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

IRONTON — It wouldn’t have been a surprise if Braydon Baker filed charges against the Ironton Fighting Tigers’ offense for lack of run support. Baker has pitched well but has been the victim of very few runs. Until Monday. Ironton used 8 hits and 8 walks to blank the Chesapeake Panthers 10-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. “Baker threw the ball well and we finally got him some run support,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “That kind of thing happens in baseball. But we got h

CHESAPEAKE — In the big inning… The Fairland Dragons used a big 6-run fifth inning to beat the Chesapeake Panthers 9-5 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Fairland (6-8, 4-4) led 3-1 when the fifth inning rally opened the game up. The scoring onslaught was highlighted by Tanner Brown who drove in a pair of runs on a single and Josh Gillespie doubled to score a pair of runs. Nolan Fleming collected the final RBI for the Dragons with a single into right to make the sco

CHESAPEAKE — Kota Copley was hard to hit. Adyson Copley has done nothing but hit. Sophomore Kota Copley pitched a 2-hitter and junior Adyson Copley racked up her 100th career hit as the South Point Lady Pointers blanked the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 12-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Adyson Copley went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple as she reached the milestone hit total. Kota Copley struck out 12 and did not walk a batter to get the win. South Point (10-5,

CHESAPEAKE — The Ironton Fighting Tigers took off their cleats and put on the hitting shoes. In their biggest offensive output of the young season, Ironton had 12 hits en route to a 12-4 win over the Chesapeake Panthers on Friday in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Wearing the glass slipper for Ironton was Braydon Baker who went 4-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run and six runs batted in. “Baker woke up. He had his coffee this morning,” said Ironton coach John Hunt with a

AID — Gabe Blevins was quite a hit with his pitching performance on Thursday, mainly because he didn’t give up many hits. Blevins shined on the mound as he pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks as the Green Bobcats blanked the Symmes Valley Vikings 9-0 in a non-conference game. Green (8-0) took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a single by Jon Knapp, a double by Brennan Renison and an error. The Bobcats opened up a 5-0 lead with four runs in the fourth. Nola

PROCTORVILLE — The three facets of baseball are pitching, hitting and defense. The Fairland Dragons did all three well as they beat the Chesapeake Panthers 6-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. Two Fairland pitchers combined on a three-hitter while the offense had 10 hits and the defense made one error. Fairland (2-4, 1-1) took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Eli Pine walked, Mac Clark and Cyrus Cummings singled to load the bases and Tanner Brown had a two-run

PROCTORVILLE — There must have been a special deal on runs on Wednesday. Runs were plentiful as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers outlasted the Fairland Lady Dragons 14-13 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Chesapeake (6-3, 1-0) had 13 hits with Khloe Walters going 3-3 with two runs batted in, Kayden Easthom 3-5 with an RBI, K.J. Kaydence 3-5 with an RBI, K.J. Collins 2-5 with a double. Haylee Lafon got the win as she gave up seven hits and just two earned runs. Lafon also got the

2026 Division IV All-Ohio Girls Basketball Teams Player of the Year: Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel Coach of the Year: Josh Blakeman, Circleville First Team Leila Carter, Columbus International, 5-8, sr., 27.0; Addison Edgington, Circleville, 6-2, jr., 20.1; Lucy Luers, Franklin Bishop Fenwick, 6-1, so., 14.7; Samaya Wilkins, Cincinnati Purcell Marian, 6-3 jr., 22.4; Kaitlyn Turinksy, Bellevue, 6-3, sr., 12.9; Tristan Williams, Shaker Heights Laurel, 5-8, sr., 22.8;

The league tiles have been settled, the state champions crowned, and the individual postseason awards are being announced. Having spent the past five months closely following 10 area teams on both sides of the Ohio River, Tri-State Sports Page has studied the teams and the players throughout the season and now it’s time to announce the TSSP All-Roundball teams. While there were some good teams and even a few great teams, the all-star selections are about individual success wi

COSHOCTON — Add one more tournament to three wrestlers seasons. Ironton Fighting Tigers’ Nate Sloan, Chesapeake Panthers’ Bryce Myers and Symmes Valley Vikings’ Enoch Patterson all earned a berth in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament. All three wrestlers placed in the top four places in the Division 3 district tournament this past weekend. Sloan is making a second straight trip to the state tournament after placing fourth in the 132-pound wei

ATHENS — It was stop but no go for the Chesapeake Panthers. The Panthers kept getting stops in the fourth quarter but couldn’t connect on their shots to go in the basket on the other end thats piled their comeback hopes. That cold offensive stretch in the fourth quarter was key as the Panthers lost 49-40 to the Eastern Brown Warriors in the Division 5 district championship game at Ohio University’s Convocation Center on Saturday. “We had a good first quarter start. I thought