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

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

JACKSON — It was a post-conference letdown. After wrapping up a share of the Ohio Valley Conference last week, Ironton traveled to play the Frontier Athletic Conference champion Jackson Ironman on Monday and the Fighting Tigers were not up to championship form in a 6-0 loss. “Jackson has a good team but we did not execute very well,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “We were tentative in our approach in hitting, pitching and defensively which led to walks and called third strike

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

FLATWOODS, Ky. — After some early scoring, both pitching staffs' for Russell and Fairland settled in and turned the game into a pitchers' duel, with the Red Devils hanging on to edge past the Dragons 3-2 on Friday night. Russell used a trio of pitchers in the game, with Jayden Frasure picking up the win in 3 innings of work. Frasure gave up 5 hits, 2 runs, struck out 3 and walked a pair. Hayden McGowan and Caleb Groves both threw 2 innings apiece and combined for 4 scoreless

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

CHESAPEAKE — This was Fairland vs. Chesapeake and it was a battle. What else would you expect? The Fairland Lady Dragons picked up their first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season as they outscored the rival Chesapeake Lady Panthers 12-9 on Thursday. Fairland (3-18, 1-13) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Maddie Cornwell was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a hit by Aubrey Hayes. After Hayes stole second she came home on a hit by Aubree Cyrus. Ches

IRONTON — This one was about pride. Ohio Valley Conference co-champion Ironton beat Southern Ohio Conference-1 champion Green 7-4 on Thursday. The Bobcats split with the OVC title teams. They beat Portsmouth earlier in the season 1-0. Ironton (14-4) fell behind 4-2 before rallying for the win. Carson Freeman went the distance for the win. He struck out 5, did not issue a walk, and 76 of his 110 pitches went for strikes. Hampered by his team making 6 errors, Gabe Blevins got t

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

PEDRO — The Ironton Fighting Tigers are hoping to make this a habit. Behind the four-hit pitching of Dawson Philyaw, Ironton blanked the Rock Hill Redmen 8-0 on Wednesday to earn a share of the Ohio Valley Conference baseball title. The Fighting Tigers won the conference outright last season. “One of our goals was to win the league and we accomplished that. The kids worked hard all year and they did a great job,” said Ironton coach John Hunt. “We tied for the title with Ports

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

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GALLIPOLIS — Ironton was taking its games one at a time and decided their key game against Gallia Academy, they would cross that bridge when they got there. The game came on Tuesday as the Fighting Tigers decided they’d cross the Carter Bridges against the Blue Devils. Bridges went 3-4 with a double, home run and 3 runs batted in to lead a 15-hit attack and spark Ironton to an 8-3 must-win in an Ohio Valley Conference showdown. “That was the best all-around game we have playe

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

Russell Red Devils’ senior wide receivers Cayden and Jayden Pennington signed a letter-of-intent with the Union Commonwealth University Bulldogs. Attending the signing ceremony were, from left to right, Kiersten Clark, Paul Patterson, Kathy Patterson, Amanda Clark and father Zack Clark. (Photo submitted) Just when it appeared Russell Red Devils’ twin brothers were headed in opposite directions for the first time in their lives, an offer came that they couldn’t refuse. Wide re

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

PROCTORVILLE — The Gallia Academy Blue Devils kept pace in the race. Maddux Delaney and Logen Drummond combined on a 3-hitter as the Blue Devils edged the Fairland Dragons 3-1 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. The Blue Devils are now 14-6 overall and remain locked in a battle for the league title with Ironton and Portsmouth. Gallia and Ironton are 9-2 and Portsmouth is one-half game ahead at 10-2. Delaney went 5 innings giving up 3 hits, one earned run with 2 strik

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 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

PROCTORVILLE — Chloe Bennett pitched a one-hitter as the Gallia Academy Blue Angels shut out the Fairland Lady Dragons 15-0 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday. Bennett struck out 7 and walked just one over her 5 innings. The Blue Angels (10-11, 5-6) had 15 hits with Bennett going 4-4 with an RBI, Maggie Davis was 2-3 with 2 RBI, Reggan Eubanks 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI and Kaylie Crisenbery 2-4 with an RBI to lead the offense. Maddie Schneider had the lone hit for