Haney goes pefect as Titans outsting Hornets 5-3 Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
Notre Dame found out Thursday that success comes from the top.
Leadoff hitter Jack Kayser was 4-for-4 with five stolen bases, two runs scored and a run batted in as the host Titans claimed a key 5-3 nonconference win over Coal Grove, just days before the Division IV draw. Notre Dame coach Drew Mader believes he has a leader starting the batting order.
“Jack has been a pivotal position player where we’ve ha...
SSU Golf Wraps up Season with Baron Invitational Championship SSU Sports Release
LIMA– Golf finished off its 2013 spring season at the OSU-Lima Tournament in grand fashion as the Bears posted their best team score of the entire season by firing a 293 in the 43rd Annual Baron Invitational. This tournament is the longest running tournament within the state of Ohio. This marks the second straight year that SSU has captured this tournament title. The Bears bested the field by 19 strokes as Akron-Wayne fin...
Gallia Academy hands Portsmouth their 5th SEOAL loss PDT Sports Report
Ty Warnimont went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs batted in and a run scored as Gallia Academy defeated Portsmouth 4-1 Wednesday. Jimmy Clagg struck out seven batters in route to the victory. The Trojans will stay home Thursday to host the Dragons of Fairland.
Gallia Academy — 110 200 0 — 4 10 3
Portsmouth — 010 000 0 — 1 6 4
Gallia Academy — Warnimont 3-4 (2B, 3B, 2RBI, R), Childers 1-2 (RBI, R), Graham 2-...
SSU’s Aaron Suydam Named MSC Champions of Character Recipient for Baseball SSU Sports Report
Aaron Suydam has been named the Mid-South Conference Champions of Character recipient for baseball. The award, which is voted on by the conference athletic directors, is given to one student-athlete who displays academic and athletic achievement, campus and community leadership, future ambition and demonstration of the five core character values of the NAIA.
Planning for life after his graduation this spring, Suydam is p...
Valley forces SOC tennis split PDT Sports Report
Defending SOC II champion Valley exacted revenge on Waverly Tuesday with a 4-1 win to force a share of the tennis title.
The Indians battle Portsmouth Wednesday in their regular season finale.
Nick Johnson (V) def. Philip Hart (W) 6-2, 6-1
Scott Adkins (V) def. Trevor James (W) 6-3, 6-0
Rodney Spriggs (V) def. Joe Henderson (W) 7-6, 7-5
Jacob Darland/James Blanton (V) def. Nathan Wilburn/Austin Lightle (W) 6-3, 6...
Volz preps Derby entrants Chris Slone
PDT Sports Editor
On Saturday, all eyes will be on the Kentucky Derby.
The 20 contestants will be in the lime light as well as the jockeys and the owners of the thoroughbreds. But before the two-minute dash, a local woman gets to live in her own lime light.
Dianne Volz owns a therapy company devoted toward horses.
“I’ve always loved working with horses,” Volz said. “We had a small farm in Sciotoville. I’ve had horses sin...
West’s Meeker signs with Mount St. Joesph Chris Slone
PDT Sports Editor
For some people, dreams provide the motivation to seize an opportunity. For Alec Meeker, he made the most of his opportunity to fulfill his dreams.
Meeker as signed to play football at the College of Mount St. Joesph, making his dreams a reality.
“I have dreamed of playing football at the next level since I was in pee-wee,” Meeker said in an e-mail to The Daily Times .
The West senior had a productive ...
Jenkins’ RBI gives Minford 4-3 road win PDT Sports Report
Levi Jenkins’ RBI single in the top of the seventh inning gave visiting Minford a 4-3 win Monday at West.
Nate Beasley went the distance for the Falcons, striking out 11 and walking four. Jenkins was 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles.
Minford is on the road again Wednesday where the Falcons travel to Wheelersburg.
Minford 101 010 1 — 4 9 3
West 200 010 0 — 3 4 0
Minford — Alley 1-3 (2B, R), Mersiel 2-4 ...
Records set during Southern 100 Tune-Up SOS Release
WHEELERSBURG — It was a record breaking night Friday at the Southern Ohio Speedway for the Southern 100 Tune-Up as both Josh McGuire and Todd Robinson set new track records in time trials.
McGuire took the lead to start the night’s 25-lap Late Model A-Main as Jason Montgomery quickly passed R. J. Conley to move into the second position. Montgomery immediately caught up to McGuire as the two had a great battle for the lead.
F...
Slone’s Sidelines: Cause for concern? Chris Slone
PDT Sports Editor
Less than a month into the season, the Cincinnati Reds are 13-10.
They are one game out of first place in the National League Central and they have a stellar 12-4 home record. That’s the good news; the bad news is — the Reds entered Friday’s action with a 1-6 mark away from Great American Ball Park.
Cincinnati defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 13-4 on Monday, April 8. That’s it. That is the only road victo...
Portsmouth/’Burg pick up wins against Ironton Chris Slone
PDT Sports Editor
Game 1 of a triple header at Hatcher Field saw the Portsmouth Trojans defeat the Ironton Tigers by a score of 6-3.
Portsmouth(8-9) wasted little time pouncing on the Tigers. The Trojans sent eight batters to the plate, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning. After an uneventful top of the first for Ironton(5-7), which saw the tigers manage one hit, the Trojans went to work.
Jacob Albrecht sin...
West claims Rocky Nelson Tourney PDT Sports Report Nate Reynolds was the Most Valuable Player Saturday as his 4-for-5 day at the plate helped host West claim the 2013 Rocky Nelson Wood Bat Classic. The Senators claimed a 3-1 win in the semifinal over Meigs thanks to a complete game effort from Brady Knittel, who struck out six and went the distance. He was named the tournament’s top pitcher. In the championship game, Reynolds hit a three-run home run in the second to aid ...
Keep the faith in search for fish G. Sam Piatt
PDT Outdoors Writer
In an interlude from the wild turkey season, Creighton Stephens and I launched his boat Friday at the Burke’s Point ramp in Wheelersburg and set off with hopes of hooking a fish.
It started off a bad day for such hopes. It was a pleasant cloudless day to be on the river, with temperatures rising into the 60s.
But the river was falling, and that doesn’t always provide ideal conditions for good fishing. ...
West salvages split behind Shupert’s day Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
WEST PORTSMOUTH — Where defense was off, the offense made up for it in the case of the West softball team.
Megan Shupert, who replaced Kayla Webb behind the plate early in the first game for personal reasons, was 5-for-6 at the plate in the Senators’ home doubleheader with Duncan Falls Philo Saturday with a double, four stolen bases and three runs scored as West came away with a split against the Electrics. ...
Barrick talks on decision to step aside Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
The decision wasn’t rushed, rather the thought came months before the actual decision.
That’s how Tom Barrick described the decision to step away from the Wheelersburg boys basketball program in an exclusive interview Friday with The Daily Times. The publication learned of Barrick’s resignation late Thursday night in a press release sent by the school.
“It’s not a hasty decision but I think the timing is...
