AID — The Symmes Valley Lady Vikings just keep on rolling. The Lady Vikings downed the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 11-1 in a run rule game on Tuesday, then rolled past the Northwest Lady Mohawks 13-0 in a run rule Southern Ohio Conference game on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Symmes Valley (9-2, 2-0) won as Brenna Tibbs pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts and three walks. Tibbs also went 3-4 at the plate with a double and she led off the game with a home run. Kaycee Thompson was

FRANKLIN FURNACE — The Green Bobcats’ could only score one run on Wednesday. It proved to be plenty for Jon Knapp. The Green senior right-handed pitcher fired a two-hit shutout as the Bobcats got a key Southern Ohio Conference 1 win by blanking the Portsmouth Clay Panthers 1-0. The University of Rio Grande recruit struck out 13 and walked two in his complete game win for the Bobcats (7-0, 2-0). “Once again, Jon has delivered very well. He is off to a hot start this season on

PROCTORVILLE — The three facets of baseball are pitching, hitting and defense. The Fairland Dragons did all three well as they beat the Chesapeake Panthers 6-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. Two Fairland pitchers combined on a three-hitter while the offense had 10 hits and the defense made one error. Fairland (2-4, 1-1) took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Eli Pine walked, Mac Clark and Cyrus Cummings singled to load the bases and Tanner Brown had a two-run