LOGAN — Christmas came early and the St. Joseph Flyers were the ones playing Santa Claus. The Flyers gave up 7 walks, a hit batsman, and committed 6 errors that produced 8 unearned runs in an 11-4 loss to the Portsmouth Clay Panthers on Thursday in the Division 7 district semifinals. “You can’t put that many runners on base and give up that many unearned runs and expect to win, especially against a good team,” said Flyers’ coach Nick Medinger. “We got down and our kids battle

PEDRO — Saint Joseph's offense hammered out 11 hits and their pitching delivered a combined 3-hitter as the Flyers beat the South Gallia Rebels 15-5 at a rain-soaked Rock Hill High School in the opening round of the Ohio Division 7 tournament on Friday. "We came out strong in those first couple innings and jumped on them," said Flyers coach Nick Medinger. "I thought Evan (Aldridge) and Barrett (Waginger) did a great job of throwing despite the steady rainfall the whole game."

SEAMAN — For Saint Joseph, this week might have seemed to take extra longer than usual. After playing 11 innings on Monday, the Flyers capped off the week with another extra inning game and beat the North Adams Green Devils 2-1 in nine innings on Friday. Pitching dominated much of the game for both teams. Barrett Waginger provided another solid pitching performance for the Flyers, going nine innings on the mound and giving up four hits, a walk and striking out six batters. Th

IRONTON — For baseball players, the St. Joseph Flyers are pretty good at marathons. The Flyers pushed across a run in the 11th inning as they outlasted the Coal Grove Hornets 3-2 in a non-league game on Monday. St. Joseph (13-6) got the winning run in the 11th with one out when Beckham Waginger singled, stole second, took third on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice fly by Carson Lyons. The Flyers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Mason Weber walked and Beckham Wag

FORT GAY, WVa. — It wasn't perfect but it certainly was as close as you could get. Freshman pitcher Barrett Waginger retired his first 13 batters in a row and wound up facing 18 total as he helped the Saint Joseph Flyers rout the Tolsia Rebels 11-1 on Friday night. "Barrett did an excellent job for us again," said Flyers coach Nick Medinger. "It was also good to see us not have a letdown after the Notre Dame game and come out hitting early." The Flyers improved their record t

IRONTON — After falling behind 3-0, the Saint Joseph Flyers rolled off eight unanswered runs to beat the Notre Dame Titans 8-3 to close out Southern Ohio Conference play on Thursday evening. "Our guys responded tremendously after going down 3-0," said Flyers coach Nick Medinger. "Evan (Aldridge) survived that first inning and gave us a great 6 innings to close it out." The Flyers improved their record to 11-6 on the season and finished 4-4 in SOC play. The Titans fell to 11-1

IRONTON — There’s a cliche that says it’s not how you start but how you finish. But that’s not always true. The St. Joseph Flyers played Wellston even the final 6 innings, but the Golden Rockets started with a 7-run first inning to post a 10-3 win on Tuesday. Wellston (13-8) got 6 of its 12 hits in the big first inning. Braxton Ingalls, Dalton Barnett and Caden Matthews all singled to start the game for a 2-0 lead. Kyson Witt walked and then Aiden Fenwick singled and Carson M

Postgame interview with Green's Jon Knapp, Riddick Jenkins, and Gabe Blevins. The three talk about the play of their defense and their team's mindset heading into tournament play. FRANKLIN FURNACE — Three-peat. With a 7-2 win over the St. Joseph Flyers on Monday, the Green Bobcats wrapped up their third straight Southern Ohio Conference-1 championship. Bobcats’ coach Dave Shoupe said this title may have been the most satisfying. “The kids did a great job all year. The league

OAK HILL — It was the group Chicago that sang, “Feeling Stronger Every Day.” Barrett Waginger was feeling stronger every inning. After a shaky first inning, the St. Joseph Flyers’ freshman pitcher held the Oak Hill Oaks in check in a 6-1 win on Thursday. "We came out pretty flat at the start. But we managed to wake up around the third inning and get some runs to get some separation," said Flyers coach Nick Medinger. Waginger allowed just 4 hits as he gave up an earned run in

Postgame interview with Saint Joseph's Blake Medinger, Carson Willis and Evan Aldridge. The three talk about the team rebounding from a tough loss to Green on Friday, the offense dominating all afternoon and looking ahead to tournament play. AID — A huge 5-run outburst in the first inning helped the Saint Joseph Flyers ride the wave of momentum and beat the Symmes Valley Vikings 9-6 on Saturday. “Barrett did a phenomenal job throwing strikes and his defense backed him up,” sa

IRONTON — Green Bobcats’ coach Dave Shoupe has stopped looking. His team seems to have 20-20 vision when it comes to finding wins. Shoupe said that throughout the season the Bobcats have kept figuring out just how to win games, and that includes a 4-3 win over the St. Joseph Flyers in a Southern Ohio Conference-1 game on Friday. “The boys keep finding ways to win. That’s going to continue to make us more resilient and better,” said Shoupe. “Gabe (Blevins) came in clutch when

Postgame interview with Saint Joseph's Carson Willis, Barrett Waginger and Beckham Waginger. The three talk about the team trying to get over their slump for a big win, the 7th inning rally and Barrett shares what was going through his mind to close the game out. PORTSMOUTH — After a tough pair of disappointing losses, the Saint Joseph Flyers needed to regroup and get their season on track. Well, the Flyers not only got back on track, but they also shook up the Southern Ohio

IRONTON — So that’s what jet lag does to you. With most of the team’s players only a few days removed from a school trip to the Vatican among other sites, the St. Joseph Flyers played like they just got home early Wednesday morning. Which they did. Looking sluggish and guilty of six errors, the Flyers fell 18-5 to the Portsmouth Clay Panthers in an Ohio Southern Conference 1 game on Friday. "When you don't play or practice for nearly two weeks, you're definitely going to be b

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