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Wahama White Falcons
BACK-TO-BACK CLASS A BASEBALL CHAMPIONS
2015-2016
A special supplement to the
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Wahama outlasts WCC for Class A crown
By Bryan Walters
bwalters@civitasmedia.com
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some things
are worth the wait.
In a baseball game that technically lasted
more than seven hours from warm-ups to
finish, Wahama managed to secure the
program’s fourth state championship Saturday following an inspired 5-4 victory over
Wheeling Central Catholic in the 2016
Class A final at Appalachian Power Park in
Kanawha County.
The White Falcons (22-11) overcame
every drop of adversity throw their way,
which included a pair of lightning-filled
downpours and a three-run deficit through
four innings of play.
WHS, however, managed to plate two
runs in the top of the fifth to close to within a run (4-3) before the second rain storm
postponed things with one out in the home
half of the fifth.
When the Maroon Knights (18-10)
returned to the plate following a twohour delay, they never produced another
baserunner as Wahama starter Mason
Hicks found his second wind as the senior
recorded half of his six strikeouts while
retiring the final 10 batters he faced.
Then in the top half of the sixth, the
White Falcons made a charge for the history books as Philip Hoffman started the
inning with a leadoff single to left.
Hoffman advanced to second on a
bobbled third strike, then the junior moved
over to third on a two-out error that
allowed Jared Oliver to reach safely —
giving the guests a pair of runners on the
corners.
With seven-hole hitter Dalton Kearns
headed to the plate, Oliver intentionally
got caught up in a rundown between first
and second.
As Wheeling Central reliever Tyler Riedel stepped off the mound and threw to
second, Hoffman took off in a full sprint
for home. The relay throw home was wide
of its target, allowing Hoffman’s head-first
slide to tie the game at four.
As the dust settled, Oliver had moved
over to third and Kearns finally got his
chance at the plate. The sophomore
responded with the game-winning RBI
after belting a single to the left field gap to
plate Oliver, making it a 5-4 contest midway through the sixth.
Neither squad produced a hit over the
next inning and a half, with Wheeling
Central’s final chance coming up short
as Anthony Gentile grounded into a 5-3
putout. WHS senior Ryan Thomas’ throw
to classmate Tyler Grimm was on target —
allowing the Red and White to begin their
triumphant celebration.
Wahama — which also won the 2015
Class A championship — earned the
school’s first ever back-to-back state titles
in any sport. The White Falcons also won
the 1996 and 1998 Class A crowns in baseball.
After a thrilling end to an emotional
2016 campaign, WHS coach Tom Cullen
just spoke about the joy — and the relief
— of winding up back on top of the Class
A mountain.
“This is a big thing for the people in the
Bend Area,” Cullen said. “We have great
support throughout the season and our
fans really love these kids, watching this
team play. In turn, these kids really love
playing and representing this community.
“I love them and I’m proud of them for
what they endured today to win. These
kids have been through a lot of tests since
winning state last year. They talked at the
beginning of the year about leaving their
mark, their legacy. Now they have accomplished their goal.”
Both teams had finished infield practice
and were prepared to take the field at 1:30
p.m., but a weather bulletin was issued
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that called for strong winds, possible hail,
heavy rain and lightning within the next
30 minutes. Officials decided to delay the
start due to the threat and called for the
infield tarp to be rolled out.
After the rains stopped and the field was
deemed playable over three hours later, the
official first pitch of the Class A title game
came at 4:45 p.m. Neither team scored in
the opening frame.
Wahama struck first blood in the top of
the second as Tyler Grimm led things off
with a single to left, then David Hendrick
entered as a courtesy runner.
Hendrick advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Hicks, then Dalton Kearns
delivered a two-out double to left that
plated Hendrick — making it a 1-0 contest.
The Maroon Knights answered in the
home half of the third as Kevin Keane and
Isaac Rine received back-to-back leadoff
walks, then Gentile added a one-out single
that loaded the bases.
Hicks uncorked a wild pitch that allowed
Keane to score as both Rine and Gentile
moved up a base, making it a one-all contest.
Wahama, however, dodged a bullet as
Hoffman made a sensational grab at shortstop on a line drive off the bat of Brian
Campbell. Hoffman got up and quickly
fired back to second baseman Dalton
Kearns to double-up Gentile while also
ending the threat.
Wheeling Central, however, struck a big
blow in the bottom of the fourth as Zach
McAbee delivered a one-out single, then
Deevon Standwich entered as a courtesy
runner.
Standwich advanced to second on a single
by Patrick Brown, then both runners moved
up a base on a passed ball. Keane followed
with a two-out single that plated Standwich,
giving the hosts a 2-1 advantage.
Rine followed with an RBI single that
allowed Brown to score as Keane also
advanced to third. Keane later scored on
a balk after initially trying to steal home,
giving WCCHS a sizable 4-1 edge through
four complete.
The White Falcons responded in the top
of the fifth as Oliver led the frame off with
a single, then Ricky Kearns legged out an
infield hit — putting runners at first and
second with two away.
Colton Arrington followed with a full
count double to the left-center field gap,
allowing both Oliver and Kearns to score
as the guests cut the deficit down to a run
at 4-3.
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Members of the Wahama baseball team leap into a celebratory pile moments after winning the 2016 WVSSAC Class A championship over Wheeling Central
Catholic on Saturday, June 4, at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, W.Va.
The second weather-related postponement occurred just before 6 p.m., and play
ultimately resumed just minutes before
8 p.m. Overall, the actual duration of the
seven-inning affair lasted only 1:48.
Hicks — who was the winning pitcher
for a second straight year in the Class A
title game — surrendered four earned
runs, seven hits, two walks and hit a batter through four innings of work, then
recorded his third strikeout of the game
just before the game was suspended in the
bottom of the fifth.
After a nearly two-hour layoff, Hicks
seemed stronger than ever when he
returned to the mound — striking out
three of the final eight batters he faced
while not allowing a single baserunner.
When asked if the delay helped his
cause, he noted that it had more to do with
personal pride and belief than anything
Mother Nature could concoct.
He also couldn’t help but smile when referencing that his final start with the White
Falcons resulted in another championship
banner.
“I can’t say that a rain delay ever helps.
With two rain delays today, it was an odd
championship game,” Hicks said. “With
however many hours that ended up being,
and that was crazy, you just have to try and
stay loose and persevere and get through
it. Fortunately, we were able to do all of
those things today.
“It’s just a great feeling to be state
champs, and it means a little more to be
part of the first back-to-back championship
at Wahama. To bring another title to this
school and this community, it’s just a great
way to go out.”
Both teams had seven hits apiece, with
Wheeling Central committing the only two
errors in the contest. The Maroon Knights
stranded five runners on base, while the
guests left only three on the bags.
Riedel took the loss for Wheeling Central after surrendering two earned runs,
two hits and a walk over 2.1 frames of
relief while striking out three. McAbee
started for the hosts, allowing three earned
runs and five hits over 4.2 innings while
fanning three.
Dalton Kearns led WHS with two hits,
followed by Arrington, Hoffman, Grimm,
Oliver and Ricky Kearns with a safety
apiece.
Arrington and Dalton Kearns each drove
in two runs, while Oliver scored a teamhigh two runs. Hoffman, Hendrick and
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Wahama coaches look back at title run
By Alex Hawley
ahawley@civitasmedia.com
MASON, W.Va. — Just like last year, the
Wahama baseball coaching staff is heading
into summer with all smiles.
Every season has it’s ups and downs,
but for the last two springs the Wahama
baseball team has finished at the top of the
state. The White Falcons claimed a 5-4 victory over Wheeling Central in Saturday’s
WVSSAC Class A state championship
game, earning the school’s fourth baseball
title and their second straight.
“I am truly blessed to have been able to
experience this as many times as I have,”
12th-year Wahama head coach Tom Cullen
said. “Without (coach Ron Bradley and
coach Phil Hoffman) I probably don’t and
that’s the way I look at it.”
After ending a 16-year regional title and
state title drought last year, the bullseye
was squarely on the backs of the Red and
White this spring, something the 2015
White Falcons didn’t have to deal with.
“This year, there was more pressure to
do it again,” Cullen said. “When we won
the Gilmer County game, it was more of
a relief than excitement. Last year it all
just kind of came together, we kept getting
better from the beginning right on through
and after a while we thought, ‘we have a
shot at this’.”
After a 25-7 2015 in which Wahama
rolled to the state title with a 7-0 victory
over Man, there were no more doubters,
and the White Falcons were underdogs to
no one in 2016.
“Last year, I know I for one was frustrated that we were winning a lot of games
and it seemed like we couldn’t get any
recognition throughout the state,” coach
Bradley said. “We couldn’t even get in the
top-10 and I think the kids kind of took a
little offense to that. This year we started
out no. 1 in the polls and we were no. 1
through most of the season.”
The pressure to make it to state in backto-back seasons didn’t rest solely on the
players for Wahama, as coach Hoffman
explained.
“From a coaching aspect we all have different roles,” Hoffman said. “We all work
well together, but it was a grind. There
was a lot of pressure, not just on the kids,
but from a coaching perspective. We had
a lot of pressure to prepare these kids. We
were absolutely tough on them, sometimes
we pushed them beyond their limits and
sometimes they faltered. But, if they could
deal with coach Bradley and I, with coach
Cullen mediating along the way, they
were going to be alright come tournament
time.”
Coach Cullen also credits his assistant
coaches as main factors in the ability for
WHS to repeat.
“I seen it happen to the ‘97 team and the
‘99 team, they let the pressure get to them
when they were trying to get back to the
state,” Cullen said. “Thanks to coach Bradley and coach Hoffman pushing this group,
they pushed right through it.”
One of Wahama’s biggest advantages in
getting back to the final four were the the
fact that the pitching duo of senior Mason
Hicks and junior Philip Hoffman were both
back from last year.
“I can’t believe that there’s another Class
A high school that has two pitchers as
good as Philip and Mason,” Cullen said.
“If you put their stats together you’ll not
find anyone who’s stats are better in Class
A, not even close. I don’t thing there’s anyone in Class AAA that has stats to match
Philip’s.”
For the second straight year, Hoffman
pitched the regional semifinal and state
semifinal for WHS, while Hicks pitched
both the regional and state finals. The duo
combined for a 17-7 record on the mound
this spring with 263 strikeouts. Hoffman
was the captain on the Class A all-state
first team, while Hicks was a second team
all-state player.
Other returnees from last spring include
starters Nyles Riggs, Jared Oliver, Ricky
Kearns, Dalton Kearns, Jared Nutter,
Colton Arrington and Ryan Thomas.
Wahama’s only stater that didn’t win a
ring in 2015 was senior Tyler Grimm, who
stepped in as catcher and cleanup batter
for the 2016 White Falcons.
“We made a commitment down the
stretch that we were going to put the best
defensive team on the field,” Bradley said.
“When Tyler Grimm could go in and catch
for us, it allowed us to be strong at shortstop and get guys where we thought they
should be.”
Wahama finished 2016 with a team
fielding percentage of .934, with 54 errors
in 33 games.
“Last year we were winning, even making errors,” Cullen said. “We knew we
couldn’t keep up with that, we made some
switches and the defense really showed in
that last game.”
The Red and White did not commit an
error in either the state semifinal or final.
“I truly believe, with what we taught
them, that defensive and pitching wins
championship games,” Hoffman said. “I
think our defense and pitching is what got
us another state title.”
Another advantage Wahama had was
playing in the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division. The nine-team league fared
very well in the postseason this spring as,
along with Wahama, Trimble, Eastern,
Waterford and Belpre each made the district final, with the Eagles and Wildcats
advancing to the regional round. Cullen
noted that playing in a league with that
many quality teams ultimately helped the
White Falcons.
“It especially helped this year because
the pitching we saw over there,” said Cullen. “Those were some darn good pitchers
we faced.”
Wahama earned its third straight TVC
Hocking title this spring and their fourth
in the six seasons since joining the league.
The White Falcons are 66-20 all-time in
the nine-team league.
Ever-focused on the tournament,
Wahama lost its final five regular season
games of the season, including two tuneup games that weren’t on the original
schedule.
“Those were just tune-ups, we didn’t
really care about them, we just wanted to
get Philip and Mason some innings,” Cullen said. “It’s just like a practice game to
me, they might feel different, but it’s just
a chance to get some swings against some
good pitchers. Point Pleasant had some
good pitching and you’re not going to get
much better pitching than what Nitro had.
We saw better pitching in both of those
games than what we saw at the state tournament.”
Cullen noted a previous experience as
why he feels tune-up games are just there
for practice.
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Wahama head coach Tom Cullen gets a hug from
senior pitcher Mason Hicks in the middle of
the seventh inning of the Class A state final on
Saturday at Appalachian Power Park.
“I have to admit, one year against Roane
County, William Zuspan convinced me to
leave him in,” Cullen said. “He finished it
and we got the win, but he didn’t have anything against Charleston Catholic when we
played them the next week. I’ll never let
that happen again.”
After a loss to start Wahama’s 2016, the
White Falcons won 10 straight games. A
19-11 loss to Moorefield ended the Bend
Area team’s winning streak, but the Red
and White won the next three decisions.
Wahama’s season hit a low point following
a 7-1 victory over Southern, as the White
Falcons lost their next four games.
WHS got back on track with a doubleheader sweep of Belpre, but lost back-toback home games headed into the Region
4, Section 3 tournament. Wahama won all
three sectional games, but lost a resched-
The Wahama coaching staff watches from the dugout during the Class A state championship game on
Saturday, in Charleston. From left to right are assistant coach Phil Hoffman, head coach Tom Cullen,
assistant coach Ron Bradley, assistant coach Wes Bumgarner and statistician Marcia Ortiz.
uled regular season game at Trimble and a
tune-up game at Point Pleasant.
The White Falcons shutout both regional opponents, and then fell to Nitro — the
eventual Class AAA runner-up — in a
tune-up for both teams. Despite all the ups
and downs of the season, the confidence of
the Red and White never wavered.
“I don’t think they ever thought they
couldn’t repeat, especially the seniors,”
Cullen said. “The seniors wanted the
legacy of being the first team to ever
repeat and they wanted it bad. Philip is the
most positive thinking kid that I’ve been
around, he believed we were going to win
it all along.”
Part of the reason that the White Fal-
cons were so confident is that they always
had each other’s back.
“They’re an awful lot like a family,”
Cullen said. “Family has some arguments
sometimes, but family always works it out.
Family is your blood and you play for each
other. That’s how it’s been all year long,
we’re like a second family.”
For everything to work, the White Falcon coaching staff had to have the whole
team on the same page.
“The kids have bought in to the fact that
they need to be unselfish,” Bradley said. “If
you go to the plate in a bunt situation, we
need you to lay down a bunt. Bunting won
the Man game. We work on bunt defense,
but a lot of these teams don’t. Regardless
of what sport it is, you can’t expect a kid to
go out on the court or field, and do something that you havn’t practiced.”
The White Falcons were set to start the
state final, when the tarp was pulled over
the field and a three-hour and 15-minute
rain delay began. After scoring the game’s
first run, WHS surrendered four straight
runs to Wheeling Central. Just before the
second rain delay — a break of close to
two hours — Wahama scored two runs
and cut the deficit to 4-3.
“I told them I was the ghost of baseball
past,” Hoffman said. “I told them that you
have to look at what the losing side will
look like, you have to anguish for three-orfour hours about what it might be like to
be a loser. I said ‘now, you have a chance
to change it, you’re down 4-3, you can hold
them, it’s on you’. They’re champions and
now with what they were able to accomplish, they’ll be able to buy into our system
more next year.”
Going into the long break with a onerun deficit may have been an advantage for
the White Falcons, who quickly gained the
lead out of the break.
“Maybe sitting there and them thinking
about how we were behind might have
helped,” Cullen said. “We played better
after we came out. Sitting there down 4-1
would have been a lot tougher, and it was
a big hit that got those two runs in. They
showed a lot of character and a lot of kids
grew up right there. I think Wheeling Central was sure that we were going to change
pitchers after the second rain delay, but I
told Mason ‘you’re it, we’ve got nothing
else’.”
Hicks excelled on the mound after the
break, striking out three batters, while not
even allowing a base runner of the final 2.2
frames.
“There was a difference in Mason’s
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demeanor when we came out of the
second rain delay,” Bradley said. “It was
different than it had been all day. I came
out of the dugout just before the seventh
inning and I told him to finish it. I felt at
ease at that point, as much as I could.”
For coach Hoffman, sharing the state
title with his son, junior ace Philip Hoffman, makes it that much more rewarding.
“I’ve not only been a part of two state
championship teams, but I have a son that
I’ve been able to experience that with too,”
Hoffman said. “I just can’t explain how
special that makes it.”
Along with Philip Hoffman, starters
Colton Arrington, Nyles Riggs, Jared Oliver and Dalton Kearns will be back in the
Red and White next season. The White
Falcons will have to replace graduating
seniors Mason Hicks, Jared Nutter, Ian
Hook, Tyler Grimm, Ricky Kearns and
Ryan Thomas.
“We’re not going to change our methods, we’re just going to have different
personnel,” Bradley said. “We’ve got some
holes to fill offensively and defensively.
Hopefully some of these younger classmen
can step up and feel these holes for us.”
For the White Falcons to return to
Appalachian Power Park for a thirdstraight state title run, the Red and White
will have a much different path. Wahama’s
section — which has been a three-team
double elimination tournament featuring
Hannan and Calhoun County — will be a
six-team sectional featuring Ravenswood,
Williamstown, Parkersburg Catholic, Wirt
County and Calhoun County. The other
side of the region will feature Hannan, Tug
Valley, Huntington St. Joe, Buffalo, Sherman, Tolsia and Van.
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Members of the Wahama baseball team pose for a picture after capturing the 2016 Class A Region 4,
Section 3 championship following wins of 11-1 and 6-0 over Calhoun County at Hannan High School in
Ashton, W.Va.
Members of the Class A, Region 4 champion Wahama baseball team pose for a picture following the White
Falcons’ 7-0 victory over Gilmer County in Mason, W.Va.
2016 Wahama baseball results Wahama baseball individual statistics
2016 Wahama White Falcons Schedule
March
21 at Point Pleasant 5-3 L
26 at Federal Hocking* 18-0 W
30 vs South Gallia* 24-0 W
31 vs Miller* 10-0 W
18 at Trimble* 2-1 L
20 at Point Pleasant 8-7 L
23 vs Charleston Catholic# 2-0 W
25 vs Gilmer County# 7-0 W
30 at Nitro 10-0 L
April
1 at Southern* 12-1 W
4 vs Waterford* 5-4 W
5 at Charleston Catholic 4-1 W
6 vs Eastern* 8-0 W
11 vs Federal Hocking* 18-0 W
13 vs Trimble* 6-4 W
14 at South Gallia* 17-1 W
16 vs Moorefield 19-11 L
16 vs Greater Beckley Christian 5-3 W
18 at Miller* 13-0 W
20 vs Southern* 7-1 W
21 vs Point Pleasant 8-0 L
22 at Waterford* 3-1 L
23 at Williamstown 4-3 L
25 at Eastern* 6-4 L
30 vs Belpre* 10-0 W
30 at Belpre* 14-2 W
June
3 vs Man% 3-0 W
4 vs Wheeling Central% 5-4 W
Final Record: 22-11 Overall
May
2 vs St. Marys 4-0 L
7 vs Charleston Catholic 4-1 L
10 vs Hannan# 15-1 W
11 vs Calhoun County# 11-1 W
11 vs Calhoun County# 6-0 W
TVC Hocking Record: 13-3
(tied Trimble, Waterford for 1st place)
Regular Season Runs Scored:
Wahama 202, Opponents 90.
TVC Hocking Totals:
Tournament Runs Scored:
Total Runs Scored:
* — indicates TVC Hocking game.
# — indicates sectional/regional
tournament game.
% — indicates state tournament
game at Appalachian Power Park.
2016 Wahama White Falcons Roster
(batting average, hits vs. at-bats, runs scored, RBIs; additional highlights)
01 Philip Hoffman Jr (.510, 52-102, 30 RS, 34 RBI; 9-4 in 14 games, 0.44 ERA, 162 K in 79 IP)
05 Jared Nutter Sr (.337, 32-95, 31 RS, 12 RBI; 2 errors in 33 games with 2 assists)
08 Cooper Peters Fr (.000, 0-3, 0 RS, 0 RBI; 1 putout in 2 games)
09 Ian Hook Sr (.000, 0-3, 1 RS, 0 RBI)
11 Colton Arrington So (.340, 33-97, 30 RS, 19 RBI; 22 stolen bases, 16 assists and 5 errors in 28 games)
12 Mason Hicks Sr (.322, 28-87, 18 RS, 24 RBI; 8-3 in 14 games, 2.09 ERA, 101 K
in 67 IP)
14 Ryan Thomas Sr (.122, 5-41, 6 RS, 4 RBI; 9 errors and 19 assists in 32 games)
15 Antonio Serevicz Fr (.667, 2-3, 3 RS, 3 RBI; 1 putout and 0 errors in 3 games)
16 Tyler Bumgarner Fr (.222, 4-18, 9 RS, 4 RBI; 1 error and 8 assists in 11 games)
17 Nyles Riggs Jr (.286, 10-35, 7 RS, 7 RBI; 6 putouts and 1 assist in 11 games)
20 Ricky Kearns Sr (.261, 23-88, 26 RS, 16 RBI; drew team-high 26 walks)
21 Jacob Fisher Fr (.000, 0-4, 1 RS, 2 RBI)
23 Dalton Kearns So (.294, 25-85, 24 RS, 12 RBI; 26 assist and 14 errors in 31 games)
24 Anthony Ortiz So (.500, 2-4, 2 RS, 0 RBI)
25 Cass Kimes So (.333, 3-9, 3 RS, 5 RBI)
26 Wyatt Edwards Jr (.000, 0-5, 6 RS, 0 RBI)
28 Jared Oliver Jr (.372, 29-78, 27 RS, 12 RBI; 22 stolen bases, 1 error and 73 putouts in 31 games)
30 Tyler Grimm Sr (.291, 25-86, 13 RS, 25 RBI; 2-2 in 10 games, 3.35 ERA, 33 K in 37.2 IP)
32 Jonathan Frye Fr (.286, 2-7, 0 RS, 3 RBI)
43 David Hendrick Fr (.231, 3-13, 13 RS, 1 RBI)
Team Stats: .322 AVG, 5 HRs (Grimm 3, Hoffman 1, Hicks 1), 183 RBIs
Wahama Coaches: Tom Cullen, Ron Bradley, Phil Hoffman and Wes Bumgarner
Statisticians: Marcia Ortiz
Home of the White Falcons: J.C. Cook Field
Members of the Wahama baseball team celebrate after winning the Region 4 championship following a
7-0 victory over Gilmer County at J.C. Cook Field in Mason, W.Va.
White Falcons headed
back to state tourney
By Alex Hawley
ahawley@civitasmedia.com
MASON, W.Va. — There’s a first time
for everything, and a second time for
some.
For the first time in program history the
Wahama baseball team has won back-toback regional championships, as the White
Falcons defeated Gilmer County by a 7-0
count in Wednesday’s Class A, Region 4
final at J.C. Cook Field. WHS — which
didn’t allow a run in the regional tournament — will be headed to the state tournament in Charleston to defend its 2015
Class A State Championship.
After retiring the the Titans (18-17) in
order in the top of the opening inning,
Wahama (20-10) got its offense rolling in
the home half of the frame.
WHS sophomore Colton Arrington drew
a leadoff walk and then moved to third
on a single by Jared Nutter. Nutter stole
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second base in the next at-bat, allowing
Arrington to score the game’s first run on
the throw. Wahama junior Philip Hoffman
then singled to home Nutter, giving WHS
a 2-0 lead still with no outs in the inning.
A single by Tyler Grimm advanced Hoffman to third base, and a stolen base by
courtesy runner David Hendrick put two
runners in scoring position. However, Hoffman was throw out at home trying to score
on a grounder to the third baseman.
The White Falcons added a third run
with one out, as Mason Hicks forced a
throw to second base, allowing Hendrick
to score on the play. After a 4-3 ground-out
moved courtesy runner Wyatt Edwards to
third base, Dalton Kearns singled home
the Wahama junior, making the lead 4-0.
The White Falcons loaded the bases
with a Nyles Riggs bunt-single and a Ricky
Kearns base on balls, but a 4-3 ground-out
stranded all three WHS runners.
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Wahama coaches pay tribute to Gary Clark
By Bryan Walters
MASON, W.Va. — Gone … but most
definitely not forgotten.
In fact, Gary Clark’s presence in the
Bend Area may have never been stronger
than it was during the 2016 Wahama baseball season.
Clark — who passed away after a sixyear bout with cancer on the final day of
2015 — was a staple in the Wahama community, rather it being as a member of the
inaugural 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame class
or as a contributor of White Falcon sports
stories for over four decades with the Point
Pleasant Register.
Clark, however, was more than just a
supporter or a coach of the Red and White.
He served as an inspiration to all that came
in contact with him over the years, mainly
due to his athletic achievements, his honesty and his passion for doing things the
right way.
And when that unfortunate day came as
the 2015 calendar year ended, the entire
Bend Area — a term that Gary coined in
his Wahama stories to represent all of the
areas in the WHS school district — felt the
magnitude of that loss.
Since the start of 2016, the Wahama
family has started putting the pieces back
together as the Red and White try to move
forward after losing one of their finest
individuals.
It hasn’t been an easy process and there
is still a long way to go, but the one thing
that has helped everyone get back to a
sense of normalcy is knowing that Gary’s
memory has allowed a lot of people to
move forward in a positive direction.
This latest baseball season — which
ended up being Wahama’s first-ever backto-back Class A championships — definitely had a Gary-type feel to it, particularly on the final day as the White Falcons
trailed 4-3 coming out of a rain delay in the
middle of the fifth inning of the Class A
title game.
And, as WHS assistant coach and athletic director Ron Bradley noted following
such a triumphant campaign, it was a year
that everybody could take a real sense of
pride in — especially those with the better
seats up above.
“Honestly, his presence was there
throughout the whole season. We found
ourselves constantly talking about him
and how nobody loved Wahama more than
Gary,” Bradley said. “You know, I really felt
his presence with the way things played
out throughout the state tournament.
“I can tell you that all of us as coaches
are pretty proud of the way things turned
out in the end, but I promise you that
nobody would have been happier right
now than Gary.”
At the beginning of the 2016 baseball
season, the White Falcons painted a large
44 in a circle in the home dugout at J.C.
Cook Field — representing the number
that Gary wore in high school. Later, the
team decided to add both Gary’s initials
and his number to a patch that they wore
on the backs of their hats.
“In all honesty, I think Ricky (Kearns)
was the first to mention putting something
on the back of the hat,” WHS head coach
Tom Cullen said. “I was wanting to do
something with the number forty-four, but
I just didn’t know what I wanted to do.
As it ended up, a handful of coaches and
players came up with that idea. Even his
tribute was inspired by people working
together, which was fitting.”
When Wahama hit the road during the
tournament, Cullen specifically took a
red Wahama jersey with 44 on it so that it
could hang in the visiting dugout.
“That’s why I kept taking the fortyfour jersey to all of the road games in the
postseason, because we weren’t leaving
home without taking a piece of Gary with
us,” Cullen said. “We wanted the kids to
see it in plain sight, knowing that they
would remember that we were playing for
something bigger than ourselves. It’s just a
jersey with a number, but it helped all of us
to know that he was there with us.”
WHS assistant coach Phil Hoffman
noted that both the patch and the jersey
did keep the kids focused on playing for
something bigger, but he also believed that
those items stood as a symbol of what playing baseball at Wahama was truly all about.
“I think that in looking back, the kids
really took on a lot of Gary’s mannerisms.
They checked their attitudes at the door
and showed respect to both the game
and the community by representing the
Wahama family with class,” Hoffman said.
“They were less worried about their indi-
In memory of Gary Clark, the Wahama baseball team had Gary’s initials and number put on a patch that
was attached to the team’s hats throughout the 2016 season. The White Falcons also took Gary’s #44
jersey with them to the state tournament at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, W.Va.
vidual accomplishments and were more
interested in making the group better. That
was exactly how Gary would have done it
and would have wanted it, so that was the
thing that really stuck out to me about this
season.”
The White Falcons finished the year
with a 22-11 overall record, won a share of
their third straight TVC Hocking title and
captured the program’s eighth consecutive
Region 4, Section 3 crown before posting a pair of shutout wins in their second
straight Region 4 championship.
Wahama — behind a strong outing from
starter Philip Hoffman — dominated Man
by a 3-0 count in the Class A state semifinal, then the Red and White battled both
the elements and a feisty Wheeling Central
Catholic squad before claiming a thrilling
5-4 victory for the 2016 title.
The White Falcons — at the beginning
of the year — knew that they were wearing
a big bull’s-eye as defensing state champions, particularly since everybody else at
the Class A level wanted what Wahama
had just accomplished.
Cullen, however, believed that Gary’s
passing gave his team a little bit more
incentive in trying to become the first
Bend Area team to win back-to-back state
championships in any sport.
When asked, Cullen acknowledged that
Gary Clark may have played his biggest
role yet in Wahama sports this spring —
albeit in a different kind of capacity.
“He probably had more to do with this
title than last year’s. We were going for a
repeat, but everybody is playing this game
every year to win a state championship,”
Cullen said. “Gary gave us something else
that was worth playing for.”
With the program’s fourth baseball title
now in hand after also winning titles in
1996 and 1998, the Wahama faithful can
now sit back and enjoy something that
each individual knows Gary himself would
have enjoyed being part of.
In some ways with his absence, that part
is still hard to deal with — rather it be for
the players, the coaches or the supporters
in the Bend Area.
Then again, as Coach Hoffman pointed
out, who knows how much of this could
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A two-out walk in the top of the second
gave Gilmer County its first base runner
of the game, but Hicks struck out the next
batter to end the frame.
With one-out in the bottom of the second, Hoffman was hit by a pitch and, after
a strikeout for the second out of the frame,
Hicks was hit by a pitch. Hoffman then
scored on a GCHS error, making the lead
5-0 with two outs in the second.
Two White Falcons were stranded on
base in the second frame, however, as a
ground-out to shortstop ended the frame.
Hicks struck out the side in the top of
the third inning, and Riggs led off the
bottom of the of the frame with a double.
Riggs moved to third base on a passed
ball with no outs, but three consecutive
ground-outs stranded the White Falcons
junior in scoring position.
With two-outs in the top of the fourth,
Gilmer County junior Chandler Ferguson
— who singled and then moved to second,
with one out in the frame — advanced
to third on a passed ball. However, Hicks
struck out the next batter to retire the side.
Wahama tried to add on with back-toback two-out singles in the bottom of the
fourth, but a 6-to-3 ground-out ended the
inning with both White Falcons stranded.
The White Falcons put together some
two-out magic in the bottom of the fifth, as
Arrington walked, Nutter singled, and then
Hoffman singled home Arrington. Hoffman drew a throw to second base during
the next at-bat, allowing Nutter to score. A
walk and a passed ball allowed WHS to put
two runners in scoring position, but a flyout to right field ended the inning.
Trailing 7-0, Gilmer County was retired
in order for the second straight frame, in
the top of the sixth. A 4-6-3 double-play
and a strikeout ended the White Falcon
sixth inning, before the hosts could add on
to their 7-0 lead.
A one-out single and a two-out error
allowed two Titans to reach base in top of
the seventh, but Hicks struck out two of
the last three batters to end the game and
cap off the 7-0 Wahama victory.
“I knew if we got a run or two we had
the game won,” 12th-year Wahama head
coach Tom Cullen said. “The first inning,
(Mason Hicks) was on, throwing strikes. I
didn’t think they could catch up with him.
Not too many teams have a number two
as good as he is. It’s nice that Philip (Hoffman) was on the other night and Mason
was on tonight because, to win, we have to
have those two pitching their bests. They
carried us down the stretch last year, and
they’re going to have to do it again.”
Hicks was the winning pitcher of record,
striking out 14 batters, walking one, while
allowing two hits in a complete game shutout. Hoffman picked up the win in Monday’s 2-0 win over Charleston Catholic,
striking out 10 in a two-hit, complete game
shutout. The Red and White pitching aces
were the winning pitchers of record in the
state semifinal and final games last season.
Jason Montgomery pitched the first
two innings and was the losing pitcher of
record for GCHS, allowing five runs on
five hits, two hit batters and two walks.
Hunter Self pitched the next three innings
for Gilmer County, allowing two runs on
five hits and two walks. Jordan Brown hit
one batter in one scoreless, hitless inning.
Brown and Montgomery each struck out
one batter.
“The first (GCHS) pitcher had some
control problems, but when he did bring
it in there, it was where they could hit
it,” said Cullen. “There were a couple of
spots that if we could get a key hit, we
could blow it open and make it a 10-run
game early. They kept changing pitchers to
throw us off balance too, each one of them
was a little bit different.”
Wahama’s offense was led by Hoffman
— who was 2-for-3 with one run scored
and two RBI — and Nutter, who was 2-for4 with two runs scored. Riggs doubled
once and singled once in four at-bats, Dalton Kearns was 1-for-4 with an RBI, while
Grimm, Hicks and Jared Oliver were each
1-for-3. Arrington was walked twice and
scored twice, while Hendrick and Edwards
each scored once as courtesy runners.
“We started out good and hot, we
manufactured some runs,” Wahama head
coach Tom Cullen said. “(Gilmer County)
is young, they’ve got three seniors with a
bunch of juniors and sophomores. They’ll
be back, they’re tough.”
Ferguson and Hunter Moore were each
1-for-3 for the Gilmer County offense,
while Wyatt Helmick reached once on a
walk and once on an error.
For the game, Wahama had one error
and 10 runners left on base, while the
Titans committed one error and stranded
four runners.
The White Falcons will meet the winner
of Thursday’s Man/Greater Beckley Christian game, in the state semifinal on July 3,
in Charleston.
“I don’t care, we’ll take whoever we get,”
Cullen said. “Greater Beckley is a solid ball
club, they hit the ball hard, and they hit
the fastball extremely well. Man, I haven’t
seen a lot of them, but I know when they
have Simpson on the mound they’re pretty
good.”
This is Wahama’s seventh regional championship in program history with the other
titles coming in 1969, 1978, 1988, 1996,
1998 and 2015. The White Falcons have
won the state in their last three trips to
the final four, but WHS has never went in
back-to-back seasons.
“I told them all year long that getting
back there is really, really hard,” Cullen
said. “They were determined to make history, and they did.”
Wahama is missing four starters from
last year’s state title team, but 11 White
Falcons on back for another run at the
state’s top prize.
“They have more confidence, it doesn’t
mean we’re any better hitting, but they
have more confidence,” Cullen said when
asked about the difference between last
year’s team and this year’s. “They believe
in themselves and they believe that they
can get it done.”
Among returnees from last year’s team
are starters Philip Hoffman, Mason Hicks,
Nyles Riggs, Jared Oliver, Ricky Kearns,
Dalton Kearns, Jared Nutter, Colton
Arrington and Ryan Thomas.
“The heart of last year’s state championship team is still right here,” WHS assistant coach Phil Hoffman said. “The group
that won the state championship last year
is still right here, and it’s the same daggone
group that’s getting us back again.”
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The game
time temperatures were in the low 90s,
but that wasn’t the heat that gave the
Hillbillies trouble.
Junior starter Philip Hoffman struck
out 18 and retired the final 18 batters
that Man sent to the plate Friday afternoon during a 3-0 Wahama victory in
a Class A semifinal baseball contest at
Appalachian Power Park in Kanawha
County.
Hoffman surrendered a triple in the
first inning and a leadoff single in the
second frame, then the right-hander proceeded to sit the next 18 Hillbillies (1218) down while racking up the strikeout
total.
Hoffman — who struck out the side
in the first, second, fifth and seventh
frames — recorded at least two strikeouts in each of his seven innings on the
mound.
Hoffman — who also served as
the winning hurler in last year’s state
semifinal victory over Bishop Donahue
— spoke afterwards about his sizzling
performance.
“It feels just as good today as it did
last year, but we still have one more
game to win before we can celebrate,”
Hoffman said. “I found a pretty good
rhythm today, but my defense would
have had my back if things wouldn’t have
gone so well on the mound. I’m just glad
that we’re back in a state final. This is
what we’ve worked so hard for all year.”
While limiting Man to only two baserunners in the contest, the White Falcons
(21-11) produced at least one hit in
every inning except the fourth — which
ended up serving as a precursor of better
things ahead.
Scoreless through four complete, WHS
started its rally bid with one out in the
fifth when nine-hole hitter Ricky Kearns
legged out an infield single.
Colton Arrington followed by laying
down a sacrifice fly bunt, but the relay
throw to first pulled the first baseman
off the bag — giving Wahama runners at
first and second with one away.
Jared Nutter followed by laying down
another sacrifice bunt that went to the
pitcher, but Man was late in getting a
defender to first base for the relay throw.
MHS pitcher Jake Adkins went
ahead and threw the ball to first with a
defender approaching the bag, but the
ball deflected off of the second baseman’s
glove and rolled into right field.
Both Kearns and Arrington ended up
scoring on the throwing error, giving the
Red and White a 2-0 cushion midway
through the fifth.
Wahama gave Hoffman some extra
wiggle room in the fifth as Tyler Grimm
led the frame off with a double, then
Wyatt Edwards entered in as a courtesy
runner.
Edwards advanced to third on an error
that allowed Mason Hicks to reached
safely, then Jared Oliver lifted a fly ball
to left field that Nick Collins made a diving catch on.
Edwards ended up tagging up and
scoring on the play, giving Wahama a 3-0
cushion midway through five.
Five of Man’s final six outs came by
strikeouts, with the lone exception being
a one-out flyout to centerfield in the
sixth.
Wahama outhit the hosts by an 8-2
overall margin and committed none of
the two errors in the contest. The White
Falcons stranded four runners on the
bags, while Man left two on the bases.
Afterwards, WHS coach Tom Cullen
noted that it wasn’t a perfect performance by his troops — but he also quickly pointed out that the White Falcons
will have another chance Saturday to
improve on some things.
“I’d like for us to hit the ball a little
better, but it was all around a pretty
good day for us,” Cullen said. “We knew
we were going to have to start trying to
manufacture some runs by making them
make plays. Luckily, that ended up working out for us pretty well.
“You know, when Philip is in a groove
like he was today … one run becomes
very big. Credit Man and their starter
because he threw a heck of a game, but
Philip just happened to be a little bit better.”
Hoffman was the winning pitcher of
record after allowing only two hits while
striking out 18. Adkins took the toughluck loss after surrendering three runs
Wahama junior Philip Hoffman releases a pitch during the sixth inning of a Class A state semifinal
baseball contest against Man on Friday, June 3, at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, W.Va.
(one earned), eight hits and one walk
over seven frames while fanning nine.
Arrington and Nutter led the guests
with two hits apiece, followed by Hoffman, Grimm, Ricky Kearns and Dalton
Kearns with a safety apiece.
Arrington, Edwards and Ricky Kearns
each scored a run apiece in the triumph,
with Oliver providing the White Falcons’
only RBI.
Tyler Blair and Kenny Jo Adkins had
the lone hits for the Hillbillies.
The White Falcons — who have now
won seven straight state tournament
games — will be appearing in the program’s sixth state final in school history.
Wahama won titles in 1996, 1998 and
2015, and also lost in the state finals in
both 1978 and 1988.
Wahama will face Wheeling Central
in the Class A final Saturday afternoon,
with a start time tentatively scheduled
for 12:30 p.m. at Power Park.
The Maroon Knights (18-9) trailed 7-1
midway through the third and were down
again by a 9-3 margin through five and a
half frames, but Wheeling Central scored
the seven unanswered runs — including
five in the bottom of the seventh — to
rally back for a 10-9 win over Pendleton
County in the other Class A semifinal.
The Maroon Knights will be aiming for
their seventh state title, and first since
2011. The White Falcons are gunning
for their fourth state title and first repeat
championship in program history.
“We need seven more good innings
from our guys tomorrow, but I do like our
chances. After all, you have to be in the
state final to win a state championship,”
Cullen said. “It does help that we have
been here and done this before.”
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By Bryan Walters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. —
Being part of a state championship is very special in itself.
Knowing you’ll never lose
another high school game in
your life is something entirely
different.
Wahama seniors Jared Nutter, Ryan Thomas, Mason
Hicks, Ian Hook, Tyler Grimm
and Ricky Kearns are living
the rarest of dreams after
ending their collective prep
careers Saturday with a 5-4
victory over Wheeling Central
Catholic in the 2016 Class A
baseball state final at Appalachian Power Park in Kanawha
County.
These half-dozen recent
WHS graduates have been
involved in the White Falcon
baseball program since their
junior high years, and each has
had a varying role with the varsity program over the last four
seasons. The sacrifices and
hard work, however, paid off in
a big way — and that was even
before Saturday’s victory.
Since the spring of 2013, the
White Falcons have claimed
four consecutive Section 4,
Region 3 titles, three straight
TVC Hocking crowns, the
program’s second consecutive
regional championship, and
now they have repeated as
Class A state champions
So now, after all of the hard
work and sacrifice to reach
such a pinnacle, these six proud
Wahama graduates head out
into the world already perched
high atop the mountain.
“We’ve put in the work from
day one and it’s been a total
team effort, from the players to
the coaches to the community,”
Grimm said following Saturday’s title. “Ultimately, all the
hard work paid off in the end …
and it’s a really special feeling
to once again end the season
on top.”
For some, Saturday was
simply a final feather in the cap
in an otherwise fairy-tale prep
career.
“My first semester of high
school, I came in and was part
of a state championship in
football. My last semester as
a high school student has also
resulted in a state championship. There was even another
state championship in baseball
in between,” Nutter said. “It
won’t be too hard to look back
on my high school career and
have the same sort of smile that
I have right now.”
For others, it was about
proving something to a lot
of nay-sayers throughout the
Mountain State — particularly
after losing four starters from
the 2015 Class A title team.
“This is such an awesome
feeling to do it again, mainly
because of what we lost from
last year’s team,” Thomas said.
“Not many people thought we
could do this again, but here
we are celebrating another
state title. It feels good to prove
a lot of people wrong.”
Heck, even some of the most
die-hard believers in Wahama’s
chances to repeat still needed a
moment to realize that the ultimate goal had become reality.
“It’s very hard to describe
this feeling, outside of it being
amazing,” Hook said. “All of
the work and everything that
we’ve had to do to get to this
point, it just feels really good
to have it all work out in our
favor. We all knew that this was
possible at the beginning of the
year and we believed that we
could do it, but it is still hard to
believe that we actually pulled
it off again.”
A third of the seniors
couldn’t help but reflect on how
fortunate they were to have
been part of something special,
and they weren’t referencing
the back-to-back state crowns.
Instead, the blessed feeling
that each shared had more to
do with the place that they call
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just wears a smile after the White Falcons won the
Class A baseball championship with a 5-4 win over
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“Our community is a living
thing in itself,” Kearns said.
“Everybody comes from all
around to watch us for one
game, and there just aren’t too
many communities that can
honestly say that. It’s been special that we have had that kind
of support in every game this
year and in our careers. I’m just
glad that they get to enjoy this
one as much as we do, because
they deserve this.”
Hicks — who served as the
winning pitcher in both the
2015 and 2016 championship
games — agreed whole-heartedly with his left fielder.
“This community deserves
this because the support we
have had is second to none,”
Hicks said. “It feels great to
be part of history in winning
back-to-back titles, but I want
to thank all of the people in
the Bend Area for all of their
support during each of these
championship runs. Everyone
associated with Wahama has
played a big part in each of
these titles.”
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five starters to graduation
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Ricky Kearns also crossed home plate one
time apiece.
Gentile led the Maroon Knights with
two hits, followed by Rine, Campbell,
McAbee, Brown and Keane with a safety
apiece.
Keane scored a team-bests two runs,
Standwich and Brown also scored a run
apiece. Rine and Keane each knocked in a
run during the setback.
Wahama is now 10-3 all-time in state
tournament baseball contests, which also
includes a current eight-game winning
streak. The White Falcons appeared in
their first state tournament in 1969 and
were state runners-up in both 1978 and
1988.
It was the final baseball game for
seniors Jared Nutter, Ian Hook, Mason
Hicks, Ryan Thomas, Ricky Kearns and
Tyler Grimm in Wahama uniforms.
The White Falcons’ remaining 2016 roster included juniors Philip Hoffman, Nyles
Riggs, Wyatt Edwards and Jared Oliver;
sophomores Colton Arrington, Dalton
Kearns, Anthony Ortiz and Cass Kimes;
and freshmen Tyler Bumgarner, Cooper
Peters, Antonio Serevicz, Jacob Fisher,
David Hendrick and Jonathan Frye.
The White Falcons defeated Hannan
(15-1), Calhoun County (11-1), Calhoun
County (6-0), Charleston Catholic (3-0),
Gilmer County (7-0) and Man (3-0) en
route to the Class A state final.
Jefferson repeated as Class AAA champions after defeating Nitro by an 11-2
count in the final championship game
Saturday, while Bridgeport three-peated
as Class AA champs by posting a 9-4 win
over PikeView in the opening game Saturday.
All three 2016 state champions won
their respective titles a year ago, making
it the first time in WVSSAC history that
all three state championships went to the
same schools in consecutive years.
Wahama’s contest against Wheeling
Central was the only state final that
endured a weather-related delay of any
kind.
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have been possible if it wasn’t for Gary’s
countless contributions to the White Falcons during his tenure.
“It’s funny because when the four of us
were sitting on buckets during a game, we
had close to 100 years of coaching experience between us,” Hoffman said. “Yet, when
a big situation came up, we almost always
deferred to Gary to see what he thought.
He just had a wealth of knowledge about
this game, the kind of knowledge that left
any of us almost feeling inferior in those
situations.
“Gary always thanked us for letting us be
part of the team and allowing him to work
with the kids, because it was something he
truly enjoyed. In reality, we were the ones
that should have been thanking him for
making us a better team and better people.
If it wasn’t for Gary, I don’t know how much
of the last two years would have happened.”
This year’s roster took a great pride in
honoring Gary’s memory, especially on
the final day of the 2016 season as they
hoisted the Class A championship trophy.
In at least knowing and being around Gary
Clark, they joined a fraternity that covers
over four decades of the greatest athletes in
Wahama’s storied past.
The trio of baseball coaches interviewed
all had sons that played baseball at Wahama
while in high school, and each of those
young men are probably better individuals
for having known and been around Gary
Clark for a brief spell — or at least that was
the belief of Coach Bradley.
“I think all three coaches would agree that
we are very proud and fortunate that our
sons got to know and be around Gary during their high school careers,” Bradley said.
“He always had good advice to pass along
to the players and the kids really looked
up to him. He was always looking out for
their best interests and tried to make them
not only better players, but better people in
general. And he never expected anything in
return.”
If Gary ever did want anything in return
for his efforts, Saturday’s final outcome
against Wheeling Central Catholic would
have been his only request.
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