THE ELK’S STUDENTS

Hhhs Softball

The HHHS softball team under Coach Missy Anderson Smith were first runner ups at the 2023 AA State Softball Championship. They beat Independence 4-2 but finished runner-up to Winfield after a 3-0 loss in the WVSSAC AA State Tournament. The Hoover players on the All Tournament team are Laila Varney, Sydney Shamblin, Kirstin Wehrle, and Sydney Bright. Photos by Scott Abbott

Alumni Flash Forward

GREENVILLE, S.C. – (Shared from Conferencecarolinas.com) Grayson Buckner of Lees-McRae has been selected as the Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Month for softball for April. This is her second consecutive month winning the award. In 16 April games, Buckner hit .426 (23-for-54) and slugged .741 with 14 runs scored, 14 driven in, five doubles and four home runs. She also struck out five batters in eight innings in the circle for the Bobcats. Buckner played primarily at second base during the month and had a hit in all but two contests in the month with seven multi-hit contests. She collected three hits in a game twice and drove in a month-best four runs in the April 12 win over Southern Wesleyan as she went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a home run. She ended the season hitting .430, a Bobcats program record.

CONGRATS!

Emma Veltri and Abby Hanson have signed with WV State to continue their softball and academic careers and Levi Paxton committed to play football and continue his academics at the University of Charleston.

Project Graduation Says Thank You

Thank you to the sponsors who helped make the 2023 Project Graduation a success: Yak House Rentals, Clendenin Lions Club, Bettie Kee, Bill Rogers, CAMC, John Robertson, Joe Robertson, Dan Sweeney, Giovanni’s, Elkview Dairy Queen, Blue Creek Auto, Elk Valley Physical Therapy, Canaan Valley, Winter Place, Kanawha County Commission, Michael’s Salon and Anytime Fitness.

Recognizing Hhhs Chemistry Students

West Virginia State University hosted the ACS Chemistry Olympiad Banquet and the following students were recognized individually from HHHS: Nathaniel Jackson (1st year chemistry exam) and Meredith Frame (2nd year chemistry exam).

In addition, HHHS placed as a team, which consisted of the top four highest scoring students from Hoover. 1st year chemistry: 2nd place in the region (Bella Bowen, Grant Whitehair, Nathaniel Jackson, and Josie Davidson); 2nd year chemistry: 3rd place in the region (Meredith Frame, Rebecca Stodola, Bobby Butterworth, and Kaitlyn Bailey).

LEAH’S LEGACY

Congratulations to Chloe Nary of HHHS, the first recipient of the Leah Strickland Memorial Scholarship that is awarded to an exemplary graduating senior female athlete with high GPA, multiple sport participation, community service and team skills.

As the Strickland Family wants to grow and continue the scholarship perpetually, they are pleased to announce the Inaugural Leah’s Legacy 5K Run/1 Mile Walk/Kid’s Fun Run on Sunday, Sept 17th, 2023, at 5:00 pm. The event will start at Charleston City Center (Slack Plaza), proceed toward Kanawha Boulevard, and end back at Charleston City Center.

Sign up at https://runsignup.com/Race/ WV/Charleston/LeahsLegacy. Corporate sponsorship is available. For more information, email the Strickland's at leahslegacy5k@gmail.com or call 931-200-8440.