LOGAN — The Green Bobcats remained hot. And why not? They had a fireballer lighting the fuse. Jon Knapp pitched a 3-hitter as he racked up 11 strikeouts against 3 walks and Green blanked the Southern Tornadoes 8-0 in the Division 7 district semifinals. The strikeout total enabled the Rio Grande recruit to surpass 400 for his career. Green (21-4) will play Glouster Trimble (19-7) at 2 p.m. Thursday in the district title game. “That was a good team win. Jon pitched another grea

PEDRO — “Can you hear me? That when it rains and shines It’s just a state of mind Can you hear me? Can you hear me” — Rain by The Beatles While the rain fell and caused some throwing errors, the Ironton Fighting Tigers fought through the weather, and used the two-hit pitching of Braydon Baker to blank the Portsmouth West Senators 4-0 in the Division 5 district semifinals on Friday. “We had a few miscues, but our kids are mentally tough and can put things behind them and keep

PEDRO — Saint Joseph's offense hammered out 11 hits and their pitching delivered a combined 3-hitter as the Flyers beat the South Gallia Rebels 15-5 at a rain-soaked Rock Hill High School in the opening round of the Ohio Division 7 tournament on Friday. "We came out strong in those first couple innings and jumped on them," said Flyers coach Nick Medinger. "I thought Evan (Aldridge) and Barrett (Waginger) did a great job of throwing despite the steady rainfall the whole game."

WELLSTON — With the potential winning run on first base in the bottom of the seventh inning, Southern Lady Tornadoes’ pitcher Jaylyn Hupp knew she had to be careful. Hupp was facing Symmes Valley junior slugger Marley Ferguson, a Valparaiso commit who had 10 home runs on the season. As it turned out, she wasn’t careful enough. Following a leadoff single by Maci Bland, Ferguson connected with the first pitch and drove it deep over the center field fence to give Symmes Valley a

Rock Hill Redmen senior standout running back Brady Murrell signed a letter-of-intent to play for the Bluffton University Beavers. Attending the signing ceremony were: seated left to right, father Bobby Murrell, Brady, mother Amy Murrell, and sister Brooklynn Murrell; standing left to right, grandfather Bill Henderson and brother Blake Murrell. (Photo submitted) PEDRO — “If your heart is in your dream No request is too extreme When you wish upon a star As dreamers do” The wor

First Team DII/III Results Player School David Sharp, Athens Seth Goeller, Marietta Ryan Seimetz, Jackson Bodhi Wolford, Jackson Carter Strong, Warren Jack Cornele, Hillsboro Gage Bowers, Miami Trace Cooper Enochs, Miami Trace Austin Brown, Miami Trace Tay Harris, Chillicothe Cole Cashdollar, Sheridan Eli Ray, Jackson Noah Wamer, Sheridan Connor Roshon, Sheridan Coach of the Year DII/III Josh McGraw, Jackson Second Team DII/III Player School AJ Lee, Logan Will Tarnes, Mariett

WELLSTON — Not even a 70-minute rain delay could ruin the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings’ appetite. Behind the one-hit pitching of Brenna Tibbs and the home run power of Maci Bland and Marley Ferguson, the Lady Vikings rolled past the Green Lady Bobcats 16-0 in a run rule win in the Division 7 district semifinals on Tuesday. “The group of girls has a lot of experience and they are hungry,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Jeff “Odie” Estep. “This bunch of kids gets up for the occasion no

SOUTH POINT — They all ran track for the South Point Pointers. And as it turns out, they’re still running track. In fact, two former standouts will be running in national championship tournaments this weekend. The group includes Joey Bloebaum of Marshall University, Derrick Taylor of the University of Tennessee, Kamren Wilkerson of Madonna University, Emma Layne of Marshall University, Carter Smith of Ashland University, and both Davin Heckard and Desean Garred at Shawnee Sta

ATHENS — Natalie Goode pitched a one-hitter as the Meigs Lady Marauders blanked the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 6-0 in the Division 5 district semifinals on Tuesday. Meigs (24-2) will play in the district finals Friday against Southeastern. Goode struck out 9 and did not walk a batter in getting the win. Goode also went 2-3 at the plate with a double and an RBI. Brooklyn Roush was 2-4 with 2 doubles and an RBI for Meigs. Kyleigh Kranyik was 1-3 with a double and an RBI, Ava Horn

FLATWOODS — Greenup County's Brody Howard delivered a gem of a performance from the mound on Monday night to help the Musketeers beat the Red Devils 5-1 in the nightcap of the 63rd District Semifinals on Monday. Howard pitched a two-hit gem while going the distance for the Musketeers. The sophomore also struck out six batters, walked seven and the only run given up was unearned. Howard also picked off a pair of Red Devil baserunners in key situations to limit Russell's scorin

IRONTON — The Ironton Fighting Tigers fell behind 3-0 in the top of the first inning. No problem. Despite falling behind early, Ironton chipped away and got a 4-3 walk-off win over the Amanda-Clearcreek Aces on Monday. “We gave up some runs to start the game, but the kids fought back and won it in the seventh,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “Dawson (Philyaw) pitched a great game. They didn’t get anything after the first inning.” Dawson Philyaw allowed just 5 hits, struck out

CHESAPEAKE — Laila Wentz doesn’t see herself as a trailblazer, but she did help to clear the path. One of the first to participate in the newly sanctioned Ohio High School Athletic Association sport of girls’ wrestling, the Chesapeake Lady Panthers’ senior has beaten down a path to the college level. Wentz signed a letter-of-intent to wrestle with Wheeling University. She said her decision wasn’t about being the trend-setter but rather maintaining what has already been establ

AID — Holland the country is known for windmills. Holland — the Symmes Valley pitcher is —know for fighting opposing batters. Gradee Holland battled opposing batters like Don Quixote battled the windmills as the Vikings beat the Chesapeake Panthers 6-4 on Friday. Holland scattered 10 hits, struck out 8 and walked just 2 as the Vikings built a 6-1 lead and held on for the win. Chesapeake (11-15) took a 1-0 lead to start the game when Kaden Perkins reached on an error, stole se

SEAMAN — For Saint Joseph, this week might have seemed to take extra longer than usual. After playing 11 innings on Monday, the Flyers capped off the week with another extra inning game and beat the North Adams Green Devils 2-1 in nine innings on Friday. Pitching dominated much of the game for both teams. Barrett Waginger provided another solid pitching performance for the Flyers, going nine innings on the mound and giving up four hits, a walk and striking out six batters. Th

PORTSMOUTH — If you have 6 walks and 6 errors, you’re probably looking at a loss. Well, if you’re the Green Bobcats, you’re looking pretty good. Green used the 3-hit pitching of Jon Knapp to overcome 6 walks and 6 errors to beat the Portsmouth Trojans 12-4 on Wednesday. “It was ugly, but it was a win,” said Green coach Dave Shoupe. “Usually, when you have a game like this it ends up badly for you. But we hit the ball and Jon pitched really well except for the walks.” Knapp st

AID — The Fairland Dragons pushed across a run in the 8th inning to edge the Symmes Valley Vikings 2-1 on Tuesday. The game was a pitching duel between the Dragons’ Josh Gillespie and Nolan Fleming and the Vikings’ Tanner Corn and Gradee Holland. Fleming went the final 2 innings to get the win as he gave up one hit. Gillespie went the first 6 innings and allowed 3 hits, one earned run with 11 strikeouts and 3 walks. Corn went 7 innings striking out 12, walked 2 and he gave u

AID — If this was a tune-up for the postseason tournament, the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings are starting to click. Brenna Tibbs pitched a 2-hitter and the Lady Vikings beat the Lawrence County Lady Bulldogs 4-2 on Tuesday. “Lawrence County is one of the top teams in Eastern Kentucky, so that was a good win,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Jeff “Odie” Estep. “Brenna pitched a great game, we got clutch hitting and we had two errors but for the most part we played good defense.” Tibbs s

SOUTH POINT — If the South Point Lady Pointers went to the doctor on Thursday for a check up, they would have gotten a clean bill of health because everything was well. The pitching was well. The hitting was well. The defense was well. And when you combine all three, well, you get a 14-2 win over the Warren Lady Warriors in the Division 4 district quarterfinals. Kota Copley pitched a two-hitter, struck out seven, walked two and only one run was earned. And, her bat was feelin

ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Lady Marauders beat the Fairland Lady Dragons 10-0 in the first round of the Division 5 sectional softball tournament on Wednesday. Meigs (23-2) was led by Natalie Goode who was 3-4 with 4 runs batted in, Bella Roush was 2-3 with 2 RBI, and Brooklyn Roush 2-4 with an RBI. Fairland (3-19) had 4 hits with Yardley Gorby and Raelynn Barker-Chapman each 1-2 while Maddie Cornwell and Aubree Cyrus both 1-3. Brooklyn Roush got the win for Meigs as she struck o

FRANKLIN FURNACE — Overtime must pay well for the Green Bobcats. Green proved working extra with pay dividends as the Bobcats beat the Peebles Indians 7-6 in nine innings on Tuesday. In the bottom of the ninth, Gabe Blevins walked, stole second, took third on a hit by Jon Knapp and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nolan McMackin. Peebles (14-9) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Bo Johnson doubled, Crew Wilson walked, and Nash Grooms reached on an error to score