Back for a fourth season — or 28 in dog years — Bella has returned for another year of high school football pick 'em, Last week, Bella came within an eyelash of finishing with a winning record. But Ironton's overtime loss made her finish 2-3 for the week and make her overall record to 15-14 through six weeks. As always, the Bulldog-Cocker Spaniel mix will make her usual 5 picks of games from the area and then head back to sleep it off and wait until next week! Below you can s

The St. Joseph Flyers won the Southeast Ohio Division 3 district golf championship to earn the school’s first-ever state tournament berth. Team members are: from left to right, head coach Quinn Cole, Mitchell Heighton, Cohen Dressel, Jadyn Fields, Zane Dressel, Christopher Phillips and Troy Erlenwein. (Photo submitted) PORTSMOUTH — Goal No.1 Win the Southern Ohio Conference-1 title. Check. Goal No. 2 Win the Division 3 Sectional Championship. Check. Goal No. 3 Win the D3 Dist

IRONTON — In the intra-city battle of the big school vs. the little school, the winner is…no one. The St. Joseph Flyers hosted the Ironton Fighting Tigers Tuesday in a non-league soccer game that ended in a 2-2 tie. "Our midfield looked sluggish all game and our spacing wasn't the best, which (Ironton) took advantage of," said Flyers coach Mike Balestra. "Make no mistake that was a good Division 4 team and they're intensity was there all night." Ironton (7-3-2) got a break an