SOUTH POINT — There’s a lot of emphasis on the South Point offense, but the Pointers proved they can play defense, too. The Pointers held the Tornadoes to only 137 total yards en route to a 38-0 win over Friday night. Southern had a mere 17 yards rushing on 19 carries. South Point (2-0) had 319 total yards as Landon Vance ran 12 times for 72 yards and 2 touchdowns and quarterback Ethan Hunt was 9 of 17 passing for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns and an interception. The Pointers’

Players and coaches of the 2026 South Point Pointers’ football team. SOUTH POINT — Brian Wroten got what he wanted, and he got to be where he wanted to be. Wroten realized his dream of becoming a head football coach when he was hired to take the helm of the South Point Pointers. The Pointers are coming off a 3-7 season and Wroten knows there’s a lot of work ahead, but none of the matters. “It’s been a lot of fun. I’ve been working 10 years to get to this point. This is my dre

SOUTH POINT — They all ran track for the South Point Pointers. And as it turns out, they’re still running track. In fact, two former standouts will be running in national championship tournaments this weekend. The group includes Joey Bloebaum of Marshall University, Derrick Taylor of the University of Tennessee, Kamren Wilkerson of Madonna University, Emma Layne of Marshall University, Carter Smith of Ashland University, and both Davin Heckard and Desean Garred at Shawnee Sta

SOUTH POINT — If the South Point Lady Pointers went to the doctor on Thursday for a check up, they would have gotten a clean bill of health because everything was well. The pitching was well. The hitting was well. The defense was well. And when you combine all three, well, you get a 14-2 win over the Warren Lady Warriors in the Division 4 district quarterfinals. Kota Copley pitched a two-hitter, struck out seven, walked two and only one run was earned. And, her bat was feelin

AID — The pitchers were in the spotlight, but Marley Ferguson was in the starring role. Ferguson was instrumental in both runs as the Symmes Valley Vikings edged the South Point Lady Pointers 2-1 on Monday. Ferguson was 2-for-3 including a home run and scored both runs as Symmes Valley improved to 22-3. The Lady Vikings’ Brenna Tibbs pitched a 5-hitter and struck out 13 batters while walking only one. South Point’s Kota Copley gave up just 3 hits as she struck out 6 and walke

SOUTH POINT — Portsmouth was quick to start but South Point was even quicker to answer. The Lady Trojans took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning only to have the Lady Pointers score 5 runs in the bottom of the inning to propel them to an 8-3 Ohio Valley Conference win on Thursday. South Point (18-7, 11-3) had 8 hits with Kaylee Stidham going 2-3 with a double and an RBI and Adyson Copley was 2-4 with a double to lead the offense. Adding to the South Point offense were

SOUTH POINT — After suffering a heartbreaking loss on Monday, it was uncertain what kind of recovery time the South Point Lady Pointers would need. Looks like less than 24 hours. After a 6-5 loss on Monday at Ironton, the Lady Pointers bounced back quickly with a 10-0 Ohio Valley Conference run rule win over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers on Tuesday. South Point (16-7, 9-3) collected 13 hits and Kota Copley pitched a 3-hitter in the win. Copley struck out 8 and walked

IRONTON — The offense was getting hits while the pitcher wasn’t giving up hits. It was the perfect combination. The Ironton Fighting Tigers banged out 11 hits while pitcher Carson Freeman hurled a one-hitter in a 10-0 Ohio Valley Conference run rule win on Monday. “Carson pitched a very good game and the kids hit well,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “The key for us is to keep getting good pitching and keeping our bats going.” Freeman picked up his second win of the season — b

IRONTON — It was gut check time and the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers were up to the challenge. Trailing by two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Ironton scored 3 times and slipped past the South Point Lady Pointers 6-5 to clinch the Ohio Valley Conference softball title. Ironton is 15-6 on the season and clinches the title with a 1-0 record. Ironton holds a 3-game lead over South Point with only two league games to play. South Point is now 16-7 and 9-3 in the OVC. Ava

Postgame interview with South Point's Adyson Copley, Kota Copley and Kaylee Stidham. The three talk about their team's offensive approach, their defensive performance and looking ahead as the regular season winds down. FLATWOODS — Maybe 7 isn’t Kaylee Stidham’s lucky number, but it was definitely her number on Saturday. Stidham — who has caught fire offensively in recent weeks — slugged home run No.7 on the season as the South Point Lady Pointers blanked the Greenup County La

GALLIPOLIS — What started as a softball game turned into a marathon as the South Point Lady Pointers outlasted the Gallia Academy Blue Angels 7-5 in a 13 innings. Kota Copley pitched the complete game as she struck out a whopping 23 batters and threw 179 pitches, 127 for strikes. She gave up 9 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs, and walked only 4. South Point (15-6, 8-2) had 9 hits with Kaylee Stidham going 3-6 with an RBI, Kyleigh Castle 2-4 with an RBI, Adyson Copley 1-3 and Chloe

SOUTH POINT — The South Point Lady Pointers’ performance on Monday was a big hit. About 18 hits worth. The Lady Pointers had 18 hits en route to a 13-3 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Rock Hill Redwomen. South Point (12-5, 6-2) got big efforts from the top 4 batters in the lineup as Kota Copley went 4-4 with a double and a triple, Kaylee Stidham 4-4 with two doubles and 4 RBI, Adyson Copley 3-5 with a triple and an RBI and Raygen Yates 3-4 with a pair of RBI. Kota Copley

SOUTH POINT — Kota Copley doesn’t just pitch, she can hit, too. Copley pitched a 7-hitter and went 4-for-4 at the play with 2 doubles and 2 runs batted in as the South Point Lady Pointers beat the Coal Grove Lady Hornets 8-5 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Copley struck out 6, walked 2 and only 3 of the runs were earned as she got the complete game win. South Point (11-5, 5-2) had 14 hits and Copley wasn’t the only player with a big game. Kaylee Stidham was 2-3 w

CHESAPEAKE — Kota Copley was hard to hit. Adyson Copley has done nothing but hit. Sophomore Kota Copley pitched a 2-hitter and junior Adyson Copley racked up her 100th career hit as the South Point Lady Pointers blanked the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 12-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Adyson Copley went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple as she reached the milestone hit total. Kota Copley struck out 12 and did not walk a batter to get the win. South Point (10-5,

SOUTH POINT — When Ethan Sutton goes to the plate, his Ironton Fighting Tigers teammates can relax. Why not? Sutton is relaxed. The relaxed Ironton catcher went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and four runs batted in as the Fighting Tigers beat the South Point Pointers 13-2 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. “Sutton has learned to relax and let his hands work and not try to muscle his swing,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “He has been hitting two or three balls a

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Dragons took advantage of everything they were given to work with on offense. The Dragons had just 7 hits but combined them with 15 walks as they routed the South Point Pointers 13-5 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Wednesday. Fairland (4-6, 2-2) was led by Josh Gillespie who was 2-4 with a run batted in, Cyrus Cummings who was 1-3 with a double and 3 RBI, Tanner Brown was 2-3. Chase Lapole and Titus Martin were each 1-3 with an RBI. Gillespie

PROCTORVILLE — One led to won. Kota Copley pitched a one-hitter and the South Point Lady Pointers won their Ohio Valley Conference game Wednesday as they blanked the Fairland Lady Dragons 6-0. Copley struck out 10 and did not walk a batter as she got the complete game win. South Point (9-4, 3-1) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Adyson Copley and Kaylee Stidham hit back-to-back one-out doubles. The scored remained 1-0 until the fifth inning when the Lady Pointers score

PORTSMOUTH — Copley and Copley might sound like a law firm, but it was the partnership that helped give the South Point Lady Pointers a win. Sisters Kota and Adyson Copley combined to go 7-for-7 with 4 doubles, a home run and 5 runs batted as the Lady Pointers beat the Portsmouth Lady Trojans 11-6 on Monday in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Kota Copley — who also got the pitching win — was 4-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI while Adyson Copley went 3-3 with 2 doubles and a home ru

PEDRO — The South Pointers scored four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Rock Hill Redwomen 7-3 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Kota Copley got the complete game win as she racked up 16 strikeouts while walking two, giving up 10 hits and two earned runs. South Point (7-4, 1-1) scored four times in the ninth highlighted by Kyleigh Castle’s RBI single and Raygen Yates’ sacrifice fly. Kaitlyn Evans squeeze bunt scored a run and South Point a 1-0 lead in the secon

GRAYSON, Ky. — The East Carter Lady Raiders had eight different batters collect hits and got a solid performance from Kadie Ramey to beat the South Point Lady Pointers 12-2 in 5 innings on Tuesday evening. "We were a little sluggish," said South Point coach Robert Heaberlin. "It wasn't our best game but you'll have games like that. Once spring break is over and we get back into a routine and play better against Coal Grove we can right the ship." South Point took a 1-0 lead in