2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association All-Southeast District Girls Basketball Teams Division 2 Second Team Ella Hinton, Logan, 5-7, Jr., 14 Special Mention Ryann Landis, Logan  Division 3 First Team Hayleigh Chidester, Marietta, 5-8, Sr., 10.2; Milee Smith, Unioto, 5-10, Sr., 23.7; Mylie Forgrave, Sheridan, 5-3, Sr., 12.0; Ella Chapman, Athens, 5-2, Sr., 11.5 Player of the Year: Milee Smith, Unioto Coach of the Year: J.D. Walters, Sheridan Second Team Keyairah Beard, U

CHESAPEAKE — On to the Convo. Again. The Chesapeake Panthers rolled past the Oak Hill Oaks 56-30 on Tuesday to earn another trip to Ohio University’s Convocation Center. Chesapeake (20-3) will play Wellston at 6:15 p.m. Monday in the Division 5 district semifinals. The Panthers started slow but methodically pulled away the rest of the game as Kaden Perkins scored 20 points and Karson Frecka scored 13 to lead the winning effort. Frecka scored 7 of the Panthers 9 points in the

WAVERLY — This was one rollercoaster ride the Chesapeake Lady Panthers didn’t enjoy. In a game that saw Chesapeake fall behind, battle back, fall further behind and then battle back some more, the Lady Panthers couldn’t catch the Portsmouth West Lady Senators and fell 48-37 in the Division 5 district semifinals on Saturday at Waverly’s Downtown Arena. "I thought our effort across the board was pretty good today," said Chesapeake coach Chris Ball. "We had a lot of girls play a

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CHESAPEAKE — Welcome to The Abbey Isaacs and Friends Show. Isaacs scored 32 points while her teammates combined for another 24 points as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers pulled away late to beat the Zane Trace Lady Pioneers 56-46 in the Division 5 district quarterfinals on Wednesday. Chesapeake coach Chris Ball was elated with Issacs effort, but was especially pleased with the rest of the team being able to contribute down the stretch. "Abby scores the ball well for us, there's n

CHESAPEAKE — Playing good on offense and good on defense led to good results. Playing a balanced game, the Coal Grove Lady Hornets held off the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 40-37 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. “We played well on offense and defense in the first half,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller. “They came out in a zone and we moved the ball and had balanced scoring. Kendall Taylor had a good scoring second quarter with seven points.”  Coal Grove (16-5, 10

PORTSMOUTH — The Chesapeake Panthers got three players to hit double figures and the defense put the clamps down on the Portsmouth Trojans to earn a 70-49 win on Friday night an Ohio Valley Conference game at the Trojan Arena. Of the three Panthers to hit double figures on the night, it was Karson Frecka who highlighted the Panthers with a huge double-double performance. The senior finished with 21 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Maddox Kazee turned in another big offensi

SOUTH POINT — The South Point Pointers got a good start ini each half which led to a good finish. The Pointers combined to outscore Coal Grove by 17 points in the first and third quarters as they beat the Hornets 66-55 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. James Carey scored 5 points including a 3-pointer as six different players scored as the Pointers took a 17-9 first quarter lead. Caden Turner hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points for Cal Grove. The Hornets cut the

PEDRO — Kaden Perkins plays a lot like the insurance slogan “only pay for what you need.” Perkins scored only what he needed as he helped the Chesapeake Panthers roll past the Rock Hill Redmen 73-40 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Tuesday. Perkins needed 16 to reach 1,000 career points. Perkins hit a deep 3-pointer early in the third quarter to give him 16 points and reach his scoring milestone. Perkins finished the game with 16 points. Maddox Kazee had a game-high 21 po

PEDRO — Abbey Isaacs was back being Abbey Isaacs. After missing the past two games, Isaacs scored 25 points including a big third quarter as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers pulled away from the Rock Hill Redwomen 48-29 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Thursday. Isaacs and Ciera Nichols each hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points as Chesapeake took a 14-9 first quarter lead. Blayr Knipp scored 4 points and Samantha Bamer hit a 3-pointer for Rock Hill. Four different players scor

PROCTORVILLE — The Chesapeake Panthers finished the job. The Fairland Dragons might be looking at some unpaid overtime. The Panthers shot the ball well as they beat the cold-shooting Dragons 80-58 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Tuesday. Chesapeake was hot from the floor, making 30 of 53 attempts for 57 percent while Fairland struggled for the field by making only 16 of 56 attempts for a mere 28.7 percent, “They’re a great team. They’re a great team and they’re well coac

CHESAPEAKE — The Fairland Lady Dragons took half the day off, so to speak. The Lady Dragons built up a big lead in the first half and then turned the game over to the backups in the second half in a 63-17 Ohio Ohio Valley Conference win over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers on Monday. Bailey Russell drilled three 3-pointers and scored 11 points while Addison Godby had 6 points and Addison Cornell 5 and Fairland opened up a 22-5 first quarter lead. Sara Dillon scored all 5 points

SOUTH POINT — As Ringo Starr once famously sang in the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, “I get by with a little help from my friends.” Chesapeake leading scorer Abbey Isaacs was limited to 13 points, but her teammates picked up the difference as the Lady Panthers beat the South Point Lady Pointers 35-31 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Thursday. The game started slow with each team getting 3 points in the first quarter. K.J. Collins hit a 3-pointer for Chesape

GALLIPOLIS —Abbey Isaacs had a great individual scoring effort, but the Gallia Academy Blue Angels had a better team effort. Isaacs scored 32 points for Chesapeake but Gallia Academy had 8 different players score in a 57-43 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Lady Panthers on Friday. Ryen Nunn nailed a 3-pointer and scored 9 points while Mallory Petro scored 6 as Gallia Academy took a 19-13 first quarter lead. Isaacs hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the first

CHESAPEAKE — The Chesapeake Lady Panthers were looking for some scoring help and they only had to look at their own roster. Needing some help for leading scorer Abbey Isaacs, Ciera Nichols stepped up and gave the offense a boost in a 56-18 win over the Greenup County Lady Musketeers on Saturday. Isaacs had another big game with 24 points including four 3-pointers, but Nichols hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 points in the win. Isaacs hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points whil

WILLOW WOOD — OK, I’ll take the third, you take the fourth and we’ll all split up the first half. Abbey Isaacs had a big third quarter and Ava Layne got hot in the fourth quarter to back steady play in the first half as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers beat the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings 64-44 on Wednesday. Layne scored 8 points including a triple and Isaacs got 6 points as she went 4 of 4 at the foul line and the Lady Panthers led 14-6 in the first quarter. Isaacs had 9 points a

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CHESAPEAKE — Tough, physical play was the name of the game for the Chesapeake Panthers, as they controlled the paint and took control of the second half to post a 70-57 win over the Fairland Dragons in a key Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday night. "I thought we battled. I thought we made some physical, mature plays in the second half," said Chesapeake coach Steven Ater. "We were able to continue to pound it inside, play inside out." The win was a big one for Chesapeake (

CHESAPEAKE — When the other team doesn’t score, you don’t lose too many. Taking advantage of a scoreless first quarter by South Point, the Chesapeake Panthers coasted to a 58-32 Ohio Valley Conference win on Saturday. Maddox Kazee hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points and Karson Frecka had 5 points as Chesapeake took a 17-0 first quarter lead. Things didn’t get better for the Pointers in the second quarter as Kaden Perkins and Frecka scored 6 points each and Andrew Isaacs had a

CHESAPEAKE — This one was about defense. The Chesapeake Lady Panthers held the Rock Hill Redwomen to single digit totals each quarter including a scoreless quarter as they posted a 65-20 Ohio Valley Conference win on Friday. Abbey Isaacs and Ava Layne combined for 39 points to lead Chesapeake (8-2, 4-2). Isaacs had a game-high 22 points with Layne scoring 17. Chesapeake took a 16-6 first quarter lead as Isaacs had 7 points while Layne drilled a 3-pointer and scored 5 points.