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Kentucky loosens West Virginia’s stranglehold on H-M Bowl
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor MATEWAN — Kentucky high schools haven’t seemed to take the Hatfield-McCoy Bowl seriously in the past several years. Maybe it was the strong 10-5 lead West Vi...
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W.Va. looks to make it 8 in a row; Hatfield-McCoy Bowl set for Saturday
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor GILBERT – The West Virginia All-Stars stepped out on the practice field yesterday at Gilbert to prepare for whatever Kentucky plans to throw at them. And th...
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Baseball over for the Gilbert Lions
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor Baseball ended for Gilbert High School yesterday after losing game 2 of the Section 4, Region 4 co-championship tournament to the Man Hillbillies 12-2. Man ...
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Hillbillies ‘Man-handle’ Gilbert High School Lions
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor The Man Hillbillies shut out the Gilbert Lions 17-0 in game one of the Section 4, Region 4 co-championship tournament. The winning pitcher was Jacob Riggins...
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Bevins to take the next step, signs with PC
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Lady Pirate basketball standout Jillnell “J.J.” Bevins will continue her athletic career with the Pikeville College Lady Bears next year. ...
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Lions come from behind, defeat Pack
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor The Gilbert Lions fell behind the Williamson Wolfpack 10-5 at home in the top of the fifth inning. But a strong showing at the plate in the bottom of the fi...
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Gilbert defeat Bulldogs 11-4
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor The strong pitching of Gilbert High’s Ashton Cline on the road April 7 helped the Lions to remain undefeated with an 11-4 victory over Burch High School in t...
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Estep hired as Miners’ basketball and softball coach
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor Duane Elvis Estep is the new boys’ basketball coach for the Mingo County Miners. Estep said he is excited about the challenge of building a new program fr...
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Williamson Wolfpack looses in first round of tournament
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor CHARLESTON -- The Williamson Wolfpack was defeated by Charleston Catholic 45-32 in the first round of the state tournament Wednesday afternoon at the Charles...
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Gilbert ends season, program with loss to Charleston Catholic
By MICHAEL BROWNING Executive Editor CHARLESTON -- The Gilbert High School Lions' basketball program came to an end as the Lions fell to the homestanding Charleston Catholic Fighting Irish, 72-36...
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Pirates trade roundball for a fastball
By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor The Belfry Pirates have begun baseball practice for a season that will begin in nine days.BHS looks to have some experience this year with four seniors and f...
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Obituaries, March 9, 2011
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Ferbel Grimmett Ferbel Athlene Grimmett, 79, of Hampden, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born August 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Eunice Hatf...
Lions fall to Wolfpack in tourney
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By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor Williamson High School won its first sectional championship in 1930. Eighty-one years later they win number 45. Two Mingo County teams met last night at t...
Gilbert Lions win 2 games on home court
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By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor GILBERT -- The Gilbert Hornets held on to defeat the Phelps, Ky. Hornets 62-54 Feb. 19 at GHS. Gilbert looked to roll over the Hornets jumping out to a 13-5...
Lions defeat 8th ranked Man Hillbillies in overtime battle
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By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor GILBERT -- The Man Hillbillies six-game winning streak was snapped Friday night by the Gilbert Lions 83-80 in overtime. Gilbert, now 5-11 on the season, fac...
Gilbert Lions fall to Williamson Wolfpack, 63-54
by PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor
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It has been a long time since the Williamson Wolfpack won five basketball games in a row. Some say it has been since 2002. Until last night… WHS went on the road to combat the Gilbert Lions an...
Lady Lions hammer Lady Tigers
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By Pamela Scott Johnson Sports Editor The Gilbert Lady Lions thrashed Matewan last night 70-23 at the Tiger’s gym. Gilbert left no doubt about the outcome when they scored 26 points in the first...
Lady Wolfpack escapes Van
by By Pamela Scott Johnson Sports Editor
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After committing 28 turnovers, the Williamson Lady Wolfpack were still able to escape with a one point victory and their third win Tuesday night when they traveled to Van and faced the Lady Bulld...
The Wolfpack Finale
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Mark the date and make plans to join Williamson High to say a Final Farewell to the past and present boy's and girls’ basketball teams, band members, majorettes, cheerleaders and the Wolfpack tra...
Panthers and Pack’s final meeting on the court
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It was the last time the Tug Valley and the Williamson would ever meet on a basketball court and the Panthers sent the Wolfpack home with something to remember them by, a 76 to 45 spanking. Ther...
Gilbert boys get first win Saturday
by By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON Sports Editor
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The Gilbert Lions got their first win of the season Jan. 15 against Calvary Christian 54-45 Saturday at the GHS gymnasium. “It was nice to get our first win of the season under our belt.” Said h...
Lions drop two at Phelps Tourney
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Ashton Cline pulls down a rebound during the Lions' loss against East Ridge in the second night of the Phelps Tournament. Gilbert was bested by Belfry the first night of the tourney, 40-29 and by E...
Wolfpack drops first game to Cardinals
by PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON, Sports Editor
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Williamson High School opened its basketball season with a loss at home Tuesday to Sheldon Clark, Ky. 77-67. While the man-to-man D the Pack smothered the Cardinals and forced crucial turnovers la...
Weather doesn’t impede Gilbert Tourney
by PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSON, Sports Editor
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The Mollette- Murphy Invitational Tournament took place Friday and Saturday nights at Gilbert High School and the host school completely dominated each game they played to pull even on the season. ...
Area teams do well in state cheer tournament
by PATRICIA TINGLER, Correspondent
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CHARLESTON — The Tug Valley High School cheerleaders finished as the state runner-up in the Class AA state cheer competition, while Gilbert finished third in Class A. Tug Valley, the 2009 state ch...
Lions basketball set to start final season
by JOSHUA MURPHY, Staff Writer
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The Lions basketball team is looking to begin what will surely be an emotional final season for the school and the basketball program. Head Coach Walt Cline hopes to bring the Lions back to the st...
GHS cheerleaders headed to state
by JOSHUA MURPHY, Staff Writer
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After taking the regional championship, the Gilbert Cheerleading Squad looks to end their school’s career with a bang in the Class A WVSSAC State Cheerleading Championships Saturday, Dec. 11 at the...
Lions take county championship over Lenore, 30-14
by JOSHUA MURPHY, Staff Writer
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WILLIAMSON - The Gilbert Middle School Lions took home the Mingo County Championship trophy Wednesday at Lefty Hamilton Park against the Lenore Rangers. The Lions jumped out to an early lead with ...
Hillbillies blank Lions, 54-0
by JOSHUA MURPHY, Staff Writer
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The Man High School Hillbillies scored their third win of the season Friday over the Gilbert Lions, 54-0. The Billies offense proved unstoppable, scoring 6 TDs in the first half of play. Man’s L...
Tug Valley Panthers roars past the Lions, 54-26
by JOSHUA MURPHY, Staff Writer
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The Gilbert Lions had hopes of coming to Tug Valley and spoiling the Panthers’ homecoming game, but thanks to a stellar display of speed by Austin Vance, Valley came out on top, 54-26 Friday.  Man...
Lions take down Wolfpack, 32-14
by JOSHUA MURPHY, Staff Writer
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A repeat of last week’s stats just wasn’t in the cards for the Pack Friday night after dropping their first game on the road to the Gilbert Lions, 32-14. “I don’t think we ever got any rhythm on o...
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