Fairmont State

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Shepherd 68, Fairmont State 50 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Katie Warehime had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead Shepherd, which broke out of a halftime tie to outscore WVIAC opponent Fairmont State (9-8, 6-4), 41-23 in the second half. Krissy Grosselin scored 14 points, Colleen Shumaker and Katie Biggs each added 12 and Jerica Hewett had seven rebounds for the Rams (9-10, 6-6). Shepherd 68, Fairmont State 50 FAIRMONT STATE (9-8, 6-4)

MEN'S BASKETBALL Fairmont State 72, Shepherd 63 SHEPHERD (10-7, 4-6) Turner 4-11 4-4 12, Jarman 2-10 0-3 4, Lymas 5-8 7-10 18, Williams 1-3 2-3 4, Motichka 5-11 0-0 12, Dosu 0-2 1-2 1, Gallagher 5-13 1-2 12. Totals 22-58 15-24 63. FAIRMONT STATE (12-5, 6-4) Womble 7-16 2-2 16, Southern 4-8 1-3 10, McFadden 7-16 6-7 23, Loughry 3-7 4-6 12, Means 1-4 5-6 7, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 1-2 2-2 4, Bruner 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 20-26 72. Halftime - Fairmont State, 29-27.

PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) - Shepherd running back Dervon Wallace was named the West Virginia Conference offensive player of the year for the second straight season Tuesday, while Fairmont State linebacker Vince Black earned the league's defensive honor. Shepherd's Monte Cater was named coach of the year a fourth straight time. The awards were voted on by league coaches. Wallace is the first repeat winner of the offensive honor since Shepherd's Damian Beane in 1988 and 1999.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HCC 3, Hartford 0 BEL AIR, Md. - Sammi Snodderly had seven aces, six kills and six digs as Hagerstown defeated Hartford, 30-7, 30-8, 30- 12. Karey Toms had seven kills and five aces for the Hawks (11-4, 4-0), while Kayla Martin had eight assists and five aces. Caitlyn Selby had five kills and Jessica Ambrose had nine assists. Hagerstown is ranked 14th in NJCAA Division II. Shepherd 3, Fairmont State 0 FAIRMONT, W.Va. - Kiira Cerasi had 17 kills and 13 digs to lead Shepherd to a 30-28, 30-20, 30-27 WVIAC win over Fairmont State.

MEN'S BASKETBALL Shepherd 75, Fairmont 71 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Darren Stackhouse led four Rams in double digits with 20 points as Shepherd University edged Fairmont State in WVIAC action on Saturday. Donald Thomas added 18 points for Shepherd (8-5, 3-2) and Yves Moliva had 14 points. Ryan Peterson and Matt Deaner added 10 points each for the Rams. Kevin Pearson scored 19 points for Fairmont (9-4, 2-2). WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Fairmont 86, Shepherd 73 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va.

WVIAC WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. - Shepherd University remained unbeaten in the West Virginia Conference with a fast start and 38-7 win over West Liberty on Saturday. The Rams (4-3, 4-0) jumped to a 20-0 lead in the first period. Senior quarterback Len Ferguson scored on a 5-yard run with 10:19 left to play in the opening period to cap a 12-play, 83-yard drive following the kickoff. On West Liberty's first possession, Rams' outside linebacker Ron Frazier blocked a punt and Chad Pence scooped the ball up and ran 42 yards for a score.

MEN'S BASKETBALL Shepherd 80, Fairmont State 75 FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Jonathan Motichka led all scorers with 27 points and Derek Gallagher came off the bench to add 15 points and nine rebounds for Shepherd in a WVIAC upset over Fairmont State (18-8, 11-8). Liki Turner had 12 points and Tucker Lucas scored 10 points for the Rams (12-14, 11-8). WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Shepherd 55, Fairmont State 53 FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Krissy Grosselin led Shepherd in scoring with 18 points as the Rams edged Fairmont State (16-9, 13-6)

FAIRMONT, W.Va -- Junior Deante Steele ran back both a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns to lead Shepherd University to a 27-14 win over Fairmont State in a West Virginia Conference game at Duvall-Rosier Field on Saturday. Steele returned the opening kickoff 93 yards to give the Rams (2-1, 1-0) a quick 7-0 lead. Shepherd made it 13-0 minutes later when Steele fielded a Fairmont punt at the Rams 30-yard line and raced 70 yards. The extra point attempt was blocked by Drew Rossignol.

Senior quarterback Bobby Cooper completed 27-of-38 passes for a school-record 430 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday to help Shepherd University clinch the WVIAC title with a 49-23 win over Fairmont State.     Shepherd earned its 18th overall and 15th outright WVIAC football title, both league records.  The Rams (8-2, 7-1) now await word on their postseason seeding today. Shepherd will host a viewing event for the Division II Football Selection show today at 5 p.m. at the Wellness Center.

The conference-changing craze in college sports has reached the small-school realm. The presidents of nine NCAA Division II universities - including Shepherd University - announced in a joint statement Monday that they will withdraw from the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and create a new regional conference in all sports. Eight West Virginia schools - Shepherd, Charleston, Concord, Fairmont State, Glenville State, West Liberty, West Virginia State and West Virginia Wesleyan - as well as Seton Hill in Pennsylvania unanimously decided that it would be in the best interests of its institutions to pursue the formation of a new conference.  The initial members intend to create a league with a regional footprint that would ultimately consist of 12 schools, each with a football program.

The region had a busy National Signing Day as a throng of high school players officially disclosed where they were going to play college football by signing their Letter of Intent. Shepherd University swiped two players from Maryland on signing day. Williamsport athlete Tyler Wise will play for the Rams as either a wide receiver or a defensive back. Wise led the area with nine interceptions in 2011. Urbana quarterback Michael Spahr also signed to play for Shepherd. Clear Spring quarterback Adam Mellott, the first high school player in Washington County history to pass for over 2,000 yards in a season, will play at first-year program Alderson-Broaddus College in Phillipi, W.Va.

Junior quarterback Bobby Cooper completed 12 of 23 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns, while senior Tommy Addison rushed for a game-high 114 yards on 22 carries to lead Shepherd University to a 38-21 win over Fairmont State in West Virginia Conference action Saturday. Shepherd (9-2, 6-2) took a 3-0 lead with 22 seconds left in the first quarter on senior Eric Dobratz's 22-yard field goal. The Rams increased their lead to 10-0 on sophomore Kenny Williams' 1-yard plunge with 12:28 left in the second quarter.

Sunday, May 8, 2011 COLLEGE SOFTBALL NORTH EAST, Md. — After edging Chesapeake 3-2 in 10 innings in the losers’ bracket final at the Region XX Division II tournament Sunday, Hagerstown Community College lost 8-0 to Cecil in the championship final. “We just kind of ran out of gas,” said HCC coach Amy Sterner, whose team finished the season with a 16-15 record. Against Chesapeake, the Hawks took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on a two-run double by Damara McDonough.

BOYS SOCCER DAYTON, Tenn. -- Grace Academy went 1-1 in two pool-play games at the National Association of Christian Athletes Tournament on Wednesday. The Knights earned a 2-0 victory over Shenandoah Valley (Winchester, Va.) before playing Veritas Christian (Asheville, N.C.) to a 2-2 draw. In the victory over Shenandoah Valley, Luke Bunting had a goal and an assist, Zack Morgan scored and Spencer Horst added an assist for Grace (22-2-1). Kenny Frederickson made six saves for the shutout.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRINCETON, W.Va. -- Shepherd University's Deante Steele was named WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two kicks for touchdown on Saturday in the Rams' 27-14 win over Fairmont State. Steele, a 2008 Division II All-American, returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and followed that with a 70-yard punt return for score to help the Rams build a quick 13-0 lead. He also added two more punt returns for 31 yards to end the afternoon with 101 yards on three tries.

FAIRMONT, W.Va -- Junior Deante Steele ran back both a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns to lead Shepherd University to a 27-14 win over Fairmont State in a West Virginia Conference game at Duvall-Rosier Field on Saturday. Steele returned the opening kickoff 93 yards to give the Rams (2-1, 1-0) a quick 7-0 lead. Shepherd made it 13-0 minutes later when Steele fielded a Fairmont punt at the Rams 30-yard line and raced 70 yards. The extra point attempt was blocked by Drew Rossignol.

COLLEGE BASEBALL Shepherd 8, Fairmont State 4 JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Shepherd University scored in each of the last five innings Saturday to defeat Fairmont State (16-23) and advance to the championship round of the WVIAC Tournament. Tyler Beard, Brian Collins and Drew McCormick had two hits apiece for the Rams (32-16). Bryan Wolfe pitched six innings, giving up six hits and two earned runs to earn his fourth win of the season, while Brandon Armentrout notched the save by pitching the final three innings.