PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Lady Trojans need two wins to successfully defend their Division 5 state championship. But what a two games they will be. Portsmouth is 22-4 and is the Division 5 defending state champions. The Lady Trojans face the Norwayne Lady Bobcats (24-2) in the state semifinal game at 7 p.m. on Friday at Wright State University. The first game will be the Fairland Lady Dragons (23-4) against the Ottawa-Glandorf Lady Titans (27-0) at 5 p.m. The championship g

PROCTORVILLE — For the Fairland Lady Dragons this is déjà vu all over again. For the fourth straight season the Lady Dragons have won the regional tournament, twice in Division 2 and twice in Division 5. That means the Lady Dragons are making their fourth straight Final Four appearance. Fairland (23-4) will play the unbeaten Ottawa-Glandorf Lady Titans (27-0) at 5 p.m. on Friday at Wright State University. The winner advances to the state finals on Saturday at the University

COSHOCTON — Add one more tournament to three wrestlers seasons. Ironton Fighting Tigers’ Nate Sloan, Chesapeake Panthers’ Bryce Myers and Symmes Valley Vikings’ Enoch Patterson all earned a berth in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament. All three wrestlers placed in the top four places in the Division 3 district tournament this past weekend. Sloan is making a second straight trip to the state tournament after placing fourth in the 132-pound wei