1974 TEAM MEMBERS - Head coach Dave Cooper, assistant coach Trent Veach, players George Halterman, Randy Mongold, Dave Barr, Dennis Hill, Greg Veach, Ralph Ours, Bob Mohr, Steve Mathias, Jay Geary, Bobby Jack Harman and manager Buddy Alt.

“Imagine this - The U.S. has just withdrawn from the Vietnam conflict. Gerald Ford is sworn in as Vice President. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak tree is the number one hit song and Blazing Saddles is playing at the Seneca Theatre. Gas was $.53 a gallon, milk was $.72 and according to J.J. Walker from Good Times, the Vikings were “Dy-No-Mite.

This season marks the 50th anniversary of the first undefeated regular season at 20-0. The 73-74 Vikings were comprised of a combination of young up-and-comers and seasoned vets from the 1972 state tournament team. The 74 Vikings won 10 consecutive informal summer league games, two scrimmages and a practice game against faculty and alumni, this squad won an additional straight 20 regular season games and two sectional games before bowing out in the regionals to Hedgesville in a crushing loss.

Read more: PHS recognizes 50 year anniversary: 1974 Undefeated Team

Vikings fall

61-57

ODD COUPLES MIXED LEAGUE

February 4th

TEAM STANDINGS: Terminators 68 – 24, Vetter’s Guns & Ammo 60 – 32, MMATFB 56 – 36, Split Happens 55 – 37, Empire Strikes 50 – 42, WELD 44 – 48, Country Cars & Trucks 42 – 50, Family Traditions II 33 – 59, Family Traditions I 33 – 59, Happy Bowlers 19 – 73.

MEN

HIGH GAME (SCRATCH): Cohan Kesner 300, Jon Hedrick 267, Larry Walp 248, Troy McGreevy 238. (HANDICAP): Cohan Kesner 300, Jon Hedrick 274, Larry Walp 260, Brent Berg 255.

HIGH SERIES (SCRATCH): Cohan Kesner 744, Tyler Halterman 651, Jon Hedrick 642, Ed Wompler 613. (HANDICAP): Cohan Kesner 744, Tyler Halterman 702, Brent Berg 677, Trevor Wratchford 669.

HIGH AVERAGE: Cohan Kesner 214.20, Jon Hedrick 202.13, Troy Mc- Greevy 199.30, Ed Wompler 195.63.

WOMEN

HIGH GAME (SCRATCH): Carissa Michael 257, Dee Anna McDonald 193, Emily Stark 188, Ashley Wratchford 176. (HANDICAP): Carissa Michael 272, Emily Stark, Ashley Wratchford and Wendy Whetzel 227.

HIGH SERIES (SCRATCH): Carissa Michael 605, Ashley Wratchford 534, Emily Stark 527, Dee Anna McDonald 518. (HANDICAP): Ashley Wratchford 654, Carissa Michael 650, Emily Stark 644, Rachel Stark 625.

HIGH AVERAGE: Carissa Michael 192.24, Sarah Earle 175.63, Dee Anna McDonald 172.14, Emily Stark 162.36.

THURSDAY NIGHT MEN’S LEAGUE

February 6th

TEAM STANDINGS: Balls Deep 61 – 35, Vetter’s Guns & Ammo 56 - 40, Vetter’s Mini Mart 53 – 43, Chillmers 52 – 44, Strikeforce 50 – 46, Petersburg Oil Company 50 – 46, Golden Lanes 49 – 47.

HIGH GAME (SCRATCH): Andrew Hawk 279, Evan Kesner 267, Gary Leatherman 257, Troy McGreevy 247, Jon Hedrick 234. (HANDICAP): Andrew Hawk 315, Evan Kesner 288, Gary Leatherman 284, Troy McGreevy 284, Eric Hartman 272.

HIGH SERIES (SCRATCH): Evan Kesner 680, Troy McGreevy 669, Cohan Kesner 660, Gary Leatherman 658, Don Himelright and Trevor Wratchford 629. (HANDICAP): Troy McGreevy 780, Trevor Wratchford 776, Danny Kesner 752, Evan Kesner 743, Jaxson Vetter 742. (HANDICAP): Cohan Kesner 744, Tyler Halterman 702, Brent Berg 677, Trevor Wratchford 669.

HIGH AVERAGE: Cohan Kesner 215.57, Don Himelright 206.90, Evan Kesner 206.89, Zachary Arbaugh 203.06, Gary Leatherman 200.14, Andrew Kesner 200.14.

SBV WOMEN

February 3rd

HIGH GAME (SCRATCH): Marsha Leslie 194, Cherry Hammons 184, Dee Anna McDonald 181. (HANDICAP): Marsha Leslie 234, Mernie Kimble 228, Cherry Hammons and Helen Bell 218.

HIGH SERIES (SCRATCH): Dee Anna McDonald 529, Cherry Hammons 510, Marsha Leslie 498. (HANDICAP): Marsha Leslie 618, Helen Bell 616, Dee Anna McDonald 613.

February 10th

HIGH GAME (SCRATCH): Dee Anna McDonald 109, Kathy Vance 189, Penny Sites 184. (HANDICAP): Dee Anna McDonald 237, Kathy Vance 226, Leslie Rohrbaugh 222.

HIGH SERIES (SCRATCH): Dee Anna McDonald 557, Penny Sites 484, Cherry Hammons 468. (HANDICAP): Dee Anna McDonald 641, Penny Sites 589, Stacey Heavner 580.

ODD COUPLES MIXED LEAGUE

January 28th

TEAM STANDINGS: Terminators 64 – 24, Vetter’s Guns & Ammo 59 – 29, MMATFB 53 – 35, Split Happens 51 – 37, Empire Strikes 49 – 39, Country Cars & Trucks 42 – 46, WELD 41 – 47, Family Traditions I 33 – 55, Family Traditions II 30 – 58, Happy Bowlers 18 – 70.

MEN HIGH GAME (SCRATCH): Larry Walp 266, Arron Faxon 255, Jon Hedrick 247, Cohan Kesner 238. (HANDICAP): Larry Walp 280, Brandon Ketterman 274, Arron Faxon 269, Trevor Wratchford 262.

HIGH SERIES MEN (SCRATCH): Cohan Kesner 739, Jon Hedrick 697, Larry Walp 694, Arron Faxon 664, Cohan Kesner 639. (HANDICAP): Larry Walp 736, Jon Hedrick 721, Arron Faxon 706, Trevor Wratchford 643.

HIGH AVERAGE: Cohan Kesner 212.67, Jon Hedrick 201.59, Troy McGreevy 199.33, Ed Wompler 195.18.

Read more: Golden Lanes LEAGUE RESULTS

The Potomac Valley Muzzleloaders met February 2 at Turner Park in Maysville for a novelty match with 12 shooters participating

 Novelty Matches

#1 - Joe Martin, charcoal briquetts

#2 - MaCrae Warner, suckers

#3 - Dakota Parsons, rubberbands

#4 - Tim Plum, shotgun shells

#5 - Tim Plum, pop cans

#6 - MaCrae Waner, 50-yard gong

#7 - Juanita Haslacker, 100-yard gong

#8 - Dakota Parsons, Life Savers

 Aggregate Winners

First, Tim Plum, nine hits

Second, MaCrae Warner, eight hits

Third, Dakota Parsons, seven hits

Fourth, Joe Martin, four hits

Fifth, Beckie Warner, three hits

 February 8

Larry Snuffer Slam

Shady Spring, W.Va.

By Clay Fritz

PHS Wrestling

For the final tournament of the regular season, the Vikings made the long journey to Shady Spring for the first time to compete in the Larry Snuffer Slam. The duals tournament brought teams from all corners of the state. Martinsburg, Cameron, Nicholas, Elkins, Braxton, Hurricane, Liberty Raleigh, Greenbrier West and Midland Trail joined the host teams also for a great day of wrestling.

How would the team fare in the final tune-up before regionals?

Competing for the short-handed Vikings were Carter Thompson, Ethan Stump, Aiden Coakley, Garrett Dolly, and Trey Cooper. Josh Lahman and Lukas Wolford were sidelined for the day as a precaution but traveled to support their teammates.

Hurricane B, Liberty Raleigh, and Shady Spring were the other teams in our pool to start the day. Thompson, Dolly, and Cooper all started the day with wins against Hurricane B. Hurricane brought both their varsity and junior varsity teams for the tournament, JV is designated as the B team. Coakley joined Dolly and Thompson in the win column against Shady Spring.

Read more: PHS wrestling team compete in Larry Snuffer Slam

The Petersburg High School Viking archery team traveled to Charleston last Friday and Saturday to compete in the Elkview Middle Tournament. The event marked the 14 year of the tournament and was held at the Charleston Exhibit and Convention Hall.

During the tournament, Viking Brianna Mercer brought home a fifth place win in her division, finishing the event with a score of 282. Mercer and Viking Kelsey Clark earned their pins for shooting 50. While the team as a whole did not place, multiple other PHS students completed the shoot with their personal bests.

Vikings that competed in the tournament were: Ryan Clark, Eva Donaldson, Lucy Groves, Hunter Hall, Adalynn Hevener, Payten Huffman, Kailea Kisamore,

Read more: PHS archery team competes in Charleston

By: Ryan Colaw

PHS Softball

Petersburg and Moorefield met for the fifth time this season Friday — the latest installment for the region championship.

Moorefi eld was able to force a winner-take-all Class A, Region II, Section 1 title bout by defeating Petersburg on Thursday 3-1, but the Vikings responded with a 3-2 victory the following day to capture a ninth consecutive section championship.

Petersburg right-hander Samantha Colaw went the distance and earned the victory allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits while striking out fi ve. Colaw (15-5) has pitched in three straight section title games.

“It means a lot to me to get the chance to pitch in these games,” she said. “I have been blessed with great teammates, athletes and coaches to have my back when stepping onto the field.”'

Petersburg (23-8) advances to the Region II championship game, where it’ll play a best-of-three series with Doddridge County with a spot in the Class A state tournament on the line.

Longtime head coach Bubba Hedrick recently won his 400th game when the Vikings toppled top-seeded Pendleton County, 6-2, on May 5. His 401st victory Friday proved to be even more difficult.

“Hard, hard game,” said Hedrick, who has a 401-156 record at the helm. “You got two great nights of softball against Moorefield. Kudos to them. We just got enough hitting.

“A key home run by Shyane Tawney got us going and loosened us up a little bit. Sammy worked out of some jams and that was big for us.”

Moorefield (18-10) pushed Petersburg to the winner-take-all matchup after Amber Williams carried the Yellow Jackets by allowing an unearned run on three hits while striking out nine Vikings to help secure the 3-1 victory.

Read more: Vikings clip Yellow Jacket wings, grab their ninth consecutive sectional title