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Berkeley Springs baseball team entered last week with a 9-5 record and a ninth place ranking in West Virginia Class AA. Everything was going well and headed in the right direction.

There was still much optimism after the Indians dropped back-to-back games by identical scores of 3-2 to Class AAA powers Martinsburg and Jefferson County. But, the Tribe, which played outstanding games against both the Bulldogs and Cougars, laid an egg in a home double-header to Petersburg, losing by respective scores of 13-3 and 10-6 and then lost a tight road contest to St. Maria Goretti, 4-3, on Saturday, April 28 in Hagerstown, Md.

The Berkeley Springs baseball team climbed to number 10 in the West Virginia Class AA rankings last week. This is quite an accomplishment for a team that had its first winning season in a long time a year ago. So far in 2007, the Indians have an impressive record of 9-5, despite going 2-2 a week ago.

The Berkeley Springs High School softball team beat visiting Keyser 11-3 and 14-0 on Wednesday, April 18. The Indians pounded out 26 hits in the double header, while limiting Keyser to only four hits.

Meghan Mock, a junior at Berkeley Springs High School, won three events and finished second in fourth at the West Virginia University Invitational on Saturday, April 21 in Morgantown.

Mock finished second in the 100 meter hurdles before setting meet records in the high jump, long jump and 300 meter hurdles, to claim victory in each.

The first Noel

OK, I'm not sure if this is the first time West Virginia has signed a football player named Noel, but at least I think it is. With everything that has taken place with the WVU basketball program in the last month, news of the WVU football program has not found its way into this space.

by Horace Blankenship

On the strength of ten first place finishes, Berkeley Springs easily defeated Mercersburg Academy, Southern Fulton and McConnelsburg to win a quadrangular meet in Mercersburg, Pa.

Last Week Berkeley Springs High School baseball coach Trey Barcus was quoted as saying that "the offense hasn't clicked yet." That may have been true last week, but it certainly isn't true any longer as the Indians banged out 16 hits, nine extra base hits, including two home runs, in a 16-2, five-inning, win over Paden City on Tuesday, April 10, in Paden City.

Berkeley Springs came out swinging, scoring five runs in the top of the first, four more in the second and five more in the third to take a quick 14-0 lead.

Samantha Zahnow struck out 10 Clear Spring batters to pick up her third win of the year, as the Berkeley Spring High School softball team defeated the Blazers 8-6, on Tuesday, April 10 in Clear Spring, Md. Zahnow had plenty of help from the Indian offense. The Tribe banged out 11 hits, four for extra bases and scored in four of seven innings, on their way to the two-run victory.

Berkeley Springs is finding out that there are no cupcakes on the schedule and that they need to be prepared, mentally and physically, for each and every game.

What about Bob?

When West Virginia athletic director Ed Pastilong announced Bob Huggins as WVU's new basketball coach at a press conference on April 6, the long time administrator said, "It was probably the shortest negotiation ever. I asked if he was ready to come home and he said absolutely."

The Berkeley Springs High School girls and boys track teams traveled to Hancock, Md., on Thursday, April 5, for a quadrangular meet against Hancock, Southern Fulton, Pa. and Smithsburg, Md.

All teams battled cold, windy conditions. But even with the snow flying and wind howling the Berkeley Springs girls finished first with 123 points and the boys second, 1.5 points behind Smithsburg.