COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Hornets game plan was to run the ball. And run the ball, and run the ball, and run the ball. Throwing only one pass for a huge gain but was wiped out on a penalty, the Hornets did not throw a pass the rest of the game as they ran the ball 41 times for 322 yards and blanked the Fairland Dragons 30-0 on Friday, The win was not only the first by the Hornets over the Dragons since 2016, it enabled Coal Grove to clinch the Ohio Valley Conference champio

The Rock Hill Redmen and Fairland Lady Dragons were on the run. Both Rock Hill and Fairland ran their way to Ohio Valley Conference cross country championships on Saturday in the league meet. Rock Hill had just 34 points to win by just 6 points over the Gallia Academy Blue Devils. Nixon Snavely won the individual championship as the Ohio State Buckeyes commit ran a time of 16:02.61 ahead of J.J. Percell of Portsmouth with a time of 16:55.40. On the girls' side, Fairland had 2

COAL GROVE — When anyone talks about Coal Grove, it's always about their offense. But on Friday night, the defense did all the talking....

COAL GROVE — In a game of big plays, the Coal Grove Hornets were just a little bit bigger. And better. The Hornets scored 5 touchdowns on...

CIRCLEVILLE — It wasn’t the kind of day the local lady golfers were hoping for on Tuesday. The Division 2 District Golf Tournament at...

CIRCLEVILLE — Three seemed to be the key number in the Division 2 district golf tournament at Crown Hill Golf Club on Wednesday. Ironton...

PORTSMOUTH — Not a bad year for golf in Lawrence County. Three local teams placed among the top 5 in the Division 2 sectional golf...

GALLIPOLIS — It was a slow start but a strong finish. The Coal Grove Hornets fell behind in the first quarter but came back strong to...

Members of the 2025 Ironton Fighting Tigers’ golf team that won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament are: from left to right, head coach...

JACKSON — There may not have been any local teams in the Division 2 girls sectional golf tournament, but there were still some good local...

PORTSMOUTH — They say big time players make big plays in big games. Well, you can put Kaden Murphy’s name on the big time players list....

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va . — Chesapeake had four golfers place among the leaders, thus the Lady Panthers came away with the Ohio Valley...

COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Hornets got some unexpected time off. After building a big lead early, the Hornets first unit began exiting...

NELSONVILLE — Coal Grove had a good start, but Nelsonville-York had the better finish. The Hornets seemed in control to start the game...

Get 15% OFF your first purchase when you use the code GET15 COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Hornets have a way of turning a game of football...

Members of the 2025 Coal Grove Hornets’ football team are: front row from left to right, assistant coaches Red Burcham and Jordan Lucas,...

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FLATWOODS — First games are always full of unknowns, words that Russell head coach T.J. Maynard echoed after his teams' win. "The first...

The Southeast Ohio District Athletic Board announced this year’s $1,000 scholarships. Those receiving scholarships were: front row from...

First Team Ian Ginger, Ironton, Senior Jacob Hughes, Ironton, Freshman Tyler Roach, Ironton, Senior Tanner Kleinman, Ironton, Junior...