Kanawha Valley Sports Notebook

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find yours, including YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts!The West Virginia State Yellow Jackets have been effective in multiple areas under the guidance of athletic director Nate Burton.The Yellow Jackets have been a constant favorite in nearly every sport in the Mountain East Conference over the last decade.Host Taylor Kennedy sat down with the WVSU AD to discuss a variety of topics, including Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), transfer portal, future of WVSU Athletics and more!Taylor also gave his picks for the upcoming football slate.Who was the HD Media Player of the Week? Who were the stats leaders from week ten of the high school football season?Follow the Gazette-Mail Sports on Twitter/X -- @GazMailSportsFollow HD Media on Facebook -- HD Media SportsFollow Taylor Kennedy on Twitter -- @Taylor_Kennedy7

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find yours, including YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.The University of Charleston Golden Eagles are coming off an impressive and historical 2023 season, reaching the national tournament.UC is back and making similar history as the Golden Eagles are 7-0 with three games remaining.The Golden Eagles are led by one of the nation's top rushers in Chavon Wright.Host Taylor Kennedy is joined this week by the head coach of the Golden Eagles Quinn Sanders.Taylor also dives into the week nine HD Media Player of the Week and Stats Leaders.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find yours, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.Host Taylor Kennedy kept the roads hot on this edition as he chatted with Charleston Catholic head girls soccer coach Amy Mullen and Huntington head football coach Billy Seals.Coach Mullen discussed the makeup of creating a championship team, what it'll take for Catholic to win state title No. 6 in a row and a few of her players.Coach Seals chatted about how his team has grown since Huntington's week two loss, what he learned about his team in the first half of the season and a look ahead to Spring Valley.Taylor also recapped the week six HD Media player of the week and gave his picks for this upcoming weekend!

#wvprepfb #wvssacSubscribe to the podcast wherever you get yours, including YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It's crazy to think that week six of the high school football season in West Virginia is here. We've seen teams rise above the rest while others have faded early. One of the teams that's made a name for itself are the Hurricane Redskins. The Redskins enter week six with a 3-2 record, having split their last two games. Host Taylor Kennedy sat down with coach Donnie Mays to discuss his team, including players Noah Vellaithambi and Tyshawn Dues. Taylor also recapped the HD Media Player of the Week, stats leaders and gave his picks for the upcoming weekend.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.A double-interview episode this week on the Kanawha Valley Sports Notebook!Host Taylor Kennedy headed to Buffalo first to talk with the head volleyball coach of the Lady Bison Barry Clendenin. They discussed his team's success thus far, building a tough schedule and trying to get back to the state tournament.Taylor also went to Capital High School where he met up with head football coach Jon Carpenter. Carpenter is back on the sidelines after being gone for three seasons.The two discussed Capital winning its last two games, using the recent success as motivation, players with the most growth and much more!Taylor also discussed the week four HD Media Player of the Week and Stats Leaders.Taylor also gave his picks for week five of the high school football and college football season.

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find yours, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.There are two football teams in Kanawha County that are undefeated.The George Washington Patriots are one of those two teams as the Patriots enter week four with a 3-0 record.Host Taylor Kennedy sat down with coach Steve Edwards Jr. about his team this season, including what's worked and what still needs worked on.They also discussed Sai'Vyon Brown, Guner Flores and Hunter Giacomo's growth throughout the off-season and the first few weeks of the season.Taylor also looked back on the week three player of the week while unveiling the stats leaders heading into week four.He gave his picks for both high school and college football.

There have been some impressive performances across the first two weeks of West Virginia high school football season!One of the better teams we've seen perform well through two weeks are the Herbert Hoover Huskies.The Huskies are 2-0 entering week three with wins over Independence (37-30) and Winfield (29-15).Host Taylor Kennedy sots down with coach Joey Fields about what's worked well for the Huskies so far.They discussed a few topics, including highlighting some players and look ahead to Friday's contest against Nitro.Taylor also looked back on the HD Media Week Two Player of the Week and Stats Leaders. He also gave his picks for week three.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get yours, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.Also, check us out on our website, wvgazettemail.com, Twitter at @GazMailSports and Facebook at HD Media Sports.

It's the first installment of this year's Kanawha Valley Sports Notebook! Host Taylor Kennedy recaps what happened in week one of high school and college football and look ahead to week two. Taylor heads to Wayne County and chats with Spring Valley head football coach Brad Dingess. The two discuss a variety of topics, including returner Jalyn Abercrombie and their week two matchup against Hurricane. Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find your podcast, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

Week 8 could, arguably, be the most entertaining week of this year's high school football season.One of the marquee matchups this week features the undefeated Cabell Midland Knights against the one-loss Hurricane Redskins in Putnam County.Taylor Kennedy, @Taylor_Kennedy7 on Twitter, sits down with Cabell Midland head football coach Luke Salmons to discuss this Friday's matchup, a few standout players, the MSAC, and more!Taylor also previews this weekend's games involving teams across the Kanawha Valley region.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.Follow Taylor on Twitter (X) --> @Taylor_Kennedy7

It is crazy to think that we are closing in towards the end of the 2023 West Virginia high school football season! We are starting to see teams separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Also, we are getting a better understanding of who might be in the final 16 across all three classes.Taylor Kennedy, @Taylor_Kennedy7 on Twitter, is back for another edition of the Kanawha Valley Sports Notebook.Taylor helps unveil the Week 6 HD Media & Building and Construction Trades WV Player of the Week.Taylor is joined by the George Washington head football coach Steve Edwards Jr. The two of them discuss GW's big 22-11 victory over Parkersburg last Friday, a few spotlight players, and much more.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get yours, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

We have been sidelined the last few weeks! However, we are back and better than ever.It is week six of the West Virginia High School Football Season, and there are great games on tap across the board.Taylor Kennedy, @Taylor_Kennedy7 on Twitter, is back for another week behind the mic. He breaks down the HD Media & Building and Construction Trades Player of the Week.In the second segment, Taylor was joined by Herbert Hoover head football coach Joey Fields. What has Coach Fields seen in the last three games that he might not have seen in the first two? How has Dane Hatfield stepped up? What's the excitement level surrounding homecoming week at Herbert Hoover?In the final segment, Taylor broke down the week six slate of football games regarding Kanawha Valley teams.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find yours, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.Follow Taylor on Twitter: @Taylor_Kennedy7

Week one of the West Virginia high school football season is in the books.What happened in week one? Who stood out? What happened to teams in the Kanawha Valley?Taylor Kennedy, @Taylor_Kennedy7 on Twitter, recaps everything + another high school football coach joins him.Hurricane head football coach Donnie Mays joins Taylor to discuss various topics, including JacQai Long, Hurricane's week one win over Winfield, preparations for Capital, and more.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find yours, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

The inaugural episode of the Kanawha Valley Sports Notebook is here!Taylor Kennedy, @Taylor_Kennedy7 on Twitter, kicks off this week one episode by previewing all the football matchups involving Kanawha Valley teams.Which games are the most important in week one? Find out when Taylor dissects each game.Taylor also sat down with Winfield head football coach Eddie Smolder to discuss the Generals week one matchup against the Hurricane Redskins.Subscribe to the podcast wherever you find yours, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.