Three teams claim SOC top baseball honors Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
The spoils of Wheelersburg’s riches continued this week when the Southern Ohio Conference released its list of the top baseball players in both divisions.
The Pirates, fresh off their second-straight Division III State Championship, swept the SOC II Player, Pitcher and Coach of the Year honors by Garrett Carmichael, Derek Moore and Michael Estep respectively. In all, the conference champions also placed Camr...
Post 23 bats go silent on GBC opening day Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
WEST PORTSMOUTH — In the fourth year as a participant of the Gene Bennett Classic, Post 23 has claimed two wins.
Although the search for number three came up empty on two occasions Thursday, coach Jack Branon feels his ball club is showing the right signs.
“The thing that I liked is that these guys didn’t quit today,” Branon said. “I thought they battled all the way through both games, battled from first o...
McFarland competes in AJGA golf tourney Chris Slone
PDT Sports Editor
As the summer weather heats up, so does the golf scene. Most local citizens play for leisure and relaxation, but for one local teenager the competitive nature of the sport really fuels the fire.
Mitch McFarland knows a thing or too about competitive golf and his recent tournament performance has him in the hunt for another trophy.
“It’s fulfilling to walk off the 18th green as the winner,” McFarland said....
Alex Kuhn signs with Rio Grande Rio Grande Sports Information
OAK HILL, Ohio - University of Rio Grande head softball coach Kristen Bradshaw has announced the signing of Oak Hill High School’s Alex Kuhn for the 2014 season.
Kuhn, a 5-foot-5 middle infielder/outfielder/pitcher, batted .400 and had a .891 fielding percentage for head coach Scott Lewis’ Lady Oaks, who finished 6-19 and who were eliminated from post-season play with a loss to Alexander in district semifinal...
SOC releases all-tennis lists Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
The Southern Ohio Conference released its list Tuesday of the conference’s top tennis performers for this spring.
The Players of the Year in Divisions I and II were awarded to Notre Dame’s Luiz Benitez and Valley’s Nick Johnson respectively. The Titans claimed the SOC I title while the Indians shared the SOC II crown with the Waverly Tigers.
The Coaches of the Year for each division went to those who led a...
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West Boys’ Basketball Camp The West coaching staff will be holding a basketball camp this summer for boys entering grades four through nine on June 10-12 at the high school from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost will be $30 per camper and will include a t-shirt. For more information, contact Travis Bradford at 858-1413 or Bill Hafer at 357-245...
Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County Sports Release
RUSSELL, Ky. – If the victors of Saturday’s 36th annual East Greenup Kiwanis Run By The River had one thing in common: A winning attitude.
Pedro’s Mark McFann described his victory in the men’s 10K as “awsome,” while the winner of the women’s division, Amy Compston of Ashland, shaved a minute and 40 seconds off her best-ever 10K time to win a first place trophy for the first time in 17 years of running competitions.
Meanw...
Warriors down Spartans, improve record to 3-0 Chris Slone
PDT Sports Editor
The Kentucky Warriors picked up a 35-27 home win Saturday night over the Southern Ohio Spartans.
Turnovers proved to be the difference in the contest. The Warriors turned the pigskin over one time while their counterparts committed five turnovers. Southern Ohio lost two fumbles and was intercepted three times in the loss.
With the Spartans leading 7-0 in the first quarter, the hosts (3-0) responded with a...
Boggs adds to his win total at PRP PRP Press Release
Jackie Boggs, Adam Jordan, Robbie Lewis and Brett Carey all won feature events Saturday night at Portsmouth Raceway Park in their respective divisions.
Boggs earned his fourth Late Model A-Main victory of the season in five races. The Grayson, Ky., driver has already earned $11,000 in prize money at PRP in 2013 and has also locked up a provisional to this year’s Dirt Track World Championship, which is valued at $2,000.
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: How did ‘Burg do it? Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
COLUMBUS — Wheelersburg claimed its second-straight Division III State Championship Saturday with a 5-4 win over Bloom-Carroll.
The Daily Times looks at the trends, turning points and other information related to the Pirates’ run to a repeat:
Lead Changes: 2
Ties: None
Biggest Lead: 2 (Both)
Runners Left on Base: Bloom-Carroll 8; Wheelersburg 7.
Hit Batsmen: Bloom-Carroll 0; Wheelersbur...
Pirates flip script, claim repeat in improbable fashion Cody Leist
PDT Sports Writer
COLUMBUS — The state championship game is not the time to have an off day defensively.
Wheelersburg didn’t care.
Despite an unheard of five errors, the Pirates found a way to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh — capped off when Camron Parsley scored the winning run on a passed ball — for a 5-4 win over Bloom-Carroll Saturday at Huntington Park for their second-straight Division III State Champions...
Post 23 gets first win in split PDT Sports Report
Former Wheelersburg product Alex Shears connected on a two-run home run in the fifth inning to help host Post 23 salvage a split with Athens Post 21 in the first two games of the season Saturday at Branch Rickey Park.
Shears’ shot was the difference in a 3-2 victory in the second game of the afternoon, the first of the season for the club. Despite two runs in the bottom of the seventh thanks to a two-run double by Brady ...
The second edition of Springtime Wascals Dudley Wooten
Outdoors Columnist
“Spwingtime has a few more wacky wascals” as ol Elmer might say. We spoke before about insects that appear as we approach 60 degree Fahrenheit. This is also the temperature to trigger weed growth.
Let’s talk about lawns first. Nationally, lawns are broken down into warm season and cool season grasses. Warm season lawns are Bermuda, Zoyzia, and St. Augustine grasses, normally found below the Mason-Dixon L...
Fishing with the bow and arrow G. Sam Piatt
PDT Outdoors Writer
“I would much rather bowfish than fish with rod and reel.”
The angler speaking is Tyler Hensley, who’s been bowfishing for rough fish with his friends for about five years now.
The three friends who most often accompany him are Rod Brewer, Charlie Allen and Zach Stringfellow.
“We shoot all the different kinds of carp, gar ad catfish,” Hensley said. “We usually start about April and bowfish all throug...
