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COAL GROVE — A mix of defense, turnovers and double digit scorers by the Coal Grove Lady Hornets proved to be the right mix needed to pick up a 41-33 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers on Friday. "I thought defensively we played really well all night. We wanted to play man-to-man because we knew they had some kids that could shoot - like right there at the end," said Coal Grove coach Nick Miller. The Lady Hornets were able to build their lead up in t

2025 BATTLE OF THE 740 SCHEDULE  (all games at Shawnee State University) Saturday, Dec. 13  * 11 a.m. - Meigs Eastern vs. Symmes Valley * 12:30 p.m. - Piketon vs. Northwest  * 2 p.m. - Southern vs. Portsmouth  * 3:30 p.m. - Columbus Africentric vs. Huntington High (W. Va.)  * 5 p.m. - Fairfield vs. Valley * 6:30 p.m. - Harvest Prep vs. Chesapeake  * 8 p.m. - Chillicothe vs. Fairland  Sunday, Dec. 14 * 12 p.m. - Hillsboro vs. West  * 1:30 p.m. - Huntington vs. Rock Hill * 3 p.

CHESAPEAKE — The quickest way to a win on Tuesday for the Chesapeake Lady Panthers was to take the Express Layne. Ava Layne, that is. Layne scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half as Chesapeake built a 19-point lead and went on to beat the South Point Lady Pointers 52-17 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Layne scored 8 points in the first quarter as Chesapeake jumped ahead 17-2 in the first quarter. Four different players scored in the second quarter as the lead went to

IRONTON — It seemed like double or nothing for the Fairland Lady Dragons offense. Five different players scored in double figures as the Lady Dragons rolled past the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers 90-8 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Bailey Russell had 22 points to go with 6 rebounds and 7 assists while Isa Taliaferro notched 20 points along with 4 rebounds and 6 assists to lead Fairland (3-0, 3-0). Addyson Cornell had 15 points, Lola Donahue got 11 points, and Add

Take advantage of our Christmas Sale! No coupon code needed! SOUTH POINT — Jenna Anson had a career high and it kept the Coal Grove Lady Hornets flying high. Anson scored a career-high 24 points — 19 in the first half — as the Lady Hornets remained unbeaten with a 49-37 Ohio Valley Conference win over the South Point Lady Pointers on Friday. “Jenna had a great first half and became the focus of their defense in the second half,” said Lady Hornets coach Nick Miller. “Kendall (

Take advantage of our Christmas Sale! No coupon code needed! CHESAPEAKE — Abbey Isaacs was putting them up and pulling them down. Isaacs scored 20 points and hauled down 17 rebounds as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers beat the Gallia Academy Blue Angels 57-49 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Isaacs got plenty of offensive help as Ava Layne scoring a game-high 25 points for the Lady Panthers (3-1, 1-1). Mallory Petro scored 19 points and Ryen Nunn had 12 points for Gallia Academ

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Lady Dragons didn’t start hot. They started on fire. The Lady Dragons scored 50 points in the first half en route to an 88-10 Ohio Valley Conference win on Friday over the Rock Hill Redwomen. Bailey Russell scored 20 points and Isa Taliaferro had 19 points as four players hit double figures and nine different players scored as Fairland improved to 2-0 overall and in the OVC. Taliaferro knocked down a 3-pointer and scored 11 points while sisters Ryl

GALLIPOLIS — Making turnover is bad. Not making turnovers is good. Just ask the Coal Grove Lady Hornets. Turnovers plagued the Lady Hornets in the first half as they fell behind 21-14. But a strong fourth quarter tied the game and Coal Grove went on to win 53-49 in overtime to open Ohio Valley Conference play on Tuesday. “It was a great comeback after being down by 12 in the fourth quarter and never giving up,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller. “We turned the ball over wa

FRANKLIN FURNACE - The Green Lady Bobcats came out in the second half and held the Manchester Lady Greyhounds to single digits, rolling to an easy 59-29 non-league win. The Lady Bobcats won the first quarter 19-7, followed by third and fourth-quarter outputs of 10-5 and 18-4.  Manchester won the second stanza 13-12 to trail 31-20 at halftime.  Green (2-1) was paced offensively by Abbie Knapp with 25 points on nine field goals and a perfect 7-of-7 free throws. The six-foot an

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Lady Dragons are picking up where they left off last season. With three players in double figures and nine in the scoring column, the state semifinalists of last season routed the South Point Lady Pointers 79-14 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Addison Godby led the way with 17 points9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Bailey Russell had 17 points and 5 rebounds while Isa Taliaferro scored 13 points. Godby had 9 points as five different

Act now to take advantage of our Christmas Special! No coupon code needed! WHEELERSBURG — After shrugging off a slow start, Wheelersburg Lady Pirates used a barrage of 3-pointers and a deep bench to power their way past the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings 62-31 on Monday night in a non-league crossover game between Southern Ohio Conference teams. "I felt like we got caught watching too much," said Wheelersburg coach Dusty Spradlin. "I thought we were good in spurts. Second half, I

Act now to take advantage of our Christmas Special! No coupon code needed! COAL GROVE — The Coal Grove Lady Hornets did what they wanted to do, they just took their time getting there. Coal Grove shrugged off a slow start and rolled past the Ross County Christian Academy Lady Eagles 61-25 on Friday in a non-league game. “We wanted to come out aggressively and try to take control of the game early,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller. “After not scoring the first two minutes

PEEBLES — The Coal Grove Lady Hornets can go deep. No, they aren't hitting a lot of home runs. Instead, they have a lot of players on the roster who can help contribute to their basketball success. That depth was on display Tuesday when the Lady Hornets overcame severe foul trouble to beat the Peebles Lady Indians 57-41. “We had foul trouble throughout the entire game. One player fouled out and two others ended with four,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller. “Our bench came

WILLOW WOOD — The trio went double. The Green Lady Bobcats’ trio of Abbie Knapp, Laney Strickland and Elizabeth McBee all scored in double figures in a 60-23 win over the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings on Monday. Knapp had a game-high 27 points with Strickland scoring 13 and McBee knocking down three 3-pointers as she scored 10 points. Brenna Tibbs had 10 points for the Lady Vikings. Knapp and Strickland combined for 12 points as the Lady Bobcats took a 15-2 first quarter lead. M

CHESAPEAKE — The Chesapeake Lady Panthers went to AA in their season opener. No, no Alcoholics Anonymous. It was Abbey and Ava who combined for 34 points as the Lady Panthers beat the South Webster Lady Jeeps 48-37. Abbey Isaacs scored 20 points and Ava Layne had 14 points to spark the win. Addi Claxon had a game-high 21 points to pace South Webster. Claxon hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 8 points as the Lady Jeeps took a 12-10 first quarter lead. Isaacs scored 6 of Chesa

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