IRONTON — Three proved to be the magic number. The St. Joseph Flyers had 3 players score 3 goals each as they blanked the New Boston Tigers 13-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference-1 soccer game on Saturday. The Flyers’ trio who each registered a hat trick were Texas Jack Whaley and brothers Beckham and Barrett Waginger All 3 scored 3 goals teach with Whaley and Barrett Waginger both getting an assist. Scoring one goal each for the Flyers were Mason Weber, Pierson Guston, Troy Erle

PROCTORVILLE — Physical defensive play and explosive offensive plays were the theme of the night for the Fairland Dragons, as they held off the upset-minded Coal Grove Hornets for a 33-22 win in a Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday night at a rain-soaked Jim Mayo Memorial Stadium. Dragons head coach Ron Wooten knew that his team would be in for a physical, playoff-like test from Coal Grove and felt his players passed that test on Friday. "You know what Coal Grove is and th

PORTSMOUTH — One more step. The Symmes Valley Vikings have their eyes fixed on an unbeaten regular season and need just one more win to achieve the milestone after blanking the Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans 47-0 in a Southern Ohio-1 Conference game on Friday. Symmes Valley is 9-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Southern Ohio Conference-1, good for first place. The Vikings high-powered offense continued to roll, led by the passing game as quarterback Bronx Carpenter was 19 of 30 f