IRONTON — Three proved to be the magic number. The St. Joseph Flyers had 3 players score 3 goals each as they blanked the New Boston Tigers 13-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference-1 soccer game on Saturday. The Flyers’ trio who each registered a hat trick were Texas Jack Whaley and brothers Beckham and Barrett Waginger All 3 scored 3 goals teach with Whaley and Barrett Waginger both getting an assist. Scoring one goal each for the Flyers were Mason Weber, Pierson Guston, Troy Erle

Soccer District Tournaments Girls’ Division 4 First Round Tuesday, Oct. 20 All Games 6 p.m. 9. Chesapeake at 8. Waverly 12. Washington Court House at 5. Amanda-Clearcreek 10. New Lexington at 7. Circleville 11. Ironton at 6. Logan Elm Quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 22 Waverly/Chesapeake winner at 1. Wheelersburg Amanda-Clearcreek/Court House winner at 4. Gallia Academy Circleville/New Lexington winner at 2. Greenfield McClain Logan Elm/Ironton winner at 3. Westfall District Se

MINFORD — The St. Joseph Flyers stayed in the Southern Ohio Conference, but they played a little higher as they faced the SOC-2 league champion Minford Falcons on Thursday. Minford showed why they were the bigger school division champions this season with a 4-1 soccer win over the Flyers. Minford (14-1-1) scored 3 minutes into the game as Colby Mullens got a goal with an assist from Gabe Turner. The Falcons didn’t score again until 20 minutes later when Tyce Cron used a pass

LATHAM — Jerry Reed sang the song East Bound and Down in the movie Smokey and the Bandit, and it had the famous line “We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.” In the case of the St. Joseph soccer team on Tuesday, the Flyers “We’re gonna score a whole lot of goals and in a short time they’ll get there.” In rapid fire execution, the Flyers were scoring goals only minutes apart as they blanked the Western Indians 15-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference-1 game. The F

CHESAPEAKE — The Fairland Lady Dragons and Fairland Dragons flexed their defensive muscles. The Lady Dragons posted a 1-0 shutout over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers while the Dragons blanked the Panthers 3-0 in a pair of Ohio Valley Conference games last Thursday. Fairland (7-4-2, 6-0-1) got the game’s only goal at the 51:04 mark when Rease Rice scored with an assist from Macy Auxier. Lady Dragons’ goalkeeper McKaila Thomas registered her seventh shutout of the season. Chesape

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Lady Dragons got a shutout from goalkeeper McKaila Thomas as they blanked the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers 4-0 on Tuesday in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Fairland (6-3-2, 5-0-1) scored first when Yardley Gorby's free kick snuck in between the crossbar and the reach of Ironton's goal keeper just 19 seconds into the game to give the Lady Dragons all the goals they really needed. The Lady Dragons scored again less than a minute later when Maddie Co

IRONTON — In the intra-city battle of the big school vs. the little school, the winner is…no one. The St. Joseph Flyers hosted the Ironton Fighting Tigers Tuesday in a non-league soccer game that ended in a 2-2 tie. "Our midfield looked sluggish all game and our spacing wasn't the best, which (Ironton) took advantage of," said Flyers coach Mike Balestra. "Make no mistake that was a good Division 4 team and they're intensity was there all night." Ironton (7-3-2) got a break an

Click to check out our latest additions! IRONTON — Jack Whaley showed what a senior leader is supposed to do. Whaley scored two goals and had three assists to help lead the St. Joseph Flyers to a 6-1 soccer win over the South Point Pointers on Saturday. Barrett Waginger and Mason Weber also scored two goals each for St. Joseph (7-3-1). Waginger scored the first goal 11 minutes into the game with an assist from Whaley. The tandem teamed up again with 13 minutes left i

The St. Joseph Flyers have had a busy schedule filled with Southern Ohio Conference 1 opponents. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Flyers had a battle for first place with Lucasville Valley Indians and lost 4-1. The Flyers took a 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal by Barrett Waginger at the 32-minute mark. But 3 minutes later, Valley tied the game on an unassisted goal by Caysen Zieber. The Indians took the lead for good when Elijah Keller made a crossover pass to Aiden Burchett who score

WHEELERSBURG — After shaking off the early jitters and an early goal from Minford, the Wheelersburg Lady Pirates ripped off six-straight goals en route to a 6-1 win over the Lady Falcons to secure a Southern Ohio Conference-2 championship on Tuesday night at Ed Miller Stadium. That anxious beginning for Wheelersburg was something Pirates’ coach Jon Estep had preached about to his team and how they needed to avoid overcoming that in big games. "One of the things we talked abou

WHEELERSBURG — Minford was able to pitch their fourth shutout of the season behind a superlative defensive effort, another solid performance from goalkeeper Trevor Born and an early second half scoring surge helped the Falcons to blank the Wheelersburg Pirates 4-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference showdown on Tuesday night. That complete performance was something Falcon coach Jacob Hackworth was happy to see from his team. "I'm super proud of how the guys came out with discipline

PEDRO — The Fairland Dragons and Lady Dragons brought their whitewash with them. The Dragons and Lady Dragons each posted Ohio Valley Conference soccer wins on Wednesday and each team won by a shutout. The Lady Dragons blanked the Rock Hill Redwomen 1-0 while the Dragons posted a 4-0 shutout over the Redmen. Rease Rice celebrated her birthday by scoring the game’s only goal at the 53:52 mark of the second half with an assist from Maddie Conwell. Goalkeeper McKaila Thomas had

Click to see our latest additions! IRONTON — “Texas” Jack Vermillion was part of Wyatt Earp’s vendetta ride and helped Virgil Earp stop looting during a Tombstone city fire. “Texas” Jack Whaley had a “haul” on his ride Monday and helped put out most of the scoring fires Chesapeake tried to start as the St. Joseph Flyers toppled the Panthers 6-2 in a non-league soccer game. “The first game (against Chesapeake) I got hurt pretty early, so I was kind of playing on one leg. B

IRONTON — It was a split with identical scores as the Fairland and Ironton soccer teams met on Saturday at Tanks Memorial Stadium. In the girls’ game, the Lady Dragons blanked Ironton 2-0 as they scored a goal in each half. Fairland’s Yardley Gorby scored at the 25:20 mark of the first half with an assist from Ava Runyon to make it 1-0. Gorby had a hand — or rather a foot — in on the second goal with an assist as Laekyn Wilks scored the goal with 74:55 on the clock. The Iront

FLATWOODS — The heat could be felt in the air and on the field Thursday night as both Wheelersburg and Russell's boys soccer teams' battled it out on the pitch on Thursday night. But in the end, Coleton Schwamburger wound up netting the games' only goal to lift the Pirates to a 1-0 win over the Red Devils in a heated non-conference clash of two great programs. "Going across the river is always going to be a battle," said Pirate coach Jon Estep. "We know what type of program R

IRONTON — That’s how a team opens its soccer season. The St. Joseph Flyers opened the season with a 13-0 shutout over the Rock Hill Redmen as Barrett Waginger had a hat trick while “Texas” Jack Whaley scored twice and had 3 assists. Eli Whaley had 2 goals while Sophia Rowe and Pierson Guston both had a pair assists. Game One Rock Hill 0 0 = 0 St. Joseph 10 3 = 13 First Half SJ —Barrett Waginger (assist Jack Whaley), 33:00 SJ — Jack Whaley (assist Sophia Rowe), 26:00 SJ —

WHEELERSBURG — There are plenty of high school seniors who go away from home for their college education. Wheelersburg Pirates’ senior soccer standout Evan Mitchell is taking his travel plans to the extreme. Mitchell is bypassing American colleges and has signed to play for the Via FC in Spain. “Since I was a little kid I always had a dream of playing overseas at the highest level. I had some collegiate opportunities, but I got this opportunity after I played in a big academy

South Point Pointer senior soccer standout signed a letter-of-intent to further his playing career with the Kentucky Christian University Knights. Attending the signing ceremony are: left to right, father Shane Collingsworth, Tyler, brother Cruz and mother Tracy Kelley. (Photo by Reece Booth). SOUTH POINT — Tyler Collingsworth looked in all different directions, both near and far. But sitting there waiting was the place he was supposed to be. The South Point Pointers senior s

Southern Ohio Conference 2025 All-SOC 1 Boys Soccer Team First Team Christian Copen, Valley Sr. Jaxsyn Bender, Valley Jr. Hunter Sparks, Valley Jr. Nick Queen, Valley Jr. Carson Lyons, St. Joseph Sr. Jack Whaley, St. Joseph Jr. Beckham Waginger, St. Joseph So. Billy Miller, Portsmouth Clay Sr. Evan Rider, Portsmouth Clay So. Tyler McQuithy, New Boston Jr. Riley Adkins, New Boston Sr. Bruno Morales, Western Jr. Second Team Jett Hall-Loftin, Valley

Ohio Valley Conference 2025 All-OVC Boys’ Soccer Team First Team Beckett Camden, Gallia Academy Sr. Logen Drummond, Gallia Academy Sr. Nathan Shockey, Gallia Academy Sr. Rylan Blaine, Gallia Academy Sr. Owen Nourse, Gallia Academy Sr. Jaxon Myers, Gallia Academy Sr. Heath Champlin, Gallia Academy Sr. Aden Parrott, Chesapeake Jr. Rolan Aragon, Chesapeake Sr. Owen Murray, Chesapeake Sr. Jacob Bentley, Chesapeake Jr. Nathan Silk, Chesapeake Jr. Jacob Roth, Portsmo