Mud-Boggin’ Good Times!

Derrick McWhorter, Lost Creek, was just one of the vehicles who tackled the new mud bog at the Trans-Allegheny Asylum for the Insane, Saturday. McWhorter managed to ram his Ford pick-up 306 feet through the mud pit before being totally “bogged!” Saturday’s event was the first of a series of mud bogs which will take place every other Saturday. The next mud bog will be Saturday, May 17. (Photo by Joy L. Stalnaker)

First U-17 Boys Team Has Winning Season

The first West Fork Soccer U17 Spring soccer team has began their season on a positive note. They have had a winning record so far at 7-2. Teams that they have played include Elkins (which has been their only loss), Braxton County, Grafton, East Fairmont and Lincoln.
The majority of the players on the team are veteran LCHS Minutemen soccer players. A high school newcomer to the team that did not play for the Minutemen this past season is Josh Hefner who has proven to be a great asset to the team on the field.
Team members include Ryan Casto, Keith Brady, Chris Hall, Mike Hall, Jordan Stafford, Ben Loyd, Brandon Southall, Josh Hefner, Eli Villers, Brent Cox, Nick Santalucia, Chad Stout, Colton Turner, Carnell King and Doug Ryan.
The team is coached by Doug Brady and Chris Turner.
Sponsoring the team this year are Seth, Judy and Charles Wilson; United Bank; Caplan’s Jewelry; Robert and Diana Casto; Rosewood Lumber; Southall Contracting and Piercy Auto.
The home field for the team is located in the front lawn of the Trans-Allegheny Asylum.

League Holds 2nd Pitch Hit Run Competition

Lewis Little League held its second annual MLB Pitch Hit & Run Competition on Saturday, May 3, 2008. Pitch Hit & Run is a baseball skills competition that allows youngsters to showcase their talents in pitching, hitting and running with scores determined by individual performances in each skills event. Competitors pitched 6 pitches at strike zone targets, ran from second base home and hit 3 balls aiming for distance and accuracy.
Forrest Sprunger and Justin Frazier tied in all three categories in the 8 and under division. Sprunger inched by Frazier in the first place overall for the age division by mere hundreds of a second difference in the base running portion. Frasier came in second in the overall standings. Ethan Thomas came in third in the all around competition for the age division
Kurtis “Riley” Gunter won the running competition in the 9/10 age division. Travis Hayhurst prevailed in the Hitting Competition in the division. Dylan Gump won the pitching competition and the all around in the 9/10 age division. Ross Harvey came in second in the all around category with Hayhurst coming in third.
With the most competitors in a division, the 11/12 division was extremely close. Brandon Butcher was the running champion and placed second in the overall competition. Connor Thomas prevailed in the hitting competition. Timothy Blake and Keenan Conrad tied for first in the pitching competition for the age division while Conrad won the overall with a score of 861 points. Brandon Robinson came in third in the all around competition for the 11/12 division.
Two players dominated the 13/14 division, with Ashley Murray winning the hitting competition, the pitching competition and the all around. Wilson Harvey won the running competition with the best time of the day at 7.81 seconds and placed second in the all around competition.
The winners in each category will now compete in the sectional competition to be held in Morgantown on May 31, 2008. Sectional all around champions become eligible to qualify for the Team Championship to be held at PNC Park, home of the Pirates. We wish the competitors success as they continue to compete and send out a special thanks to all of the volunteers that made the event possible.