CHESAPEAKE — The Fairland Lady Dragons and Fairland Dragons flexed their defensive muscles. The Lady Dragons posted a 1-0 shutout over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers while the Dragons blanked the Panthers 3-0 in a pair of Ohio Valley Conference games last Thursday. Fairland (7-4-2, 6-0-1) got the game’s only goal at the 51:04 mark when Rease Rice scored with an assist from Macy Auxier. Lady Dragons’ goalkeeper McKaila Thomas registered her seventh shutout of the season. Chesape

Check out our latest apparel additions! SOUTH POINT — The offense did its job, but the defense was on the job. The South Point Pointers used a strong defensive effort to shut down the Chesapeake offense and beat the Panthers 33-8 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. The Pointers are now 6-1 overall and lead the OVC at 3-0. Chesapeake falls to 2-5 and 0-3. South Point’s defense used its pressure defense to stuff the Panthers’ running, allowing a minus 7 yards

WILLIAMSPORT — As a team, the Ironton Fighting Tigers just missed a trip to the state tournament. But golf also has a way to reward individuals and Ironton senior Asher Keyes got a special reward: A trip to the state tournament. The top two finishers qualify for the state tournament and Ironton finished third in the Division 2 district golf tournament on Wednesday. But Keyes and junior Connor Chandler of Greenfield McClain each shot a 77 over the par 72 course and earned a tr

CHESAPEAKE — It was a game of big plays, and the Portsmouth Trojans came up just a little bigger. In a defensive game, the Trojans were able to make enough big plays including one by the defense to beat the Chesapeake Panthers 20-3 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Chesapeake (2-4, 0-2) put together a 10-play drive in the first quarter that was aided by Marquis Branch’s 16-yard run. But the drive was stalled by the Trojans’ defense and led to a 25-yard field goal b

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — When you have 4 of the top 13 golfers in the tournament including the best player, your chances of winning should be pretty good. For the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers, they weren’t just good. They were the best. Led by the Player of the Year Mairin Walters, Ironton won the Ohio Valley Conference Golf Tournament Friday at Esquire Golf Course. Walters shot an 81 to take medalist honors while Samiya Blackburn of Chesapeake was two shots back. Ironton had a

CHECK OUT OUR LATEST ADDITIONS! CHESAPEAKE — Talk about a tale of two halves. After enduring a first half that saw multiple scoring chances come up empty, Chesapeake leaned on their offensive line in the third quarter and opened up the lanes needed for its backs to run wild and Panthers went on to blank the Notre Dame Titans 27-0 at Phil Davis Field on Friday night. Chesapeake coach Kevin Hutchison aimed all praise to his offensive line for being able to rise to the chall

McDERMOTT — Showing steady improvement all season, the Gallia Academy Blue Devils capped off that climb by winning the Ohio Valley Conference Golf Tournament on Tuesday at the Portsmouth Elks Country Club. Led by medalist Christopher Conley, Gallia Academy posted a 318 team score to finish ahead of the second-place Fairland Dragons by 14 strokes. The Ironton Fighting Tigers were third just 4 shots behind Fairland. The Coal Grove Hornets were fourth at 376, the Rock Hill Redme

CHESAPEAKE — It was ground and pound. The Coal Grove Hornets ran 53 plays with 51 running plays as they pounded out a 16-0 win over the Chesapeake Panthers in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Coal Grove's win ensured they would keep the Little Brown Jug traveling trophy for the seventh consecutive season. The Hornets (1-3, 1-0) had 278 total yards with 235 coming on the ground led by workhorse running back Gauge Craft who ran 46 times for 222 yards and a touchdown. Coal Grove

Click to see our latest additions! IRONTON — “Texas” Jack Vermillion was part of Wyatt Earp’s vendetta ride and helped Virgil Earp stop looting during a Tombstone city fire. “Texas” Jack Whaley had a “haul” on his ride Monday and helped put out most of the scoring fires Chesapeake tried to start as the St. Joseph Flyers toppled the Panthers 6-2 in a non-league soccer game. “The first game (against Chesapeake) I got hurt pretty early, so I was kind of playing on one leg. B

CHECK OUT OUR LATEST ADDITIONS! CHESAPEAKE — The Chesapeake Panthers are a healthy team. But there is one “disease” Panthers’ head coach Kevin Hutchison hopes his team catches. “It was great. The kids have been working so hard this year. They deserved to win,” said Hutchison. “I’m just glad they got one. Hopefully, that’s contagious and we can get some more.” Panthers’ quarterback K.J. McLain was 18 of 27 passing for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns in one of the program’s best

IRONTON — That’s how a team opens its soccer season. The St. Joseph Flyers opened the season with a 13-0 shutout over the Rock Hill Redmen as Barrett Waginger had a hat trick while “Texas” Jack Whaley scored twice and had 3 assists. Eli Whaley had 2 goals while Sophia Rowe and Pierson Guston both had a pair assists. Game One Rock Hill 0 0 = 0 St. Joseph 10 3 = 13 First Half SJ —Barrett Waginger (assist Jack Whaley), 33:00 SJ — Jack Whaley (assist Sophia Rowe), 26:00 SJ —

CHESAPEAKE — For Symmes Valley, it's a new year with the same results. The Vikings' high-octane offense scored early and often, while the defense came up with 5 turnovers to rout the Chesapeake Panthers 55-13 in the annual "Battle for the Paddle" game at Phil Davis Field on Friday night. The Vikings piled up the offense, out-gaining the Panthers 449-135 in total offense and 18 to 6 in first downs. Junior quarterback Bronx Carpenter showed the hot hand early, throwing for 238

Players and coaches of the 2026 Chesapeake Panthers’ football team. CHESAPEAKE — What a difference a year can make. Last season, Kevin Hutchison took over the Chesapeake Panthers for his first-ever head coaching job. Faced with a major rebuilding task, Hutchison said he learned a lot during a 1-9 season, but he said his players learned quite a lot and got a lot of experience. “It seems scary because we’re so much farther ahead than what we were last year. Last year, we were i

Chesapeake Lady Panthers Erin Wood signed a letter-of-intent to play volleyball for the Kentucky Christian University Knights on Thursday. Attending the signing ceremony were: seated left to right, brother Easton Wood, father Sean Wood, Erin, mother Carma Wood, and sister Emily Wood; standing is Kentucky Christian assistant coach Robert Wesley. CHESAPEAKE — Erin Wood stood there smiling. Not a forced smile, but a smile that seemed like it would last a lifetime. Wood may have

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

CHESAPEAKE — This was Fairland vs. Chesapeake and it was a battle. What else would you expect? The Fairland Lady Dragons picked up their first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season as they outscored the rival Chesapeake Lady Panthers 12-9 on Thursday. Fairland (3-18, 1-13) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Maddie Cornwell was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a hit by Aubrey Hayes. After Hayes stole second she came home on a hit by Aubree Cyrus. Ches

SOUTH POINT — After suffering a heartbreaking loss on Monday, it was uncertain what kind of recovery time the South Point Lady Pointers would need. Looks like less than 24 hours. After a 6-5 loss on Monday at Ironton, the Lady Pointers bounced back quickly with a 10-0 Ohio Valley Conference run rule win over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers on Tuesday. South Point (16-7, 9-3) collected 13 hits and Kota Copley pitched a 3-hitter in the win. Copley struck out 8 and walked

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FLATWOODS, Ky. — “Ah, might as well jump. Go ahead and jump. Might as well jump. Go ahead and jump.” Russell Lady Red Devils’ coach Destiny Goins would like to see her young team follow Van Halen’s advice. Although the Lady Devils did jump, Goins wished it would have been quicker as they beat the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 7-2 on Saturday. “I think we could have jumped out a little earlier, maybe finished it a little bit earlier,” said Goins. Russell is now 8-16 on the season a