After five innings, Jefferson had struggled to take a one-run lead in its game against visiting Hampshire. In a flurry of walks and a hit batter by its pitchers Logan Maloney and William Viands, the Cougars had given away three runs to the Trojans and when reliever Shane Ellis protected the late-inning lead, Hampshire had [...]
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CHARLESTON — The Gazette Relays at Laidley Field in Charleston evolved into a tour de force for the Jefferson High boys track team. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to view it. The rest of this article is exclusive, , [...]
Continue reading …SHENANDOAH JUNCTION — When Jefferson batted around and scored four times in the fifth inning, it had trumped Washington’s earlier lead. Cougar right-hander A.J. Boyd continued to keep the Patriots subdued with his nearly walk-free work, and with the help of several quality plays from his defense made his marginal run support hold up for [...]
Continue reading …SHENANDOAH JUNCTION — The Jefferson boys ran up 190 points to easily outdistance the field at The Journal Invitational track and field meet . . . and the Lady Cougars (143 points) held off both Hampshire (128 points) and Washington (128 points) in winning their division of the meet. Jefferson’s boys won 12 of the [...]
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Jared Silva scattered his three walks and Washington used three first-inning walks to good advantage in scoring its only four runs as the Patriots dealt Jefferson a 4-1 loss April 17. The few walks Jefferson received and the definitive four-run inning were the two major factors in the Washington success that gave it a victory [...]
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SHENANDOAH JUNCTION — Typical of the first game in what will be a long series of games between Washington and Jefferson was the first inning where the Patriots scored three runs and they all were unearned. Physical errors became the theme of the game, which Jefferson won, 7-6, with its three earned runs. Mental mistakes [...]
Continue reading …Jefferson defeated visiting Martinsburg, 8-0, in a softball game on April 9 that was abbreviated by the mercy rule. The Lady Cougars’ Lauren Lewis had a two-run homer in the first inning and Jenna Wilt drilled a solo homer in the same frame. Lewis tripled in a run in the fourth. A triple by Alexandra [...]
Continue reading …Jefferson high long distance runner Ryan Graf recently signed an NCAA binding letter of intent to attend the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Graf has been a member of Jefferson’s state champion track and field team for the past three seasons and has also participated in cross country for the Cougars. He was a [...]
Continue reading …With wins in all four singles matches, Martinsburg was able to defeat homestanding Jefferson, 6-1, in a boys tennis match played on April 9. Grant Davis, Carter Davis, Owen Hamilton and Inigo Goiriena had the wins for the Bulldogs. Jefferson’s lone win came in the No. 3 doubles match where Noah French/Christian Shimer prevailed. Martinsburg [...]
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