In January I fried some fillets of sauger caught from the Ohio River in November, washed thoroughly, and frozen in bags of fresh water. For comparison sake, I fried a bag full of frozen walleyes I...
Pirates fall in D-III district final ATHENS — Eastern Brown opened the contest with three different players knocking down 3-pointers. By halftime, the Warriors had made 17 of 24 field goals and opened up a 22-point lead. When the f...
Ironton ends Oak Hill’s run ATHENS — Let the state take notice — Ironton’s girls basketball program is for real. The Lady Fighting Tigers were a definite underdog in Saturday’s Division III Regional Final con...
Bears heading to Final Four SIOUX CITY , Iowa — For the third time in the program’s history, and the first time since the national championship year of 1999, the Shawnee State Bears are headed to the Final Four. SS...
Bears get by second round
SIOUX CITY , Iowa — Shawnee State’s Mallory Albers opened the game with 21 first half points and Jill Cropper scored the last six of her team-high 22 points from the charity stripe to clo...
South Webster’s Ruth to play at SSU SOUTH WEBSTER — After winning four-straight SOC I championships, South Webster’s Braden Ruth will be taking on a new challenge — trying to help Shawnee State University’s soccer...
Waverly’s Kyle signs with Rio WAVERLY — With only one school in the Southern Ohio Conference sponsoring a girl’s soccer team, just about every other team plays with boys and girls on the same team. Waverly’s Cass...
SSU to face Aquinas in Round 2 SIOUX CITY , Iowa — Second round play of the NAIA Division II National Tournament starts today at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. In the day’s opener, the Shawnee State wom...
Wheelersburg’s Kyle Brooks signs with SSU As a four year starter for Wheelersburg Kyle Brooks helped his Pirates to four sectional championships and a record of 54-15-4 in his soccer career. With graduation nearing Brooks has decided to c...
Waterford tops Lady Jeeps PICKERINGTON — The gym at Pickerington North High School proved once again to be a hostile place for the South Webster Lady Jeeps. Four-straight years South Webster has made the trip from its ho...
Lady Oaks improve to 24-0 and counting ATHENS — Most programs in high school basketball are lucky to have three Elite Eight appearances in their history. The Lady Oaks, they just earned their third in a row. On Wednesday night Oak H...
Lady Jeeps ready for King, Waterford The South Webster Lady Jeeps have been in some battles over the last three years at Pickerington North High School. Making their third-straight trip to regional play tonight to face Waterford, the...
For the first time in nearly a decade, everything seemed to go SSU's way in a national tournament game. The Bears dominated in nearly every statistical category Wednesday as they dismantled Hask...
ATHENS — Shooting 55 percent from the field in a win or go home situation is more than impressive. The Peebles Indians (21-1) not only did that in Monday's district semifinal contest, they were e...
COLUMBUS — The Associated Press boys and girls All-District basketball teams were released Monday and numerous local players — and a pair of coaches — were honored. The following is a breakdown ...
ATHENS -- The phrase "any given Sunday" is not often applied to high school basketball, but a pair of district tournament games at the Convo on Sunday, March 7, entailed the very meaning of the phr...
ATHENS — From the time Rebecca Puckett scored Oak Hill's first basket with 7:22 to play in the first quarter the Adena Lady Warriors knew they were in trouble. As Puckett proceeded to score 14 o...
ATHENS – Their No. 8-seed is not one you’d expect to see often in a district semifinal. Their play on the floor at Ohio University’s Convocation Center wasn’t their best. But all that matters to ...
While Wes Loop is not considered an impatient player on the basketball court, he didn't waste any time Friday night. His first point of the night, scored from the free throw line, was the 1,000t...
While high school tournament basketball is currently dominating the bulk of some area sports fans’ attention, a good deal of local athletes will have a role to play in the true March Madness that i...
ATHENS — In a game of runs a 12-0 swing could make the difference, especially if it comes in the second half. A five-point halftime advantage was not enough for Waverly to continue its postseason...
LUCASVILLE — After knocking off two league foes to begin tournament play the East Tartans faced a tall task in the Greyhounds of Manchester in Tuesday night's sectional championship. Foul trouble ...
LUCASVILLE — If a tougher journey makes the end result more enjoyable, the Jeeps will certainly be happy about this one. South Webster overcame early struggles and Fairfield's 35-24 rebounding adv...
WAVERLY — The end of the story was bitter, but the journey itself was sweet. When second-seeded Alexander escaped No. 6 seed West 43-40 in overtime in a Division III District Semifinal on Saturday...
NAIA No. 24 Walsh finished the first half on a 16-0 run and held the lead it established through the entire second half as it left Portsmouth with a 65-64 victory over No. 9 Shawnee State Universit...
WAVERLY — On Saturday night the Piketon Redstreaks (15-6) won their third-straight game and with the sectional title win will advance to Athens for the third-consecutive year. No. 1-seed Piketon o...
JACKSON — Clay and Eastern split their respective regular season contests but the Lady Panthers came away with the rubber match. Clay overcame an early 9-0 deficit to defeat Eastern Pike 40-35 on ...
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