Lady Knights come out blazing in Sectional opening win over Muskies
If John Glenn’s Muskies volleyball team was hoping that top-seeded West Holmes would come out flat against them in their Div. II volleyball Sectional tournament at River View on Oct. 16, they did not get their wish.A team which has shown the ability to fall in and out of intensity mode over the course of the season, West Holmes came out clicking on all cylinders against the Muskies (9-14), and...
A flood of goals lifts West Holmes to win over Morgan
Noah only let the animals on to the ark two by two.At times during West Holmes’ 11-0 victory over Morgan in the Div. II Philo Sectional soccer opener Oct. 16, it appeared as though Morgan was letting Lady Knights goals in four or five at a time.Scoring came early and often for West Holmes, which took advantage of its superior athleticism to roll over Morgan and advance to the Sectional final...
Knights Sectional loss a microcosm of season
For a while during West Holmes’ Div. II boys soccer game at River View High school, it looked appeared as though the Knights, owner of a 1-13-1 record on the season, were going to pull off their second straight victory of the campaign.Unfortunately, John Glenn had other ideas, and when a couple of tough calls went against the Knights, they never recovered and fell by a 3-1 count, ending their...
Expectations on par for Lady Knights at OCC meet
If any team thought they were going to challenge Lexington for the Ohio Cardinal Conference cross country team title on Saturday, they should have stopped to consider a reality check. Lady Lexs team ran away from the pack in the meet, led by Ellen Isaac, and grabbed the top three spots en route to an easy victory. In their wake, they left second place Ashland and third place West Holmes, and...
Knights biggest hits records just keep on coming at OCC meet
After finally breaking down the barrier and winning the Wayne-Holmes Cross Country Invite for the first time ever a week prior to their effort at the Ohio Cardinal Conference meet, the West Holmes Knights figured they might as well continue to set some more firsts for the Knights program. Led by Cully Gordon, Sam Boyd and a solid mid-pack effort on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Ashland High School, the...
A punters run, a pooch kick and ball control lead to Knights big win over Lexington
Not too often does a punt become a rallying point for a team, but on Friday, Oct. 12, that is exactly what Brock Macaulays punt or lack thereof did for the Knights. Facing a fourth down and 6 at their own 24 to begin the game after getting stopped by Lexington, Macaulay dropped back into punt formation, ready to send one skyward. But when the ball was snapped, Macaulay soon realized that...
Knights harriers capture first-ever Wayne-Holmes Invite title
The Wayne-Holmes Cross country Invite has always been a great place for the West Holmes Knights to show off their incredibly deep team, but never before in the schools history have the Knights ever actually won a title there. That all changed on Saturday, Oct. 8, when the West Holmes boys captured the schools first title in the event. The guys have had a great year, but we were coming off...
Knights duo ends high school career at District Tournament
Coming into their senior year, Chelsea Black and Hannah Frank teamed up for one common goal getting to the Ohio High School Athletic Association girls tennis District tournament, which was held on Wednesday Oct. 10 at Ohio University in Athens. Black and Frank spent the entire season preparing for the sectional tournament, where they won two straight rounds to make it to Athens, besting...
Lady Hawks serve up a win over Rockets in Sectional opener
Talk about your weird moments. Last year when Kelsey Mast served 15 straight points during one stretch against Conotton Valley in the Div. IV Dover Sectional opener, she had to feel like she was living a dream. This year, the two teams met again in the same manner, and this time Mast had to feel like it was deja vu. With the first game close, Mast went on a service binge again, nailing 12 in a...