PROCTORVILLE — Country singer Crystal Gayle once sang, “Don’t Take Me Half the Way.” The Fairland Dragons led halfway through the game only to have the Russell Red Devils rally for a 9-2 win on Monday. Fairland (0-3) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and Dragons stayed ahead until the fourth inning when Russell scored three runs to take the lead for good. Russell (5-2) erupted for five runs in the fifth inning and added an insurance run in the sixth. Hayden McGowan doubled

HUNTINGTON, W.Va . — The game was going back and forth until it didn’t come back for the Fairland Lady Dragons. In a game that saw the lead change hands four times, the Lady Dragons lost 14-6 to the Huntington Lady Highlanders on Monday. Huntington (2-5) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but Fairland went ahead 3-2 lead in the top of the third when Taegan Leep slugged a home run after Maddie Cornwell singled and Aubree Cyrus walked. Huntington rallied in the bottom of the

IRONTON — When opportunity knocks, at least look out the peep hole. Ironton had its opportunities but the Fighting Tigers were unable to capitalize in a 5-1 season opening loss to the West Jefferson Roughriders on Sunday. “We just did not adjust to the game as it was being played,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “We had plenty of chances, but we watched too many called third strikes in crucial situations.” The Roughriders (1-0) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Blake Bogenr