The centerfold of the program complete with rosters from the dedication game and the story about the formation of the Stadium Association and the process of how the Stadium came to be. (Below is the story directly from an original 1926 program from the Tanks stadium dedication game that is pictured above) The cost of the Stadium was $33,500. The seating capacity is 3,112 seats and 40 boxes, seating 4 and 6 people. Under the seats are large rest rooms for the ladies and men. T

Photo courtesy of clevelandbrowns.com BEREA — A nice ending could lead to a nice beginning for Ironton’s Reid Carrico. The media covering the Browns’ preseason camp have reported that second-year player Dillon Gabriel has been the most consistent quarterback through the first four days. However, rookie linebacker Reid Carrico intercepted a pass just inside the end zone to end practice on Saturday. The two-time first team All-Ohio linebacker who played at Ohio State and West V

Chesapeake Lady Panthers Erin Wood signed a letter-of-intent to play volleyball for the Kentucky Christian University Knights on Thursday. Attending the signing ceremony were: seated left to right, brother Easton Wood, father Sean Wood, Erin, mother Carma Wood, and sister Emily Wood; standing is Kentucky Christian assistant coach Robert Wesley. CHESAPEAKE — Erin Wood stood there smiling. Not a forced smile, but a smile that seemed like it would last a lifetime. Wood may have

COAL GROVE — Reinhold Messner is considered one of the greatest mountain climbers of all-time. And while Austen Pleasants has never climbed anything like Mount Everest, he’s well aware of what it takes to climb a mountain. A mountain of a man at 6-foot-7, 330-pounds, the 27-year-old Pleasants has fought his way up the NFL playing mountain with eight different stops during his six years in the league. After being an All-Ohio lineman for the Coal Grove Hornets, Pleasants signed

Chesapeake Panthers senior pole vaulter Corey Davis signed a national letter-of-intent with the Louisville Cardinals track and field program. Attending the signing ceremony were, left to right, mother Amanda Davis, Corey, and father Scott Davis. CHESAPEAKE — When he was in elementary school, Corey Davis was told to stay away from the pole vault. It was too dangerous. But Corey Davis was the beneficiary of a gene pool that gave him characteristics of his late, great grandfathe

The South Point Board of Education voted Tuesday to name the high school track after legendary coach Randy Smith. The school will erect a sign in his honor, but if you listed all his accomplishments they’d have to get a large billboard. Longtime track coach Randy Smith will have South Point High School's track named after him following a successful career spanning nearly 5 decades. (Photo submitted) Randy played at South Point where he was a football, wrestling and track stan

Rock Hill Redmen senior standout running back Brady Murrell signed a letter-of-intent to play for the Bluffton University Beavers. Attending the signing ceremony were: seated left to right, father Bobby Murrell, Brady, mother Amy Murrell, and sister Brooklynn Murrell; standing left to right, grandfather Bill Henderson and brother Blake Murrell. (Photo submitted) PEDRO — “If your heart is in your dream No request is too extreme When you wish upon a star As dreamers do” The wor

SOUTH POINT — They all ran track for the South Point Pointers. And as it turns out, they’re still running track. In fact, two former standouts will be running in national championship tournaments this weekend. The group includes Joey Bloebaum of Marshall University, Derrick Taylor of the University of Tennessee, Kamren Wilkerson of Madonna University, Emma Layne of Marshall University, Carter Smith of Ashland University, and both Davin Heckard and Desean Garred at Shawnee Sta

CHESAPEAKE — Laila Wentz doesn’t see herself as a trailblazer, but she did help to clear the path. One of the first to participate in the newly sanctioned Ohio High School Athletic Association sport of girls’ wrestling, the Chesapeake Lady Panthers’ senior has beaten down a path to the college level. Wentz signed a letter-of-intent to wrestle with Wheeling University. She said her decision wasn’t about being the trend-setter but rather maintaining what has already been establ

Russell Red Devils’ senior wide receivers Cayden and Jayden Pennington signed a letter-of-intent with the Union Commonwealth University Bulldogs. Attending the signing ceremony were, from left to right, Kiersten Clark, Paul Patterson, Kathy Patterson, Amanda Clark and father Zack Clark. (Photo submitted) Just when it appeared Russell Red Devils’ twin brothers were headed in opposite directions for the first time in their lives, an offer came that they couldn’t refuse. Wide re

Former Ironton High School and West Virginia linebacker Reid Carrico makes a tackle during a game against Colorado during the 2025 season. (Photo by Brian Mayhew) Reid Carrico got two for the price of one. He not only gets a chance to play in the NFL but for the team of his choice. The former Ironton Fighting Tigers’ All-Ohio linebacker who played at Ohio State and then West Virginia, has gotten a chance to remain close to home as he has accepted an invite on Saturday to atte

Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers’ senior bowler Sarah Murdock signed a letter-of-intent with the Shawnee State University Bears. Attending the signing ceremony were, from left to right, mother Robin, Sarah, and father Shawn. (Photo submitted) Sarah Murdock went from looking for something to do in the winter months to looking for somewhere to bowl at the college level. The Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers senior bowler has experienced a whirlwind path in bowling from never participati

AID — Summer is the time for vacations, relaxing, having fun and just enjoying the warm, sunny weather. But for Tanner Corn, it was a time to make a career decision. This past summer proved to be a time of a major decision that will impact his life in the future as the Symmes Valley Vikings’ senior baseball standout decided to sign a letter-of-intent with the Capital University Comets. “During the summer I was talking to Shawnee and then they just stopped talking and I kind o

WHEELERSBURG — Ryan Meeker might not be someone to issue a double dare challenge. The Wheelersburg Pirates’ senior football standout signed a letter-of-intent to play for the Kentucky Wildcats and he made it clear he has something to prove. “Being able to play for something greater than myself, especially with a school like Kentucky, is really special to me,” said Meeker. “I want to prove to my family and friends and the community of Wheelersburg and show it’s possible to com

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

Wheelersburg standout golfer, Asher Conley, signed his official letter-of-intent to further his golf career with the University of Rio Grande. (Photo submitted) WHEELERSBURG — Asher Conley went from drive blocking to driving the fairway. The Wheelersburg Pirates’ senior made a late switch from playing football to swinging a golf club and the change earned him a scholarship to play for the University of Rio Grande RedStorm. Conley always played football and felt that’s what he

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

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

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Getting shut out of the E-Zone ended up putting Cosmo Reynolds in the money zone. Unable to secure a spot in the standing student section, Reynolds went to another area where he was randomly selected to shoot the halfcourt shot at a Kentucky Wildcats’ game. The shot is sponsored by the Central Bank of Kentucky and any successful contestant wins $10,000. Reynolds is a freshman at Kentucky and is the son of Molly and Jason Reynolds, and he is also the grandson

WHEELERSBURG — For Cooper Heimbach, he’ll be going away as far away to college as about as far as one of his kicks. The Wheelersburg Pirates senior All-Ohio placekicker and punter realized his dream of kicking for Marshall after signing a letter-of-intent with the Thundering Herd. “To have such an amazing culture and historic program just 45 minutes down the road is amazing,” said Heimbach. “All the early mornings and late nights that’s led up to this and all the hard work is