Area Sports
Burg Blasts Mexico 9-0
PORTLAND — Teams will often do a walk-through before a big game. Sometimes it happens in the hotel lobby, other times on a practice field. As it turned out the Wheelersburg all-stars participated in their walk-through during the middle of their 9-0 win over Latin America in their opening game at the Little League Softball…
Read MorePost 23 shows season-long grit in American Legion Region V Tournament
CHILLICOTHE — Over the course of the 2018 American Legion season, the Portsmouth Post 23 American Legion baseball program faced a grueling schedule that included the Gene Bennett Baseball Classic, the Ashland Post 76 July 4th Tournament, the Jim Jadwin Memorial Tournament, and, last but most certainly not least, a South Central Ohio League slate…
Read MoreWaverly falls to Circleville Post 134, 4-1
When one looks at the Waverly Post 142 Shockers, that person will find a committed group that finds for one another to the very end. Post 142, who entered Wednesday evening’s American Legion Region V Winner’s Bracket contest against Circleville Post 134 as the No. 1 seed with a sweep of a pair of affairs …
Read MoreCunningham keeps Post 142 in winner’s bracket with solid pitching performance, walkoff hit
Over the course of the 2018 season, Tanner Cunningham has proven to be one of the most competitive guys one could find on the baseball diamond. And on Tuesday evening, the resilient Valley Indian, along with the rest of his teammates on the Waverly Post 142 Shockers’ baseball program, came up large. Cunningham’s gritty four-and-one-thirds…
Read More‘Burg 11-12s set to face regional competition
When a program has as solid of a structural foundation as the Wheelersburg 11-12 year-old All-Stars, state championships, and contending valiantly for regional titles, become an expectation rather than a hope. And true to form, the Dusty Salyers-led 11-12s – who outscored their opposition by a massive 49-1 count en route to obtaining yet another…
Read MoreArea Athletes Brings Back Plunder from State Track Meet
COLUMBUS—The local athletes invaded Columbus with 13 athletes competing in 13 separate events. Most came home with hardware by being part of the top eight finisher. The top eight scored points and received medals. Lynsey Shipley and Ellie Ruby each won medals for the fourth year in a row ending their careers as…
Read MoreState Bound
Falcons drop Ridgewood, 4-1 to earn berth in Final Four A three-run fourth frame and the pitching prowess of Ethan Lauder propelled the Minford Falcons to their first ever, State playoff berth, as they downed the West Lafayette Ridgewood Generals, by a 4-1 count on the campus of The Ohio State University. Lauder, a junior,…
Read MoreSnodgrass named new head of the OHSAA
In a press release, the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors announced they have named Jerry Snodgrass as the OHSAA’s next Executive Director. Snodgrass will assume leadership duties in September when Dr. Dan Ross steps down after 14 years at the helm. Snodgrass will be the OHSAA’s 10th leader in its 111th year…
Read MoreMinford takes outright SOC II Championship with 13-0 Win
Minford takes outright SOC II Championship with 13-0 win Lauder fires perfect game as Falcons clinch first outright title in 50 years Aaron Hopper’s Minford Falcons delivered the school’s first outright SOC baseball championship in 50 years, as Ethan Lauder led his team by firing a perfect game against the visiting South Webster Jeeps,…
Read MorePirates take win over Falcons
Pirates Take Win over Falcons WHEELERSBURG—The Wheelersburg Pirates (4-2, 4-0) defeated the Minford Falcons (9-1, 6-1) by a 9-6 score on Wednesday April 11, 2018. The Falcons scored first in the top of the first inning. Brayden Davis opened with a single. He stole second and with two outs, Ethan Lauder hit a single…
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