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

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

IRONTON — Ironton Fighting Tigers head coach John Hunt must have bought a lot of white paint for his team. They keep white washing their opponents. Pitcher Jacob Hughes waved the paint brush on Wednesday as he threw a four-hit shutout and Ironton blanked the Portsmouth Trojans 4-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. The shutout was the third straight for Ironton and the second for Hughes who threw a two-hit shutout against Wheelersburg last Thursday. “In short, great pitching