Martinsburg, W.Va – National Signing Day meant for a busy few hours on Wednesday as Shepherd made some of the final additions to its 2024 football roster: Offense Patrick Thomas (6’2, 205, QB) Woodgrove High School, VA – Thomas threw for 1,446 yards and 24 touchdowns and added another 612 yards on the ground…
With over a full month of the season and a week of conference play complete, EPAC boys basketball teams have put the state of West Virginia on notice that the Eastern Panhandle cannot be left out of the conversation for state title contenders in Class AAAA. The hosts of Panhandle Sports Live each submitted their…
Story by Daniel Woods MARTINSBURG, W.Va – The Musselman girls basketball team is already finding its motivation in its first year under head coach Tim Potter. The Lady Applemen may have struggled in recent years but an strong start to the season has been driven in part by a desire to prove the doubters wrong.…
Story by Daniel Woods MARTINSBURG, W.Va –There’s a stronger sense of comfort within the Martinsburg girls basketball program this season as the Bulldogs enter the second season of Ronnie Fitzpatrick’s tenure as head coach. While adjusting to new leadership may have precipitated a slow start a year ago, Fitzpatrick believes his team lived up to…
Martinsburg, W.Va- Friday’s show saw our Panhandle Sports Live crew draft an EPAC basketball fantasy roster. While so many talented players populate the panhandle only 15 were chosen with a few honorable mentions, here’s how the draft went down. Hear the show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panhandle-news-network/episodes/Panhandle-Sports-Live–12-8-23-e2d0f5p Draft Picks: (Daniel)- Caleb Thomas- Spring Mills: “I’m…
Story by Daniel Woods MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Hedgesville boys basketball coach Kelly Church has learned to expect ebbs and flows when it comes to experience. The Eagles reached the state tournament a year ago with a large core of seniors on the roster and now he’s tasked with bringing together a team that’s still figuring…
Story by Daniel Woods MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Coming off of three consecutive tournament appearances, Jefferson boys basketball coach Richard Lewis knows how to prepare a team to play with a target on its back. As tipoff of the 2023-24 season nears, the Cougars’ leader is going through that process once again. “We’re going to get…
Story by Daniel Woods MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Ryan Miller hit the ground running when he was named the head coach of the Washington boys basketball team in the spring. With a young core of talented players, he sought to bring the group together in a hurry. “We kind of tried to hit the ground running…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va- The road to the Super 6 was one of twists and turns for the Princeton Tigers. It began with a rivalry win in round one from Oak Hill, then a clash with Parkersburg and quarterback David Parsons, pitting two of the best at that position in the state head to head. Princeton…
Story by Daniel Woods MARTINSBRUG, W.Va – The Spring Mills boys basketball team is focused on winning when it counts. Head coach Luke Samples is preaching a “March Mentality” after his team finished on something of a sour note at the end of the 2022-23 season. “We have to be ready in March. We started…