CHESAPEAKE — Hmmm. Maybe we should try more of that running the ball thing. After losing at Coal Grove last week when the Hornets didn’t throw a pass, the Fairland Dragons went with their running game as they beat the rival Chesapeake Panthers 34-17 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. The Dragons (4-6, 3-3) ran the ball 48 times for 325 yards with Davin Murray carrying the mail 18 times for 119 yards and a touchdown to lead the ground game. Christian Bompus ran 16 ti

Ohio Valley Conference 2025 All-OVC Girls’ Soccer Team First Team Abbie Brabham, Gallia   Sr. Maggie Davis, Gallia      Sr. Sophia Sola, Gallia         Sr. Azey Clagg, Gallia         Fr. Cloie Drummond, Gallia Fr. Sadie Cummons, Gallia   Sr. Molly Dunlap, Fairland   Sr. Annabelle Wyant, Fairland   Sr. Bailey Russsell, Fairland Sr. Macy Auxier, Fairland    So. McKaila Thomas, Fairland   Fr. Laekyn Wilks, Fairland   Fr. Bailey Wilds, Rock Hill 

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

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