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