AID — The Fairland Dragons pushed across a run in the 8th inning to edge the Symmes Valley Vikings 2-1 on Tuesday. The game was a pitching duel between the Dragons’ Josh Gillespie and Nolan Fleming and the Vikings’ Tanner Corn and Gradee Holland. Fleming went the final 2 innings to get the win as he gave up one hit. Gillespie went the first 6 innings and allowed 3 hits, one earned run with 11 strikeouts and 3 walks. Corn went 7 innings striking out 12, walked 2 and he gave u

ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs Lady Marauders beat the Fairland Lady Dragons 10-0 in the first round of the Division 5 sectional softball tournament on Wednesday. Meigs (23-2) was led by Natalie Goode who was 3-4 with 4 runs batted in, Bella Roush was 2-3 with 2 RBI, and Brooklyn Roush 2-4 with an RBI. Fairland (3-19) had 4 hits with Yardley Gorby and Raelynn Barker-Chapman each 1-2 while Maddie Cornwell and Aubree Cyrus both 1-3. Brooklyn Roush got the win for Meigs as she struck o

FLATWOODS, Ky. — After some early scoring, both pitching staffs' for Russell and Fairland settled in and turned the game into a pitchers' duel, with the Red Devils hanging on to edge past the Dragons 3-2 on Friday night. Russell used a trio of pitchers in the game, with Jayden Frasure picking up the win in 3 innings of work. Frasure gave up 5 hits, 2 runs, struck out 3 and walked a pair. Hayden McGowan and Caleb Groves both threw 2 innings apiece and combined for 4 scoreless

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

PROCTORVILLE — The Gallia Academy Blue Devils kept pace in the race. Maddux Delaney and Logen Drummond combined on a 3-hitter as the Blue Devils edged the Fairland Dragons 3-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. The Blue Devils are now 14-6 overall and remain locked in a battle for the league title with Ironton and Portsmouth. Gallia and Ironton are 9-2 and Portsmouth is one-half game ahead at 10-2. Delaney went 5 innings giving up 3 hits, one earned run with 2 strik

PROCTORVILLE — Chloe Bennett pitched a one-hitter as the Gallia Academy Blue Angels shut out the Fairland Lady Dragons 15-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Bennett struck out 7 and walked just one over her 5 innings. The Blue Angels (10-11, 5-6) had 15 hits with Bennett going 4-4 with an RBI, Maggie Davis was 2-3 with 2 RBI, Reggan Eubanks 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI and Kaylie Crisenbery 2-4 with an RBI to lead the offense. Maddie Schneider had the lone hit for

PEDRO — “Last call getting’ kicked out Yeah that’s what I’m talking about Shuttin’ it down, shuttin’ it down.” Maybe Josh Gillespie happened to listen to Cole Swindell sing his song “Shuttin’ It Down.’ Gillespie was in a total shutdown mode on Wednesday as he fired a no-hitter to lead the Fairland Dragons to a 6-0 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Rock Hill Redmen. “I realized it in the fifth inning. I knew I was doing it and I was ready to go,” said Gillespie. “I didn’t ha

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Lady Dragons switched from their green and white cleats to a new shoe: hitting shoes. The Lady Dragons banged out 16 hits and beat the Huntington St. Joseph Lady Fighting Irish 13-3 in a five-inning run rule game on Tuesday. Fairland (2-14) was led at the plate by Aubrey Hayes who was 4-4 with 3 runs batted in, Maddie Cornwell who was 3-4 with a double and 3 BI, and Maddie Schneider who was 3-4 with two doubles and 3 RBI. Also getting hits for Fair

PEDRO — The Rock Hill Redwomen used a 16-hit attack to beat the Fairland Lady Dragons 10-5 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. Rock Hill (6-11, 5-4) was led by pitcher Khloe Kline who went 3-3 at the plate and drove in 3 runs along with Ryleigh Boles who was 3-4. But there were plenty of other contributors as Bridgette Stapleton went 2-4 with a double and an RBI, Sami Bamer 2-4 with an RBI, Kylee Brooks 2-4, Aubrey Malone was 1-4 with a home run and 3 RBI, Alaina

PROCTORVILLE — The Coal Grove Lady Hornets used the right recipe to get a win. The Lady Hornets mixed 10 hits with 6 errors and a few cups of good pitching to beat the Fairland Lady Dragons 14-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. The good pitching was supplied by Rylee Bare who gave up just 3 hits as she struck out 5 and did not walk a batter in the run rule win. Coal Grove (8-10, 7-3) was led at the plate by Izzy Kitts who went 3-3 with 4 RBI. Shay Collins was 2-3, Kendall T

PROCTORVILLE —The Fairland Dragons’ bats just kept hitting away and as a result they just kept scoring. Fairland had 13 hits and scored in four of their six at-bats as they beat the Coal Grove Hornets 13-2 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Fairland (7-8, 5-4) took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Tanner Brown walked and Chase Lapole had an RBI triple. Josh Gillespie followed with a double for a run and Nolan Fleming singled in the final run. Coal Grove (5-9, 2-7) go

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

PROCTORVILLE — Hits were scarce. Runs were at a premium. And the result was an outstanding pitcher’s duel. Nolan Fleming and Tanner Brown combined to edge Braydon Baker and the Ironton Fighting Tigers 2-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. Fleming went six innings allowing 6 hits, one unearned run with 6 strikeouts and a walk for the win, Brown got the save as he pitched the seventh giving up one hit. Baker threw a complete game in taking the loss. He allowed onl

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Trojans beat the Fairland Dragons 10-0 and kept pace in the race. Portsmouth (8-5) is tied for the lead in the Ohio Valley Conference with Ironton and Gallia Academy at 6-1. Ironton plays at Portsmouth on Friday. Fairland (5-8, 3-4) was plagued by 6 errors. Pitchers Josh Gillespie and Nolan Fleming only allowed 4 earned runs. Leelind Scurlock got the win as he struck out 7, walked 2 and gave up 5 hits. Owen Wells was 3-3 with an RBI to pace Portsmo

GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia Academy Blue Angels combined 10 hits with six Fairland errors to beat the Lady Dragons 17-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Gallia Academy (7-7, 3-2) was led by Ava Angel who went 2-3 with a home run and two runs batted in. Taylor Wilcoxen was 2-2 with a double and an RBI, Chloe Bennett 2-2, Sophie Harris 1-3 and three RBI, Kinsey Mitchell 1-2 with two RBI, Leigha Kingery 1-2 and an RBI, and Kendall Eddy 1-4 with an RBI. Bennett got the wi

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Dragons took advantage of everything they were given to work with on offense. The Dragons had just 7 hits but combined them with 15 walks as they routed the South Point Pointers 13-5 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. Fairland (4-6, 2-2) was led by Josh Gillespie who was 2-4 with a run batted in, Cyrus Cummings who was 1-3 with a double and 3 RBI, Tanner Brown was 2-3. Chase Lapole and Titus Martin were each 1-3 with an RBI. Gillespie

PROCTORVILLE — One led to won. Kota Copley pitched a one-hitter and the South Point Lady Pointers won their Ohio Valley Conference game Wednesday as they blanked the Fairland Lady Dragons 6-0. Copley struck out 10 and did not walk a batter as she got the complete game win. South Point (9-4, 3-1) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Adyson Copley and Kaylee Stidham hit back-to-back one-out doubles. The scored remained 1-0 until the fifth inning when the Lady Pointers score

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