WILLOW WOOD — There's no first place on the line, but there's plenty more at stake. With only an outside chance of a share of the Southern Ohio Conference title going to the winner, there's plenty more awaiting the victor of the Symmes Valley VIkings and Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans game on Friday night. Both teams are 7-1 on the season and 2-1 in the SOC. Both teams lost to unbeaten Beaver Eastern over the past two weeks. The only chance to share the title is to win and hope

IRONTON — In the movie Rio Bravo, there was a scene in which they played the El Deguello song which means "no mercy." Well, there was mercy in this game but only due to the rules as the St. Joseph Flyers blanked the Portsmouth Clay Panthers 8-0 in the Division 5 district quarter finals on Thursday. Mason Weber scored with 32:58 left in the game when he got a pass from Jack Whaley off a crossing pass from the right side to enact the mercy rule. The game started slow but picked

Bella ended up 2-3 on her picks last week. We're releasing this week's picks early because Bella is picking the special Thursday night game between Green and Sciotoville East. She now has an overall record of 17-18 this season. All season long, we'll been celebrating her 10th birthday along with her third season of picking high school football games.. well, I guess it's 21 years if we're going by dog years. The Bulldog-Cocker Spaniel mix will now go back to being hopped up

OHSAA Football Computer Ratings – Oct. 26, 2025 (Entering Week 9) Top 12 schools in each region in the final report on October 26 qualify for the playoffs. Top four seeds get a first-round bye. Top 16 schools in each region shown below. Division I Region 1 - 1. Mentor (8-0) 22.725, 2. Lakewood St. Edward (7-1) 22.3355, 3. Canton McKinley (7-1) 21.7152, 4. Tol. Whitmer (7-1) 18.4053, 5. Perrysburg (7-1) 17.55, 6. Massillon Jackson (5-3) 15.1418, 7. Strongsville (6-2) 14, 8. Be

Life is officially surreal when even Paul Finebaum admits a Big Ten team is the best in the nation. The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes, currently ranked #1 in the country, beat #17 Illinois 34-16 on Saturday and are 6-0. In the second quarter, with OSU up 20-0, the Illinois stadium speakers blared the song “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” Was that Illibuck channeling Captain and Tennille to say he’s tired of being in Columbus? Even though the Buckeyes looked a b

The Rock Hill Redmen and Fairland Lady Dragons were on the run. Both Rock Hill and Fairland ran their way to Ohio Valley Conference cross country championships on Saturday in the league meet. Rock Hill had just 34 points to win by just 6 points over the Gallia Academy Blue Devils. Nixon Snavely won the individual championship as the Ohio State Buckeyes commit ran a time of 16:02.61 ahead of J.J. Percell of Portsmouth with a time of 16:55.40. On the girls' side, Fairland had 2

PEDRO — There was no rain. Just lighting. Trailing 7-0, the Portsmouth Trojans scored with lightning quickness as they beat the Rock Hill Redmen 48-7 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday. Rock Hill (6-2, 3-1) took a 7-0 lead on an 11-yard run by Brady Murrell with 5:12 left in the first quarter to cap a 62-yard drive in just 6 plays. But the Trojans (5-3, 3-2) answered in just 2 players and Marquez Locklear hit Camron Williams with a swing pass and Williams broke a cou

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

FLATWOODS  — Six different Russell players found the end zone and the defense held firm again, as the Red Devils rolled past the Lewis...

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IRONTON — There's something special about the Ironton Fighting Tigers. Oh yeah. It's their special teams. Special teams have played a big...

WHEELERSBURG — Along with a suffocating defensive effort, big plays from Elijah Brown and the rest of the Wheelersburg offense helped the...

COAL GROVE — When anyone talks about Coal Grove, it's always about their offense. But on Friday night, the defense did all the talking....

Bella finally evened out at .500 for the season. She also has a streak going 3-2 on her weekly picks. Last week made three-in-a-row. She...

Friday, October 10 Chesapeake at Gallia Academy, 7:00 P.M. Livestream: Gallia Academy Hudl Radio: WBYG 99.5 FM *- will need to set up and...

With just three weeks remaining in the 2025 football regular season, it’s time to start talking postseason.    And with that in mind,...

With just three weeks remaining in the 2025 football regular season, it’s time to start talking postseason.    And with that in mind,...

With just three weeks remaining in the 2025 football regular season, it’s time to start talking postseason.    And with that in mind,...

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Southeast Ohio District Division 5 Boys Soccer All Games 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 17. Western (2-91) at 18. Leesburg Fairfield (1-10-1)...