The league tiles have been settled, the state champions crowned, and the individual postseason awards are being announced. Having spent the past five months closely following 11 area teams on both sides of the Ohio River, Tri-State Sports Page has studied the teams and the players throughout the season and now it’s time to announce the TSSP All-Roundball teams. While there were some good teams and even a few great teams, the all-star selections are about individual success wi

ATHENS — Someone check those rims for plexiglass. Maybe there wasn’t anything blocking the basket, but something wasn’t going right for the Ironton Fighting Tigers. Having shot the ball well in three trips to the Ohio University Convocation Center, nothing seemed to fall on Saturday as Ironton lost a heartbreaker 45-42 to the West Muskingum Tornadoes in the Division 5 regional championship game. The Fighting Tigers had little problem with their shooting in three tournament wi

ATHENS — In the famous novel Tale of Two Cities, the book’s opening lines by the great writer Charles Dickens were, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” On Wednesday in the Division 5 regional semifinals at Ohio University’s Convocation Center, the Ironton Fighting Tigers wrote the script for Tale of Two Halves. After trailing by as 12 points in the first half and losing at halftime, Ironton put together a strong second half and beat the Eastern Brown Warrio

POMEROY — When Carson Davis was a freshman, he sat down and had a father-son talk with his dad, Ryan Davis. The younger Davis had made a decision about what he wanted to do with his future and he knew the best person to help him was his head basketball coach. And in this case, his head coach was his father. Davis’s father Ryan Davis is the Meigs head coach. Ryan Davis played at Kentucky Christian University where he helped the team win the National Christian College Athletic

MOREHEAD, Ky. — What looked like a fairy tale story must have had Stephen King write the final chapter. With a major upset being, a furious scoring run from the Boyd County Lions proved to be too much to overcome for Russell, as the Red Devils fell 76-71 in the Region 16 semifinals at Ellis T. Johnson Arena on the campus of Morehead State on Monday night. "I thought we played a great first half, took advantage of opportunities and outworked them," said Russell coach Derek Coo

ATHENS — If fans and pundits are not talking about the Ironton Fighting Tigers basketball team, they better start. Ironton continued it’s amazing season by using the same formula it has all season to topple the Wheelersburg Pirates 63-47 to win the Division 5 district championship at the Ohio University Convocation Center on Saturday. Avenging one of its only two losses this season, Ironton used defense and controlling the backboards to win its first district title since 2015

ATHENS — It was stop but no go for the Chesapeake Panthers. The Panthers kept getting stops in the fourth quarter but couldn’t connect on their shots to go in the basket on the other end thats piled their comeback hopes. That cold offensive stretch in the fourth quarter was key as the Panthers lost 49-40 to the Eastern Brown Warriors in the Division 5 district championship game at Ohio University’s Convocation Center on Saturday. “We had a good first quarter start. I thought

ATHENS — When it comes to tournament basketball, the most important factor in the outcome is defense. The Wheelersburg Pirates made defense their main area of concern heading into their Division 5 district semifinal game on Tuesday at the Ohio University Convocation Center. And it was their defense that gave them a hard-fought 60-52 win over the Fairland Dragons. The Pirates now play Ironton at 2 p.m. Saturday in the district finals at the Convocation Center. Wheelersburg (15

ATHENS — In a tournament, the idea is to survive and move on. The Ironton Fighting Tigers proved they were survivors. The top-seeded Fighting Tigers were facing their rivals in the Division 5 district semifinals on Tuesday at the Ohio University Convocation Center. The rival Portsmouth Trojans — who gave Ironton one of their two losses on the season — took Ironton to the wire but the Fighting Tigers held on for. 49-46 win. Ironton (21-2) will now play Eastern Brown at 2 p.m.

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ATHENS — The Chesapeake Panthers just wouldn’t put down their guard. Using a strong defensive effort, the Panthers rolled past the Wellston Golden Rockets 65-43 in the Division 5 district semifinals at the Ohio University’s Convocation Center on Monday. Chesapeake (21-3) will now play Eastern Brown at noon Saturday in the Division 5 district finals. The Warriors defeated Zane Trace 43-39 in their semifinal game. "I thought we guarded well. Early on I don't think we rebounded

FLATWOODS — Trailing by seven at halftime, Russell head coach Derek Cooksey challenged his team, hoping to get a response. Well he got his response and it was heard loud and clear. The Russell Red Devils roared back in the third quarter and got huge individual efforts from their cast of players to beat the Raceland Rams 57-45 on Friday night in the 63rd District Championship game at Russell High School. "So at halftime, I'll be honest, we're lucky to be down seven. You can ch

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2025-26 Ohio Prep Sports Media Association All-Southeast District Boys Basketball Teams Division 2 First Team Hudson Edwards, Logan, 6-2, Soph., 19.4 Special Mention Owen Hughes, Logan  Division 3 First Team  Owen Riley, Marietta, 6-3, Sr., 17.0; Jackson Perdue, Vincent Warren, 5-11, Soph., 15.3; Caydon Cox, Chillicothe, 6-3, Jr., 14.2; Bodhi Wolford, Jackson, 6-2, Sr., 15.2; Jack Howland, Hillsboro, 5-10, Jr., 25.4; Adam Guthrie, Miami Trace, 6-8, Sr., 15.0 Player of the Yea

FRANKLIN FURNACE — For both the Green Bobcats and the South Gallia Rebels, it was a tale of two halves. During the first half the Bobcats had the hot hand, scoring at will to build up a large lead. However, the script would flip in the second with the Rebels getting superb individual scoring efforts to rally back and win 85-79 in the Division 7 District Quarterfinals. "I thought in the first half, we dominated the transition game. But in the second half, it was kind of the ot

MOWERYTOWN — The St. Joseph Flyers went on the road for their tournament game, but they must have forgotten to pack their offense. Missing leading scorer Barrett Waginger, St. Joseph struggled to score and lost 73-40 to the Whiteoak Wildcats in the division 7 district quarterfinals on Thursday. Whiteoak took an 18-12 first quarter lead as Christopher Wessner scored 8 points including a pair of 3-pointers. Zane Dressel hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points, Carson Willis had 4 p

PROCTORVILLE — The late, great Jerry Reed once sang, “When you’re hot, you’re hot.” The Fairland Dragons weren’t just hot. They were sizzling. The Dragons were 33 of 47 from the field for 70 percent including 11 of 25 from the 3-point line for 44 percent as they beat the South Point Pointers 63-35 on Tuesday in the Division 5 district quarterfinals. The Dragons (12-8) will play Wheelersburg at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Ohio University’s Convocation Center in the district semifinal

IRONTON — Ironton coach Drew Stevens was worried about a letdown. What he got was a never let up. After beating Coal Grove twice in the regular season, Stevens was concerned that his team might not be as focused as it should be. Hey coach. Breathe easy. Your boys have your back. Ironton forced 13 first half turnovers and began the game with a 14-0 run en route to a 62-24 win over the Hornets in the Division 5 District quarterfinals. Ironton (20-2) led 16-4 after the first qua

CHESAPEAKE — On to the Convo. Again. The Chesapeake Panthers rolled past the Oak Hill Oaks 56-30 on Tuesday to earn another trip to Ohio University’s Convocation Center. Chesapeake (20-3) will play Wellston at 6:15 p.m. Monday in the Division 5 district semifinals. The Panthers started slow but methodically pulled away the rest of the game as Kaden Perkins scored 20 points and Karson Frecka scored 13 to lead the winning effort. Frecka scored 7 of the Panthers 9 points in the

FRANKLIN FURNACE — The South Point Pointers were dealing and stealing. With Davon Lewis dealing out the points and the defense coming up a plethora of steals, the Pointers cruised past the Green Bobcats 77-50 on Wednesday. Lewis kept dealing 3s and he drilled six 3-pointers en route to scoring a game-high 27 points. South Point's defense set the pace in the first quarter by generating 9 turnovers that led to easy layups and a 24-12 lead. The Pointers ended the quarter with ba