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County denies bridge funding By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com
Running back Jordan Tucker ran for 191 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener against Parkersburg Catholic. The win snapped a 13-game losing streak for Buffalo.
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By Trace Johnson For The Putnam Standard Now that many of the young Buffalo Bison have tasted victory for the first time, the goal is to repeat the feeling. Coming into its game against Parkersburg Catholic Friday night, Buffalo was in the midst of a 13-game losing streak. It had been nearly two years (Oct. 19, 2012) since the Bison could celebrate a victory, so that made the 13-12 victory over Parkersburg
Catholic that much sweeter. “We’re young,” Coach Mike Sawyer said. “We’ve got 27 kids, and 19 of them are sophomores and freshmen. This will be good for them.” Needless to say, it was an emotional night for a team that had been through so much adversity. A lot of Buffalo players experienced their first high school football win, including sophomore Jacob Hanshaw. When asked about some of the keys to the game, Hanshaw re-
sponded with a simple phrase that helps sum up this Buffalo football team, “Just don’t give up.” Sawyer said he was happy to get this season started out on the right foot. “It means a lot because we lost 13 in a row so we needed to get that W,” Sawyer said. “It was kind of an ugly win, but like I told them the good thing is we got the win and it’s something we can build off of.” See Buffalo, Page 4
The Putnam County Commission declined to provide funding for a replacement bridge at Hurricane City Park. Commissioner Andy Skidmore made a motion to allocate $25,000 in Tax Increment Financing to make the entrance bridge two lanes, but neither Joe Haynes nor Steve Andes seconded that motion so it died. “We brought the idea into the meeting on Tuesday to try to get the issue fixed,” said Ben Newhouse, Hurricane city manager. “It’s very unfortunate that the matter was not discussed more than
it was.” Newhouse requested $25,000 from the county to help with part of a deal cut with the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The DOT agreed to share in the construction on an 80-20 basis. Hurricane’s portion to cover is roughly $60,000. “I didn’t think $25,000 was all that much,” Newhouse said. “It’s not just a Hurricane thing, it’s an everyone thing. People from all over the county use that park, and the current bridge is a safety concern for all.” When put on the table, Skidmore moved to allocate TIF funds for the project. See Hurricane, Page 4
Center redirects patients By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com
Valley Health in Teays Valley will be redirecting patients to its Milton office due to a fire that caused serious damages to the inside of the building. The fire, which happened around midnight Aug. 28, was confined to the attic of the building, something Teays Valley firefighters said saved the building from catastrophic damage.
“It started in the rear of the building,” said Capt. Jonathan Smoot, of the Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department. “The attic is open so it basically burnt until we got it extinguished.” The building was equipped with a firewall in the attic, enabling the firefighters to get it extinguished quickly. “The firewall will hold the fire’s spread,” said firefighter Dan See Fire, Page 2
Poca High School students program news station By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Back in 2002, a librarian and another teacher were able to bring in a camera, tripod and microphone with a grant from then-Gov. Bob Wise. That created the Poca High School TV station WDOT and the film/video program, which has been building ever since. “I’ve had the program for five years,” said Sonjia Richardson, the WDOT film/video program teacher. “We’ve been able to build up from the camera and microphone we received in 2002. Now we have a video and an audio mixer, and in the past couple of years we’ve added a sports desk, so
we’ve built the program as much as we can.” Last year, the WDOT film/video program received a $1,000 grant from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and as a result the program was able to purchase a new video mixer. Grants aren’t the only way the program receives funds. Richardson said her fellow staff members have been very kind and they share faculty senate funds so the program can continue to thrive. “Several times, I’ve just appealed to staff members and said, ‘We need to update our equipment, I don’t have any funds. Would anybody be willing to share some of their faculty senate
funds?’ They’ve been very generous and I’ve been able to buy equipment, mostly with what the staff has given me, because they’re invested in the program too and they see it with their kids every morning,” she said. The program puts together a broadcast each morning which goes on air at 9:32 a.m. It is between six to eight minutes long, depending on the number of announcements. Sports and weather are included as well. The students not only do their own news stories during each segment, but do field reporting as well. “They have projects they
Cydney Mcgrew and Skyler Vealey prepare to broadcast See WDOT, Page 9 the Poca High School news.
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Page 2 -Thursday, September 4, 2014 New single and parenting group in Putnam County Those facing the challenges that come with being a single parent are invited to attend a support group at Teays Valley Church of God, Scott Depot, just east of Exit 40 off I-64. The group will meet Tuesday nights from 6:30 - 8 p.m. for thirteen weeks. The group will feature video sessions to help parents develop effective strategies on being a single parent. Each group topic is self-contained so participants may start at any time. Childcare is available upon request. Call 304-757-9222 to register. The class is free, but there is a $15 fee for the workbook. Scholarships are available for anyone needing assistance with the workbook fee. Buffalo Church of God yard sale Buffalo Church of God yard sale will be from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6, rain or shine. A variety of nice items available. Sponsored by WCG. Hot dogs will be sold on Saturday only. First cupcake festival On Saturday, Sept. 6 West Virginia University will host its first cupcake festival at Valley Park in Hurricane. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals/WVU Children’s Hospital. There will be vendors, craft booths, amateur cupcake competition, pupcake pageant and much,
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much more. There will also be a car and motorcycle show with dash plaques given to the first 75. For additional information visit the event’s facebook page, HurricaneCupcakeFestival. Greenhouse of Wine Tasting and Food Pairing Greenhouse of Teays Valley will host a Wine Tasting and Food Pairing on Sept. .6 During the evening the chefs and sommelier of Greenhouse of Teays Valley have developed a 5-course meal that will delight the palate while providing a delicious and hearty brunch. Each course has been hand-selected with one wine and one complementary dish. Tickets for the brunch are $40 and RSVP by calling 304-3976316. Putnam County Chamber announces Putnam Preview The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a new event coming in September, “The Putnam Preview.� This family friendly event will take place from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7 on Main Street in Hurricane. The event will showcase all the restaurants, businesses and organizations that make Putnam County the great place that it is. The community is encouraged to come sample some delicious food, visit with local businesses and enjoy an afternoon on Main Street. There will also be activities
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For directions or questions, for kids and entertainment. Putnam County Chamber mem- contact Lloyd at 304-524-2679, bers are encouraged to register now Wanda 304-743-4642 or Brenda to exhibit their business products 304-562-0007. and services at this event. For infor9th annual Putnam County mation or to register email chambridge to ridge bicycle tour ber@putnamcounty.org or call The Putnam County ConvenAshley Alford at 304-757-6510. tion & Visitors Bureau, the Winfield Lions Club, Putnam County Putnam Rotary Parks and Recreation and Winfield golf tournament The Putnam County Rotary McDonalds is sponsoring a chalClub’s 19th Annual Fall Classic lenging, 30, 40-50, & 62 mile Golf Tournament will take place 10 scenic bicycle ride on the ridges a.m. Friday, Sept. 12 at Little Creek of Putnam County beginning at 8 Golf Course in South Charleston. a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 starting at This event supports rotary ac- the Putnam County Courthouse. Cost is $30. Proceeds to benefit tivities including college scholarships, sponsorship of Camp Happy the Winfield Lions Club CommuValley Day Camp, food pantries nity Projects. For information conaround the area and county fair tact Chris Gress at 304-586-9017 or the Putnam County Convention & support. The tournament will include a Visitors Bureau at 304-562-0727 full round of golf and dinner, as Ext. 102. well as contests, games, raffles Putnam Chamber and special awards. An individual Business Afterhours player can register for $125 and a The Putnam County Chamber of team can register for $400. Registration includes green fees and cart, Commerce will holds its monthly a visor, a bag, snacks and dinner. business afterhours from 5 to 7 There will also be mulligans, p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at CAMC skirts, throws and strings avail- of Teays Valley Hospital. The cost is $20 for members. able for sale at the event. For information about the event, call RSVPs are required and prepayment is appreciated. Business 304-397-6551. afterhours are open to members and their guests.The cash drawing Rice family reunion The Rice family annual reunion is valued at $900 and you must be will be all day long Saturday, Sept. present to win. 13 at Lloyd and Phyllis Rice’s, Griffithsville, WV. Dinner at noon St. Albans Walk/5k - don’t forget your favorite covered against hunger dish and your lawn chair. The St. Albans Walk Against
The Putnam Standard Hunger & 5K Run Committee will host its annual (26th year) event on Saturday, Sept. 27. The walk/run will take place at the Loop Plaza in St. Albans. All proceeds benefit Jericho House and St. Mark’s Jubilee Center which houses Christ’s Kitchen, SA Food Pantry and the Emergency Assistance Fund. Additionally the Dry Riders Motorcycle Club will be collecting food for its canned food drive from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot next to the fire department. Annual Eleanor arts and craft show The Annual Eleanor Arts and Crafts Show is set for Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Eleanor Fire Department building. A great opportunity to market and sell your products, get potential new customers, expose your talent and services, fundraising opportunities for your group. Reserve space by calling Linda at 304-937-3427 for an application and more details. Fall Camp meeting WV Fall Camp meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 9 with Jeff & Sheri Easter and Friday, Oct. 10 with the McKamey’s at the Alban Arts & Conference Center (Alban Theater), 65 Olde Main Street, St. Albans. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the concert at 7 p.m. nightly. To purchase tickets or for more information call 304-941-8876 or visit online at www.itickets.com/ events/329094.html.
Fire From Page 1 Taaffe. “It compartmentalizes the fire. The crews were on the scene really fast and they did a really good job of fighting it, containing it and getting it extinguished.� While the fire was extinguished quickly, that did not save Teays Valley health’s ability to currently operate in the building. “We’re grateful that no one got hurt,� said Valley Health Chief Operation Officer Lanie Masilamani. “It was mostly smoke and water damage. We’re counting our blessings and trying to stay positive.� The morning after the fire, Masilamani and her team went to work planning how to most effectively serve their clients. “All of our providers at the Hurricane office are going to serve patients at Milton,� she said. “It looks like we’re going to be displaced five to eight weeks. It’s not the best situation, but it’s the best we can do. It will be a tight squeeze.� Masilamani said Teays Valley is one of Valley Health’s busiest locations. The Milton office spent Thursday rearranging to accommodate the additional numbers. “We have an amazing staff,� Masilamani said. “They have been superb. We just couldn’t be more proud of our team.� While the cost of smoke and water damage has yet to be determined, patient information was quickly accounted for.
Cleanup crews filled the parking lot of Teays Valley’s Valley Health after a fire ravaged the building late Wednesday night. Valley Health providers are seeing patients at the Milton location until the cleanup is finished, which is estimated to be at least five weeks. “We boxed up every patient call and we will arrange transportachart that was there,� she said. tion for you.� “Every patient chart has been Despite the stress of combining accounted for and transported to two large medical offices, MasiMilton.� lamani said Valley Health Milton Masilamani said patients with and Teays Valley will continue to existing appointments should ex- accept new patients, continuing all pect to take them at Milton with normally offered services until the their normal provider. The Teays Teays Valley office is back open. Valley phone line is accessible as “Our mission is to provide well, as it has been re-routed to quality health service for all with Milton. emphasis on the under-served,� she “What we’ve been working said. “We will continue to take all on all day is to make sure all our patients. We’ve got limited space services are still accessible,� Ma- but we’ll figure it out.� silamani said. “If you’re having a Valley Health can be reached at problem getting here, just give us a 304-760-6040.
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John Henson Senior Center hires new director By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The John Henson Senior Center in Hurricane recently hired Winfield High School graduate Joy Dalton as its new senior center director. She began her new job as director this summer on July 16. The John Henson Senior Center is affiliated with the Putnam Aging Program, which is a non-profit service agency dedicated to providing quality service Dalton to senior citizens in West Virginia. Putnam Aging has been serving the community for more than 35 years, bringing care and comfort to those in need. The center is classified as nutrition based. “The reason why it’s called a nutrition center is because we actually follow state guidelines and regulations for what we serve in our meals and our home bound meals,” Dalton said. “The seniors have a certain caloric intake and a certain amount of protein and we can’t hit a certain level of sodium, so we really try and take some of thinking out of it for those who really struggle to put a meal together.” Dalton taught culinary arts at the tech center in Putnam County
for almost 10 years, so she knows quite a bit about nutrition. Being familiar with community service and customer service has helped her in her new position. “I think being from the area and knowing a little bit about the area and appreciating what the area has to offer really helps me as well, she said. “I think it also plugs me back in and lets me not only connect to my seniors, but out to the community to see what the community can do for our center as well.” She is a mother of three boys, which helps her connect with the senior generation. “Mostly everybody here is a parent, so they’re as invested in my kids as I am in their life and that helps,” Dalton said. The senior center runs a nutrition program that feeds a congregate meal of about 40 every day, Monday through Friday. “Right now we’re delivering 65 home-bound meals every single day of the week,” she said. The center also runs medical transport, which gets patients to and from dialysis and doctor’s appointments within a 75-mile radius. “We also offer assisted transportation, so if someone wants to come in and doesn’t drive, we can pick them up at their home and make sure that they receive nutrition services for the day,” she said. There are many different facets offered on a daily basis, exercise classes, bingo, quilting and Bible study, along with many other programs.
“We’re open five days a week Monday through Friday. If the bank is open then we’re open, we’re closed on all national holidays, but other than that, we serve a meal at 11:30 a.m. and anybody 60 or older qualifies for that meal,” Dalton said. If you have a family member you’d like to bring in, the center offers caregiver services and respite care. “Putnam Aging is far bigger than just the John Henson Senior Center, and being part of that organization we have a lot of different assets we can bring to the community,” said Dalton. The center offers many different things from a caregiving perspective. People actually go into homes New John Henson Senior Center Director Joy Dalton talks with and prepare meals for clients and three area residents as an intense card game ensues. help with housekeeping, she said. The size of the organization allows for the center to offer a wide variety of services. Moving forward, Dalton would Retirement Community like to make sure the senior cen• 1 Bedroom & Efficiency • All Electric ter is pulling in the baby boomer Apartments • Kitchen Appliances Provided generation. • Water, Sewer, Trash & Utility • AC/Heat Provided She has the upper generation Allowance • Emergency Maintenance of seniors, but baby boomers are • Picnic Area with Covered Shelter Available very rapidly approaching that point • Laundry Facility • Spacious Community Areas as well. “We want to make sure we’re We Now Have Openings! putting programming in that brings Please call 304-757-2632 for information baby boomers in as they retire, so we have some sustainability as well.” RECIPE OF THE WEEK: For more information on the John Henson Senior Center call Dalton at 304-562-9451 or email her at jdalton@putnamaging.com From Kristi Pierson
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Attorney General announces mobile office hours Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that a consumer protection representative from the Attorney General’s Office will be conducting mobile office hours. Bryan Hoylman, a consumer outreach and compliance specialist, will host the mobile office hours, which are scheduled below: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Barboursville Branch Public Library, 728 Main St., Barboursville; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Wayne County Courthouse, 707 Hendricks St., Wayne; 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Putnam County Public Library, 4219 State Route 34, Hurricane;
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Underwood Senior Center, 632 Ninth Ave., Huntington; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Hansford Senior Center, 500 Washington St., St. Albans; 10 a.m.-12:15 Sept. 24 at the Eleanor Branch Public Library, 500 Roosevelt Blvd., Eleanor; and 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Kenova Public Library, 1200 Oak St., Kenova. “Mobile office hours allow consumers to ask questions and learn how the Attorney General’s Office can help them protect their information,” Morrisey said. Mobile office hours are open
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The Putnam County Commission turned down the city of Hurricane’s request for funds to replace the old bridge at the park.
Hurricane From Page 1 Commissioner Joe Haynes disagreed with Skidmore, saying he does not agree with giving county money to city projects. In the past, he has said he feels that helping one city would entitle other cities to county help as well. “I don’t disagree with Commissioner Haynes on using county funds,” Skidmore said. “I was proposing we use the TIF funds, though. I was not proposing the use of county money for the city.” After Haynes voiced his opinion on the matter, Commission President Stephen Andes sat quietly, giving no opinion as to whether or not the county should help. “Andes just sat there like he was watching the paint dry,” Newhouse said. “It was very disappointing that the topic was not discussed further. He and Haynes acted like we weren’t TIF worthy.” Still, Newhouse plans to go on, he said. “We’ve still got a good thing going,” he said. “I’ve talked to the
mayor and we think we have some backup plans.” Hurricane has brought together $25,000 and received $20,000 from Delegate Troy Andes. Help from the county would have put the numbers where they needed to be to get the bridge started, Newhouse said. “The city park is adjacent to the TIF district,” Skidmore said. “I think [the bridge] would greatly benefit the district.” Newhouse said the DOT spoke with him about other options they might have if the whole of their 20 percent did not come together. “We’ve done well,” he said. “We have a lot of entities that have put big bucks into us for the park. We will look at some other options including a cheaper model bridge.” The current bridge design will include two lanes for in and out traffic and a pedestrian walkway. The city hopes to have the new bridge open before the next little league baseball season.
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By Zach Cumberland with the play of the offensive zach@theputnamstandard.com line, even with junior running back Isaac Withrow banged up. “They practiced hard and Winfield won last year’s matchup 42-14 over the Wood- played hard,” Snyder said. “Our row Wilson Flying Eagles, but line actually graded out well this time around the Generals when we went back and looked struggled to move the ball in the at the tape.” Winfield junior quarterback season opener for both teams. Winfield fell 28-0 to Wood- Nate Smith started his first varrow Wilson at Van Meter Sta- sity game and finished 11 of 23 dium on Friday night as the passing for 109 yards with two Flying Eagles’ offense rolled up interceptions. He had to hang on to some bad snaps which led to 392 yards. Woodrow Wilson’s defense a net of 2 yards rushing on 17 held Winfield junior running tries and was also sacked twice. “It’s tough being a first-year back Ethan Copeland, who ran for 154 yards and three touch- starter,” Coach Snyder said of downs against Flying Eagles Smith. “Nate is a hard worker. last season, to only 24 yards on I’ve known his family for a long time. I just tried to stay positive eight carries. Despite Copeland only run- with the guys after the loss.” Winfield’s 12 possessions ning for 24 yards, Winfield head coach Craig Snyder was pleased ended on seven punts, two in-
terceptions, on downs twice and one when the first half ended. The Generals had just 133 total yards of offense. Woodrow Wilson senior quarterback Brent Osborne played a steady game, with 183 yards passing, no interceptions and also rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Ron Blanks carried for 105 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Flying Eagles’ rushing attack. Winfield drops to (0-1) and returns to action at Cabell Midland at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Snyder hopes his team will be able to match the Knights’ intensity. “Our game plan (for Cabell Midland) is to get better,” he said. “They’re a physical team and we’re going to need to match their physicality.”
Buffalo Bison fans celebrate their team’s first victory in over a year.
Buffalo From Page 1 The first quarter saw both teams struggle to settle into the game as each fumbled on it’s opening possession. Down 6-0, Jordan Tucker found the end zone from 6 yards out to give the Bison (1-0) a 7-6 lead with 8:06 remaining in the second quarter, a quarter in which he rushed for 75 of his 191 yards. “I give all the credit to my linemen,” said Tucker, who rushed for 1,400 yards a year ago. Senior Brandon Buntura made the extra point, making the score 7-6. That score would hold as the Bison took a one-point lead into the locker room at halftime. Tucker would again find the end zone in the third quarter, this time from 59 yards out to extend the Bison lead to 13-6. With 7:28 remaining in the game, Parkersburg Catholic (0-1) cut the Buffalo lead to one as the Crusaders connected on a 50-yard touchdown pass. That left it up to the Bison’s defense to secure the victory, and with just six seconds remaining in the game, Parkersburg Catholic’s potential game winning field goal was partially blocked and Buffalo earned a hard fought 13-12 victory. Sawyer hopes that his team can
Buffalo’s defense came up strong several times as the players prevented Parkersburg Catholic from scoring in the fourth quarter. carry this momentum over into practice and throughout the rest of the season. “This will probably fire them up more for practice because we need to practice better, but we’re getting there,” Sawyer said. With such a young team, you can’t overemphasize how important it is to gain experience and to know how to win. Tucker hopes that this game will pay dividends for the young players. “All the ones last year who were
freshmen don’t know what it’s like to win a high school football game. Now they do,” Tucker said. “Hopefully that will push them.” The players intend to get Buffalo football back to where it was accustomed to being – in the postseason. “We’re planning on making it to the playoffs, working hard every day in practice, and not letting one slip from us,” freshman Owen Tillis said. The Bison look to follow up the big win at home at 7:30 Friday night against River View.
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Winfield boys soccer looks to build on last year By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Building off their first state tournament appearance in 25 years, the Winfield Generals’ boys soccer team expects to come up with an even better performance this season. The Generals finished in a 2-2 draw Aug. 26 against Ripley, as they began their quest to go deeper into the state tournament than they did a year ago. “I think we have a good team,” said Winfield Coach Mike Foster. “We had our chances tonight, we just didn’t capitalize on them.” Scoring started only two minutes into the first half, when senior Jesse Richmond put one into the back of the net to lift Winfield up 1-0. Less than one minute later, Logan McKinney scored for Ripley to tie the score 1-1. The game began like a track meet right out of the gate, with long cross-field passes and constant up and down play. Foster said he is comfortable with where his team is at depth wise, which may allow the team to play a more up-tempo style. “We have some players we can substitute in and out that we didn’t have last year, so we’re in better shape on subs and in better shape on numbers,” he said. “I think we have a good JV number out here, so the program is in a lot better shape than it was last year.” Although last week’s game was played at a brisk pace, there were very few collisions in the first half.
Winfield had back-to-back corner kick opportunities at the 31-minute mark, but continued to come up empty handed. “I think we’ll be fine,” Foster said. “We’ll get better each game. We’ll see how it goes. We have a good group of seniors and we’ll be substituting around them, so I think we’ll be in good shape.” Missed opportunities were the Achilles heel for the Generals against Ripley, as they managed to get 25 shots on goal, but put only two of them in the back of the net. “We had opportunities. We just didn’t get them in the net. It’s a little disappointing, but I think we’ll fine,” Foster said. Halfway through the first half, Winfield scored a second goal off the foot of Steven Taylor, assisted by Parker Devlin. The goal put Winfield up 2-1. Roughly five minutes later, Brian Casto slid one in the net to tie the game at two for the Vikings. The high kick caromed off Winfield goalie C.T. Douglas’ hands and dropped behind him into the net, which was really a stroke of bad luck for the Generals. “It was the first game,” said Winfield senior Noah Laliberty. “Obviously, I think we could’ve done better. There’s a lot of things we can improve on, but they will come throughout the season.” A myriad of close scoring chances went by the wayside as both teams continued to miss golden opportunities, firing wide right, wide left and even over the top of the cross bar, as neither team man-
The Winfield boys soccer team huddles up before the match against Ripley. aged to break the stalemate and it ended 2-2. Foster said he expects his team to lean on the seniors this year. Some have started since they’ve been sophomores, so they have a lot of experience. Foster also highlighted the need for his team to clean up a few defensive mistakes. “Two different mistakes on defense cost us two goals, so we’ll just see. It’ll tighten up I think, everybody’s just a little nervous in the first game,” he said. Although not a losing effort, the Generals expect to come back even stronger for the remainder of the season. “We feel like we need to achieve better and we expect better from ourselves, hopefully, we can turn it around next game,” said senior Jesse Richmond. The key to making another run at the state tournament likely hinges on whether or not the Generals are
Winfield senior Noah Laliberty kicks the ball down field. able to get their young players to mesh with the more experienced ones. “We lost a lot of starters from last year, so I think we need to get our team chemistry back, that’s what we had last season,” Laliberty said. “All of the starters knew each
other, but this year we have some freshmen, some young guys starting and we have to get them up to speed.” The state tournament run from a year ago should help guide Winfield in the right direction. “It gives us nothing but confidence,” Richmond said.
Winfield girls soccer team cruises past Princeton By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com The Winfield girls soccer team continues to score at will on opponents, with eight goals in backto-back games. The girls came out on top against Princeton on Aug. 28 by the final of 8-1, and before that won at Ripley 8-0. “They’re finding their way,” said Winfield Coach Marshall Hoff. “It was good to see, we’ve done a lot of good things.” Hoff said he’s emphasized to the players how many passes they need to make in each match and about focusing on becoming a possession team. “You know looking at it this season, I told the girls we have to be beyond anything we’ve ever had, looking at it right now,” Hoff said. “We started to look at the time of possession we allow our opponents to have and how relentless we are when we start talking about that pressure, and that’s what I really saw in the second half (against Princeton) that I liked.” Winfield was relentless against Princeton, even after being up 5-1 at halftime.
Winfield’s MacKenzie Pritt focuses on driving down the field.
Winfield’s Katherine Bryant uses her skills.
“We’ve tried to bond, get to know each other more and just understand each other better,” junior Kaylee Cross said. “We’re very motivated.” Princeton was able to notch the first goal of the match, but it was the only goal the Tigers would get. “Princeton is a good team, you let them go and you see what happens,” Hoff said. “We came out here lackadaisical, flat and those things we can’t live by, getting pounced on. So we had a big long talk about that, too, but having that intensity for 80 minutes is one thing every team will be looking for
gives us confidence on the younger side.” Winfield scored only two goals in its first two matches combined. The Generals are coming off a season in which they were one of the highest scoring teams in the state, but obviously they can’t capitalize on every single scoring chance, Hoff said. “We’re just finally starting to play together as a team and we’re all stepping up,” said sophomore Mary Lawman. The Generals had multiple shots in their first match against Brooke, however, they only found
against us, there’s no doubt, from whistle to whistle.” Winning by such a wide margin allows Hoff to continue developing depth. “There’s going to be injuries and unfortunate things happen throughout the season,” he said. “This gives us a chance to run them side by side and start to gain a bit of chemistry, not that you can’t get that in your training and Lord knows every coach works on that every day, but nothing will ever mimic this game pressure here today. “We have to have depth and it
the net once. Now the team is more focused on how to handle the frustration when they come up empty handed on scoring chances. “Frustration was just a tiny piece of it. Then you have the whole mental aspect of everything else in the world that comes about with it, but the continuity is coming along,” Hoff said. “Right now we’re still in the young stages. We’re going to battle each match and its one game at a time for us.” Winfield is scheduled to play at home against Riverside Thursday and at Capital Saturday.
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Hurricane players pledge practice, dedication By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com
HUNTINGTON – Hurricane opened the football season with a 37-6 loss at 2013 state runner-up Huntington, hurt by multiple miscues and a severe lack of breakout plays. “They kicked our butts,” Redskins Coach Jeremy Taylor said. “We didn’t practice hard and until we do things in practice as we would Friday, they’re going to kick our butts.” After Taylor’s postgame speech on the field, the players seemed to understand that when the ball hit the turf in the coming practice, they were going to have to step it up a notch or two. Sophomore running back Nick Williams said he and the offense did not have the drive they should have. “We take responsibility for that game,” Williams said. “We will practice hard from now on and we are going to win.” As the Redskins kicked the game-opener to the Highlanders, Hurricane’s defense went to work, forcing a three-and-out on the Huntington offense. The offense did not fare so well, throwing second and third down incompletions and punting the ball back to Huntington. Two possessions later, Hurricane had the ball again and began driving down the field, but a midquarter fumble gave the audience a foreboding image of the rest of the game. “You will never see a game like that again,” senior receiver Brandon Ford said. “We are going to bounce back. Our lesson has been learned and we will be at a new level next week.” Capitalizing on the Hurricane miscues, the Highlanders capped
off their next drive with the first touchdown of the night. Following the first fumble, Hurricane suffered a drive that, despite great field position on the Huntington 24-yard-line, had two high, uncatchable snaps that senior quarterback Dylan Tinsley had to dive on, ending in a fourth-and-28 punt. Hurricane then engineered a successful drive up the field and into Highlander territory, but a QB sack forced the punt yet again. “We just kept messing up,” said Tinsley, who played both sides of the ball. “We should have gotten on the board early on. Huntington did very well, though, and our coaching staff did a great job on the game plan. They just ran all over us and we couldn’t get the tackle.” The first half ended with another Highlander touchdown and the Redskins taking a knee to go into the locker room. The second half opened up with an 82-yard drive led by Tinsley that ended with a Hurricane touchdown. The drive included a 34-yard pass to Ford on fourth-and-23, but the point-after-attempt was no good and the drive ended with only six points on the board for Hurricane. The Redskins did not score again. Huntington then had two touchdown drives back-to-back and an interception that they capitalized on with just one carry. The Highlanders kicked a field goal on their second to last possession, giving them the final 37-6 score. “They just didn’t practice hard and this is what happens,” Taylor said. “There are guys who are just happy to have a jersey. Until we get rid of that mentality, we’ll be a 6-4 team.” Defensive ends senior Brian Hughes and sophomore Dylan Plumley echoed Taylor’s practice
Chase Ross, Caleb Doak and Jared Zickafoose put pressure on the Huntington offensive line. theory. “We all would swarm over the offense but we couldn’t make any tackles,” Hughes said. “We are going to practice ten times harder come Monday,” Plumley said. “We’re going to come out from the start against Nitro, wrap up and tackle and get some points on the board.” In the end, the Redskins suffered from two fumbles, two interceptions, three bad snaps, four sacks and a blocked punt that put the Highlanders starting their drive on the Hurricane 21. “We did bad as a whole team,” senior nose guard Chase Ross said. “I take part in that. It’s time I step up as a leader in practice and make sure everyone practices hard. It’s all our jobs now.” The Redskins practice regiment will likely get more strict and the Senior Dylan Tinsley opened the second half with an 82-yard drive. guys will have to step up to make Hurricane will travel to Nitro that, they will host Riverside in the plays in practice before they can Friday to play its second consecu- their home season-opener at 7:30 make them on Fridays, Taylor said. tive away game at 7:30 p.m. After p.m. Friday, Sept. 12.
Hurricane’s Watson commits to University of Charleston By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com
Hurricane’s Abby Watson stars in three high school sports, and she plans to participate in two of them at the college level. Watson, on the soccer, basketball and track teams for the Redskins, plans to sign with the University of Charleston. Basketball will be her priority, but the state champion shot putter will be on the track team as well. “Last soccer season, Coach (Adam) Collins and I met to begin talking,” Watson said. “He watched me last summer and has been in constant contact since.” Watson has shown off her athleticism in many arenas, winning first place for shot put in the West Virginia AAA State Meet and second in the discus throw. “I’m super excited for her to go to UC,” her father George said.
“It’s a great school and it’s close to home, close enough to get to see a bunch of her games.” Closeness to her family was a very important facet of her decision when choosing her college. They are a very happy family, her mother Tracy said. “We were thrilled for her but we were more excited to have her so close to home,” Tracy said. “We had a strong desire for her to stay close and she really connected with UC. “We believe, and so does Abby, that it is a right fit for her. The coaches seemed to really care.” Many different schools were looking at Watson to play for them, she said. They were keeping in contact with her but she wanted a school that gave her specifically what she wanted. “My decision was based on doing both basketball and track,” she said. “Those were my sports and
that’s what I wanted to do.” “It makes a big difference when someone wants you that badly,” Tracy said. “They would let her do track and play basketball, which is what she wanted.” But now that the decision has been made, and a commitment has been voiced, Watson can focus on her brand new soccer season, she said. “I have played soccer since I was 9 and I love it,” Watson said. “I’m glad to get this decision off my chest, especially before soccer season. I can give my soccer family my full attention.” Watson said she would most likely play at shooting guard or in a forward position when her college career begins. UC went 21-9 (14-7 Mountain East Conference) last season and had a free throw percentage of .688. The women’s basketball coach is Adam Collins, who took the
Hurricane’s senior Abby Watson has made a verbal commitment to play basketball and track at the University of Charleston. Golden Eagles to a championship Collins said. game last season. UC also went to the NCAA tour“We are expecting to build and nament last year and lost in the first grow better and better each year,” round to Edinboro, Collins said.
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Winfield’s R J Weiford placed fifth at the St. Mary’s Invitational on Saturday.
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Buffalo’s Devin Rich (left) and Jonathon Wileman ran the 3.1-mile race together. Rich said the two train together and help push each other to finish strong.
Buffalo’s Harrison wins, Winfield finishes strong By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com
ONA - Temperatures reached into the 90s on a humid, late summer day as cross country teams stepped up to the starting line for races of the St. Mary’s Cross Country Invitational at Cabell Midland High School. With such a grueling course and less-than-ideal conditions, the races were not easy. But the student-athletes finished the task nonetheless, and for one Buffalo High runner in the A/AA boys race, it was an outstanding day. Hayden Harrison, a Bison senior, set the pace in first place early on and stayed close to the front, winning the smaller school division with a time of 16:46. “The heat slowed me down a bit, but I felt pretty good,” Harrison said. “I ran smart this year, smarter than last year. I had a tough first mile, but I am still very pleased.” Harrison finished well ahead of any of his competition, running more than 200 meters in front of second place. “Hayden runs his races, doesn’t cheat and listens to coaches,” Coach Jeff Pitchford said. “Up on the hill, Hayden was running his race. He was in second place, but I knew he could do it and all of them would do great.” Devin Rich was also pleased with his run for Buffalo. Beating his personal record with a 19:10, Rich found himself running alongside teammate Jonathan Wileman as the two pushed each other to the finish line. “I feel great,” Rich said. “Jon Jon and I paced each other back and forth and pushed each other.” Wileman was running the first race of his cross country career.
Finishing the race in such heat was a personal best in its own right, he said. In the Class AAA race, Winfield’s junior R.J. Weiford finished fifth overall with a 17:10 time. “I wanted to finish under 17 (minutes), but my main goal in this heat was to just finish in the top 10 and I did,” Weiford said. “For the heat and the conditions, I felt pretty good.” Weiford said he has worked really hard this summer in an attempt to win a state title this year. Last year, as a sophomore, he took ninth place in the state championships. Sam Hughes, a Hurricane senior, brought home a seventh place medal. “It was hot but I’m pretty happy with my time,” Hughes said. “I wasn’t worried about time as much because of the heat. I was really worried more about places.” As the heat picked up and the sun beat down on the runners, injury, dehydration and even heat stroke became an apparent problem on the Cabell Midland course. Hurricane senior, David Westfall finished the race but suffered heat exhaustion, which landed him in the ice tub for more than an hour. “I don’t think I did well at all,” he said. “I don’t really remember the last mile of the race. I remember starting down the hill and then I was in the tub.” Westfall walked out of the stadium under his own power and recovered. His family stayed by his side, as did Hurricane girls Coach Eva Seccurro. “I feel with the extreme temperatures, athletes coming back from injuries and it being the first meet, things went quite well,” Seccurro said. “They all exhibited mental power and physical strength.”
The Hurricane girls took second overall and first among West Virginia schools, while Winfield was third overall. The Redskins’ Joie Johnston (20:50) was fifth and Anna Gordon (21:06) seventh in the girls race and Hughes in seventh in the boys. “Each athlete showed that their intense training is paying off,” Seccurro said. Rachael Englund (sixth in 20:54) and Alexis Imperial (eighth in 21:06) led the Generals girls. Morgan Gray, a freshman from Winfield, fought the heat and finished the girls race on her feet, which was her goal for the day, she said. “I did pretty good,” she said. “I did better than I thought I would. I feel it was pretty good for the start of the season. Thank goodness it’s the hardest course on the list.” Abbie Short of Hurricane came within one position of getting on the podium, but her 11th place finish was within her goal. “I wanted to get in the top 15,” Short said. “I did that so I’m pretty happy.” The day ended with the girls AAA race. Throughout the heat of the day, medical personnel were on standby and high school athletic trainers stayed at the finish line and assisted with anyone who passed out or was dehydrated after the race. Coach Chris Parsons of Cabell Midland continuously made announcements to hydrate. Injury and dangerous health effects were at a low, but still, two or more IV bags were used for dehydrated players and at least one girl was taken out in an ambulance for heat stroke. Cabell Midland is considering a nighttime meet to offset some of
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A/AA champion, Hayden Harrison of Buffalo rounds the hill at St. Mary’s Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. After taking an early lead, he won the race with time to spare.
Winfield’s Morgan Gray sprints to the finish in an attempt to beat a runner from Oak Hill.
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Three schools take Ice Bucket Challenge By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com Three Putnam County schools accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but most importantly, they learned the gift of giving and how important it is to help others. Buffalo High School, Poca Elementary and Rock Branch Elementary took part in the challenge last Friday. “A teacher had challenged us last week and we decided to just take it a step beyond that challenge,” said Principal Jill Cox of Rock Branch. “We taught the kids all week about ALS and how it affects the body.” Fourth graders completed a flipbook about the nervous system while second graders learned that if they work hard in school, one day, they might be able to become the scientist that finds the cure for ALS and other diseases. “They researched famous people who had ALS and learned about giving back to the community,” Cox said of her students. Throughout the week the school accepted donations. “For each dollar they brought in their name went into a bucket,” Cox said. “Then the names are drawn to see who gets to pour the water all over the teacher.” Cox said she was happy the school could participate. “It’s a great community cause,” Cox said. “We tied it in with our
Seven Habits of Healthy Kids and our Leader in Me program.” With the donations from the students and staff members, Rock Branch was able to raise a grand total of $820.10 for the cause. Philip Carey’s fourth grade class at Poca Elementary also completed the Ice Bucket Challenge. The students brought in money throughout the week so that they could do their challenge in front of their peers. “The Ice Bucket Challenge goes hand-in-hand with two of the Seven Habits of Health Kids in the Leader in Me program,” said Poca Elementary Principal Lexie Damous. “The Ice Bucket Challenge promotes synergizing and seeking first to understand, than to be understood.” At the high school level, Buffalo business teacher Steve Burdette was challenged by his daughter to take the challenge. Burdette used this to his advantage and turned it into a class project. Burdette divided the class into small groups and each was prompted to invent an original and imaginative way to “get soaked.” The students developed a business plan for carrying out the challenge. They came up with a creative way for him to participate. The winning group chose a game show format and got to dump multiple buckets of ice on Burdette’s head depending on how many questions he got right or wrong. The class also needed to get
Philip Carey’s fourth grade class at Poca Elementary also completed the Ice Bucket Challenge. someone outside the school and asked communications and events coordinator Rudi Raynes. “One of the stipulations in the Ice Bucket Challenge Business Plans the students developed was they had to get someone involved with Buffalo High School that didn’t actually worked there, but worked in the county,” Raynes said. “I got recommended. The students called me on speakerphone and asked if I would accept the challenge if their group won. So, of course, I said yes. And, of course, their group won.” Burdette also donated $50 to ALS for every person nominated. “Every single school has chosen something unique for a great Rock Branch student Christian LeRose dumps a bucket of ice water cause,” Raynes said. on principal Jill Cox.
Poca girls soccer team drops a game to Cabell Midland By Michael Circle michael@theputnamstandard.com
Injuries are affecting the Poca girls soccer team early in the season, as the Dots lost their match against Cabell Midland 5-1. Katilyn Scurlock scored the lone goal for the Dots. “The girls played their hearts out,” said junior Sammy Shamblin, who has suffered from shin splints from the last game. “The goalie (Kendal Sayre) made a lot of saves for us and without her, I don’t know where we would be.” Cabell Midland kept its offense going for the first six minutes of the game, going on the defensive only once for a few kicks before batting it back up the field and into Dots territory. Despite their offensive efforts, the Knights only found the back of the net once in the first half after a goal by Ripley Haney. “We didn’t play well the first half,” Knights Coach Andy Wilson said. “We pointed out a few things we were doing wring and the girls fixed it in the second half.” Sayre made save after save as the onslaught of Cabell Midland’s shots on goal kept coming from every angle. During a penalty kick by Haney, Sayre was kicked in the head and went to the sideline.
Poca’s Bekka Heading (left) takes on Midland’s Cintry Johnson. Heading’s reverse kept the ball under Poca control. “We’re all banged up,” Poca Coach Mike Shrewsbury said. “I mean, three of our four best starters were injured. We have a bad sprain, a concussion and shin splints. We’re all banged up.” It’s not clear when Sayre will be back on the field. “With (Sayre) injured, it’s very hard on us,” Shamblin said. “She keeps us strong and in line on the field.” The Dots still feel like they played their best, however, and se-
nior Gracen Masters says her girls are ready for the next challenge. “I feel like we did good tonight,” she said. “We can always do better and we will try harder, but I feel we tried our hardest tonight.” Senior Paige Reames knows the special thing that all Poca athletes have and expects that one thing will be the advantage for the Dots. “One thing Poca has is heart,” she said. “We did not play our best but we played against a very physical team and we did not retaliate
Poca captain Mariah Cook steals from the Knights and drives down the field. against them. Give us time, we’re going to be good to watch.” Cabell Midland scored five goals off the feet of four players. Senior Kori Blevins scored her first goal of the season against the Dots and said she expects that every game. “I feel pretty good about my first goal of the season,” Blevins said. “I hope to score a goal in several consecutive games and this one is
a great motivator for that.” Cintry Johnson, a junior, scored her first goal of the season on a break away from the Poca defense, racing up the field to take on Sayre one-on-one. “It was pretty great,” she said. “We passed around until I saw my opening and we beat them with speed down the field.” Poca was scheduled to play Charleston Catholic Tuesday.
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WDOT From Page 1 have to do, like I’ll assign a group to report on the football team, so they have to go and get the footage and then actually create their video and then we play those videos at school events,” Richardson said. Students also learn how to edit the videos they produce through a program called Pinnacle Studio, which allows them to cut up and rearrange clips to produce videos. “This group I’m working with now is a brand new group,” she said. “Usually I have a few that are returning, so we have a foundation to start with, but this time we don’t have that.” Right now the class is concentrating mostly on the basics, which include using the equipment properly and getting used to speaking
in front the camera. “We’ve been working on speaking skills with them because they’re not used to being on camera and they need to get used to speaking, so we’re working on that right now,” Richardson said. The class also concentrates on writing skills. The students actually write the announcements to be read on the air. Richardson said they’ll eventually get into the video editing and production side of things, which will be a huge part, but she feels like her students need to get the writing down because they’re such a new group. “We have to get this down first before we move on to video,” she said. The class is made up entirely of juniors and seniors and there are 17
students involved. Richardson said that number may not sound large, but generally for a class like this, the smaller the class size the better. It usually has anywhere from 12 to 15 students. Richardson also said she has learned quite a lot from her students when they spend nearly 60 of the 90 minutes of block scheduling time to produce the show. “I learn a lot on the video production end from the kids because they have the latest stuff. We had a student last year who was just amazing and he was able to share quite a bit that with me, so they’re teaching me as much as I’m teaching them,” she said. Teamwork helps the students to work together, and Richardson said they are beginning to step up and
Chris Sawyer and Brett Watts prepare to broadcast the Poca High School news. take responsibility for what needs to be done. “I think the program definitely builds their confidence and speaking skills,” she said. “We empha-
size teamwork because the kids really have to work as a team to get the broadcast ready in the block of time we have.”
13 great-grandchildren. Services were held Aug. 26 at Chapman Funeral Home with Pastor Charles Norris officiating. Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Hurricane.www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.
illness, rarely leaving his side; daughters, Teresa Eagle (Roy) of South Charleston and Dawn Lemley (Robert) of Aurora, Ill.; grandchildren, Brooke Lemley Mott (Dan), Jessica Lemley and Joseph Lemley, all of Illinois; brother, James Lee Robertson of Hurricane; and numerous nieces and nephews, extended family members and friends. Services were held Aug. 28 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans. www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.
Obituaries CLARENCE EDWARD BOSSIE Clarence Edward Bossie, Jr., 70, of Winfield, passed away Aug. 24, 2014. Clarence was born March 11, 1944 in Charleston and was a son of the late Clarence Edward Bossie, Sr. and Effie Corrine Smith. In addition to his parents, Clarence was preceded in death by his sister, Donna Marlene, and his brother, Charles Bossie. He served his country as a member of the United States Navy and Army and was retired from the Department of Highways. Survivors include his children, Ronald E. Bossie, Gloria F. Martin and her husband David, Annette L. Basham and her husband William, and Timothy E. Bossie, all of Winfield; his sister, Virginia Smith of Winfield; brother, Clem Bossie of Kanawha City; and his grandchildren, Sarah Martin and Samantha Basham. Clarence was laid to rest Aug. 27 at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery. THOMAS D. COBB SR. Thomas D. Cobb Sr., 74, of Midway, passed away Aug. 25, 2014. Born Sept. 6, 1939 in Jackson County, he was the son of the late John Daniel Cobb and Maggie M. Harper Cobb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Barbara J. Neal Cobb; son, Thomas D. Cobb Jr.; granddaughter, Amber Cobb; two brothers; and one sister. He was a 1958 graduate of Buffalo High School and a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1958 to 1962. He loved to talk about playing football at Buffalo H.S. and traveling around the world during his time in the Navy. He retired from Ravenswood Aluminum Corp. Survivors include his children, Jeffery (Karen) Cobb of Buffalo, William (Angela) Cobb of Buffalo and Missy (Marty) Rucker of Nitro; stepdaughter, Taresa Stanton of Nitro; sister, Mary Anna Blackshire of Midway; brother, Russell Cobb
of Robertsburg; and brother-in-law, Kenneth Neal; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services were held Aug. 28 at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo with the Rev. Randy Parsons officiating. Raynes Funeral Homeassisted the family. www.raynesfuneralhome.com. CAROL DARLENE GIBSON CRIST Carol Darlene Gibson Crist, 79, of Pliny, passed away Aug. 25, 2014. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Robin; parents, Herman and Ora Gibson; brothers, Danny, Ricky and Gregory; and sisters, Sandra and Becky. Survivors include her children, Tanya, Rod, Josie, Pete and Mike; sisters, Nancy Erwin, Corba Dunlap and Anna Simms, all of Hurricane, and Sue Reynolds of Michigan; brothers, John Gibson of Florida and Jeff Gibson of West Virginia; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.allenfuneralhomewv.com. RONALD “PETE” KEITH HOLSTON Ronald “Pete” Keith Holston, 78, of Hurricane, passed away Aug. 24, 2014. He was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church of Hurricane, where he served as deacon. Pete was a wonderful messenger for the Lord. He retired from Union Carbide in 2000 after 29 years of service. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Clema and Bruce Holston; brothers, Bill, Richard and James Holston; and sisters, Margret Hildebrand and June Mace. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Wanda June Holston; daughters, Ronda Jean (John) Allen of Richmond, Ky., and Rebecca Lynn (Barrie) Foster of Milton; son, Ronald K. (Tammy L.) Holston of Winfield; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Linda (Howard) Hackney of South Charleston, Mary McReynolds of Houston, Texas, Juanita Linckenhoker of Scott Depot and Barbara Holston of Poca; and many nieces and nephews. Services were held Aug. 28 at Allen Funeral Home. www.allenfuneralhomewv.com. LILLIE MAE McCALLISTER Lillie Mae McCallister, 69, of Hurricane, passed away Aug. 23, 2014. She was born Dec. 31, 1944 in Winfield to the late Armon Allen and Lyda Arbutus Meddings Briscoe. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Mason McCallister; one sister; and five brothers. Mae was retired from the city of Hurricane with 21 years of service. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Chris Ball of Milton, Lisa and Lonnie Peyton of Hurricane and Diane and Dennie Taylor of Hurricane, and son and daughter-in-law, Charles Allen and Diane McCallister of Hurricane; 13 grandchildren and
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HERBERT WESLEY ROBERTSON Herbert Wesley Robertson, 85, of Scott Depot, passed away Aug. 23, 2014. Born in Aug. 1929, the fourth son of William Sebert and Mary Garrett Robertson, Herbert graduated in 1948 from St. Albans High School. Having served in the USAF, he always had an American flag proudly on display. Following his military service, Herb met and married his one true love, Emogene McDowell of Lincoln County. Herb retired from FMC in 1985 after 37 years of service and continued to live an active life, traveling and spending time with family He was baptized into Christ and was an active member of the Washington Street Church of Christ in St. Albans. Herb was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, John and Raymond. Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Emogene McDowell Robertson, who cared for him throughout his extended
ERVENE S. CROCKETT WOLFE Ervene S. Crockett Wolfe of Eleanor passed away Aug. 21, 2014. Born in Boone County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Chaphen and Eva Garnet Lanham Crockett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Wolfe; her son, Timothy Wolfe; and her sister, Geraldine Fitzsimmons. Survivors include her sister, Marlane Crockett Carr (Harold “Sandy”) of Eleanor; her brothers, Bob Crockett (Della) and Joe Crockett (Becky), all of Eleanor; daughter-in-law, Melanie Wolfe of Eleanor; special friend, Diane Patton of Eleanor; and several nieces and nephews.
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Christian’s Sports Beat: Power player battles back
By Christian Deiss The 2014 baseball season has been a tough one for a former firstround draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Austin Meadows, currently the starting centerfielder for the West Virginia Power was on the disabled list for the first half of this season, but has been contributing to the minor league team since return-
THEME: MOVIE QUOTES ACROSS 1. Newton or Stern 6. *”Here’s looking at ___” 9. Face-to-face exam 13. Bake, as in eggs 14. Even, to a poet 15. “Madama Butterfly,” e.g. 16. *”Show me the _____!” 17. Sculptor Hans/Jean ___ 18. “Nobody _____!” 19. Penalize 21. For peeping 23. It can be red or black 24. Lab culture 25. In the past 28. Emeralds and rubies 30. *”Elementary, my dear ______” 35. Ringo Starr’s instrument 37. ___ Verde National Park 39. “Dancing with the Stars” number 40. Supposed giant Himalayan
ing to the field. The 19-year old sustained a hamstring injury during spring training and had to watch his Power teammates struggle through the All-Star break of the South Atlantic League (SAL). Recently I had a chance to speak with Meadows at Power Park how tough it was being on the DL, “It was tough, I was out about four and a half months with a hamstring injury, but I knew that the Pirates were really patient with it and they wanted to take it really slow, if it happened again I would be out even longer. I am just glad that I got to play every day again.” Meadows signed a $3 million contract with the Power’s parent club three weeks after being drafted. The native of Loganville, Georgia since returning from the DL has been batting over .300 for the
Power helping the team to a winning record (33-31) as of August 29. The teenager told me, it has been fun contributing to the team, “I get along with all of the guys here, we have a lot chemistry. It’s fun traveling all around, the bus rides, that kind of stuff, a lot of hard work but it pays off and the coaching staff has been fun to play for.” Also picked in the first round in the 2013 Major League Draft was fellow Power teammate Reese McGuire, currently the Power’s starting catcher. Helping Meadows this season has been the Power’s Manager Michael Ryan, who has gained a reputation for his teaching of young players. Meadows explained for me what he has learned from the Power’s skipper, “I am learning how to go out there and play the
DOWN 1. Any doctrine 2. “____ till you drop” 3. Hokkaido native 4. Gladiators’ battlefield 5. *”There’s no ______ in baseball” 6. Uh-huh 7. “___ the land of the free ...” 8. Remove pegs 9. Moonfish 10. First female Attorney General 11. Seed coat 12. Add booze 15. #15 Across, pl. 20. Flower holders 22. Swerve 24. Battery’s partner? 25. Temples’ innermost sanctuaries 26. *”_____, for lack of a better word, is good” 27. Kind of space 29. Patty ____ 31. Tall one is a lie 32. To be wiped off a face? 33. Corpulent 34. Foul 36. Small British car 38. Opposed to 42. Louisiana dish 45. As opposed to hourly pay 49. Grandmother in Great Britain 51. *”I love the smell of ______ in the morning” 54. Knight’s mount 56. Acquiesce 57. Evergreens 58. Three-ply snack 59. Eurasian mountain range 60. Apple leftover 61. *”____ it, Sam” 41. Subculture language 62. Mail agency 43. *”You sit on a throne of ____” 63. Haves and have-____ 44. Peer-conscious group 66. Make #64 Across 46. Apartheid opponent Desmond ____ 68. Aye’s opposite 47. Formerly 48. *”Yo, ______!” 50. To represent in drawing or painting 52. *”Are you the ___master? ...I am the gatekeeper” 53. “About ____ Night” 55. *”Sheep be true! ___-ram-ewe!” 57. *”___ ____ handle the truth!” 61. Toy weapon 64. Unwelcome computer message 65. Reef dweller 67. Match play? 69. Spent 70. E in BCE 71. Plural of lepton 72. Cobbler’s concern 73. Wine quality 74. Piglike
game right and that is what he preaches. He makes sure I play the game hard and leading by example.” Meadows was committed to play college baseball at Clemson University, but chose to forgo that commitment by signing with the Pirates. Besides swinging an impressive bat, Meadows has been fielding a strong Center Field for the Charleston based team. Coach Ryan knows his centerfield has lots of promise, “He has all the potential in the world, there is a reason why the Pirates drafted him in the first round, they saw the serious tools he has with his fielding, running the bases and hitting and has a chance to be an outstanding major leaguer.” Before joining the Power this season, Meadows had a rehab assignment with the Pirates rookie
league team in Bristol, Tennessee. This is second time I interviewed a Pirates first round draft pick this season. Just like with McGuire, I found out that being drafted in the first round was exciting for Meadows also, “It was awesome, actually I was with my mom and dad when my name got called, there were cheers of joy, it was just a really good feeling for me and my family. Just the beginning now as I am looking forward to the future.” Meadows was an All-State player for Grayson High School in the Peach State. There are lots of little leaguers in Putnam and Cabell counties and I wanted to know what advice Meadows had for young baseball players, “Just keep working hard, going out there and play the game right. Everything else will follow.”
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Senior running back Justin Stewart (1) gets help from teamates Samuel Savilla (2) and Nicholas Jividen (52). Stewart carried the ball 21 times for 161 yards.
Poca football sees positives in opening loss By Chris Stadelman chris@theputnamstandard.com When you get flagged for a penalty before the first play of the first game of the season, things can only get better. Fortunately for first-year Poca Coach Teddy Stewart, he saw plenty of room for improvement in the Dots 28-12 loss to rival Nitro. Poca kept it close and had a chance in the fourth quarter despite five turnovers and seven pre-snap penalties – including an offside call before the opening kickoff. “You can’t win games like that,” Stewart said. “Those are mistakes that we made. “We’ve just got to work on it, but they’re fixable mistakes. We just can’t put ourselves in bad situations and expect to win.” Poca actually out-gained the Wildcats 269-234 as Nitro failed to complete a pass, but big running back Nick Brown ran for 155 yards and three first half touchdowns to give Nitro the edge. “I think our defense played great,” Stewart said. “But when you’re making them defend 20 yards every time it was hard for us to withstand that. “Good things can happen, and I was happy to see that. Not the result we wanted, of course, but this is only game one. If everything was based off the first game there would be about 88 teams in the state right now that would be real upset, but it’s not. You’ve got a long season still ahead of us, we’ve just got to get back to fundamentals and basics and fix the problems that we have.” Poca kept fighting, and the Dots pulled within two scores with 3:09 left when senior Justin Stewart took a handoff to the left side and broke
through the line, sprinting 47 yards for a touchdown. The extra gear was particularly surprising late on a hot, humid night that had players from both sides fighting fatigue and cramps. “Coach (Josh) Craigo, he got me on the sideline and got me stretched and I got that big play,” said Stewart, who carried 21 times for 161 yards. “I was a little tired. I didn’t see that coming, I just kept going and I saw daylight.” The Dots rushed for a total of 236 yards, with Levi Clendenin adding 53 on nine carries. Regardless of who carried the ball, many of the gains came to the left side, anchored by senior left tackle Nick Thaxton. “I take it upon myself to do the best I can so they can depend on me,” Thaxton said. “That’s the reason they went to my side, I guess. “I practice hard and try to make sure I get all the plays right so they can get a touchdown. I don’t want the glory or anything. I think they should have it, that’s the way it should be.” Clendenin, who played nearly every snap both ways, acknowledged it was tough on a hot night after practicing in unusually mild weather. “It is difficult playing in the heat, but both teams are playing in it so no one really has a bigger advantage in it,” he said, adding the team can eliminate the mistakes from the opening game. “In practice, just concentrating when you’re tired and going 100 percent.” After Nitro took a 7-0 lead on its opening possession, the Dots got a big play to make it 7-6 with 2:05 left in the first quarter. Matthew Gibson picked off a short pass attempt and returned it 20 yards for
The Marching Poca Dots performed a memorable halftime show for fans. a touchdown. “I saw the fullback roll out and I knew when the quarterback turned that way instead of turning and looking deep he turned sideways and that let me know, hey it’s going flat,” Gibson said, adding he also saw plenty of positives in the disappointing loss. “We had a lot of mistakes. Nitro, they’re pretty good, but they weren’t good enough to beat us like that. We’re a better team than what we were tonight.” Stewart, coaching his first high school game, was eager to get back on the practice field this week. “Hopefully the kids saw that they can win,” he said. “They can believe in themselves.”
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Ranson leads the team onto the field every home and away game.