WILLOW WOOD — The trio went double. The Green Lady Bobcats’ trio of Abbie Knapp, Laney Strickland and Elizabeth McBee all scored in double figures in a 60-23 win over the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings on Monday. Knapp had a game-high 27 points with Strickland scoring 13 and McBee knocking down three 3-pointers as she scored 10 points. Brenna Tibbs had 10 points for the Lady Vikings. Knapp and Strickland combined for 12 points as the Lady Bobcats took a 15-2 first quarter lead. M

WILLOW WOOD — Free education, yes. Free pass to a starting position, no. Symmes Valley Lady Vikings’ power-hitting junior first baseman Marley Ferguson has a guarantee about payment on her college education, but she knows there is no guarantee she will be handed a starting position on the Valparaiso Beacons softball team after making a verbal commitment. “I’m just going to have to put a lot of work into my spot. Yes, they like me and want me to come there, but they also have

JEROMESVILLE — So, it’s going to be that kind of a night. The Symmes Valley Vikings took the opening kickoff and move to the Hillsdale 41 in 6 plays only to throw an incomplete pass on fourth down. On the Falcons’ first play, Owen Sloan broke free up the middle and ran 59 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. And so it went for the Vikings who lost 48-7 to the top-seeded Falcons in the Region 27 Division 7 semifinals on Friday. “They’re a very good team top to bottom for sure

WILLOW WOOD — Softball is a game. But for Brenna Tibbs, it’s also going to be a job. The Symmes Valley Lady Vikings senior left-handed pitcher signed a letter-of-intent on Wednesday to play for the Ohio University Bobcats. “They just told me my only job is to pitch so, I’ll have to get that done,” said Tibbs with a laugh. “Some days you have an off day and they totally understand that, but that’s my one job and I’m expected to perform that way.” Tibbs described herself as a p

WILLOW WOOD — For coach Ben Ferguson and the Symmes Valley Vikings, they'll be sailing into uncharted waters. The Vikings will be playing the role of a heavy underdog on Friday night when they travel north to face the defending state-runner up Hillsdale Falcons in the Division 7 regional semifinals at Hillsdale Falcon Community Stadium. For the Falcons, they were a preseason favorite to return to the state championship with a possible rematch against Marion Local. But standin

WILLOW WOOD — Nothing seemed to slow down the Symmes Valley Vikings. Not even rain or a bye week. Coming off a first round bye, the Vikings put on another high-scoring showcase in their home finale by routing the Trimble Tomcats 41-12 on Friday night in the Ohio Division 7 regional quarterfinals at a rain-soaked Viking Stadium. Symmes Valley now moves onto the regional semifinals where they will head north to Jeromesville to face the No. 1 seed and defending state-runner up H

Photos courtesy of Josh Wilson. For more of Josh's photos or to purchase any, click on the link: https://www.facebook.com/JoshWilsonPhotos/

OHSAA Football First Round Playoff Pairings Pairings shown with regional seed. All games on Friday, October 31, at 7 p.m., unless indicated otherwise.     Division I Region 1 No. 1 Lakewood St. Edward (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9 No. 2 Mentor (10-0), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10 No. 3 Canton McKinley (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11 No. 4 Toledo Whitmer (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No

CROWN CITY — Layne Wright's 2-point conversion run capped off a last-minute drive for South Gallia, as the Symmes Valley Vikings fell to the Rebels 38-36 in the regular season finale on Friday night. Symmes Valley finishes the season 8-2 overall. South Gallia finishes with a record of 7-3. The win by the Rebels also created a 3-way tie for second place in the Southern Ohio Conference-1 standings between Symmes Valley, South Gallia and Notre Dame with identical records of 3-2.

WILLOW WOOD — Two high-powered offenses were on display on Friday night, as Symmes Valley and Notre Dame combined for 47 first downs and over 1,049 yards. But in the end, the Vikings came up with more plays on offense and made some key defensive stops to beat the Titans 63-47 in a Southern Ohio Conference game. But despite both teams piling up the numbers on nearly every play, Symmes Valley coach Ben Ferguson said afterwards he felt it was just a handful of plays that wound

WILLOW WOOD — After suffering their first loss of the season, Symmes Valley needed to regroup and get back on track. Well, the Vikings got back on track in a big way on Friday night by shutting out the East Tartans 47-0 in a Southern Ohio Conference game on Friday night. Quarterback Bronx Carpenter piled up 196 yards through the air in just one half of play. His top target Jackson Fields caught a game-high 6 balls for 94 yards, and hooked up with Carpenter for a 42-yard touch

BEAVER — When asked about his teams' loss, legendary Houston Oilers head coach Bum Phillips once said, "The harder we played, the...

CIRCLEVILLE — It wasn’t the kind of day the local lady golfers were hoping for on Tuesday. The Division 2 District Golf Tournament at...

Photos courtesy of Kayla Niece. For more of Kayla's photos or to purchase any, click on the link: https://www.facebook.com/kayniecephotog...

WILLOW WOOD — Seven different players accounted for a Symmes Valley touchdown during an explosion of 1st quarter points, as the Vikings...

LANCASTER — A key defensive stop in the fourth quarter, along with Asher Maynard's 3 touchdown runs proved to be enough for the Symmes...

Members of the Saint Joseph golf team: from left to right, Jayden Fields, Peyton Ford, Mitchell Heighton, Carson Willis and Chris...

PORTSMOUTH— The St. Joseph Flyers were first, and a St. Joseph Flyer was first. Led by sophomore Chris Phillips and freshman Mitchell...

WILLOW WOOD — The talk all week was offense. But by the end of the game, it was all about the defense for Symmes Valley. The Symmes...

WILLOW WOOD — Much like last week, the touchdowns piled up. The problem for River Valley was that Symmes Valley was doing all the...