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Winter Sports Schedules Now Online

The Point Pleasant High School boys basketball, girls basketball, and wrestling schedules for this winter have now been posted online. Any rescheduled dates will be changed as the season goes along.

Point Pleasant Football Season Statistics

The statistics for the 2008 Point Pleasant High School football season have been released. You may view them at the link below.

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Big Blacks Place Four On OVP Super 25, Wasonga and Pinson Named MVP's

Point Pleasant placed four players on the local OVP Super 25 squad. Meigs High School was first with overall selections with five players. Sophomore running back Allan Wasonga was named the Offensive Player of the Year and junior defensive end Derek Pinson was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Junior lineman Clay Krebs and senior safety Derek Mitchell were also named to the team for the Big Blacks. Congrats to all four!

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Big Blacks Earn Conference Title, Punch Postseason Ticket

The Point Pleasant Big Blacks earned their first conference title in 24 seasons and the first postseason berth in 10 years with a 17-7 win over Chapmanville in (potentially) the final game at Sanders Memorial Field in Point Pleasant this past Friday night. Congrats to the coaches and players and good luck this week as we travel to Magnolia.

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P.P.H.S. Black Knights Season Ends

The Black Knight soccer team fell 6-1 to the Charleston Catholic Fighting Irish on Tuesday night in the sectional championship.

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Lady Knights Season Comes To An End

The Point Pleasant Lady Knights soccer team was eliminated in the sectional tournament Monday evening. They were defeated by Ravenswood by a score of 3-2 in a double overtime thriller.

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Wasonga Runs for 388 Yards, Big Blacks Roll Again

Sophomore Allan Wasonga set the Point Pleasant High School single game rushing record this past Thursday night at Laidley Field against Midland Trail High School. Wasonga ran for 388 yards on 17 carries and had six touchdowns. The Big Blacks as a team rushed for 605 yards en route to an easy victory in the Capital City.

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Point Knocks Off Panthers, Improves to 2-2

The long trips to southern West Virginia have not been “pleasant” trips for the Point Pleasant Big Blacks in the last few years. Trips to James Monroe, Logan, and Chapmanville in the past several years have all resulted in losses for the locals and that trend was finally broken this past Friday night with a victory over Tug Valley 41-6.

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P.P.H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame Unveils Second Class

The Point Pleasant Athletic Hall of Fame has released their second class of athletes, coaches, and boosters for the 2008 class.

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We are looking for your help in locating past Point Pleasant All-State selections , M.V.P.'s and captains in football. If you go the Football main page in the Sports section, you will see the link for All-State selections and captains and you will see what I already have. Anything that anyone else may have can be e-mailed to andy_182@hotmail.com

Thank you!

The Point Pleasant sports family has lost another great person this past week - George Robinson. George was a faithful volunteer and a loyal fan to not only the Point Pleasant sports programs but other sports programs in Mason County at not only the high school level but the junior high and youth league levels as well. George will be missed by many people here in Point Pleasant and we hope the best for his family in these hard times. Rest In Peace George.

George R. Robinson (1965 - 2008)

"May angels lead you in. Hear you me my friends. On sleepless roads, the sleepless go. May angels lead you in."

Point Pleasant Sports.com regrets to inform everyone of the passing of Ed Sommer. Ed was part of our first Hall of Fame class last year and will be missed by many, many people here in Point Pleasant. Our deepest condolences to the family of Ed Sommer.

Ed Sommer

Ed Sommer was an offensive tackle and defensive end for the Point Pleasant Big Blacks (1949-1951). He was selected to play in the North-South All Star football game and received a four year scholarship to West Virginia University. He lettered as a true freshman before enlisting in the Army for two years. Upon returning to WVU he played three more years as an offensive guard, being a co-captain his senior year. He served seven years as assistant football coach and head basketball coach at George Mason High School in Virginia, taking his 1966 basketball team to the state championship game. He coached at Oakton High School in Virginia for three years as an assistant in football and head track coach before returning to Mason County to serve as Director of the Vocational School for 25 years.

Congrats to the PPHS baseball team on a runner-up finish this weekend at Appalachian Power Park. The Black Knights defeated Oak Hill (32-4) in the first game on Friday night 2-1 and lost to conference rival Logan 13-3 on Saturday in the state championship game. Once again, congrats to the players and coaches on another great season.

Point Pleasant Lady Knights = AA STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS!!!

The Lady Knights defeated Scott 3-2 in the championship game Thursday afternoon in Vienna. Tessa Wyant hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth to give the Lady Knights the go-ahead run. Alissa Darst, Tessa Wyant, Emily Jones, and Anna Sommer were all named to the All-Tournament team.

(Picture taken by Larry Crum)

(Front Row L-R - Luise Weinrich, Alissa Darst, Charmee Smith, Jocelyn Russell)

(Middle Row L-R - Ruby Schwartz, Jennifer Watterson, Anna Sommer, Emily Sommer, Jennifer Wickline, Devin Cottrill, Morghan Mullins)

(Back Row L-R - Coach Mick Cottrill, Tessa Wyant, Miranda Thompson, Emily Jones, Rebekah Dunham, Coach B.J. Grady)