first inning. The Blue Devils continued
to score in bunches and stiffle the Bulldogs as they led
11-1 after three innings of play. St. Marys cruised to the
win over Doddridge County by a score of 15-1.
Lamp and Hadley pitched for the Blue Devils,
keeping host Doddridge off the scoreboard for most of
the evening.
Stats for this game were unavailable at presstime.
St. Marys storms past
Parkersburg Catholic
LOST CREEK–The Blue Devils played host to the
Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders Wednesday April 15.
The St. Marys offense came out swinging and took
a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Then in the
bottom half of the fourth inning the Blue Devil offense
struck again as they tacked four more runs onto the
scoreboard. St. Marys rolled over the Crusaders by a
score of 7-0.
Stout pitched four innings allowing just two hits as
he struck out eight Crusader batters. Lamp came in and
pitched three innings. He struck out two batters in the
win.
Blue Devil hitting: Fox, 2-4; Lamp, 2-4; Hofstetter, 3
RBI; Binegar, 2-4 and Stout, 3 RBI.
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A slow start to the season
Devils get revenge
Devils destroy the Crusaders
RAVENSWOOD–March 23, the Lady Devils started
their season off at Ravenswood facing off against the
Red Devils. The starting pitcher was Kendra Becker
who also finished the game with 6 IP, 4BB, 4SO. The
Lady Devils had a tough fought game, giving up four
runs in the fifth inning sealing the game for the Red
Devils with a score of 1-4. Hitting for the Lady Devils
include: Becker, 2-4, run, 2B, RBI and Dixie Price, 1-3,
run.
BELMONT–April 15, the Lady Devils hosted the
Ravenswood Red Devils for seven innings of play.
Handschumacher pitched for the Lady Devils having 7
IP, 3 BB, and 4 SO. The Lady Devils played a great
game proving to be too much for the Red Devils as
they stole the W with a score of 9-2. Stats for the game
included: Becker, 1-1, 3R, 2B, RBI; R. Payton, 1-3 R,
RBI; Handschumacher, 1-2, 2R, RBI; Price, 1-3, 3B,
RBI and Fox, 2R, 3 SB.
ELLENBORO–March 24, the Lady Devils traveled to
Ellenboro hoping to redeem themselves for the tough
loss against Ravenswood. Pitching for the Lady Devils
was Mykaela Handschumacher, 2.2IP, 3SO. The Lady
Devils fell to the Ritchie County Rebels after the third
inning of play with a score of 0-10. Hitting for the Lady
Devils included Rachel Perry, 1-1.
BUFFALO–April 16, the Lady Devils traveled to
Buffalo to for the Best of the Best Tournament. The first
game the Lady Devils played in they faced off against
Buffalo High School. Becker started pitching for the
Lady Devils throwing 1/3IP, 7 AB, 5H, 3BB, 1HB, then
Handschumacher threw 1 2/3IP, 15AB, 7H, 1BB, 2K.
The Lady Devils fell in defeat to the Buffalo team with
a score of 0-16.
PARKERSBURG–April 21, the Lady Devils traveled
to Parkersburg Catholic for a double-header against the
Crusaders. For the first game, Becker started pitching for
the Lady Devils throwing 2 IP, and 5 SO. Payne closed
the game throwing 1 IP and 2 SO. The Lady Devils stole
the game early scoring 12 runs in the first three innings
ending the game with a score of 12-0. Stats for the first
game included: Fox, 3-3, 2B, RBI; Handschumacher,
2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Clayton, 2-2, 2 RBI.
For the second game, Handschumacher started
pitching for the Lady Devils throwing 1.1 IP and 3
SO. Price closed the game throwing 1.2 IP and 1 BB.
The Lady Devils continued their level of play into the
second game taking the W with a score of 18-0. Stats
for the game included: Becker, 3-3, 2B, RBI; Fox, 3-3,
SB, 2 2B, 5 RBI; Payne, 2-3; Price, 2-2, 2B; Andrea
Watson, 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Veronica Saari, 1-2, RBI;
Alyssa McCloy, 1-1, RBI.
Lady Devils get shut down
Lady Devils fight the Knights
MIDDLEBOURNE–March 25, the Lady Devils traveled
to Tyler Consolidated to play the Silver Knights. Becker
pitched for the Lady Devils throwing 8IP, 10SO, 9BB.
Hitting for the Lady Devils included: Becker, 1-4; Rachel
Payton, 2-4; Erica Payne, 1-4, 2B and Handschumacher,
3-4, 2B. The Lady Devils defeated the Silver Knights
after eight innings of play with a score of 7-4.
Devils make it look easy
BELMONT–March 31, the Lady Devils hosted the
Valley Wetzel Lumberjills for a double-header. Pitching
for the first game was Handschumacher; she pitched for
three innings having a total of five strikeouts. The Lady
Devils played well throughout the first game giving
them a 21-0 win over the Lumberjills. Stats for the
first game included: Jordan Fox, 2-3, 2 SB, 3 RBIs; R.
Payton, 2-4, solo HR, 2 RBIs; Becker, 2-3, RBI; Payne,
2-2, RBI.
Becker pitched the second game throwing 3 IP, 1 BB,
6 SO. The Lady Devils again proved to be too much for
the Lumberjills as they sealed the game with a 20-0 win.
Stats for the second game included: Becker, 2-2, R; R.
Payton, 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Ermy Perry, 1-2, three-run HR,
3 RBI; Shawna Taylor, 1-1, 2B and Natalie Payton, 2-3,
2 SB, 2B.
Devils beat the Bulldogs
WEST UNION– April 1, the Lady Devils traveled to
Doddridge County to face off against the Bulldogs.
Becker pitched for the Lady Devils throwing 7 IP, 2 BB,
6 SO. The Lady Devils played a hard fought game and
came out with the win with a score of 11-4. Stats for the
game included: Fox, 2-4; Becker, 3-5, 2B; R. Payton,
2-4, RBI; Payne, 3-5, 2 RBI; Handschumacher, 1-5, 2B;
Price, 1-4, 2B, RBI; Sammi Clayton, 2-4 and R. Perry,
2-2, RBI.
A hard loss
Devils fall to the Jackets
BELMONT–April 17, the Lady Devils hosted their rivals
the Williamstown Yellowjackets. Handschumacher
pitched for the Lady Devils having 7IP, 9H, 7R, 2BB,
5SO. The Devils played a well fought game until the last
inning but falling in defeat with a score of 5-7. Stats for
the Lady Devils included: Fox, 4-4, 3B, 2 runs, 2 RBI;
Becker, 2-4, RBI; R. Payton, 1-3, 2B; Handschumacher,
1-2, run, and Perry, 1-3, 2B.
Pioneers take the game
WAYNE–April 18, the Lady Devils traveled to Wayne
High School to take on the Pioneers. Becker pitched for
the Lady Devils throwing 5 1/3 IP, 31 AB, 15H, 1 BB,
4 SO, 1 HB. The Lady Devils fell in defeat after six
innings of play with a score of 1-9. Stats for the game
included: Handschumacher, 1-3; Price, 1-3 and E. Perry,
1-1.
Big Red take the W
BELMONT–April 20, the Lady Devils hosted the
Parkersburg High School Big Reds for a tough fought
game. Handschumacher pitched for the Lady Devils
throwing 7IP, 1SO, 2BB. The Big Reds hit the ball well
giving them a 4-12 win over the Lady Devils. Stats for
the game included: Fox, 2-4, 2 2B, 3RBI; Payton, 1-4,
RBI and Clayton, 1-3.
At bat, Ermy Perry waits for her pitch at the plate.
Photo by Cassy Trickett
Deja Vu
BELMONT–April 2, the Lady Devils hosted the Tyler
Consolidated Silver Knights for six innings of play.
Handschumacher pitched for the Lady Devils throwing
6IP, 4 SO, 4 BB. After six innings the Lady Devils ended
the game defeating the Silver Knights 8-0. Stats for
the game included: Fox, 1-2, 2 R; Becker, 3-4, 3 RBI;
Payne, 2-3, RBI.
Kendra Becker runs to
first base during a game
against Ravenswood.
Photo by Cassy Trickett
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Turning a double play, Jordan Fox throws the ball.
Photo by Cassy Trickett
Boys’ Track
Boys open their season in
Ellenboro
ELLENBORO–The boys’ Blue Devils track team
opened up their season by traveling to Ritchie County
March 24. They competed against Robert C. Byrd,
Wirt County, Magnolia, Tyler Consolidated and Ritchie
County. The team scored 95 points and finished second
in the meet.
Results:
100 Meter Dash: 6th Alex Baker, 12.52; 8th Carlos
Gutierrez, 12.70; 12th Jeremy Smith, 12.88; 15th Joey
Higgins, 13.41
200 Meter Dash: 7th Gutierrez, 25.94; 9th Smith, 26.34;
12th Garrett Sunderman, 27.71; 13th Higgins, 27.77; 15th
Jon Nichols, 28.13
400 Meter Dash: 4th Zac Long, 57.00; 10th Travis Taylor,
1:01.65
800 Meter Run: 3rd Trent Barnhart, 2:11; 7th Walker
Hashman, 2:25; 10th Brady Gorrell, 2:28
1600 Meter Run: 3rd Barnhart, 4:55; 8th Richard Butler,
5:14; 17th Devon Amos, 6:10
3200 Meter Run: 5th Butler, 11:00; 6th Gorrell, 11:42; 8th
Spencer Wren, 12:12; 9th Amos, 12:58
110 Meter Hurdles: 2nd Cody Wolfe, 16.93; 3rd Anthony
Johnson, 17.01
300 Meter Hurdles: 4th Wolfe, 47.58
4x100 Meter Relay: 4th Gutierrez, Sunderman, Baker,
Johnson, 49.36
4x400 Meter Relay: 4th Long, Wolfe, T. Taylor,
Barnhart, 4:05
4x800 Meter Relay: 3rd Gorrell, Long, Hashman, Wren,
10:31
4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle: 1st Wolfe, Johnson,
Baker, Higgins, 1:06
Long Jump: 6th Baker, 18-01; 7th Smith, 18-01; 10th T.
Taylor, 16-07; 12th Higgins, 15-10
Shot Put: 2nd Jacob Cox, 37-11; 3rd Robbie Carpenter,
35-10; 15th Saul Berish, 27-01; 22nd David Hamilton, 2207; 24th Orv Taylor, 19-05
Discus Throw: 1st Cox, 125-07; 2nd Carpenter, 122-08;
7th Berish, 97-11; 19th Hamilton, 69-10; 23rd O. Taylor,
61-01
Cold day in Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN–The boys’ Blue Devils track team
traveled to Wood County March 28. They competed
against Belpre, Ritchie, Spring Mills, University, ClayBattelle, Wirt and Williamstown. The Devils scored a
total of 82 points and finished second place in the meet.
Results:
100 Meter Dash: 8th Baker, 12.6; 14th Nichols, 13.3; 17th
Gutierrez, 13.6
200 Meter Dash: 8th Smith, 26.6; 16th Sunderman, 28.2
400 Meter Dash: 1st Long, 54.1; 6th Jacob Pethel, 1:01;
10th Devin Cesaro, 1:10
800 Meter Dash: 5th Barnhart, 2:10; 9th Hashman, 2:24;
12th Gorrell, 2:27
1600 Meter Run: 5th Barnhart, 4:58; 7th Butler, 5:13;
15th Amos, 6:08
3200 Meter Run: 7th Butler, 11:14; 9th Gorrell, 11:48;
12th Amos, 13:36
110 Meter Hurdles: 2nd Johnson, 17.5; 3rd Wolfe, 18.4
4x100 Meter Relay: 3rd Gutierrez, Baker, Smith,
Johnson, 49
4x200 Meter Relay: 4th Gutierrez, Nichols, Smith,
Johnson, 1:49
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Reporter
4x400 Meter Relay: 4th Long, Wolfe, Josh Britton,
Barnhart, 3:55
4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle: 1st Wolfe, Baker, Higgins,
Johnson, 1:07
High Jump: 6th Wolfe, 5-02
Long Jump: 5th Baker, 17-02; 12th Higgins, 14; 15th
Adam Selbe, 12-03
Shot Put: 1st Cox, 40-03
Discus Throw: 1st Carpenter, 124-10; 3rd Cox, 115
LKC Quad
MIDDLEBOURNE–The Blue Devils track team
traveled to Tyler Consolidated to compete in the LKC
Quad March 31. They competed against Ritchie,
Williamstown, and Doddridge. The Devils scored a total
of 69 points and finished second in the meet.
Results:
100 Meter Dash: 2nd Baker, 12.36; 8th Trevor Cottrill,
13:04; 10th Gutierrez, 13.24; 11th Higgins, 13.26; 17th
Cooper Holmes, 16.37
200 Meter Dash: 5th Gutierrez, 26.38; 7th Cottrill, 26.54;
8th Smith, 26.70; 12th Higgins, 27.06; 17th Sunderman,
28.41; 20th Adam Selbe, 33.49
400 Meter Dash: 1st Long, 54.66; 4th Pethel, 1:00; 10th
Cesaro, 1:07
800 Meter Run: 2nd Barnhart, 2:13; 4th Long, 2:17; 6th
Hashman, 2:24; 10th Wren, 2:31
1600 Meter Run: 3rd Barnhart, 4:53; 6th Butler, 5:08;
12th Josh Britton, 5:54; 13th Amos, 5:58
3200 Meter Run: 3rd Butler, 11:00; 6th Gorrell, 11:13;
8th Cesaro, 14:23
110 Meter Hurdles: 3rd Wolfe, 17.49; 4th Johnson, 17.52
300 Meter Hurdles: 3rd Wolfe, 45.78
4x100 Meter Relay: 2nd Baker, Smith, Gutierrez,
Johnson, 47.26
4x200 Meter Relay: 2nd Smith, Nichols, Gutierrez,
Johnson, 1:42
4x400 Meter Relay: 4th Long, Barnhart, Britton, Pethel,
3:58
4x800 Meter Relay: 4th Gorrell, Britton, Hashman,
Wren, 10.02
4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle: 1st Wolfe, Johnson,
Cottrill, Baker, 1:04
High Jump: 2nd Wolfe, 5-08
Long Jump: 2nd Baker, 18-04; 6th Smith, 17-01; 9th
Higgins, 14-01
Shot Put: 3rd Cox, 39-01; 5th Carpenter, 34; 6th Luke
Snyder, 33-09; 13th Collin Yeager, 28-07; 14th Berish,
28-05; 15th Hamilton, 24-08; 16th O. Taylor, 21-05
Discuss Throw: 1st Carpenter, 130-03; 2nd Cox, 119-03;
10th Snyder, 87-02; 15th Hamilton, 66-09; 16th O. Taylor,
56-08
Tyler Invitational
MIDDLEBOURNE–The Blue Devil track team traveled
to Tyler County April 2 as they competed in the ANTERO
Invitational. They competed against Tyler Consolidated,
Madonna, Magnolia, Oak Glen, Valley, Williamstown,
Wheeling Central, Clay-Battelle, Ritchie, Paden City,
Cameron and Gilmer. The boys finished fourth in the
meet and scored 67.50 points.
Results:
100 Meter Dash: 6th Baker, 12.52; 8th Gutierrez, 12.70;
12th Smith, 12.85; 15th Higgins, 13.41
200 Meter Dash: 7th Gutierrez, 25.94; 9th Smith, 26.34;
12th Sunderman, 27.71; 13th Higgins, 27.77; 15th Nichols,
28.13
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400 Meter Dash: 4th Long, 57; 10th T. Taylor, 1:01
800 Meter Run: 3rd Barnhart, 2:11; 7th Hashman, 2:25;
10th Gorrell, 2:28;
1600 Meter Run: 3rd Barnhart, 5:03; 6th Butler, 5:05
3200 Meter Run: 3rd Butler, 10:53; 7th Gorrell, 11:04;
14th Amos, 12:24
110 Meter Hurdles(preliminaries): 3rd Wolfe, 17.15;
4th Johnson, 17.79
110 Meter Hurdles(finals): 3rd Wolfe, 17.53; 4th
Johnson, 17.95
300 Meter Hurdles: 1st Wolfe, 45.40
4x100 Meter Relay: 4th Baker, Smith, Gutierrez,
Johnson, 48.51
4x200 Meter Relay: 7th Gutierrez, Nichols, Smith,
Johnson, 1:43.07
4x400 Meter Relay: 7th Barnhart, Long, Britton, Pethel,
4:04.26
4x800 Meter Relay: 3rd Barnhart, Butler, Hashman,
Long, 9:22.65
High Jump: 6th Wolfe, 5-02
Long Jump: 8th Smith, 18-02; 10th Baker, 17-11; 23rd
Selbe, 13-09
Shot Put: 16th Carpenter, 35-02
Discus Throw: 7th Cox, 109-05; 25th Snyder, 75-08
WTTL Meet
MIDDLEBOURNE–The Blue Devil track team traveled
to Tyler Consolidated High school for the Wetzel-Tyler
Track League April 7. They competed against Tyler,
Magnolia and Paden City. The Devils placed first in the
meet and scored 100.50 points.
Results:
100 Meter Dash: 3rd Baker, 12.1; 5th Johnson, 12.3; 6th
Pratt, 12.4; 9th Gutierrez, 12.5; 10th Higgins, 12.6; 12th
Parsons, 12.9; 16th Hamilton, 14.1
200 Meter Dash: 1st Johnson, 24.2; 4th Gutierrez, 26; 5th
Higgins, 26.6; 8th Sunderman, 27.9; 9th Toby Sanchez,
29; 11th Selbe, 29.9; 13th Holmes, 31.6
400 Meter Dash: 1st Zac Long, 55.2; 3rd Jeremy Pratt,
56.3; 5th Smith, 58.7; 7th Sunderman, 1:03; 8th Holmes,
1:13
800 Meter Run: 2nd Barnhart, 2:10; 3rd Long, 2:12; 6th
Hashman, 2:23; 9th Cesaro, 2:33; 13th Amos, 2:47
1600 Meter Run: 1st Barnhart, 4:59; 2nd Butler, 5:07;
3rd Wren, 5:35
3200 Meter Run: 1st Butler, 11:02; 2nd Gorrell, 11:05
4x100 Meter Relay: 2nd Baker, Gutierrez, Smith,
Johnson, 47.6
4x200 Meter Relay: 2nd Gutierrez, Smith, Higgins,
Parsons, 1:42
4x400 Meter Relay: 1st Barnhart, Johnson, Long,
Jeremy Pratt, 3:49
4x400 Meter Relay: 2nd Smith, Pethel, Sunderman,
Wren, 4:13
4x800 Meter Relay: 1st Gorrell, Butler, Wren, Hashman,
9:38
4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle: 3rd Wolfe, Higgins,
Parsons, Baker, 1:08
Long Jump: 7th Sanchez, 15-10; 10th Selbe, 14-10
Shot Put: 1st Cox, 40-04; 4th Pratt, 38-04; 7th Carpenter,
35-08; 10th Snyder, 33-05; 20th Yeager, 27-08; 22nd
Berish, 26-11; 23rd Hamilton, 26-05; 25th O. Taylor, 2301
Discus Throw: 1st Cox, 144-02.50; 2nd Carpenter, 14402; 7th Berish, 99; 8th Snyder, 95-11; 20th Hamilton, 6710; 21st O.Taylor, 55-02
SPORTS
The Argus
Girls’ Track
Lady Devils open season
at Ritchie County
19th Maidens, 20-10
Discus: 1st L. Taylor, 99-05; 5th Jemison, 90-02; 20th
Kirby, 48-00
ELLENBORO–The Lady Devil girls’ track team opened
their season at Ritchie County High School March
24. The team competed against Tyler Consolidated,
Magnolia, Robert C. Byrd, Wirt County and host Ritchie
County. The team scored 77 points and finished fourth
in the meet.
Results
100 Meter Dash: 9th Danielle Drake, 16.05; 11th Kylie
Barnhart, 17.46; 12th Ashley Moore, 17.86
200 Meter Dash: 8th Ryan Wilson, 31.30; 12th Barnhart,
37.67; 13th Mara Eisenbarth, 38.28; 14th Moore, 38.87;
15th Madison Hamilton, 40.50
400 Meter Dash: 8th Emily Meeks, 1:13.14; 11th Wilson,
1:14.91
800 Meter Run: 3rd Alex Gorrell, 2:44.39; 9th Meeks,
3:06.40; 11th Katie Billeter, 3:14.68
1600 Meter Run: 2nd Gorrell, 6:04; 9th Billeter, 6:53.31
100 Meter Hurdles: 2nd Hannah Knight, 17.92
4x100 Meter Relay: 4th Knight, Ciara Bennett, Shaina
Baker and Hamilton, 1:03.29
4x200 Meter Relay: 6th Drake, Eisenbarth, Bennett and
Moore, 2:19.21
4x400 Meter Relay: 6th Gorrell, Billeter, Meeks and
Wilson, 5:02.85
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 2nd Knight, Bennett, Baker,
Barnhart, 1:20.54
Long Jump: 3rd Baker, 14-04; 6th Eisenbarth, 12-08.50;
8th Drake, 12-03.50
Shot Put: 1st Laura Taylor, 32-08.50; 2nd Whitney
Jemison, 32-03; 9th Samantha Maidens, 22-05.50
Discus: 1st L. Taylor, 110-02; 2nd Jemison, 99-06; 17th
Trista Kirby, 53-09; 18th Maidens, 46-11
LKC Quad
Frigid day at Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN–The Lady Devils traveled to
Williamstown Saturday, March 28 to compete in the
Ryan Jobes Spring Special. The meet consisted of nine
complete teams, and the Lady Devils placed fourth
overall with 80 points.
Results
100 Meter Dash: 19th Barnhart, 17.9; 21st Moore, 18.3;
23rd Hamilton, 19.9
200 Meter Dash: 8th Kylee Buzzard, 31.5; 12th Drake,
34.4
400 Meter Dash: 10th Olivia Taylor, 1:14.6; 14th Moore,
1:29.1; 16th Eisenbarth, 1:36.3
800 Meter Run: 3rd Gorrell, 2:44.5;
1600 Meter Run: 2nd Gorrell, 6:00.7
3200 Meter Run: 9th Meeks, 15:49.9
100 Meter Hurdles: 5th Knight, 19.1
300 Meter Hurdles: 10th Billeter, 1:01.6
4x100 Meter Relay: 4th Bennett, Knight, Baker and
Marissa Cottrill, 58.3
4x200 Meter Relay: 5th Buzzard, Bennett, Alexia
Sunderman and Cottrill, 2:07.9
4x400 Meter Relay: 4th Buzzard, Gorrell, O. Taylor and
Meeks, 5:06.3
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 3rd Baker, Bennett, Cottrill and
Knight, 1:19.9
Pole Vault: 2nd Baker, 7-05
Long Jump: 1st Baker, 14-01; 8th Eisenbarth, 11-06; 10th
Drake, 11-01
Shot Put: 1st L. Taylor, 31-02.25; 2nd Jemison, 31-00;
Girls’ Track Continued...
Trenton Barnhart
Editor
WEST UNION–The Lady Devils traveled to Cline
Stansberry Stadium in Doddridge County March
31 for the LKC Quad. St. Marys competed against
Williamstown, Ritchie County and host Doddridge
County. The Lady Devils finished in fourth place with
56 points.
Results
100 Meter Dash: 4th Cottrill, 14.53; 11th Drake, 16.51;
14th Hamilton, 19.68
200 Meter Dash: 10th Buzzard, 31.54; 19th Eisenbarth,
36.18; 20th Barnhart, 36.67; 22nd Moore, 38.76; 23rd
Hamilton, 39.15
400 Meter Dash: 3rd Wilson, 1:11.86; 5th Buzzard,
1:13.49; 6th O. Taylor, 1:14.58; 9th Moore, 1:27.81
800 Meter Run: 1st Gorrell, 2:43.78; 5th Meeks, 3:05.67;
6th Billeter, 3:12.66 7th O. Taylor, 3:13.94
1600 Meter Run: 1st Gorrell, 6:06.73; 7th Meeks,
7:03.23
100 Meter Hurdles: 2nd Knight, 19.23
300 Meter Hurdles: 6th Billeter, 1:02.56
4x100 Meter Relay: 3rd Baker, Bennett, Knight and
Cottrill, 58.04
4x200 Meter Relay: 2nd Buzzard, Bennett, Drake and
Cottrill, 2:04.06
4x400 Meter Relay: 4th Gorrell, Buzzard, Wilson and
O. Taylor, 4:51.14
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1st Baker, Bennett, Barnhart and
Knight, 1:17.58
Pole Vault: 5th Baker, 6-06
Long Jump: 3rd Baker, 13-11.50; 4th Drake, 12-06; 6th
Eisenbarth, 12-02.50
Shot Put: 1st Taylor, 31-09.50; 2nd Jemison, 31-09; 15th
Maidens, 22-02
Discus: 3rd L. Taylor, 101-08; 4th Jemison, 101-05; 18th
Kirby, 55-07; 22nd Maidens, 48-04
4x200 Meter Relay: 10th Buzzard, Bennett, Drake and
Cottrill, 2:06.91
4x400 Meter Relay: 7th Gorrell, Meeks, Wilson and O.
Taylor, 4:52.61
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 7th Baker, Bennett, Barnhart and
Knight, 1:20.20
Pole Vault: 3rd Baker, 7-00
Long Jump: 3rd Baker, 14-04; 13th Eisenbarth, 11-11;
17th Drake, 11-00
Shot Put: 1st L. Taylor, 35-10; 2nd Jemison, 33-06; 22nd
Maidens, 21-07.50
Discus: 2nd Jemison, 97-03; 3rd L. Taylor, 94-03; 23rd
Kirby, 48-11
St. Marys competes
in WTTL
KIDWELL–The Lady Devils traveled to Tyler
Consolidated High School April 7. The event was
considered a Wetzel-Tyler Track League meet and St.
Marys competed against Magnolia, Paden City and host
Tyler Consolidated. The Lady Devils finished in a tie for
second place with Magnolia and scored 65 points.
Results
100 Meter Dash: 2nd Cottrill, 13.9; 4th Buzzard, 14.6; 8th
K. Barnhart, 16.9
200 Meter Dash: 1st Cottrill, 29.2; 3rd Buzzard, 30.8;
4th O. Taylor, 31.3; 5th Wilson, 31.5; 6th Drake, 32.3; 9th
Moore, 38.6
400 Meter Dash: 1st Gorrell, 1:06.5; 7th O. Taylor,
1:14.2; 12th Moore, 1:29.7
800 Meter Run: 3rd Gorrell, 2:39; 7th Meeks, 3:00.2;
10th Katie Billeter, 3:07.1
1600 Meter Run: 2nd Gorrell, 5:57.6; 3rd Wilson, 6:27.6;
5th Meeks, 6:37.8
100 Meter Hurdles: 2nd Knight, 17.8
300 Meter Hurdles: 7th Billeter, 1:00.4
4x200 Meter Relay: 4th Barnhart, Bennett, Moore and
Drake, 2:17.6
4x400 Meter Relay: 2nd Gorrell, Meeks, O. Taylor and
Billeter, 4:47.7
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 4th Bennett, Billeter, Knight and
Barnhart, 1:19.8
Long Jump: 2nd Buzzard, 14-00; 5th Drake, 12-09
Shot Put: 1st L. Taylor, 32-05; 2nd Jemison, 31-07; 10th
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100 Meter Hurdles: 6th Knight, 17.45
4x100 Meter Relay: 6th Buzzard, Sunderman, Knight
and Cottrill, 56.82
4x200 Meter Relay: 8th Buzzard, Drake, Sunderman
and Wilson, 2:05
4x400 Meter Relay: 7th Gorrell, Meeks, O. Taylor and
Wilson, 4:41.62
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 5th Knight, Billeter, Bennett and
Jenna Nichols, 1:15.77
High Jump: 8th Nichols, 4-10; 13th Buzzard, 4-04
Long Jump: 1st Nichols, 16-01.50; 4th Buzzard, 14-06;
7th Eisenbarth, 13-06.50
Shot Put: 1st L. Taylor, 35-01.50; 3rd Jemison, 32-06;
25th Maidens, 23-03
Discus: 1st L. Taylor, 108-07; 11th Jemison, 85-04; 32nd
Kirby, 49-04
Shot Put Relay: 3rd Jemison, 32-09; 5th L. Taylor, 3103; 13th Nichols, 27-04.50
Discus Relay: 2nd L. Taylor, 111-00; 6th Jemison, 93-11;
19th Nichols, 71-00
Fun day at Fenton Relays
ABOVE: Trent
Barnhart, Walker
Hashman and Brady
Gorrell participate
in an event. LEFT:
Katie Billeter clears
a hurder. BELOW:
Marissa Cottrill hands
off a baton to Ciarra
Bennett. Photos by
Amanda Hashman,
Alex Gorrell and Lakyn
Ankrom
WILLIAMSTOWN–The Lady Devils traveled to
Williamstown to participate in the Fenton Relays April
21. This was a relay meet with no individual events,
so the Lady Devils had to work as a team to place. St.
Marys placed seventh out of 11 teams with 26 points.
Results
4x100 Meter Relay: 7th Buzzard, Bennett, Drake and
Cottrill, 57.72
4x200 Meter Relay: 5th Buzzard, Drake, Sunderman
and Cottrill, 2:00.05
4x400 Meter Relay: 7th Gorrell, Wilson, Meeks and O.
Taylor, 4:39.37
4x800 Meter Relay: 7th Gorrell, Billeter, Meeks and O.
Taylor, 11:56.07
Sprint Medley: 12th Eisenbarth, Hamilton, Barnhart
and Moore, 2:37.49
Distance Medley: 4th Meeks, O. Taylor, Wilson and
Gorrell, 14:45.40
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 6th Knight, Bennett, Billeter and
Cottrill, 1:21.25
High Jump Relay: 4th Nichols, 4-10; 17th Buzzard,
4-02; 22nd Knight, 4-02
Long Jump Relay: 1st Nichols, 15-01.50; 8th Buzzard,
13-04.50; 19th Eisenbarth, 12-03
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Boys’ Cont...
Fun day at Fenton Relays
WILLIAMSTOWN–The Devils traveled to Williamstown to compete in their only relay meet April 21. At
the Fenton Relays, the boys placed seventh out of 11
teams with 26 points.
Results
4x100 Meter Relay: 6th Sunderman, Parsons, Holmes,
and Nichols, 51.40
4x200 Meter Relay: 8th Gutierrez, Britton, Parsons, and
Pratt, 1:42.13
4x400 Meter Relay: 8th Baker, Barnhart, Pratt, Johnson,
3:53.33
4x800 Meter Relay: 9th Barnhart, Gorrell, Hashman,
Amos, 9:46.52
4x1600 Meter Relay: 4th Barnhart, Butler, Wren,
Gorrell, 21:06.63
Sprint Medley: 4th Baker, Gutierrez, Johnson, Pratt,
1:46.71
Distance Medley: 6th Barnhart, Butler, Pratt, Hashman,
12:20.00
High Jump Relay: 10th Johnson, 5-00; 10th Parsons,
5-00
Long Jump Relay: 4th Baker, 17-06.50; 9th Parsons, 1700.00
Shot Put Relay: 2nd Cox, 42-02.50; 8th Pratt, 39-05.00;
18th Carpenter, 33-07.50
Discus Relay: 4th Carpenter, 126-11; 10th Cox, 115-00;
18th Berish, 102-01
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Johnson and Cody Wolfe
race toward the finish
line during a hurdle
event. LEFT: Toby
Sanchez sprints down a
straight stretch. Right:
Emily Meeks keeps up
the pace during a meet.
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and Lexi Carder
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Music Department stays active
Rachel Snyder
Reporter
The Vocal Ensemble performed March 30 in the new
SMHS auditorium during Holy
Week for the ecumenical assem-
bly. An ecumenical assembly is
a gathering of churches. The concert band traveled to
Blennerhassett Middle School on
April 23 to perform in the annual
ratings festival.
CYTEC Students of the Month
Once again, SMHS will be recognizing students for their accomplishments. The Student of the
Month criteria includes character, leadership, service to school and community, attendance and
achievement. The program is sponsored by CYTEC.
Scheduling begins
Ms. Jayne Tebay
and Mrs. Loura
Rinard hand out
course options to
freshman students.
Photo by Rachael
Flanagan
STARS attend luncheon
Kari Conaway
Reporter
Thursday, April 23, SMHS
STARS attended the STARS
Awards Luncheon at West Virginia University-Parkersburg
from 10:30 to 1:30.
The luncheon showed all
STARS groups’ progress to-
wards their annual project.
Motivational speakers talked
about community service and
all counties participated in a
service project altogether.
Other counties who attended
include Ritchie, Tyler, Wood,
Wirt, Roane and more.
Barnhart signs with UC
Trenton Barnhart signed his letter of intent to run cross country
and track at the University of Charleston Monday, April 20.
Trenton signed in front of his family and coaches. Photo by Cassy
Trickett
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April: Autism Awareness Month
Rachel Snyder
Reporter
April is National Autism
Awareness Month dedicated
to drawing awareness and acceptance to the thousands diagnosed with Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) every year.
ASD is normally diagnosed
during early brain development
between ages two and three. One percent of the world
population is diagnosed with
ASD. It is one of the fastest
growing developmental disorders that can include mental
disabilities and/or difficulties in
motor and social skills. Howev-
er, some people that have ASD
are very good at math, music,
art and visual skills. Peoples’
diagnosis and symptoms may
be more severe than others.
The eighth annual Autism
Awareness Day was April 2.
Different landmarks and foundations were lit up blue for
Autism awareness including
Niagara Falls. The falls were lit
up blue for 15 minutes April 2.
Panera Bread also participates
by selling cookies in shape of
the Autism logo, a puzzle piece. Special Education Teacher
Jay D. Smith said, “The students I serve at SMHS have
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the same emotions as everyone
else. Unfortunately, they struggle having the ability to express
those emotions as the rest of us
do. When you see or hear one of
my students that have a behavior issue, it is normally because
they want to tell us something
and we cannot understand them.
It is discouraging for both them
and us. I would encourage all
the students of SMHS to be
friendly to my students, but
above all realize God’s blessings to be able to have the
abilities you have to live and
function independently. Please
don’t take it for granted!”
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