WAVERLY — The Portsmouth Lady Trojans may have started really slow, but it didn’t take them long to make it up. While neither team scored for just over two minutes to start the game, Portsmouth then erupted and went on to rout the Adena Lady Warriors 73-19 in the Division 5 district semifinals on Saturday at the Waverly Downtown Arena. “Sometimes you have these kinds of games. We just weren’t totally focused and ready to play, but our defense picked us up and got us going,” s

SYMMES VALLEY — A trio of double-digit scorers, key defensive stops and a gutsy second half effort helped the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings complete a 53-46 comeback win over the Glenwood Lady Tigers on Thursday night in the Ohio Division 7 Girls District Quarterfinals. "First half was rough. None of our shots were falling, they were playing great defense but couldn't get anything to hit," said Symmes Valley coach Deon Tibbs. "At halftime I went in, I said you got to go back out

FRANKLIN FURNACE — The South Point Pointers were dealing and stealing. With Davon Lewis dealing out the points and the defense coming up a plethora of steals, the Pointers cruised past the Green Bobcats 77-50 on Wednesday. Lewis kept dealing 3s and he drilled six 3-pointers en route to scoring a game-high 27 points. South Point's defense set the pace in the first quarter by generating 9 turnovers that led to easy layups and a 24-12 lead. The Pointers ended the quarter with ba

CHESAPEAKE — Welcome to The Abbey Isaacs and Friends Show. Isaacs scored 32 points while her teammates combined for another 24 points as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers pulled away late to beat the Zane Trace Lady Pioneers 56-46 in the Division 5 district quarterfinals on Wednesday. Chesapeake coach Chris Ball was elated with Issacs effort, but was especially pleased with the rest of the team being able to contribute down the stretch. "Abby scores the ball well for us, there's n

WHEELERSBURG — Looks like Captain Jack Sparrow got the best of Indiana Jones. In a battle between the Pirates as the Raiders, it was the Wheelersburg Lady Pirates who beat the River Valley Lady Raiders 58-32 in the Division 5 district tournament on Wednesday. The Lady Pirates (4-8) used a strong defense led by the play of Myles Bailey as they held River Valley’s offense to just 18 points through three quarters. Wheelersburg took a 16-3 first quarter lead as Peyton May scored

COAL GROVE — This was a case of the big girls coming up big. The Coal Grove Lady Hornets called upon their two tallest players to step up against the height of the Green Lady Bobcats on Wednesday. The Lady Hornets’ Jenna Anson and Izzy Kitts did just that as Coal Grove beat the Lady Bobcats 50-39 in a non-league game. “We wanted to challenge their big girls and bring extra bodies when they got in the paint,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller.”Izzy (Kitts) and Jenna (Anson)

PROCTORVILLE — Get your your calculators. The Fairland Lady Dragons were putting up all kinds of numbers as they routed the Northwest Lady Mohawks 111-20 in the Division 5 district quarterfinals on Wednesday. Besides eclipsing the 100-point mark for the first time in program history, the Lady Dragons had all 13 players score and five reach double figures. Bailey Russell — the program’s all-time leading scorer — led the team with 24 points including five 3-pointers. Russell’s

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

2026 Southeast District Girls Basketball Tournament Scores/Schedule Monday, Feb. 16 Division III First Round (4) Marietta 50, (5) Washington Court House 44  (2) Sheridan 69, (7) Chillicothe 14  (3) Athens 45, (6) Miami Trace 28  Division IV First Round (8) Gallia Academy 50, (9) Vinton County 44  (7) Fairfield Union 61, (10) Jackson 35  (6) Waverly 59, (11) South Point 27 DIvision V First Round (25) Wellston 40, (24) Meigs 35  Division VI Quarterfinals (8) Lynchburg-Clay 35,

CHESAPEAKE — Playing good on offense and good on defense led to good results. Playing a balanced game, the Coal Grove Lady Hornets held off the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 40-37 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. “We played well on offense and defense in the first half,” said Lady Hornets’ coach Nick Miller. “They came out in a zone and we moved the ball and had balanced scoring. Kendall Taylor had a good scoring second quarter with seven points.”  Coal Grove (16-5, 10

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

IRONTON — The St. Joseph Flyers resorted to some B&E to beat New Boston. B and E were Barrett Waginger and Eli Whaley who combined for 44 points as they broke into the New Boston Tigers defense and helped the Flyers steal a 71-37 Southern Ohio Conference-1 win on Friday. The Flyers were dominant on the glass as Beckham Waginger had 8 rebounds while Carter Johnson and Barrett Waginger grabbed 7 each. Barrett Waginger had 3 assists with Beckham Waginger and Whaley getting 2 eac

PROCTORVILLE — When describing the Portsmouth Lady Trojans, they are comprised of many characteristics. But when you mesh them all together, they're an impressive team. All those characteristics were on display on Saturday night, as the Lady Trojans used a dominant second quarter to ignite their 60-40 win over the Fairland Lady Dragons and avenge their early season loss in front of a packed crowd at the Carl York Center. ""That second quarter reflected our type of girls," s

Southeast Ohio District Boys Basketball Tournament Pairings Division 5 First Round Friday, February 20 All Games 7 p.m. 17. West Union (3-16) at 16. Oak Hill (6-13) 18. Alexander (4-16) at 15. Coal Grove (5-15) Quartrfinals Tuesday, Feb. 24 All Games 7 p.m. Oak Hill-West Union winner at 1. Chesapeake (16-1) 9. Northwest (12-7) at 8. Wellston (13-4) 13. Nelsonville-York (11-9) at 4. Eastern Brown (16-3) 12. Lynchburg-Clay (9-11) at 5 Zane Trace (17-4) Alexander-Coal Grove winn

LLOYD — The Russell Red Devils got behind in the first quarter, but used two key scoring runs and some tough defense to post a 58-51 comeback win over the Greenup County Musketeers and wrap up regular season district play on Saturday afternoon at The Greenhouse. Foul trouble and a sluggish start put the Devils in a hole early on, as they fell behind by 9 to their county rivals. But for Russell coach Derek Cooksey, he expected the Musketeers to come out swinging in their own

COAL GROVE — The Ironton Fighting Tigers were sputtering and going nowhere. Enter their own Energizer Bunny: Zayne Williams. The Ironton 5-foot-9 senior forward provided the needed energy to jump start the Fighting Tigers as they came to life in the fourth quarter to beat the upset-minded Coal Grove Hornets 51-34 in an Ohio Valley Conference game Saturday afternoon. The OVC co-leaders were tied with the Hornets after three quarters when Williams put a charge in his teammates.

PORTSMOUTH — The Chesapeake Panthers got three players to hit double figures and the defense put the clamps down on the Portsmouth Trojans to earn a 70-49 win on Friday night an Ohio Valley Conference game at the Trojan Arena. Of the three Panthers to hit double figures on the night, it was Karson Frecka who highlighted the Panthers with a huge double-double performance. The senior finished with 21 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Maddox Kazee turned in another big offensi

WHEELERSBURG — For Cooper Heimbach, he’ll be going away as far away to college as about as far as one of his kicks. The Wheelersburg Pirates senior All-Ohio placekicker and punter realized his dream of kicking for Marshall after signing a letter-of-intent with the Thundering Herd. “To have such an amazing culture and historic program just 45 minutes down the road is amazing,” said Heimbach. “All the early mornings and late nights that’s led up to this and all the hard work is

IRONTON — There’s something about the Rock Hill Redmen that brings out the offense in the Ironton Fighting Tigers. Ironton scored 80 points in a win earlier this season against the Redmen and then the two teams were putting up the points again on Friday. Ironton scored a season-high total as they topped the Redmen 84-70 in an Ohio Valley Conference game. Ironton (16-2, 11-1) had four players in double figures led by Ashton Layne with 29 points. Brycen Mullins scored 14, Maddi

WHEELERSBURG — The Wheelersburg Pirates caught fire from downtown, hitting 15 shots from behind the 3-point line to beat the Symmes Valley Vikings 76-43 in a Southern Ohio Conference divisional crossover game on Wednesday night. While the Pirates success from long range was a surprise to many, coach Alex Prater wasn't as surprised because he knew the kids were capable of moments like these. "We've really felt like throughout the season, we've felt like we've been a good shoot