COAL GROVE — Better late than never. The Fairland Dragons rallied in the sixth inning and edged the Coal Grove Hornets 5-4 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Fairland (3-5, 2-1) took a 1-0 lead to start the game but Coal Grove tied the game in the bottom of the first inning. Coal Grove (2-5, 0-3) took a 2-1 lead in the third and then went up 4-1 in the fourth inning. But Fairland put together a four-run rally in the sixth and then held on to win. Nolan Fleming got t

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

PROCTORVILLE — This Ironton Baker was really cooking. Braydon Baker fired a three-hit shutout as the Fighting Tigers blanked the Fairland Dragons 8-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Baker struck out eight, walked two and 64 of his 95 pitches were strikes. “Braydon Baker pitched a great game,” said Ironton head coach John Hunt. “He pitched himself out of a few jams and the defense came around and played well behind him to preserve the shutout.” Ironton (2-1, 1-0)