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

The St. Joseph Flyers won the Southeast Ohio Division 3 district golf championship to earn the school’s first-ever state tournament berth. Team members are: from left to right, head coach Quinn Cole, Mitchell Heighton, Cohen Dressel, Jadyn Fields, Zane Dressel, Christopher Phillips and Troy Erlenwein. (Photo submitted) PORTSMOUTH — Goal No.1 Win the Southern Ohio Conference-1 title. Check. Goal No. 2 Win the Division 3 Sectional Championship. Check. Goal No. 3 Win the D3 Dist

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 won the 2026 Division 3 sectional golf championship on Tuesday at Piketon. The Flyers will play in the district tournament on Monday at the Portsmouth Elks Club Golf Course. Team members from left to right, Troy Erlenwein, Mitchell Heighton, Zane Dressel, Cohen Dressel, Jadyn Fields, head coach Quinn Cole and Christopher Phillips. (Photo submitted) PIKETON — After winning the Southern Ohio Conference 1 golf championship the St. Joseph Flyers continued th

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

The 2026 St. Joseph Flyers won the Southern Ohio Conference Division I golf championship on Wednesday for the second straight season. Team members are: from left to right, head coach Quinn Cole, tournament medalist and Player of the Year Cohen Dressel, Jadyn Fields, Zane Dressel, Mitchell Heighton (on Zane’s shoulders), Chris Phillips and Troy Erlenwein. McDERMOTT — The St. Joseph Flyers went “Back-to-Back” and this time with an exclamation point. For the second straight seas

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 — 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 —

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