Huntington native EJ Tackett won the Barbasol PBA Tour Finals, defeating Jakob Butturff, 2-1, on Sunday, July 21, at Red Rock Lanes, in Las Vegas, NV.
Butturff kicked off the championship match with a 247-225 victory. Tackett, however, responded with a 238-220 triumph in the second game to force a ninth and 10th-frame roll-off. In the roll-off, he toppled 45 pins to 26 for Butturff to win the tournament.
The victory marked the second of Tackett’s career at the PBA Tour Finals. It was also his first triumph of the 2019 season.
Registration is open for the Contact Football and Flag Football leagues at the Police Athletic League, in Huntington.
There is a cost to participate in either league, which can be reduced by selling fund-raiser items.
The Contact Football league is open to children ages 9 to 12 years old as of Sept. 1. The minimum weight to participate is 65 pounds. Practices will begin the week of Aug. 19.
Parkview Huntington Family YMCA is partnering with Faith Community Church of God again this fall to offer a Huntington United Fall Rec Soccer League.
The goal of this league is to provide instruction to assist in the development of soccer skills. Three age divisions are offered for the fall league, including 7U, 10U and 14U.
Kids registering for 7U should be 5, 6 and 7 years old and must not turn 8 before Sept. 1. Those in the 10U division are 8, 9 and 10 years old not turning 11 before Sept. 1. Athletes in the 14U division cannot turn 15 before Sept. 1.
August VandenTop (left) defeated Collin Vaillancourt in the championship round of the Roanoke Youth Sports Home Run Derby, held recently on Kendall A. Dennis Memorial Field, in Roanoke Park.
Encore Sotheby’s recently won the Roanoke Youth Sports Coaches Pitch Tournament. Team members are (front row from left) Caysen Sorg, Cohen Sorg, Keegan Reid, Brysen Reid and Annabell Garcia; (middle row from left) Palmer Wilkinson, Justin Garcia, Izaya Kwarteng, Jackson Ruefer, Hadley Toll and Malaki Kwarteng; and (back row from left) Head Coach Brittney Garcia, Assistant Coach Adam Garcia and Joelle Ruefer.
RealtorParker.com recently won the Roanoke Youth Sports Sandlot Minors Tournament. Team members are (front row from left) Ryan Keezer, Riley Wilson, Nolan Mangan, Nolan Smith, Griffin Castle, Cole Ellet and Emmit Brown; and (back row from left) Coach Adam Vaillancourt, Griffin Vaillancourt, Luke Metzler, Ethan Louvar, Cooper Fingerle, Bryce Louvar and Coach Scott Mangan.
The United Way of Huntington County will hold the 12th annual United Way Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Registration is available online until Aug. 7. Only registrations before July 23 are guaranteed a shirt.
There is a cost to enter a team. Team registration is available even if a team hasn’t yet been finalized. When registering fill out TBD for team member names. The United Way will contact registrants closer to the date of the event to get team member information.
Riverview Middle School, in Huntington, is offering voluntary open-gym sessions for boys and girls in seventh and eighth grade who plan on playing football at the school in the upcoming season.
Football skills and fundamentals will be taught during the sessions.
To participate in these sessions, students are required to have a physical turned in to Coach Claude Weese by the first session on Monday, July 15. Weese will begin accepting physicals at 4 p.m. that day, at the pavilion located next to the school’s practice field.
The Steve and Peggy Paul Memorial Scholarship Fund board has announced awards of scholarships to local students pursuing post-secondary education.
Awardees are Elizabeth Allred, Josi Barscz, Zoie Brooks, Haley Burnau, Dane Fife, Wade Kingrey, Karmen Koch, Madeleine Laymon, Miranda Smart and Makayala Snodderly.
This year’s recipients received $500 each to go towards their continuing education in their chosen fields.
Etna Acres Golf Course, in rural Andrews, hosted the Little City Junior Golf Tour on June 21.
In the boys’ junior high division, which was a nine-hole competition, Tyson Baer took first place with a score of 41. Easton Shaw placed second with a 49 while Tristan Hoffman claimed third with a 52.
In the girls’ high school division, which was 18 holes, Samantha Kissell captured first place with a score of 86. Audrey Koetter was runner up with an 87, followed by Bella Carrillo, with a 99, and Annie Cole, with a 100.
Participants in the Forester Basketball Camp dribble around players from the Huntington University men’s basketball team during a drill at the camp on Monday, June 17, in Platt Arena. The camp, which concludes today, Thursday, June 20, saw children in kindergarten through ninth grade learn basketball fundamentals from the men’s basketball team’s coaches and players.
Riverview Middle School, in Huntington, is offering voluntary open-gym sessions for boys and girls in seventh and eighth grade who plan on playing football at the school in the upcoming season.
Football skills and fundamentals will be taught during the sessions.
To participate in these sessions, students are required to have a physical turned in to Coach Claude Weese by the first session, July 15. Weese will begin accepting physicals at 4 p.m. that day, at the pavilion located next to the school’s practice field.
