Pirates fall in five sets
LOGAN — For the Lady Pirates, the road to the Division III regional finals ran through Albany Alexander, home of the consecutive state volleyball finalists and defending state champions. Wheel...
Webster hands loss to Berlin Hiland
It took South Webster’s offense a little while to get rolling but once it did the Jeeps were unstoppable. South Webster scored two goals late in the first half — the first by Brice Patterso...
Cadogan now a Bengal
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals signed former Portsmouth High School and Penn State University standout Gerald Cadogan to their practice squad Tuesday to replace fullback Chris Pressley who...
Minford on top in final poll
It often feels like forever waiting for football season to come around and just like that it’s over. The last 10 weeks have flown by and it is finally time to crown the 2009 Power Rankings champio...
Playoff Preview
The paint on the field has faded, the banners are taken down, practice fields have been abandoned and the marching bands silenced— for most area football teams — and then there were five. Five loc...
Walls gets warm welcome in return
COLUMBUS — While Ohio is commonly viewed as a state that bleeds scarlet and grey, at least one small portion of it favors crimson and white, in support of former Waverly quarterback Trevor Wall...
Jeeps take title in rematch with Falcons
CHILLICOTHE — South Webster made sure that Minford’s district title needed plenty of defense. Brice Patterson scored all three goals for the Jeeps, who went on the attack early and often i...
Valley’s run ends, Pirates advance
ATHENS – To reach the district finals is an accomplishment in itself, two local volleyball squads, Valley and Wheelersburg, attained that goal this 2009 season. The SOC II champion Lady India...
MINFORD — The first chants of "SOC! SOC! SOC!" were heard with 1:53 left on the clock after Minford recovered an onside kick, but the celebration had been nearly a decade in the making. The Minfor...
WHEELERSBURG — To have a shot at the postseason or a share of the SOC II, Wheelersburg had to win Friday and get a little bit of help. The Pirates did their part — defeating West 35-12 at home in ...
OAK HILL — Not only was it a good season for the Oak Hill Oaks, it was perfect. Before a partisan home crowd, the 2009 Oaks became just the second team in school history to post a 10-0 mark, and...
MOUNT ORAB – Going 7-3 sure isn't a bad way to follow up a 1-9 season. The Trojans used a mix of run and pass to blow by the Western Brown Broncos 50-15 in Mt. Orab on Friday, completing one of th...
ATHENS — Valley’s intense defense and tenacious offense advanced the Lady Indians to the district finals as Valley defeated Minford 25-7, 25-13, 25-11 in Athens on Wednesday night. “They’re in a g...
ATHENS — The precision passing of Wheelersburg's Kalyn Bailey set up the Lady Pirates for a return trip to the district finals as 'Burg defeated Northwest 25-15, 25-20, 25-23 in Athens on Tuesday...
One more week to play and just one more rankings to go after this one. It certainly has been a fun season and it's gone by so fast. There have been ups and downs on the field for each team as wel...
It was a successful day at Rio Grande for area athletes Saturday as two teams and a slew of individuals advanced from the southeast district cross country meet. Boys teams from Wheelersburg and So...
MINFORD — The Lady Falcons served up 21 aces as Minford surpassed Portsmouth in four sets to win its seventh consecutive sectional title. Minford shot out of the gate with a quick first set win of...
In the 15 years Janet Day has been the coach at Eastern, sectional championships have been all but guaranteed. In fact the winning streak goes back one year further than that. This year was no d...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard and the defending champs are back in the World Series — proving last year was no fluke and looking even more dangerous this time around. Jayson Werth homered twic...
WHEELERSBURG — The Wheelersburg Pirates won their sixth-consecutive sectional championship with an 8-2 home victory over the New Boston Tigers on Wednesday night. The score would indicate that W...
With Ohio State (5-2, 3-1) losing for the second time this season, hopes of bringing a national championship to Columbus seem to have faded faster than anyone thought. There is hope at "the Hors...
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