Oceana Drops Man, 44-14

The Oceana Indians remained undefeated as they defeated Man, 44-14, on Thursday. The Indians fell behind early but then responded as Evan Hanshaw scored on a 30-yard touchdown run. Cooper Hatfield added the extra point. The Indians then got a 30-yard touchdown pass from Connor Booth to Jasper Riffe. Hatfield then added another conversion to […]

Ocean Races Past Trap Hill, 28-18

The Oceana Indians improved to 3-0 on the season as they picked up a 28-18 win over Trap Hill on Tuesday. The Indians started out a little slowly but got on the scoreboard when Connor Booth threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Zane Cook. Oceana later scored in the half when Evan Hanshaw took a […]

Oceana Runs Past Madison, 26-12

The Oceana Indians moved to 2-0 on the season as they defeated Madison, 26-12, on Thursday. Connor Booth scored on the game’s first play from scrimmage as he raced 65 yards for a touchdown. Quarterback Bradyn Waldron tacked on the 2-point conversion to make the score 8-0. The Indians increased their lead in the second […]

Oceana Downs River View, 12-8

The Oceana Indians picked up a big on Thursday as they defeated River View, 12-8, on the road in middle school football action. The Indians took a 6-0 lead off a touchdown from quarterback Brayden Waldron. River View fought back and connected on a 60-yard touchdown pass with a little more than 3:00 left on […]

Legends Of The Sidelines: Jim Hopkins

During the mid-80s until the school’s closure in 2002, you could count on the Oceana Indians being a force on the basketball court. The man directing those teams that demanded respect and often fear across the coalfields was none other than Jim Hopkins. Oceana won West Virginia’s Class AA titles in 1963 and 1965. The […]