PORTSMOUTH — It was a tough game which meant it was a tough loss. In a key Southern Ohio Conference 1 game, the Portsmouth Clay Panthers managed to come away with a 3-1 win over the St. Joseph Flyers on Wednesday. “That’s a game we could have gone either way. There were a few little things we didn’t do that helped them win,” said Flyers’ coach Nick Medinger. “Willis battled and pitched pretty well. Their kid pitched well. It was a very competitive game.” Evan Rider got the co

CROWN CITY — The St. Joseph Flyers “had their Wag on.” Not swag, but their Wag as in Waginger. Beckham Waginger went 4-4 with a pair of runs batted in and brother Barrett Waginger gave up just one hit and pitched four scoreless innings in his first career start as the Flyers blanked the South Gallia Rebels 12-0 in a five-inning run rule on Tuesday. “Beckham and Barrett had big games for us. They have a lot of ability,” said Flyers’ coach Nick Medinger. “But this was a good te

SOUTH POINT — Pete Rose called Tony Perez “The Big Dog” or “Doggie” because he was clutch with runners in scoring position. The St. Joseph Flyers may have their own “Big Dog” as Beckham Waginger proved to be clutch in an 8-4 season opening win over the South Point Pointers on Monday. “We only had five hits but we hit the ball hard right at them all day,” said Flyers’ coach Nick Medinger. “Beckham had three of the hits and he was clutch. He drove in half our runs.” Waginger wa

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

FRANKLIN FURNACE — If you went to the race track and bet a trifecta, it would be smart to include Eli Whaley. If you were just straight betting the race, go with the Green Bobcats. Green overcame an outstanding shooting performance by St. Joseph junior guard Eli Whaley to rally for a 72-63 Southern Ohio Conference-1 win on Friday. Whaley scored a career high 32 points as he made eight 3-point goals. Whaley scored 12 points in the first quarter — all on 3-pointers — as the Fly

IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers didn’t just go cold, they went stone cold. Trailing Beaver Eastern by 12 points at halftime, the Flyers only scored 13 points in the second half in a 66-29 loss to the Eagles on Tuesday. Eastern took a 21-12 first quarter lead as Aiden Werner scored 7 points and Eric Manley 6. Eli Whaley scored 11 of the Flyers 12 points in the quarter. The Eagles really pulled away in the final 3 minutes of the second with a 10-2 run. Webb got the scoring spre

IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers showed their resilience. With Portsmouth Clay bombing 10 3-point goals and taking a first half lead, the Flyers kept battling back and beat the Panthers 55-52 in overtime of a Southern Ohio Conference-1 game on Monday. Trailing for much of the game, the Flyers would tie it up with 3:56 the fourth after Eli Whaley hit a pair of free throws from a technical foul and buried a 3-pointer on the extra possession. Both teams would trade the lead on en

IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers resorted to some B&E to beat New Boston. B and E were Barrett Waginger and Eli Whaley who combined for 44 points as they broke into the New Boston Tigers defense and helped the Flyers steal a 71-37 Southern Ohio Conference-1 win on Friday. The Flyers were dominant on the glass as Beckham Waginger had 8 rebounds while Carter Johnson and Barrett Waginger grabbed 7 each. Barrett Waginger had 3 assists with Beckham Waginger and Whaley getting 2 eac

IRONTON — A late rally by St. Joseph nearly turned the Southern Ohio Conference title picture on its head on Tuesday night. However, the first place Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans made the needed plays down the stretch and were able beat the Flyers 41-40 at the Parish Life Center. The Flyers (7-10, 4-3) took an 8-4 first quarter lead as Carson Willis and Barrett Waginger hit 3-pointers and Zane Dressel added a basket. Garrett Barbarits hit a pair of 3-pointers and Kenady McGraw

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IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers got their most important work done in the first half. The Flyers built a 15-point first half lead and made it stand up as they beat the Sugar Creek Christian Academy Eagles 68-53 on Monday. The Flyers took a 23-16 first quarter lead as Barrett Waginger scored 7 points and five different players scored. Will Salyers had 7 points and Elijah Long 6 for the Eagles (7-4). St. Joseph (7-8) opened up a 39-24 halftime lead as Waginger scored 7 more poi

SCIOTOVILLE — A double-double from Zane Dressel helped the Saint Joseph Flyers get the offensive boost needed to roll their way to a win over the Sciotoville East Tartans 60-35 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night. Going into the game, the Flyers were already without Carson Willis, who was being held out from an injury. Then during the first quarter, sophomore forward Beckham Waginger went down with a lower body injury and was held out for the remainder of the n

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NEW BOSTON — Once in a game in Cleveland, Craig Ehlo held Larry Bird to 1-of-10 shooting in the first half. The two teams left the court going into the same tunnel. Ehlo looked at Bird and said “that’s defense.” Bird didn’t flinch and said “there’s two halves.” Bird hit his first 10 shots of the second half as the Celtics came back to win easily. On Tuesday night, the St. Joseph Flyers proved to the New Boston Tigers there are two halves as they rallied from a 27-21 deficit t

IRONTON — Could be that American Sniper Carl Oliver has some competition. The Green Bobcats connected on10 shots from behind the long-distance line as they beat the St. Joseph Flyers 52-34 in a Southern Ohio Conference-1 game on Friday. Jon Knapp hit six 3-pointers as he scored 28 points to lead the Bobcats (6-7, 3-1). Barreett Waginger hit a trifecta and scored 5 points, Zane Dressel drilled a triple and Carson Willis had 4 points as the Flyers took a 12-11 first quarter lea

WILLOW WOOD — New York has the Bronx Zoo with a variety of animals for spectators to see. Symmes Valley has Bronx Carpenter with a variety of scoring for the fans and teammates to see in order to help them win. Carpenter made 2-pointers, 3-pointers, and free throws and scored 25 points in Vikings 66-47 win over the Saint Joseph Flyers on Tuesday night.   Five different players scored for the Vikings in the first quarter as they went in front 18-13. Jon Sharp knocked down a pa

PORTSMOUTH — In the early years of The Tonight Show, the host Johnny Carson did a bit where he was Carnac the Magnificent. On Friday, the St. Joseph Flyers own Carson — Carson Willis — was pretty magnificent himself. The Flyers’ senior center scored 26 points and had 8 rebounds as he helped spark a 64-37 rout of the Portsmouth Clay Panthers in a Southern Ohio Conference-1 game. Barrett Waginger did pretty well for himself as he scored 17 points to go with 11 rebounds, 4 assis

IRONTON — Forget WW standing for Wild Wings. For the St. Joseph Flyers, it stood for Waginger and Whaley on Friday night. Barrett Waginger scored 15 points and had 3 assists while Eli Whaley scored 14 points to go with 3 rebounds as the Flyers rolled past the Sciotoville East Tartans 63-25 in a Southern Ohio Conference 1 game. Zane Dressel finished with 8 points and 5 steals and Beckham Waginger got 9 points and 4 steals for the Flyers (2-5, 1-1). Carson Willis added 6 points

PIKETON — There are cold starts, and then there are those direct from the freezer. The Flyers scored only one point in the first quarter and battled back to within a point before falling to the Piketon Redstreaks 47-42 on Tuesday. Konner Clemmons hit a 3-pointer as he scored 5 points with Jace Ritchie and Bo Henry getting 4 each as the Redstreaks took a 14-1 lead. A free throw by Carson Willis was all the scoring St. Joseph could muster in the first quarter. Willis scored 6 p

PORTSMOUTH — A huge scoring run, along with some tough defense in the second and third quarters proved to be the mix needed for the Notre Dame Titans to upend the Saint Joseph Flyers 63-45 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Tuesday night. After the game, Titans coach Matt Mader felt the win was an early Christmas present for his team. "Very happy with our performance tonight, definitely on the defensive end. You could feel the intensity, the energy that we brought tonight.