FLATWOODS — Greenup County's Brody Howard delivered a gem of a performance from the mound on Monday night to help the Musketeers beat the Red Devils 5-1 in the nightcap of the 63rd District Semifinals on Monday. Howard pitched a two-hit gem while going the distance for the Musketeers. The sophomore also struck out six batters, walked seven and the only run given up was unearned. Howard also picked off a pair of Red Devil baserunners in key situations to limit Russell's scorin

FLATWOODS, Ky. — After some early scoring, both pitching staffs' for Russell and Fairland settled in and turned the game into a pitchers' duel, with the Red Devils hanging on to edge past the Dragons 3-2 on Friday night. Russell used a trio of pitchers in the game, with Jayden Frasure picking up the win in 3 innings of work. Frasure gave up 5 hits, 2 runs, struck out 3 and walked a pair. Hayden McGowan and Caleb Groves both threw 2 innings apiece and combined for 4 scoreless

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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

FLATWOODS, Ky. — “Ah, might as well jump. Go ahead and jump. Might as well jump. Go ahead and jump.” Russell Lady Red Devils’ coach Destiny Goins would like to see her young team follow Van Halen’s advice. Although the Lady Devils did jump, Goins wished it would have been quicker as they beat the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 7-2 on Saturday. “I think we could have jumped out a little earlier, maybe finished it a little bit earlier,” said Goins. Russell is now 8-16 on the season a

FLATWOODS, Ky. — Extra innings. Extra drama. Extra satisfaction for a win. A clutch run-scoring double by Grayson Fisher in the 10th inning gave the Russell Red Devils a 5-4 win over the Greenup County Musketeers Monday in a 63rd District game. In the 10th inning, Jayden Frasure beat out a base hit in the hole at shortstop to start the inning. Griffin Fisher put down a sacrifice bunt that put Frasure in scoring position at second base. The right-handed hitting Fisher came up

FLATWOODS — Always better late than never. Struggling to get their bats going for five innings, Russell's offense ignited for 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth to give the Red Devils a 13-3 run rule win over the Lewis County Lions on Monday evening. Russell (10-4) ended up with 15 hits in total, with Dawson Wada going 3-of-4 at the plate and two RBI. Layne Paxson went 3-3 with a double and an RBI. Hunter McGowan went 2-4 with an RBI. Griffin Fisher 2-4 with two RBI. Jacob To

FLATWOODS, Ky. — It was bounce back time for the South Point Lady Pointers. After a tough loss on Thursday, the Lady Pointers bounced back on Friday with a 9-4 win over the Russell Lady Devils. Kota Copley pitched a seven-hitter as she struck out 10 and walked six for the win. Copley also went 3-5 at the plate. Russell took the lead in the bottom of the first with a one out single by Hadley Cook to score Bella Hall. Nora Ladd followed up with sacrifice fly into right field an

OLIVE HILL — Both Grayson Kiser and Griffin Fisher combined for 8 runs batted in and Lokelio Ancheta tossed a two-hit shutout to help the Russell Red Devils roll past the West Carter Comets 17-0 in 3 inning mercy rule on Tuesday evening. The Red Devils wasted little putting a dent in the scoreboard, as they erupted with 9 runs in the opening frame. Ancheta singled to score a run, Dawson Wada scored on an error to make it 2-0. Then Fisher singled with one out to score two runs

PROCTORVILLE — Country singer Crystal Gayle once sang, “Don’t Take Me Half the Way.” The Fairland Dragons led halfway through the game only to have the Russell Red Devils rally for a 9-2 win on Monday. Fairland (0-3) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and Dragons stayed ahead until the fourth inning when Russell scored three runs to take the lead for good. Russell (5-2) erupted for five runs in the fifth inning and added an insurance run in the sixth. Hayden McGowan doubled

PROCTORVILLE — For the Russell Lady Red Devils this season it’s been double digits when it comes to offense. Russell (3-1) has scored 18, 14 and 17 runs this season which includes a 17-4 win over the Fairland Lady Dragons on Tuesday. The other double digit run total went against the Lady Red Devils who lost 16-3 on Monday to South Point. Karson Hale got the pitching win as she gave up 7 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 4 and walking 2. She also went 3-4 with a home r

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 10 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

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

MOREHEAD — A fourth quarter rally from Ashland and some late stops propelled the Kittens to a 53-49 comeback win over the Russell Lady Devils to win the 16th Region championship on Friday night at Ellis T. Johnson Arena. "Just too many empty possessions down the stretch and we knew (Ashland) would eventually gonna break free," said Russell coach Mandy Layne. "But I'm just so proud of my kids though. The effort they gave and a they played as hard as they could, I told them af

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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FLATWOODS — Backed by an offense that knocked down thirteen 3-point goals and relentless defensive effort, the Russell Lady Devils began their postseason run with a convincing 70-19 win over the Lewis County Lady Lions in the 63rd District semifinals at Marvin Meredith Gymnasium. "They knew the importance of this first game, elimination game," said Russell coach Mandy Layne. "We hit some early shots and that helped us." The Lady Devils were led by the senior duo of Kennedy Da

LLOYD — The Russell Red Devils got behind in the first quarter, but used two key scoring runs and some tough defense to post a 58-51 comeback win over the Greenup County Musketeers and wrap up regular season district play on Saturday afternoon at The Greenhouse. Foul trouble and a sluggish start put the Devils in a hole early on, as they fell behind by 9 to their county rivals. But for Russell coach Derek Cooksey, he expected the Musketeers to come out swinging in their own

FLATWOODS — A late scoring surge in the final minute by Russell nearly sent the game into an extra frame on Wednesday night. But in the end, the Boyd County Lions held on to earn a 76-73 win over the Red Devils at Marvin Meredith Gymnasium in a battle of Region 16 contenders. Going into the game, Russell coach Derek Cooksey knew that Boyd's experience would be a huge test against a much younger Red Devil squad. "When you're dealing with a very veteran, experienced and well-c

FLATWOODS — Under Pressure. No, we’re not talking about the joint venture song by Queen and David Bowie. This time we’re talking about the Russell Lady Red Devils’ defense. Russell used its pressure defense to force 21 turnovers and key a 53-33 district win over the Greenup County Lady Musketeers on Wednesday. With only one practice in the past week, Russell’s offense was stagnant but the defense was still relentless as the Lady Red Devils battled the upset-minded Lady Musket