NCHS moves to Class AAA in five more sports; RHS remains Class A

Nicholas County High School is moving to Class AAA in five additional sports with the start of the upcoming 2024-25 school year.

The change is part of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission (WVSSAC) realignment after going from three classifications to four in several sports.

The sports in which NCHS is moving from Class AA to Class AAA are football, baseball, softball, volleyball and cheerleading. NCHS has been Class AAA in boys and girls basketball for the past few years since the SSAC expanded to four classes in basketball.

NCHS will remain Class AA in golf, soccer, track, cross country and wrestling. All of those sports will still have either two or three classifications.

Richwood High School will remain Class A in all sports.

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Winners announced in Scenic Mountain Triathlon

by Mary Jane Williams

Photos courtesy of David Ward

Cortney Martin, 57, of Blacksburg, Va. flew through the entire triathlon in 2:03:05. Miss Ramp Festival Haley Jo Hunt presents the first-place women's award.

Winners have been announced in the Scenic Mountain Triathlon held in the Monongahela National Forest near Richwood on Sunday, July 14.

The winner and new West Virginia State Champion with a time of 1 hour, 44 minutes and 4 seconds was Garrett Ferguson of Keyser.

Triathlon organizers are proud to announce that the next USA State Champion for Youth was 16-year-old Benjamin Bonham who completed the swim, bike and road run course in 2:03.47.

The top 5 percent of the race entries will be invited to compete in a national race in Atlantic City, N.J., later this year.

The Richwood and Summersville Volunteer Fire Departments provided safety coverage for the event with specialized rescue teams, divers and boat operators.

Keyser's Garrett Ferguson, 19, captured first place in the men's division with a time of 1:44:04.01.

The West Virginia State Police and Redi-Care Ambulance patrolled along the route to ensure athlete safety and emergency medical services care. AT&T and FirstNet, along with the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, set up two state-of-the-art communications trucks and towers.

A large contingent of volunteers from Richwood also helped with set-up and take down and the overall running of the race.

Organizers also expressed appreciation to sponsors the Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce, Nicholas County Commission, First Community Bank, Columbia Forest Products, WVU Medicine/Summersville Regional Medical Center, U.S. Forest Service, Cranberry Mountain Nature Center, Camden Family Health, Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, The Greater Summersville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Doss Electric/Bruce Sigler, Zachwieja Workman Architects, Hammer Nutrition for providing energy drinks, Mountain Transit Authority, Gauley River Pharmacy, Mountain Lake Pharmacy, Nicholas County Health Department, Four Seasons Outfitters & Adventure Sports, Pepsico, Redi-Care Ambulance, the West Virginia State Police, Richwood Chief of Police Dan Pitts, AT&T and FirstNet, the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, the Nicholas County Department of Highways, and all the volunteers who made the triathlon possible.

 

 

 

NCHS volleyball team goes 1-3 in Hoover Tournament

The Nicholas County High School School Grizzly volleyball team went 1-3 overall in the Red, White and Boom Tournament at Herbert Hoover High School on Friday, June 28.

The tournament was part of the volleyball team’s flex days in which they are permitted to practice or play in tournaments in the off-season.

NCHS lost two of three matches in pool play but still managed to advance to the 8-team championship round of the 16-team tournament.

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