By Jordan Nicewarner, Panhandle News Network Sports MARTINSBURG, W.Va – The Shepherd Rams football team continues to climb the ladder of national rankings as the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches Poll and D2Football.com Polls were released yesterday. Shepherd will go into their week eight game on the road at West Chester ranked…
By Luke Wiggs, Panhandle News Network Sports Martinsburg, W.Va– With half the 2022 campaign in the books, a clearer playoff picture is starting to develop around the state, and the panhandle. A question posed in the preseason is starting to become a reality as the EPAC is trending toward solidifying four bids for…
By Jordan Nicewarner, Panhandle News Network Sports SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – The eyes of the D2 football world have already been on Shepherd, but fans finally got a taste of football season as the Rams took the field for their media day scrimmage. It didn’t take long for the buzz to come back to Ram Stadium,…
By Jordan Nicewarner, Panhandle News Network Sports SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – The Shepherd Rams football team has been ranked sixth in the 2022 American Football Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches Poll. This comes not long after the Rams were tapped to finish first in the PSAC back on August fourth. This most recent ranking continues to…
By Luke Wiggs, Panhandle News Network Sports Hedgesville, W.Va. – Allison Janney began her Hedgesville girls soccer head coaching career with a bang in 2019, winning 18 games and finishing as the state runner-up. After 14 seniors departed that 2019 squad a step rebuild began. The Eagles won just a single game in…
By Luke Wiggs, Panhandle News Network Sports Charles Town, W.Va. – 15 years as head coach for the Washington girl’s soccer team has netted tremendous success for Tim Michael. The Patriots have had just a single losing season since 2013 when they were the state runner-up. 2021 saw Washington finish 13-6 with their…
By Luke Wiggs, Panhandle News Network Sports Charles Town, W.Va. – The Patriots Boys soccer team had a flair for the dramatic last season. Washington won 3 consecutive playoff games in extra time before their season was ended by Morgantown. “We were kind of winning by the skin of our teeth.” Said assistant…
By Parker Stone, Panhandle News Network Sports Morgantown, W.V. – The news broke back on July 23rd of the inductees of the 2022 WVU Sports Hall of Fame, with three big names coming from one of the most exciting periods in West Virginia football history. Quarterback Geno Smith and wide receivers Stedman Bailey…
By Luke Wiggs, Panhandle News Network Sports Martinsburg ranked 1st in the Panhandle News Network Sports EPAC Preseason Media Poll 2022 #wvprepfb pic.twitter.com/Mz25EZVesi — Panhandle Sports Live! – Panhandle News Network (@EPSportsNetwork) August 3, 2022 **click on highlighted names for full previews** MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Coming to the Panhandle I wasn’t sure what I…
By Luke Wiggs, Panhandle News Network Sports CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The dominos finally fell into place to allow the alumni teams of the state’s two biggest collegiate institutions to do battle in TBT. While fans in both camps will refuse to admit it, they each cheered for their bitter rivals, in secret or even…