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Regular-season finale is Saturday at Raceway

KERENS — Once again Mother Nature played havoc with the racing at Elkins Raceway last Friday night. Hot laps were run and the first heat had taken to the track before the rains came. Officials attempted to wait out the rain but it just came back stronger and the event was washed out. Arm bands will be honored on Saturday evening for the final night of the regular season. There will be double points in all the classes and gates will open at 6 pm. Load up your friends and family and catch some great dirt track racing before the engines shut down for the year! There may still ...

‘Road trip’ a chance to see some old friends

One of the great joys of working in sports for myself is the start of fall practices for area high school and college teams. It begins a journey for the squads, as new faces are greeted by high expectations and everyone is optimistic about a successful season. While traveling around the area the last couple of weeks collecting information and pictures for the Gridiron Guide, which will appear in Thursday’s editions of The Inter-Mountain, I had the opportunity to visit with several coaches, players and some familiar faces, including Tucker County coaching icon Tom Gutshall, who was ...

Mast surveys are important

Each year in August, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources would like to get at least four mast surveys from every county in the state. I got my mast survey forms from the DNR on July 31, and so far I have not yet been in the woods. This past Sunday I went to the Izaak Walton League Summer picnic out on Files Creek and observed a few of the nut trees near the picnic pavilion. Most of these looked favorable. I wanted to go up on the hill behind the club house after I finished eating, but the humidity was just too intense. The only thing I wanted to do was find a ...

Busy night of action at Elkins Raceway

KERENS — Fans were treated to a little extra race action Friday evening at Elkins Raceway. The evening started with make-up features for the West Virginia Pools Street Stocks and the Edge Hot Mods. Anthony Arbogast grabbed the victory over Jason Ammons. Teresa Vaughan and Jamie Keene made it two ladies in the top five. Ryan Gum finished fifth. The Hot Mods took to the track next. Thomas Sigler took the win over Dylan Hankins. Michael Moreland finished third. Roland Bell and Randy Bise rounded out the top five. After the rounds of Hot Lap Qualifying for everyone, the Jenkins ...

Saturday night offered great racing

Saturday nights alright! The song says for fighting. It was all right for racing at Elkins Raceway this past weekend. With increased purses and laps, the stage was set for some great racing. First up were the Performance Chevrolet AMRA Modifieds. Fifteen cars were in the pits. Kyle Bond made the tow over from Parkersburg and took the victory. Jamie McCloud took second. Dave Defibaugh finished third. Veteran Phil Jefferies ran fourth. Kenny Rowback finally got some of the troubles behind him and had a good run finishing fifth. The old MudBus had a rare suspension failure and I ...

Time to get ready for hunting season

In my last column I stated that the hunting season for this area (greater Randolph County) will start on Sept. 8, with the opening of the statewide squirrel season. This is just a measly five weeks away. Chances are, when this day arrives, we could still be in the heat of the summer. The leaves will be heavy, which will make the bushy-tails difficult to locate, and the biting and/or stinging insects will be prevailing. Now is the time for the bow hunters to be getting their archery skills tuned up. The best time of the day to be practicing would be in the early morning (7 to 9 ...