By Chris Miles Sports Editor It was only two minutes of game play, but it could ultimately mean the difference between a deep postseason run and a first-round exit. The West Jefferson boys basketball team was playing with little emotion and even less fire during the first half of the Division III Central District [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor Jonathan Alder girls soccer coach Dan Brady remembers watching a youth soccer match years ago where a fleet-footed youngster was literally running circles around opposing players. Years later that same player was doing much the same at the high school level, earning her all-district honors for the Pioneers. That [...]
By CHRIS MILES Sports Editor The Flames (19-5) passed its first real test of the postseason with a Division IV sectional final victory Thursday at Jonathan Alder. After a pair of blowout victories in the first two rounds, Shekinah had to work hard to hold off the upstart Lions. “We played pretty well in the [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor There’s no substitue for experience and the Madison-Plains girls basketball team has a lot more on its roster than West Jefferson. The Golden Eagles played with poise, confidence and a laser-like focus, particualrly in the first half Thursday, as they cruised to a 55-38 Division III sectional final victory [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor The search for a new varsity football coach at Madison-Plains High School (MPHS) has come to an end. The Golden Eagles have tabbed Jason Hunt as their new gridiron boss, the hire was approved by the Madison-Plains School Board Tuesday night. The new coach has spent time in recent [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor When the Shekinah Christian girls basketball team is hitting its perimeter shots, look out. Northside Christian found out the hard way just how good the third-seeded Flames can be when their outside shots are falling. The Flames (18-6) shot holes in the various different zone defenses the Lions threw [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor One of the biggest drawbacks to the start the Central District basketball tournament is the number of lopsided early-round games in favor of the highest seeded teams. These games usually mean a talented squad has to find some type of motivation to get itself ready to play. The No. 3 [...]
By Chris Miles Sports Editor It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out the closer you are to the basket, the more likely the shots you’re shooting are going to go in. The West Jefferson boys basketball team turned a non-league tilt with visiting Horizon Science Academy Tuesday into a glorified layup line in [...]
